Engr. Adisa, Ademola Bello was born on 3 September 1965. He attended St. Mathew’s Anglican primary school, Kurra Falls and the Boys’ Secondary School, Gindiri, all in Plateau State. He was admitted into the School of Engineering of the then Federal University of Technology Bauchi to read a six-year Bachelor of Engineering degree course. Before graduation in 1989, the University was renamed Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi. He obtained the Master of Engineering in Solid Mechanics and Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering from the same institution.
He took up an appointment with the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi as a Graduate Assistant in 1991 and rose through the ranks to the present rank of Professor in 2010. He teaches subjects in the area of mechanics and energy studies. In order to cope with the challenges of modern techniques of teaching, he established a web-based interaction with his students on his portal: http://www.a.biieeyz.com since 2010. His areas of specialization are in Optimization of Mechanical Design/Systems and Efficient Energy utilization.
He has served and still serving the academic community as an external examiner/assessor in many universities and many professional/academic Journals. He served the ATBU as Director of Centre for Energy Research, Coordinator of Postgraduate Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology and Head of Mechanical/Production Engineering Department; currently, he is the Director, Centre for Industrial Studies. He has supervised to completion of over seventy B. Eng theses, eight PGD theses, sixteen M. Eng theses and seven Ph.D. dissertations. He has over seventy-five peer reviewed Journal and conference papers, eight Technical Reports and 15 Public Lectures delivered. He served on the Governing Council of ATBU for four years. He also served on the Council of the NSE for two years. He served on the Council of COREN for three years. He served as the 11th National Chairman of the NIMechE and have been serving on its Council since 2009.
He is a Fellow of the NSE, NIMechE, AutoEI, SESN and IMC. He is also a member of NIM (Chartered), ASME and SPE. He is listed in the International Who’s Who Historical Society (2011 – 2012) as a Professional Educator and the International Registry Who’s Who of Executives and Professionals (2012 – 2013) as a Professor. He is a recipient of some awards: one notable one is the overall second prize at the first National Competition on Design of Process Equipment and Plants organized by the RMRDC, Abuja, Nigeria
He has been involved in many engineering training and community services; including being the lead Judge at the RAEng – NIMechE FAFME Design & Creativity Competition (2020). He has worked with Bauchi State Government on the Yankari Resort and Safari Redevelopment. Nationally, he worked with the Centre for Space Technology Development (CSTD), on the SPIRE PROJECT and Energy Commission of Nigeria (under the Renewable Energy Master Plan, National Energy Master Plan and the National Energy Policy.
He enjoys reading and traveling. He is married and blessed with children.