Engr. Dr. Sunday Samuel SOBOWALE is a research scholar in the Department of Food Science and Technology and Deputy Director, Centre for Research, Innovation and collaboration at Mountain Top University (MTU), in Nigeria. He has been involved in lecturing, teaching and research in the area of Food Processing and Engineering, where he has supervised and trained several Undergraduate and Postgraduate food science and technology students. 

His research interests are in the area of Fluid Mechanics, Design and fabrication of food equipment, Food process engineering, Process optimization and modeling using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Extrusion Technology using novel and innovative approaches including three dimensional (3D)-food printing, Heat and mass transfer, Drying technology, Process automation and emerging technologies in food processing including atmospheric cold plasma, ultrasonication, ohmic heating, microwaves heating, pulsed electric field processing, ultra – high pressure processing, all in an effort to develop new products and addresses food insecurity in Africa.

In 2018, Dr. Sobowale was admitted into the prestigious Global Excellence Stature (GES) Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Johannesburg, in South Africa, as a Post doctoral Researcher, where he demonstrated his commitment in advancing food research. Currently, He has published 54 articles mostly in high impact journal; 6 chapters edited books as well as 44 local and International conferences presentation. His Scopus h-index is 7, while that of Google scholar is 14. He has received several grant awards both locally and internationally. He is an active member of different scientific organizations including the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFT), Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST), South African Association for Food Science & Technology (SAAFoST). 

Dr. Sobowale also serves as external examiners at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and equally a reviewer of different high impact scientific ISI/ Scopus journals and a regular volunteer for activities that promote food science and technology.