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Ilesanmi Adesida | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949 Ifon, Ondo State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Material science |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Nazarbayev University |
Ilesanmi Adesida (born 1949, in Ifon, Ondo State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian American[1] physicist of Yoruba descent.[2] He has been the provost at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan, from September 2016.[3]
Adesida is also the Donald Biggar Willett Professor Emeritus of Engineering[4] at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;[5] he retired from Illinois in 2016. In May 2012, the board of trustees of the University of Illinois selected Adesida to be the next vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost of the Urbana campus, a position he held from August 15, 2012[6] to August 31, 2015. Other positions that Adesida held at Illinois included dean of the college of engineering,[7] director of the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, director of the Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, professor of materials science and engineering, professor of electrical and computer engineering, professor of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, and professor of the Coordinated Science Laboratory. In 2006, Adesida was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to the nanometer-scale processing of semiconductor structures and applications in high performance electronic and optoelectronic devices. Adesida was also a member of the board of Fluor Corporation from 2007 to 2011.[5]
Adesida's field of academic research is nanotechnology with special emphasis on high-speed devices used in communications. His research expertise also includes nanofabrication science and technology, high-speed optoelectronic devices and wide-bandgap materials and devices.[5]
Adesida earned his bachelor's (1974), master's (1975), and doctoral (1979) degrees in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.[5]
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- ^ "Finding Aid to the History Makers: Video Oral History with Ilesanmi Adesida" (PDF). History Makers. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ "Provost". Nazarbayev University. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
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- ^ Helenthal, Mike (May 10, 2012). "News Bureau | ILLINOIS". news.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ "Provost". Nazarbayev University. Retrieved 2020-05-31.