olatunbosun obayomi

Olatunbosun Obayomi is a microbiologist and inventor from Lagos, Nigeria. Obayomi’s work spans biohydrogen reactors, anaerobic reactors, ecological engines, and microbial fuel cells. He is the founder of BioApplications Initiative in Lagos, which focuses on the production of energy from organic waste and urban wastewater using Anaerobic Digestion technology to solve pressing needs related to energy supply, food production, and sanitation in Nigeria. Obayomi has produced simple anaerobic reactors for converting paper, animal, and human waste into energy. He has also retrofitted a conventional septic tank into a biogas plant. A graduate of microbiology from Olabisi Onabanjo University in Nigeria, Obayomi is a Global outreach member of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). He was a BMWGuggenheim Lab team member for New-York City in 2011. He is also a TED Fellow. His efforts have been celebrated in Nigeria as well; in 2008 he was honored with the Nigerian Youth Leadership Award, presented by LEAP Africa. As well as tremendous media coverage in national newspapers and NTA network news. International coverage by CNN News Network as well.

Society for Microbiology (ASM). He was a BMWGuggenheim Lab team member for New-York City in 2011. He is also a TED Fellow. His efforts have been celebrated in Nigeria as well; in 2008 he was honored with the Nigerian Youth Leadership Award, presented by LEAP Africa. As well as tremendous media coverage in national newspapers and NTA network news. International coverage by CNN News Network as well.