Rank: Associate Professor
Qualifications: B.Sc.Agricultural Engineering,OAU, Ife,
                          M.Sc. Agricultural Engineering,OAU, Ife,
                          PGDE (Post-Graduate Diploma in Education)
                          Ph. D Agricultural Engineering,OAU, Ife

Wasiu Agunbiade Lamidi is a Agricultural Engineer with over 80 publications (authored & co- authored) in solving environmental challenges for crops and animal through possible modifications of environmental parameters like temperature, wind and their housing specifications.Hispublicationsincludejournals of engineering, Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineerspapersandjournalarticles, andreviewsarticlesforpublicationinjournals.Lamidiholdsabachelor'sdegreeinAgricultural Engineering, and master's and doctorate degree in Agricultural Engineering fromOAU, Ife. He worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Education in Osun State College of Education, Ila Orangun, Osun State between 2000 and 2014. He transferred his services to Osun State University, Osogbo in June 2014 to the Department of Agronomy in the Ejigbo campus of Osun State University. His services were transferred to Osogbo campus by Osun State University precisely to the Department of Agricultural Engineering in August 1. 2021 as the pioneer head of the Department.He is currently a member of the Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers (NIAE) and the current Vice Chairman of the Institution in the South West Region, Nigeria. He is also the Assistant Secretary of International Soil Tillage Research Organisation (ISTRO) Nigeria Branch. His areas of core competence are farm structures, Environment, livestock and housing. Hiscurrentresearch interestincludes
―housing and building orientation effects on livestock
―Temperatue-Humidity Index effect on livestock and crop production,and
―wind movements effect on crop production
-Partial rhizosphere drying and regulated irrigation effects on photosynthesis and the concentration of bioactive compounds in green amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus L.) -A Tetfund sponsored research
Dr. W.A. Lamidiis a registered engineer (R.Engr. R 20679 COREN) in Nigeria.

Education

Academic Experience

Non-Academic Experience

Certifications or Current Membership in Professional Organizations

1. Corporate Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers (M.N.S.E) 21854
2. Registered Member, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), R20679
3. Corporate Member, Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers (NIAE) M1319
4. Corporate Member, International Soil Tillage Research Organisation (ISTRO) M896
5. Registered Member, Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)OS/T/00300

Honours, Awards and Distinctions:

i. Certificate of Merit as Chairman, Education Committee, 1999 Coaching Class for Senior Secondary Students in Ayedire Local Government Area, Ile-Ogbo, Osun State.
ii. Best Student in ‘A’ Level Mock Examinations in Physics, 1986/1987 Academic Session, Baptist High School, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria.
iii. Best Student in ‘A’ Level Mock Examinations in Mathematics, 1986/1987 Academic Session, Baptist High School, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria.

Service Activities

a. Member, University Senate, 2017 - date
b. Acting Head, Department of Agricultural Engineering 2021- date
c. Acting Head, Department of Agronomy, 2017- 2021
d. Coordinator, Department of Agronomy, 2017
e. Member Departmental Board of Examiners 2017 to date
f. Chairman, FacultyEngineering Building ComplexInspection Committee2022
g. Member, Editorial Board, Uniosun Journal of Sciences (UJS), 2015- date
h. Member, Editorial Board, Uniosun J. of Agric. & Renew. Res. (UJARR)2016- date
i. Desk Editor, Uniosun Journal of Sciences (UJS), 2019- 2021
j. Member, Editorial Board, Uniosun J. of Agric. & Ren. Res. (UJARR)2016- date

