JAJoseph Adebanjo
About

Scientific depth, delivered with discipline.

Ph.D. chemist and certified project manager — built for environments where precision and execution both matter.

Joseph Adebanjo, Ph.D. My Story

Who I am

I am Joseph Adebanjo — Ph.D. in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry, PMP, and PMI-ACP. My career sits at the intersection of deep science and disciplined execution.

I help organizations deliver complex R&D programs on time, in compliance, and with the financial visibility to make confident decisions. My experience spans GxP-regulated pharmaceutical research, advanced materials and surface characterization, high-performance computational chemistry, and Agile program management.

Whether the product is a drug, a material, or a research program, the underlying challenge is the same: turning scientific complexity into reliable, auditable outcomes. That is the work I do best.

Education

Academic background

May 2026

Ph.D. Inorganic & Materials Chemistry

University of North Texas — Omary Lab, GPA 3.85/4.0
Dec 2019

M.Sc. Organic Chemistry

University of Ibadan — Top of class
Dec 2016

B.Sc. Chemistry & Physics

University of Ibadan
Research

Publications & presentations

Seven peer-reviewed papers (5 published, 1 in review, 1 submitted) in organometallic chemistry, photophysics, and environmental chemistry.

  • Nitrene-Transfer Chemistry to C–H and C═C Bonds Mediated by Triangular Coinage Metal Platforms Supported by Triply Bridging Pnictogen Elements Sb(III) and Bi(III)

    Sharma, Fritz, Adebanjo, Lu, Cundari, Omary, et al. — Organometallics, 43(6), 634–652
    20249 citations

  • C–H Amination Chemistry Mediated by Trinuclear Cu(I) Sites Supported by a Ligand Scaffold Featuring an Arene Platform and Tetramethylguanidinyl Residues

    Sharma, Fritz, Bhatia, Adebanjo, Lu, Omary, Cundari, et al. — Dalton Transactions, 53(38), 15946–15958
    20242 citations

  • Relativistic Modulation of Supramolecular Halogen/Copper Interactions and Phosphorescence in Cu(I) Pyrazolate Cyclotrimers

    Lu, Vanga, Li, Adebanjo, Patterson, Dias, Omary — Dalton Transactions, 52(13), 3964–3970
    20236 citations

  • Glyphosate-Based Herbicide: Impacts, Detection, and Removal Strategies in Environmental Samples

    Ogunbiyi, Akamo, Oluwasanmi, Adebanjo, Isafiade, et al. — Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 22, 100961
    202332 citations

  • Luminescence Rigidochromism in a Novel Mixed-Metal Cyclic Trinuclear Complex

    Salazar, Adebanjo, Tekarli, Omary, et al.
    In Review

  • Heterobimetallic Gold(I)/Silver(I) Cyclic Trinuclear Compounds: Synthesis, Solution Dynamics, Crystal Structure, and Luminescent Properties

    Luciani, Adebanjo, Korir, Nesterov, Macchioni, Zuccaccia, Rawashdeh-Omary, Omary, Galassi
    Submitted

  • Ligand-to-Ligand Charge Transfer (LLCT) Transitions in Square-Planar Metal-Bipyridyl Complexes of Heteroatom-Substituted Maltol

    Usman, French, Bruner, Adebanjo, Lu, Klausmeyer, Shuford, Omary, Farmer — Inorganic Chemistry
    Published

  • Structure-Property Correlations in Mixed-Metal Cyclic Trinuclear Complexes: Photophysical Activation via Au–Ag Interactions

    Adebanjo, Omary, et al. — ACS Spring 2026 National Meeting, Atlanta, GA
    2026Oral Presentation

  • Computational Investigation of Cooperativity in Intermolecular Iodophilic Interactions of an Oxidative-Addition Gold Trimer Black Absorber

    Adebanjo, Omary — ACS Southwest Regional Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK
    2023Poster

  • Computational Investigation of the Photophysical Properties of a fac-Rhenium Complex

    Adebanjo — 55th Annual ACS DFW Meeting in Miniature (Oral)
    2023Oral Presentation

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Credentials

Certifications

Project Management

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)® — PMI
  • PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® — PMI
  • Practical Application of Generative AI for Project Managers — PMI

Quality & Technical

  • Six Sigma Green Belt — Kennesaw State University
  • FMEA Specialist Certification — AIGPE™
  • Minitab Essential Training — LinkedIn Learning
Capabilities

Core competencies

Luminescent & Optoelectronic Materials OLED Emitter Chemistry Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Photophysics & Spectroscopy Scientific Project Management Pharma & Biotech R&D Program Leadership Drug Development Lifecycle (Discovery → Clinical) CMC Strategy & Process Development Advanced Materials Characterization GLP / GMP / GxP Compliance Regulatory Support (IND, NDA, ANDA) Analytical Methods (HPLC, NMR, UV-Vis) Surface Analysis (SEM, XPS, EDS) Air-Free Synthesis (Schlenk / Glove-Box) Cyclic Voltammetry X-ray Diffraction Photophysics (Lifetimes, Quantum Yields) Computational Chemistry (DFT / TD-DFT) Risk Management (FMEA, CAPA) Technology Transfer & Scale-Up Portfolio & Pipeline Management Vendor, CRO & CDMO Oversight Budget & Resource Management Stakeholder & Executive Reporting Process Optimization (Lean Six Sigma) Cross-Functional Team Leadership Teaching & Mentoring
Toolbox

Technical & scientific tools

Python & Bash SQL Linux / UNIX HPC Clusters Gaussian / ORCA / VASP SEM / EDX / XPS / NMR / PXRD Diffuse-Reflectance IR Jira & Confluence Asana MS Project Minitab
Community

Professional affiliations

Project Management Institute

Member — serving as Newsletter Director (volunteer) for the PMI Dallas Chapter.

American Chemical Society

Member of the world's largest scientific society for chemistry professionals.

Sigma Xi

Member of the Scientific Research Honor Society.

NOBCChE

Member of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers.

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