Aderemi kuku biography sample

Nigerian mathematician and academic (–)

Aderemi Oluyomi KukuNNOM OON (20 March – 13 February ) was a Nigerian mathematician and academic, known for his contributions to the fields of algebraic K-theory and non-commutative geometry.

Born in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria, Kuku began his academic journey at Makerere University College and the University of Ibadan, where he earned his in Mathematics, followed by his and Ph.D.

Aderemi kuku biography sample

under Joshua Leslie and Hyman Bass. His doctoral research focused on the Whitehead group of p-adic integral group-rings of finite p-groups. Kuku held positions as a lecturer and professor at various Nigerian universities, including the University of Ife and the University of Ibadan, where he served as Head of the Department of Mathematics and Dean of the Postgraduate School.

His research involved developing methods for computing higher K-theory of non-commutative rings and articulating higher algebraic K-theory in the language of Mackey func