A Professor of Nigerian descent, Ilesanmi Adesida made history last month by becoming the first black Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the well-respected University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in the United States.






Born in Ondo State, Prof Adesida is a Nigerian engineer whose outstanding work in the field of Nanotechnology has received much acclaim in the scientific community.

He obtained his Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and subsequently went on to develop a body of work in the processing of semiconductors and other materials at the nanometer-scale level.

After his studies, he worked in various capacities at what is now known as the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility and the School of Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. He was also the head of the Electrical Engineering Department at Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria.

Commenting on his recently appointed role, Prof Adesida said: “I’m honoured and humbled to be selected as provost of this great campus. This is something I take very seriously. I know how to work very hard and I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and get the job done.”


Prof Adesida is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Vacuum Society, and the Optical Society of America. He is also the past-president of IEEE Electron Devices Society.

Nigerians making waves. Congrats Prof. However, we need people like you back home to help this ailing country of ours.

Wow, this is good news, I know and I believe Nigeria will be a better place.


#Nigeriansmakingheadway.

Congratulations Prof.

doctorgold: Nigerians making waves. Congrats Prof. However, we need people like you back home to help this ailing country of ours.

NO BUT THANK YOU.


Thats what he will tell you


Nothing works here

ondo, ekiti...states dat hv d highest regards for education n knowledge, ride on sir

congrats to him

Congrats Sir. This is the kind of news I like hearing about my country.

missdebs: ondo, ekiti...states dat hv d highest regards for education n knowledge, ride on sir

It is osun and ondo excluding ekiti. I confirmed it masef.

WOW

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hmmm...nice i must say.

i respect peeps who soar high in a foreign land..not easy at all but your talent will always distinguish you..

cool

doctorgold: Nigerians making waves. Congrats Prof. However, we need people like you back home to help this ailing country of ours.

The challenges with your request are quite many ranging from research grants, facilities, to remuneration.

I wasn't surprise when I saw ondo state!
Represent us well!
#irepUnity!

His father is IBO..............he was raised by his yoruba mother after his IBO father died during the BIAFRA war. Modification: i am wondering why people liked this!!!!!!

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doctorgold: Nigerians making waves. Congrats Prof. However, we need people like you back home to help this ailing country of ours.

Come back to Nigeria where they will owe him salary and won't value his intellectual resources. He should Stay back in the place where they value him at least he can be making Nigeria proud from there.

Foreign Countries will continue to brain drain Nigeria off its intellectuals because they support and provide a conducive environment. When they See u have something to offer they value U and abSorb u into there system.

-MenGoingThereOwnWay

missdebs: ondo, ekiti...states dat hv d highest regards for education n knowledge, ride on sir

Delusion.

Meanwhile, congratulations Professor Ilesanmi on your appointment as Provost, University of Illinois, Urbana.

egbaguy: His father is IBO..............he was raised by his yoruba mother after his IBO father died during the BIAFRA war.

Your failure in sarcasm has exposed you bigot.

doctorgold: Nigerians making waves. Congrats Prof. However, we need people like you back home to help this ailing country of ours.

You've said it all...nothing left to add.

fineyemi: It is osun and ondo excluding ekiti. I confirmed it masef.

No it is lagos, osun, ondo, ekiti, ogun and oyo.

Nigeria is blessed with great talents. We must learn to appreciate ourselves...

Everybody's Got Talent.


Good People, Great Nation!!

Abeg do not tribalize this thread.
#omoyorubalemisha

.......but this would never happen in a southern US state.Thank God for equality up north!

Nigerians will take glory as usual

Prof. ILESANMI ADESIDA



A Yoruba man has raised the bar and set the World standard again

Ah rep Nigeria! Proudly Nigerian! God bless One Nigeria!

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cool, congratulations to you.

This forum should not be promoting this kind of topics. The traffic at the American Embassy with the daily show of shame where our citizens shed profuse tears becaus they were denied visas re already a cause for concern. Unless you guys are comfortable with brain drain this nation experiences on daily basis.

Congratulations

If this man should contest for President in Nigeria HE WONT WIN....

Cos the f..ols are majority