Selected Publications and Presentations from the Past Five Years

(1) Lamidi, W.A.,Afolabi, M.S., Murtadha, M.A., Shittu, K.A., Ojeleye, E.A. (2023). Some environmental parameters versus vegetative and fresh pods’ yields of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench). Scientific Papers Series Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 23(4): 473-480 https://managementjournal.usamv.ro/pdf/vol.23_4/volume_23_4_2023.pdf
(2) Lamidi, W.A. and Adewumi, A.A. (2023). Some building parameters and reproductive performances of does in humid tropics of Nigeria. Journal of the Adeleke University, Ede, Nigeria, Faculty of Engineering (AUJET), 6(2): 11-22 http://aujet.adelekeuniversity.edu.ng/index.php/aujet/article/view/325/234
(3) Lamidi, W.A. and Adewumi, A.A. (2023). Building Design Features and Wind Effects on Rabbits in Cages. Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (JGhIE), 23(4): 1-8 https://doi.org/10.56049/jghie.v23i4.123
(4) Lamidi W. A., Murtadha, M.A., Ojo, T.B. and Olaniyi, G. O. (2023). Evaluation of synthetic maize (Zea mays L.) population for growth and yield in the tropical environment. Malawi Journal of Science and Technology, 15(1): 75-94. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/mjst/article/view/256352
(5) Murtadha, M.A., Oyetunji, A.T., Lamidi, W. A.(2023). Evaluation of okra shoot and root systems under stress and non-stress water conditions. Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science, 27(1):29- 34
(6) Lamidi, W. A. and Osunade, J. A. (2023). Broilers’ performance in deep litter house at different floor geometries and stocking densities in humid tropics.West African Journal of Applied Ecology, 31(1): 75-84. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wajae/article/view/249487/235892 https://journals.ug.edu.gh/index.php/wajae/article/view/2299/1314.
(7) Lamidi, W.A. and Dada, J.O.(2023). Effect of oil palm bio-organic wastes on macro-propagation of some permanent crops’ seeds. International Journal of Recycling Organic Waste in Agriculture, 12(4):643–654, DOI: 10.30486/ijrowa.2023.1968034.1541.
(8) Lamidi, W.A., Ogunlade, C.A., Olaniyan, A.R., Shittu, K.A. Murtadha, M.A., Ajibade, A.F. and Fadeyibi, A.(2023). Moisture dependent: Physical properties of baobab seed (Adansonia digitata L.) seeds. Agricultural Engineering, 27(1): 33-46, https://doi.org/10.2478/agriceng- 2023-0003.
(9) Shittu K.A, Adeboye O.B., Oyedele J. D., Lamidi, W.A., Babatunde, M. Kand Murtadha, M.A. (2023). Impact of tillage practices on properties of soil, evapotranspiration and productivity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) in Nigeria. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems 26(1): 1-12. Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Mexico City, Mexico. DOI: http://de.doi.org/10.56369/tsaes.4401
https://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/4401/1989
(10) Lamidi, W.A. and Shittu, K.A. (2023). Sustainable cassava (Manihot esculentum) production in the rain forest agro-ecological zoneof Osun State, Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Mechanization, (AgriMech) 3:15-26.
(11) Lamidi, W.A., Ogunlade, C.A. and Oke, A. M. (2022). Hydrographic Flows in around The Developed Terrains of Aigbe Stream in Osogbo, Nigeria. Fuoye Journal of Innovation Science and Technology, 2 (1): xx-xx. https://jist.fuoye.edu.ng/index.php/jist/issue/view/27
(12) Shittu K.A, Adeboye O.B., Oyedele J. D., Nwoke, O. C, Lamidi, W.A. and Murtadha, M.A. (2022). Economic assessment of tillage practices on productivity of cowpea in Ile Ife, Nigeria. Scientific Papers Series Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 22(4):669-676. https://managementjournal.usamv.ro/pdf/vol.22_4/Art71.pdf
(13) Lamidi, W.A., Shittu, K.A. and Akinrinade, E.O. (2022). Effect of organic amendments on the vegetative development of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) at different wind’s directions. Scientific Papers Series Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 22(4):359-366. https://managementjournal.usamv.ro/pdf/vol.22_4/Art38.pdf
