Professor Esther Akinlabi

Professor Esther Akinlabi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, currently serving as the Deputy Faculty Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK. In her most recent role, she served as the Director of PAULESI, Ibadan, Nigeria. Prior to joining PAULESI, she had a decade of meritorious service at the Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, UJ. At UJ, she served as the HOD of the Department of Mechanical Engineering Science and as Vice Dean for Teaching and Learning for FEBE. Her research interests are in modern and advance manufacturing processes which include Friction Stir Welding and Additive Manufacturing. She has filed two patents, edited four books, co-authored seven books, and authored/co-authored many peer reviewed publications.

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• A comprehensive experimental investigation on the correlation between chip formation, machined surface integrity, and particle emissions during high-speed milling of TC4 titanium alloy, Ullah, I., Akinlabi, E., Kouam, J., Songmene, V. 1 Feb 2025, In: International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
• A Natural Lignification Inspired Super-Hard Wood-based Composites with Extreme Resilience, Chen, S., Akinlabi, E., He, Y., Jiang, K., Huang, Y., Zhang, X., Hu, J., Yu, W., Dyer, K., Xu, B., Yu, Y., Zhang, D. 20 Mar 2025, In: Advanced Materials
• A predictive modelling strategy for warpage and shrinkage defects in plastic injection molding using fuzzy logic and pattern search optimization, Otieno, S., Wambua, J., Mwema, F., Mharakurwa, E., Jen, T., Akinlabi, E. 1 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
• Assessing the determinants of participation in the circular plastic economy by Nigerian students, Okoya, S., Oyinlola, M., Ajala, O., Kolade, O., Adefila, A., Akinlabi, E. 2 Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
• Correction: Development of Automotive and Marine Appliable Aluminium Composite by Utilizing Agro-Waste Material as Performance Enhancement Particles, Akande, I., Kazeem, R., Jen, T., Daramola, O., Akinlabi, E. 13 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion
• Influence of Sputtering DC Sputtering Power on the Surface Evolution of Ti Thin Films: A Fractal Description, Mwema, F., Wambua, J., Jen, T., Akinlabi, E. 1 Feb 2025, In: JOM
• Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing of Composite Laminates: Printability and Characterizations, Haile, F., Igwe, A., Wambua, J., Mwema, F., Akinlabi, S., Akinlabi, E. 1 Feb 2025, In: Applied Research
• Mechanical Characterization of Biopolymer Reinforced with Hybrid Natural Fibre Polymer Composite, Senthilkumar, N., Deepanraj, B., Shaik, F., Akinlabi, E. 11 Jan 2025, Innovations in Electronic Materials, Springer
• Mechanical Response of Four-Star-Honeycomb Hybrid Metamaterial Under In-Plane Loading, Mwema, F., Igwe, A., Akinlabi, E., Wambua, J., Akinlabi, S., Jen, T. 1 Jan 2025, In: Advanced Engineering Materials
• Microstructure and Morphology Analysis of DC-Magnetron Sputtered TiAlSi Thin Coatings on Glass, T42 High Speed Steel, and AISI 01 Tool Steel Substrates, Wambua, J., Mwema, F., Zoppi, G., Woo, W., Akinlabi, E. 23 Jan 2025, Proceedings of ASME 2024 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New York, US, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

• Arize Igwe Material Characterisation and Optimisation of 316L Stainless Steel Manufactured via Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing Technology Start Date: 01/10/2023 End Date: 07/03/2025
• Job Wambua Development of Optimally Engineered Self-Lubricating Thin Coatings for Cutting Tools of Titanium Start Date: 01/03/2023 End Date: 07/03/2025

• Law PGDL December 01 2018
• Mechanical Engineering DEng April 11 2011
• Fellow of African Academy of Science FAAS
• Fellow of Nigerian Academy of Science NAS
• Professional Engineer PrEng