He is 37, Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bells University of Technology, Ota, Nigeria. He is ranked No (1) in the world in the area of Composite, Electrodeposition by Scopus/Scival. and recently, he has been appointed as Dean, School of Engineering at The Bells University of technology, Otta, Ogun State.
Professor Ojo Sunday Fayomi was born on March 14, 1984, in Iyara-Ijumu, Kogi State, Nigeria. He is well known as one of the most soughed after young talented scholars with an international reputation. He has a combination of multifaceted experience and qualifications in the engineering discipline. He obtained National Diploma (Distinction) from the Polytechnic Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria, Higher National Diploma in (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) from Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi State with (Upper credit), Bachelor’s of Engineering, (Honours) in (Mechanical Engineering) from Bells University of Technology (2nd Class upper). He bagged his Master’s and Doctoral degree in Metallurgical Engineering with Distinction (Cum Laude) from the Department of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa. He has a postgraduate diploma in environmental and natural resource management from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye.
Prof Ojo Sunday Fayomi has been instructing in the University and research environment since 2007. He rose to be a distinguished exceptional senior researcher with a massive contribution to the advancement of new materials development. He is a visiting scholar to several Universities locally and internationally. He is a visiting research director at Surface Engineering Research Centre, Research and Innovation Associate with the Tshwane University of Technology; Pretoria, South Africa where he trained and mentored over 150 training students.
He has to his credit over (350) indexed international and local peer-reviewed journals with strong impact factors, broad readership, and citations in Scopus and Web of Science among others. Professor Fayomi is an External Examiner to several Nigerian universities at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and some foreign universities, among others, is the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. He has supervised over 150 international research/industrial projects, graduated 7 Ph.D. and 10 Master’s degree students apart from the on-going postgraduate supervision.
Prof Ojo Sunday Fayomi is a sought-after inspirational public speaker and lecturer to many industries, universities, and institutes. He is known to be a reviewer to the high rated publisher of Scientific Journal and Conference in the related field such as Elsevier, Springer, Taylor and Francis, Wiley, and others. He is also an examiner to the National Research Foundation, South Africa, Portugal, and Technical Chair of one of the most soughed largest gathering of researcher conference in Africa “ICESW”. He is a Co-chairman of Standards and dredgers with the Standard Organisation of Nigeria. He is a member of several engineering bodies such as the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigerian (COREN), Member Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), Registered Academic Member Water Institute of Southern Africa (AMWISA), Member Nigeria Metallurgical Society (NMS), and Member Nigeria Association of Technologist in Engineering.
He is an achieved researcher and lecturer, who has harvested several awards internationally, among others, is the Scientific Achievement by South African Association for Advancement in Science Medal Award (A2S3 Medal for Original Research). Fayomi is a Postdoc Research Scholar and an Awardee of the Institutional Best Postdoctoral fellow for Teaching and Innovations at Tshwane University of Technology. He also emerged as the best doctoral degree award student at Tshwane University of Technology. He is well-reputed nationally and internationally in the areas of Mechanical Materials Mechanics. He was named the Outstanding African Researcher, 2019, and the Most Innovative Scholar in Composite deposition. Also, according to 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 rating of researchers globally by Elsevier Scopus (Scival), Professor Fayomi was ranked the number one (1) researcher in the world in the area of Composite, Electrodeposition of Materials. Ranked the number one (1) researcher in Nigeria 2019, 2020 in the field of Materials Science and Engineering, he is ranked number 3 top published author in Nigerian in accredited Journal by Elsevier Scopus. He has a patent to his credit with the South Africa Ministry of Education and Cooperates affair.
Prof Ojo Sunday Isaac Fayomi is a passionate, purpose-driven, self-motivated, and result-oriented natural leader. He is a multi-talented person, perfectionist, and president of Ignite World- an organization founded by him for helping the needy, youth, and family to discover self. Prof Ojo Sunday Fayomi is the founder of a monthly publication called DISCOVERY, which has a network of vibrant conference and inspiration presentations. He has published many weekly motivational and transformational materials by dint of hard work, commitment, and dedication to the vision. He has trained hundreds to thousands of people through Ignite world motivational summit, seminars, workshops, and conferences. He presently serves as a mentor to several people in Nigeria and around the world. As an international conference speaker, he has spoken to audiences in Belgium, Mauritius, United States, Grease, United Kingdom, South Africa, and Nigeria,
Today, Prof Ojo Sunday Isaac Fayomi is a multi-gifted inspirational speaker who addresses critical issues that affect every aspect of human concept, professional practices, social, and spiritual empowerment. Fayomi is happily married to his sweetheart Gloria, and they are blessed with two children Isaac Jnr and Triumph.