FUTA to Hold 184th Inaugural Lecture
The Federal University of Technology, Akure will host its 184th Inaugural Lecture to be delivered by Professor Layinka Ladele Ludotun Awopetu, Professor of Applied Manufacturing Technology, Machine Tools and Cutting Tools.
The Federal University of Technology, Akure will host its 184th Inaugural Lecture to be delivered by Professor Layinka Ladele Ludotun Awopetu, Professor of Applied Manufacturing Technology, Machine Tools and Cutting Tools.
The lecture is titled “Metal Cutting and Theory of Chip Formation: The History of a Science Without History.”

Schedule:
- Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
- Time: 3:00 p.m. prompt (Guests to be seated by 2:45 p.m.)
- Venue: Obafemi Awolowo Auditorium, FUTA
- Chairman: Professor Adenike Temidayo Oladiji, FAS – Vice-Chancellor
- Speaker: Professor Layinka Ladele Ludotun Awopetu, MASME, MMSN, MIAEng, NIMechE, MNSE, COREN Reg., B.Sc/M.Sc (Volgograd), Ph.D (Akure)
- Registrar: Mr. C.O. Adeleye