Prof (Mrs.) Mutiat Adebanke Balogun

Prof (Mrs.) Mutiat Adebanke Balogun

Professor

Home Economics & Food Science

Mutiat Adebanke BALOGUN is a Professor in the Department of Home Economics and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, with almost two decades in teaching, research and administrative experience in the University of Ilorin. She has served as Level adviser, Postgraduate Coordinator, Head of Department and Sub Dean of the Faculty. Her areas of research interest include Food Microbiology, Biotechnology and Product Development. She has to her credit over sixty publications in reputable outlets covering journals, edited conference proceedings and chapters in books. She has successfully supervised over eleven Masters dissertations and ninety undergraduate projects. She collaborated with other researchers to win two research grants. She has attended several international and local conferences, workshops, seminars and trainings. Prof. Mutiat Adebanke Balogun is a member of many professional bodies within and outside Nigeria.

Qualifications

  • General Certificate of Education ‘O’ level
  • Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) ‘A’Level
  • B. Sc (Hons) Microbiology
  • B.Tech. (Food Science and Technology)
  • M.Sc (Industrial & Food Microbiology)
  • Ph.D (Food Microbiology)

Teaching

Undergraduate
  • AHE 201: Introduction to Home Economics
  • AHE 203: Science for Home Economics Students
  • AHE 413: Food Processing and Preservation
  • AFS 303: Food Microbiology
  • AFS 310: Food Product Development
  • AFS 312: Food Biotechnology
  • AFS 401: Food Laws and Standard
  • AFS 407: Food Additives, Toxicology and Safety
  • AFS 409: Advanced Sensory Analysis
  • AFS 411: Food Plant Sanitation
  • AFS 415: Food Safety & Quality Control
  • AFS 416: Food Processing and Preservation Technology
  • AFS 504: Oil Seed Processing and Utilization
  • AFS 505: Fermentation Technology
  • AFS 507: Meat Science
  • AFS 508: Milk and Dairy Science
  • AFS 510: Miscellaneous Foods
  • AFS 524: Animal Food Processing & Value-Addition
Postgraduate
  • AFS 803: Advanced Food Microbiology
  • AFS 817: Meat and Fish Processing
  • AFS 820: Advanced Food Biotechnology
  • AFS 816: Fruits & Vegetables Processing
  • AFS 818: Dairy Processing

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Office Address

Room 5,,New Department of Home Economics and Food Science Building, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin