Babatunde Ogunnaike

Babatunde Ayodeji Ogunnaike
Born(1956-03-26)March 26, 1956
Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State, Nigeria
DiedFebruary 20, 2022(2022-02-20) (aged 65)
Hockessin, Delaware, U.S.
NationalityNigerian, American
Alma materUniversity of Lagos (B Sc.),
University of Wisconsin Madison (MSc., Ph.D.)
OccupationEngineer
Scientific career
FieldsChemical engineering
InstitutionsUniversity of Lagos,
University of Delaware
WebsiteFaculty profile

Babatunde Ayodeji Ogunnaike (March 26, 1956 – February 20, 2022) was an American chemical engineer of Nigerian descent and the William L. Friend Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware (UD).[1] He was the former dean of UD's college of engineering.[2][3][4][5] He died on February 20, 2022.[6][7] He had waged a long battle with cancer.

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