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Background
Olusegun Ilegbusi is a professor of mechanical engineering at Northeastern University. Ilegbusi holds a BS in mechanical engineering (1979) with first class honors from the University of lbadan. In 1983, he went on to earn both a PhD and a DIC in mechanical engineering from the Imperial College at the University of London.
Interests
Ilegbusi’s research centers on flow-structure profiling of cardiovascular disease, IVUS and OCT Image analysis, and multifunctional nanocomposite biosensors. Between 1988 and 1996, Ilegbusi worked as an international consultant and lecturer in Japan (Toshiba Ceramics, Nippon Steel, and Kawasaki Steel), Finland (Outokumpu Steel), The Netherlands (Hoogovens BFP), and in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP-TOKTEN). He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Society of Engineering Science, and the American Society for Composite, and was awarded two Merit Awards by the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA).