Omowunmi Sadik

Nigerian professor, chemist, and inventor · Nigeria · Scientists · Born 1964 · age 62

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Omowunmi "Wunmi" A. Sadik is a Nigerian-American professor, chemist, and inventor working at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

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2018Fellow of the African Academy of SciencesAward2017“We ought to examine our own uniqueness, location, custom and the people and adopt an educational system that will take into account the uniqueness.”In their words4 April 2017"‘We need strict standards to make Nigerian schools competitive’", The Guardian (April 4, 2017)Read the whole statement

2016“In the area of agriculture and solid minerals, we look at manufacturing, services, entertainment and all these are viable areas to expand them.”In their words30 November 2016"Expert says research is vital to economic diversification" (November 30, 2016)Read the whole statement

Nigerian National Order of Merit AwardAward1964Born19 June 1964

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We ought to examine our own uniqueness, location, custom and the people and adopt an educational system that will take into account the uniqueness.
Apr 4, 2017, "‘We need strict standards to make Nigerian schools competitive’", The Guardian (April 4, 2017), Own words
In the area of agriculture and solid minerals, we look at manufacturing, services, entertainment and all these are viable areas to expand them.
Nov 30, 2016, "Expert says research is vital to economic diversification" (November 30, 2016), Own words
I generally think of my work in terms of innovation and problem-solving. What can we do differently? How can we use or reinterpret what is already known to solve another problem?
What inspired you to become an inventor?, Own words

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Awards

Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences2018

Nigerian National Order of Merit Award2016

Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

About this person

Omowunmi "Wunmi" A. Sadik is a Nigerian-American professor, chemist, and inventor working at New Jersey Institute of Technology. She has developed microelectrode biosensors for detection of drugs and explosives and is working on the development of technologies for recycling metal ions from waste, for use in environmental and industrial applications. In 2012, Sadik co-founded the non-profit Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization.

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Nigeria

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