Solomon Olufunmilayo Olubunmi BADEJO,

and the wood product sectorofthe Nigerian economy for Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Lagos 1990-91;Coordinator, wood based research inAfrica; National ResearchandDevelopment projectsAssessment/DefenceCommitteeonuseof wood waste, Raw Materials, Research and Development Council, Lagos, 1990. International group of 16renowned experts in. the field of renewable materials resource research ofthe United Nations environmental Programme. Chairman, Forestry Research Institute ofNigeriaCommittee ontheExecution of the wood-cement based building materials pilot plant project Ministry of Science and Technology funded project Lagos, 1990-2000;Chairmae FRIN'S Committee onConversion, Advancement and NewAppointments, 1994-95; Chairman, FRIN'S Revenue Generating Committee, 2003; memFRIN'S Investment Committee, 1994-95; memWelfare Committee, 1997-2002; mem FRIN'S Internal Management Committee, 2001-03; Chairman,. FRIN'S Internal Management Committee, since 2006. mmKano State Tree Planting Campaign Committee, 2004;Chairman, CareTakerCommitteethereactivated Forestry Association of Nigerie Kano State Chapter, Chairman, Local Organizing Committee, National Workshop on Forestryand SelfEmployment in.Transition Economy, ForestryAssociation ofNigerie 2004; award/bonoun Waste Region Government ofNigeria Scholar, 1963-67; Federal Government ofNigeria BursaryAward, 1970-67; Postgraduate Scholar Federal Government ofNigerie1974-75; Donald S.M.C. Phee ForestryAward, 1977; 3-months Bilateral Education Award, Federal Government ofNigeria/Federal Republic ofGermany, 1981; FellowshipAward for Group Training inForest Products Research, JICA/Japanese Government, 1987; Excellence Award in the processingandDevelopmentof Local RawMaterial,RawMaterial Research and DevelopmentCouncil, 2006Award ofHonour, Federal College ofForestry, Ibaclan, 2007. Leadership inNigeria Merit Award, Time News Magazine, ,2007; Global Excellence inPublic Administration, Voice ofAfrica International Magazine Achiever's Platinum, 2007; Patriotic Achiever's Award, Franolly Incorporated, 2007; DevelopmentAchiever's inNigeria Gold Award,Time News Magazine, 2007;Africa,International Achiever's MeritAward for Excellence, African International News Magazine, 2007; African Meritorious ServiceAward for Good Leadership, Africa International Media Organization, 2007; LeadershipAward for Excellence Afri'canAge2007; Eminent Leadership Merit Award for Excellence, Nigerian TopLeader Magazine, 2007; African Leadership ICONSofourGeneration, International GlobalCommunication Network, 2007; Recognition Award, the Environment, 2008; AfricaRole Model Leadership Gold Award,Africa International News Magazine, 2008; Man oftheYearAward for OutstandingAccompIishmentAmericaBiographical. Institute, 2007. publ: Co-Author, Effect ofSpecific Gravity and Resin and Content onBending Strength, Water Absorption and Thickness Swelling Properties of Bagasse Particleboard, Nigerian Joumai ofForestry, 1978; plywood production trails from Nigerian plantation-grown Gmelina arborea (Yemane), Nigeria Journal ofScience, 1981; AuthorSuitability of some Nigerian grown-Tropical Hard woods for wood-cementmanufacture, Nigeria Journal ofForestry, 1985; Co-author, An Appraised ofthe small-size slow milling operation inNigerie lumber conversion ratio ascase study, Nigerian Joumai ofScience 1998; Co-author,APreliminary Investigation oftheflexural properties ofwoodveneer laminated cement-bonded particleboard, Journalof timber Development Association pfIndie 1995; Co-author, Effect of process Variables ontheStrength properties of veneer cement-bounded particleboard from mixedtropical Hardwoods, Journal ofTropical Forest Resources, 1999; Co-author,Studies .^ChemicalPerseveration ofNigerian PlantationGrown^ Gmelinaarborea for use as a construction Timber, Bulletinofthe Science Association ofNigeria,2001;Co-author, Plantation-grown Rubberwoodin Nigeria Availability Properties, UsesandManagement focus, Bulletin ofthe Science Association ofN igen'e2001; Co-author, Influence of Board Density on Bending Strength and InternalBond ofCement-bonded flakeboardfrom plantation hardwood species,Journal oftropical Forestry, 2003.Co-author, Industrial Utilization alternatives forNigeria plantationgrown Gmelinaarboree Journal ofScienceandAgric,2004;Co-author, LumberRecovery from selected plantain grown-hardwood species in n, Joumai of Agriculture,2006 and several other PublicationsOnigamberi forest Reserve, Bowen, Journalof Agriculture, 2006and severalother publications; off: Executive Director/ CEO, ForestryResearch InstituteofNigeria, FRIN, Jericho Road, Ibadan, OyoState; e-m:[email protected]; [email protected].