ADEREMI OLUYOMI KUKU

Professor Aderemi Kuku

started his University teaching and research career in 1965 at the then University of Ife as an Assistant Lecturer in Mathematics and was promoted Lecturer in 1967.
He moved to the University of Ibadan as a Lecturer in 1968 and rose through the ranks to become a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Ibadan in 1982.
Professor Aderemi Kuku was Head Mathematics Department, University of Ibadan (1983-86) Dean, Post-Graduate School, University of Ibadan, (1986-90), and Foundation Chairman, Committee of Deans of Postgraduate Schools in Nigerian Universities (1986-90).
He was Professor of Mathematics at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, (ICTP), Trieste, Italy (a United Nations Research Centre in mathematics and Physics) 1995-2003.
Professor Aderemi Kuku is now a the William W.S. Clayton Endowed Professor of Mathematics at the Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana, USA.
Professor Kuku has rendered numerous academic  and scientific services to Nigeria. Africa and the world. He has several visiting positions outside Nigeria some of which include:
1. Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, USA 2003-2004.
2. Visiting Research Professor, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), Berkeley, California, USA. Fall 1992, 2004.
3. Visiting Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York,USA Spring Semester 1993.
4. Visiting Professor, Max-Planck Institute fur Mathematik, Bonn, Germany.
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Professor Aderemi Kuku's Discoveries

Professor Kuku's Research over the years have made remarkable contribution to Non-Commutative Algebra/Number Theory/Geometry.
Some of his discoveries and fundamental results include:
1. Formulating all Higher Algebraic K-theory (abstract topological constructions) in the Representation-theoretic language of Mackey functors leading to his discovery of Equivariant Higher Algebraic K-theory and its relative generalizations in the contexts of exact and Waldhausen categories.
2. Developing methods of computing Higher K-theory of non-commutative rings such as non-commutative orders and groupings as well as twisted polynomials and Laurent series rings over orders with applications to the computations of Higher K-theory of virtually infinite cyclic groups in the context of Farrell-Jones conjecture.
3. Formulating the famous Baum-Connes conjecture (hitherto available only for group actions) for the action of quantum groups and verifying the conjecture in some situations e.g. for quantum SU_2.
4. Computing K-theory and Cyclic homology and hence non-commutative Chern characters of Lie group C*-algebras and quantum groups.
5. Constructing Profinite (Continous) Higher K-theory as extraordinary cohomolgy theory in the context of exact categories and proving several finiteness and l-completeness results for orders and G-schemest(G-algebraic group).
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Professor Kuku has 82 Publications, 51 of which are Research Articles, 10 Books/Monographs/Edited Conference Proceedings and Journals and 21 Articles on Topical Issues in Mathematics Education, Science Education and Technology.
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Professor Aderemi Kuku is also a recipient of several Honours, Awards and Distinctions. (View some of his awards)