Prof Patricia Abimbola Popoola is a Full Professor and Research/Development Platform Chair on Sustainable Energy at the Department of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa. She obtained BSc (Honours) degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife, Nigeria; Masters and Doctoral degrees in Metallurgical Engineering at the Tshwane University of Technology. She is a registered Engineer with the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria; a member of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the Laser Institute of America. She has more than 20 years of teaching and research experience in academia. She has contributed immensely to engineering teaching and learning, as well as curriculum development. Her primary research area is in Metallurgical and Materials engineering, with main activities in advanced engineering materials development for various applications. She has authored and co-authored more than 450 papers in referred journals (ISI/Scopus-indexed); produced 2 patents; 50 book chapters; more than 100 papers in referred conference proceedings; and more than 30 oral/poster presentations at national/international conferences. As a researcher, her publications have shown dedication to research and development in the engineering field. To date, Prof Patricia Popoola has made a lot of impact with her publications, which have been acknowledged both locally and internationally. Human Capacity Development is her prime objective, which is evident by her contributions in this regard; she has produced thirty-five Master’s and twenty-two Doctoral degree graduates and mentored 18 Postdoctoral fellows as well as emerging researchers. She has written numerous grants winning proposals, which have brought funds locally and internationally. Prof Patricia Popoola and some of her students are recipients of numerous academic excellence awards, some of which are the Vice Chancellor Researcher of the Years (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018)  Senior Researcher of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment for the Years (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)  National Research Foundation South Africa – C3 Category Rated Researcher (2012-2021)  Woman Researcher of the Years (2011 – Until 2018), Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, TUT.  Best Stainless Steel Project - Engineering Student Category, SASSDA’S Stainless Steel Award 2012  Journal of Laser Applications: most Downloaded Paper 2012  IJHE Cesare Marchetti award, for authoring the most cited paper of the year 2019 in Hydrogen Energy.  Best Innovative Paper, 2019, Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials Journal  Keynote Speaker: Outstanding Award  Awards Recognition: Conference Paper Presentations  RECOGNITION: Top Female Professor counted among top 500 researchers in Africa and first in TUT.