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Prof. Fayose to Explore Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Existence

Prof.  Sola Rufus Fayose, a respected scholar of space physics in the Department of Physics and Electronics at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, is set to deliver the institution's 62nd inaugural lecture on Tuesday, May  12, 2026.Entitled "Earth and Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Nexus for Human Existence and Comfort", the lecture promises to illuminate how human knowledge of Earth and life beyond the planet can improve human life, comfort, and continued existence. The lecture is scheduled to take place at the University Multipurpose Hall at 2:00 pm, and guests are expected to be seated by 1:30 pm.In a statement issued by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) and Chairman of Ceremonies, Prof. Adebisi Daramola, it was disclosed that the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olugbenga Ige, will serve as the Chairman of the event.Prof.  Fayose began his academic journey in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics, which he earned from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He then obtained his Master of Technology in Physics (Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation) in 2004 from the Federal University of Technology, Akure. In 2011, he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Space Physics from the same institution.He joined the staff of Adekunle Ajasin University in 1997 as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Physics and Electronics and has steadily advanced through the academic ranks to earn the position of Professor in 2021.Through his service to the university, Prof. Fayose has demonstrated administrative competence in several capacities. These have included serving as Acting Head of the Department of Physics and Electronics, Coordinator of the departmental Student Industrial Work and Experience Scheme (SIWES), Coordinator of departmental Postgraduate Studies, Chairman of the Faculty of Science Welfare Committee, Coordinator and Acting Director of the Centre for Space, Energy and Environmental Research (CSEER), AAUA, and Acting Director of the Industrial Training Unit (ITU).He was the Chairperson, ASUU-AAUA 2015-2018; Vice Chairperson, ASUU-AAUA 2010-2015 and Financial Secretary, ASUU-AAUA 2006-2010.  A refined academic, the space physicist has co-authored and made scholarly contributions to four books and has 29 journal articles published under his name. He has also attended and presented papers at 39 conferences both in Nigeria and in other countries, including the United States, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Egypt, India, Italy, and Japan. His work experience outside his home university includes serving as an External Examiner for the Master of Technology (M.Tech) and PhD programmes in the Department of Physics at the Federal University of Technology, Akure.As evidence of his scholastic distinction, Prof.  Fayose is a recipient of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Scholarship Award for Outstanding Student (1986). He is also a beneficiary of international academic sponsorships, fellowships, and funded participation from several institutions, including the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs in Vienna, the International Centre for Space Weather Science and Education (ICSWSE), the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Italy, the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, the Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory in Japan, and the Indian Institute of Astrophysics.The don holds active memberships in numerous local and international professional bodies, such as the Nigerian Institute of Physics (NIP), the Solar Terrestrial Physics Research Network (STPRN), the International Heliophysical Year (IHY) Nigeria, the Nigerian Astronomical Society of Nigeria (NASN), the Nigerian Geophysical Society, the African Geophysical Society, the Japan Geosciences Union (JPGU), and the American Institute of Physics (AIP).