MRDI Research Grant
Administrator
Prof.
Adedeji B. Badiru, Ph.D., P.E., FIIE
Tel:
(865) 974-3905
Fax: (865) 974-0588
E-mail: abadiru@utk.edu
Dr. Adedeji B. Badiru
is a Professor and Department Head of the Department
of Industrial and Information Engineering at The
University of Tennessee. He is a registered professional engineer. He
holds BS in Industrial Engineering, MS in Mathematics, and MS in Industrial
Engineering from Tennessee Technological University, and Ph.D. in Industrial
Engineering from the University of Central Florida.
Prof. Badiru's training
and consulting experience cover various aspects of industrial operations
including project planning, scheduling, resource allocation, economic
analysis, computer applications, and project coordination. He has conducted
research projects funded by the USA National Science Foundation. He has
served as a member of a People-to-People delegation to Russia.
Prof. Badiru has also
served as an Industrial Development Expert under the United Nations TOKTEN
program. He was posted to the Federal Ministry of Industries, Abuja, Nigeria,
where he helped develop operating guidelines for Industrial Development
Centers.
He received a Distinguished
Alumni Award from the Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
at Tennessee Technological University in 1999. He also received a Distinguished
Alumni Award (Conqueror) from Saint Finbarr's College Alumni Association,
Akoka-Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria in 1998. His other awards include the Distinguished
Eagle Achievement Award from the Nigerian Eagles Society, Inc. of New
Jersey, USA; Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, Society of Automotive
Engineers; and the University of Oklahoma Associates Distinguished Lectureship
Award. He is listed in Outstanding Young Men of America, Who's Who in
Technology, Who's Who in Project Management, and Who's Who in Science
& Engineering.
His areas of expertise
also include economic feasibility studies, industrial development projects,
and quality and productivity improvement. He is the author of several
books including the following:
- Managing Industrial
Development Projects
- Practitioner's
Guide to Quality and Process Improvement
- Project Management
in Manufacturing and High Technology Operations
- Computer Tools,
Models, and Techniques for Project Management
- Project Management
Tools for Engineering and Management Professionals
- Industry's Guide
to ISO 9000
- Project Management
for Research
- Comprehensive
Project Management
- Expert Systems
Applications in Engineering and Manufacturing
Professor Badiru is
an internationally known industrial development expert. His textbook,
"Managing Industrial Development Projects", has been widely acclaimed
around the world. He is a member of several professional associations
including Institute of Industrial Engineers, Society of Manufacturing
Engineers, Institute for Operations Research and Management Science, and
Project Management Institute.
Prof. Badiru has served
as a consultant to several organizations around the world including Russia,
Mexico, Taiwan, Nigeria, and Ghana. He has conducted customized project
management workshops for numerous major organizations including Sony,
AT&T, Seagate Technology, U.S. Air Force, and Hitachi.
He has won several
awards including Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, 1996
IIE Outstanding Publication Award, OU Regents' Award for Superior Teaching,
School of Industrial Engineering Outstanding Professor of the Year, Eugene
L. Grant Award for Best Paper in Volume 38 of The Engineering Economist
journal, OU College of Engineering Outstanding Professor of the Year,
Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers,
and Award of Excellence as Chapter President from the Institute of Industrial
Engineers.
He has served as
a Technical Project Reviewer for The Third World Network of Scientific
Organizations, Italy. He has also served as a proposal review panelist
for the National Science Foundation and National Research Council, and
a Curriculum review panelist for American Council on Education. He is
on the editorial and review boards of several technical journals and book
publishers.
Prof. Badiru has been
involved in various environmental related research, training, and consulting
activities. He has conducted short courses on "ISO 14000 International
Standards for Environmental Management Systems" for business and industry
and "Environmental Issues in the International Petroleum and Natural
Gas Industry." His latest effort is directed at developing ISO 14000
guidelines for agricultural industries in collaboration with United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Prof. Badiru has conducted research
on the use of expert system technology to develop environmental impact
assessment and remediation strategies. In 2000, he helped organize a voluntary
environmental care group of concerned professionals in the Nigeria Oil
Industry. The group met in Lagos, Nigeria on October 12, 2000 to develop
a comprehensive guideline for environmental care in the Nigeria Oil Industry.
The five core codes adopted by the group are:
- Health, Safety,
and Environmental Awareness
- Spill and pollution
prevention & control
- Industry and Public
Sensitization
- Integrity of product
characteristics
- Product distribution
monitoring & management
Through Prof. Badiru's
efforts, members of the environmental care group are encouraged to adopt
what he terms the "trickle up" approach, whereby individuals practice
environmental consciousness at their own immediate operating levels. The
combined impact of the individual efforts is expected to lead to a more
widespread environmental welfare on a global level.
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