Civil Engineering Faculty

SEB ext.4223
gbtunde@eng.morgan.edu

Title: Gbekeloluwa Babatunde Oguntimein, Associate Professor

Educational Background:
·Ph.D. Chemical Eng., Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1979.
·B.Sc. Chemical Eng., Iowa State University, Ames, 1974.

Area Interest: My research interests are in the areas of environmental biotechnology, chemical and biochemical process engineering with emphasis on application of biological systems (enzyme and microbial technology, plants) in solving environmental problems. Environmental monitoring (application of molecular biology) and risk assessment.

Present Research: Application of microwave in environmental remediation. Application of molecular biology in Environmental Monitoring. Application of biological systems in biomediation. Environmental impact assesment of lead in Baltimore Metropollis.

Awards:
· CIES Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (France).
· CIDA-NSERC Visiting Research Scientist (Canada).
· Alexander Von Humboldt-Stiftungvisiting Research Scientist (Germany).

Courses Given:
CEGR 105 Introduction to Civil Engineering
CEGR 328 Environmental Engineering I
CEGR 400 Project Management
CEGR 458 Biological Waste Treatment Processes
CEGR 498 Hazardous Waste Management
CEGR 513 Environmental Chemistry and Biology
CEGR514 Environmental Impact and Risk assesment.

Managed labs:
Our environmental laboratory has the following analytical equipment:
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy for organic compounds (1)
GC-MS for volatile organic compounds
an atomic absorption spectrophotometer (2)
A cation-Anion column exchanger for ionic chromatography
A reverse osmosis have filtration module.

Hobbies: Lawn tennis, jogging, reading