Assoc Prof Moshood Onifade - Research
Professional associations
- Engineering Council of South Africa, ECSA
- The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, FSAIMM.
- Council for the Regulation of Engineers in Nigeria, COREN.
- Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE.
- Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientists, COMEG.
- Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society, NMGS.
- Nigerian Society of Mining Engineers, NMSE.
Research interests
- Sustainable mining
- Clean energy minerals
- Spontaneous combustion and coal applications
- Mine safety and environment
- Soft computing applications in mining
Opportunities
- Looking for potential research collaborators and industrial partners.
External Web Links
Scholarships and Awards
- Top 2% Scientist in the World List published by Elsevier and Stanford University, 2023, 2022 and 2021
- Listed among Top 3% World Scientist and University Rankings 2023 by AD Scientific Ranking.
- Certificate of best paper in 2022 in International Journal of Coal Science and Technology for paper titled “Predictions of elemental composition of coal and biomass from their proximate analysis using ANFIS, ANN and MLR”.
- Patent obtained (2019); Moshood Onifade and Bekir Genc: A system and method for determining spontaneous combustion propensity of carbonaceous materials. Complete Patent, Application No. 2019/02888, Our Ref. P79581ZA00 VIP/ZBUK.
- Top Ten Highly Cited Articles Published in 2018-2020 in the International Journal of Mining Science and Technology for a paper titled “Spontaneous combustion of coals and coal-shales”.
- Top Ten Highly Cited Articles Published in 2018-2020 in the International Journal of Mining Science and Technology for a paper titled “A new apparatus to establish the spontaneous combustion propensity of coals and coal-shales”.
- Top Ten Highly Cited Articles Published in 2019-2020 in the International Journal of Mining Science and Technology for a paper titled “Influence of organic and inorganic properties of coal-shale on spontaneous combustion liability”.
- Certificate of best paper in 2020 in International Journal of Coal Science and Technology for paper titled “Spontaneous combustion liability of coal and coal-shale: a review of prediction methods”.
- Post Graduate Merit Award, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa, 2016 - 2018.
- CORY Scholarship, 2018.
- Julian Baring Scholarship Fund, 2018
- Needs Assessment Funds, 2016-2018
Selected Projects and Grants
- Internal Seed Grant Research Funding, University of Namibia, 2022; “Towards an innovative and practical guideline for coal spontaneous combustion management” by Moshood Onifade
- Coaltech Research Association, 2020; “Detecting preventative safety measures and lifelines in underground coal mines” Moshood Onifade & Bekir Genc
- Coaltech Research Association Grant, 2019. “Investigation into the influence of antioxidants on coal properties and spontaneous combustion” Moshood Onifade & Bekir Genc
- Coaltech Research Association, 2017-2018; “Spontaneous combustion liability of coals and coal-shales in the South African coalfields” Moshood Onifade & Bekir Genc