
Timeline
About me
Postdoctoral Research Associate at USC || Co-Founder || R & D Engineer || Material (Catalyst) Scientist || Process Development Engineer
Education

King fahd university of petroleum & minerals
2015 - 2017Master’s degree chemical engineering
Royal crystal college ile-ife
2000 - 2005O'level result sciencesActivities and Societies: Literary and Debating Society Senior Prefect Boy from SS1- SS3Head, Literary and Debating Society

Uc irvine
2019 - 2022Doctor of philosophy - phd chemical and biomolecular engineering
Obafemi awolowo university
2008 - 2013Bachelor's degree chemical engineering first classActivities and Societies: Nigeria Society of Chemical Engineers student chapter, Nigerian Society of Engineers student body, Navigator, IQ Niche( disciplinary committee)
Experience

Obafemi awolowo university water works.
Dec 2010 - Jan 2011Industrial attacheeQuality control- Determination of water pH at regular intervals,Determination of chlorine content of water.

United nigeria textile plc
Sept 2011 - Feb 2012InternMatching of colours to suit certain specifications. Quality control of finished fabric. Ensuring operation of machines in the P&D lab such as thermofixing drying machine, table printing machine, ovens, perspirator etc.

Procter & gamble
Aug 2013 - Oct 2013Media partnership managerLeading various media agencies to deliver media projects such as SuperMom

Ariosh
Dec 2013 - Dec 2014Trainee design engineer - process• Carried out As-Built modeling/documentation of facilities such as NLNG and MOBIL platforms.• Pipe routing and designing of facilities such as SHELL BONGA produced water system facility• Performed design verifications (Spool Fabrication Assurance) of yard-fabricated spools.• Carried out stress analysis on routed pipes and pipe supports using CEASAR software

Center for integrative petroleum research, king fahd university of petroleum and minerals
Jan 2015 - Jan 2017Laboratory research assistantDevelopment of composite membrane for separation of hydrocarbons Development of drilling fluids using composite green materials Chemical modification of clay for drilling fluid application

جامعة الملك فهد للبترول والمعادن
Jan 2015 - Jun 2017Graduate research student
جامعة الملك فهد للبترول والمعادن
Aug 2017 - Jul 2018Lecturer b/phd scholar
University of south carolina
Aug 2018 - Sept 2019Graduate research and teaching assistant
Uc irvine
Oct 2020 - Dec 2020Teaching assistantCourse: Chemical Engineering Laboratory (Fall 2020)

Uc irvine
Mar 2021 - May 2021Teaching assistantCourse: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (Spring 2021)

Uc irvine
Oct 2021 - Dec 2022• Controlled the structures of supported metal catalysts to synthesize atomically dispersed metal catalysts using flame spray pyrolysis (FSP) technique for emissions control applications• Developed python codes for high throughput analysis of XRD data, LIBS spectra, Phase Doppler Interferometry (PDI) data etc• Conducted the numerical investigation of precursor release in flame spray pyrolysis using single droplet combustion model for the design of homogeneous nanomaterials• Designed and conducted Diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) experiments to investigate the activity and stability of atomically dispersed metal for emissions control reactions• Experienced in reactor design and in performing heterogeneous catalytic reactions• Developed an outlook on the application of machine learning to guide nanomaterial discovery in FSP• Integrated oxidation catalyst temperature ramping testing protocol on an existing reactor system and developed a python-based code to accelerate reaction data analysis in an order of magnitude Show less
Teaching Assistant
Oct 2022 - Dec 2022Graduate Research Assistant
Sept 2019 - Dec 2022Teaching Assistant
Apr 2022 - Jun 2022Teaching Assistant
Jan 2022 - Mar 2022Teaching Assistant
Oct 2021 - Dec 2021

Et al. technologies
Sept 2022 - nowCo-founder
University of california, riverside
Jan 2023 - nowPostdoctoral scholar
University of southern california
Jan 2024 - nowPostdoctoral researcher
Licenses & Certifications

Improv for teaching certificate program
Graduate division at the university of california, irvineAug 2022
Lean six sigma foundations
LinkedinMar 2024- View certificate

Time management: working from home
LinkedinMar 2020
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Musa Najimu, PhDAIChE Conference Funding Grant American Institute of Chemical Engineers Nov 2022
- Awarded to Musa Najimu, PhDAdvancing Science Conference Grant National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemist and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) Sep 2022
- Awarded to Musa Najimu, PhDNorth American Catalysis Society Kokes Award North American Catalysis Society May 2022
Languages
- enEnglish
- arArabic
- yoYoruba
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