(14) Lamidi W. A. and Osunade J. A. (2022). Temperature-Humidity Index (THI) in rabbits’ pens at different building orientations and openings: a measure of animal comfortability in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Malawi Journal of Science and Technology, 14(1): 19-28. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/mjst/article/view/229243
(15) Afolabi, M. S., Lamidi, W. A. and Akoroda, M. O. (2022). Variability of meteorological conditions and locations on seedyield and yield components from whole tubers and minisetts. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 15 (1): 81- 92.doi: https://ejesm.org/doi/v15i1.8
(16) Fadeyibi, A., Lamidi, W. A., and Ademola, S. M. (2021). Engineering and proximate properties of miracle berry fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum L.) essential for its processing equipment design. Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal, 23(4): 227 – 235, https://cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/6011/3759
(17) Lamidi, W. A., Murtadha, M. A, Afolabi, M. S. and Olawumi,.A.E.(2021).Effect of Depths of Tillage on the Performances of Open-Pollinated Yellow Maize (Zea mays) Varieties. Polish Journal of Natural Sciences, 36(3):215-228.
http://www.uwm.edu.pl/polish-journal/sites/default/files/issues/articles/1-lamidi.pdf
(18) Lamidi,W. A., Olawumi A.E.and Oyeranmi, A. T (2021). Depth of tillage and its effect on field watershed size in Ejigbo zone, Osun State, Nigeria. Rwanda Journal of Engineering, Science, Technology and Environment, 4(1): 1-15. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/rjeste/article/view/210587/19831
DOI:10.4314/rjeste.v4i1.13,
(19) Lamidi, W. A. and Ola, S. I. (2021). Modelling of the Temperature-Humidity Index (THI) and Ventilation patterns in the rabbits’ pens. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 14 (4): 487- 499.https://ejesm.org/2021/07/21/modelling-of-the-temperature- humidity-index-thi-and-ventilation-patterns-in-the-rabbits-pens/
(20) Afolabi, M. S., Lamidi, W. A. and Akoroda, M. O. (2020). Response of sweet potato storability with different pre-storage treatments at ambient temperature. J. Agric. Res. & Dev. 19(1): 10-17. doi.org/10.4314/jard.v19i1.2. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jard/cart/view/206221/194454, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
(21) Lamidi, W. A., Afolabi, M. S., and Murtadha, M. A (2020). Performances of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) at different heights of the prevailing wind’s speeds. Journal of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, 25(1): 123-134, http://jaet.com.ng/index.php/Jaet/article/view/155/129
(22) Afolabi, M. S., Lamidi, W. A. and Akoroda, M. O. (2020). Effects of rainfall variability on missing stands and yield in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (l.) Lam.) Production. Journal of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, 25(1): 95-105, http://jaet.com.ng/index.php/Jaet/article/view/153/127
(Journal of Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers, (NIAE)
(23) Lamidi, W.A., Akinrinade, E.O. and Murtadha, M.A. (2019). Growth and yield of pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis L) as affected by different prevailing wind speeds', heights and directions under different organic media. Uniosun Journal of Agriculture and Renewable Resources, UJARR, 3: 25-29
(24) Akinde, S.B., Lamidi,W.A. Ayeni, M.T.(2019). Fungi associated with dry invasive white patches on trunks of economic fruit trees in south-west Nigeria. African Crop Science Journal, 27 (1): 1 –12. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/acsj/article/view/184345-469124-1-SM.pdfDOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/acsj.v27i1.1 (African Crop Science Society. Uganda)
(25) Shittu, K. A., Oyedele, D. J., Nwoke, O. C and Lamidi, W. A. (2019). Yield and Water managementof Nitrogen Fertilizer Amaranthus viridis in Ile-Ife Agroecological zone. International Soil and Tillage Research Organisation, Nigeria Branch. 6:1-10 (ISTRO, Nigeria Branch, Federal University of Technology, Akure)