Ekiti State University

HOD's Profile

ENGR. PROF. OLUWASEGUN OLUYEMI ALUKO

Head, Department of Civil Engineering

Engr. Prof. Oluwasegun Oluyemi Aluko is a Professor of Civil Engineering with a bias in Highway and Transportation Engineering.

He graduated from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) and proceeded to the University of Ibadan and the University of Leeds, United Kingdom, where he obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees respectively. He became a Chartered Engineer in 2007.

Prof. Aluko joined the services of the University of Ado-Ekiti (UNAD), now Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, as an Assistant Lecturer and rose through the ranks to become a Professor. As an academic, he has trained several undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has served in several universities in South-West Nigeria in adjunct and sabbatical capacities and serves as an External Examiner to many universities. He has also served as a member of the National Universities Commission (NUC) accreditation team to several universities. At Ekiti State University, he was the Acting Head of the Department of Civil Engineering between 2017 and 2019 and has served on many statutory University committees.

Prof. Aluko has been active in the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) since 2005. He served as PRO, Technical Secretary, General Secretary, Ex-Officio, Vice-Chairman and finally, Branch Chairman. He is currently one of the Branch’s BOT member.

He has attended many local and international conferences across the USA and Northern Europe. He has won several awards, including the Best PhD Paper Presenter on System Dynamics Modelling at the Students’ Colloquium organised by the UK System Dynamics Society, London, UK in 2016.