Sesan Peter Ayodeji

Sesan Peter Ayodeji (born 4 April 1972) is a Nigerian academic and professor of mechanical engineering at the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA). He is known for contributions to machine and process design, applied ergonomics, and industrial systems optimization. He won the Nigeria Prize for Science in 2022 for co-developing a process plant for plantain flour production. Ayodeji completed his postdoctoral program at the Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa from 2012 to 2013.

His research interests include engineering systems optimization, machine efficiency, human-centered design in industrial processes. He has written numerous peer-reviewed publications and has participated in research initiatives related to academic development, industry practices, and policy discussions in Nigeria. A registered engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE), he is also a member of several professional organizations, including the International Association of Engineers (IAENG), Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers (NiMechE), Material Society of Nigeria (MMSN), and the Nigerian Institution of Engineering Management (NIIEM). In 2012, Ayodeji completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Industrial Engineering Department of Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.

Research and publications Ayodeji has published over 90 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, including book chapters in refereed books. He has developed several machines and processes, one of which led to his recognition in the 2022 Nigeria Prize for Science for the development of a process plant for plantain flour production.

He has authored and co-authored several peer-reviewed articles in international journals, contributing to the fields of mechanical and production engineering. Whole-body vibration exposure on earthmoving equipment operators in construction industries. Cogent Engineering 5(1), 1507266 Development and Performance Evaluation of a parboiling machine for poundo-yam flour processing plant. Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Applied Sciences 2 (5), 853-857 Effects of particulate reinforcements on the hardness, impact and tensile strengths of AA 6061-T6 friction stir weldments. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications 235 (6), 1500-1506 Conceptual design of a process plant for the production of plantain flour. Cogent Engineering 3 (1), 1191743.

Honours Ayodeji won the joint winner of the Nigeria Prize for Science in 2022; he invented the "Development of Process Plant for Plantain Flour" with Emmanuel Olatunji Olatomilola.