Assoc Prof Moshood Onifade

Emailm.onifade@federation.edu.auMoshood Onifade 
Office# / Building Y239
Campus Mount Helen
Position Asscoiate Professor
Discipline Engineering
Speciality Mining Engineering
Research Affiliation FRRC

Biography

Moshood Onifade is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia (FedUni). Before his appointment at FedUni, he was an Associate Professor and Chair of Mining at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa until December 2023. He also held the position of Associate Professor at the University of Namibia and a Lecturer position at the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria. Moshood was a Postdoctoral Fellow at WITS University, South Africa. Moshood is a Mining Engineer with over 15 years of professional experience in the mining industry spread across academia and consulting. Moshood has been recognized as a leading expert in mining engineering, spontaneous combustion and coal applications.

Qualifications

  • PhD (Mining Engineering)
  • MEng (Mining Engineering)
  • BEng (Mining Engineering)
  • Higher National Diploma (Geology)
  • National Diploma (Mineral Resources Engineering)

Teaching areas

  • Mining Methods
  • Materials Handling and Hoisting
  • Mine Safety and Environment
  • Mine Excavation
  • Mine Ventilation
  • Engineering and Mine Surveying

Extended research profile