Biography

Dr. Moshood Olawale Fadeyi is an Associate Professor of Building Services Engineering and the Deputy Programme Director for the BEng (Hons) and MEngTech Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services) programme at the Singapore Institute of Technology. Dr. Fadeyi holds four university degrees, including a Ph.D. in Indoor Environment and Energy from the National University of Singapore and Technical University of Denmark. He is an architect, indoor air quality expert, chartered engineer (UK), and chartered construction manager (UK). He also had training in lean. Dr. Fadeyi’s professional expertise and teaching and research duties focus on the creation of healthy and energy-efficient buildings, and productivity enhancement through the integration of people (human development), process, and technology. 

As of March 2020, Dr. Fadeyi has published more than 160 traditional research, applied research, applied learning, and case study articles in journals and conferences. Dr. Fadeyi is the author of a book titled “Cartoons for human development: 40 reflection questions”. Dr. Fadeyi has engaged with more than 60 companies in Singapore to solve their problems through consultation, CET, applied research, innovation and lean transformation projects, and case study development activities. The engagements led to an improvement in knowledge and skills of industry professionals, development of his students at SIT to be job-ready graduates, and perception of SIT as a leading institution of applied learning and applied research in Singapore and the region. 

Dr. Fadeyi is the leader of the SIT team working with SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) on initiatives like Work-Study Post Diploma (formerly known as Earn and Learn Programme), Urban Solution SkillsFuture Series, and Smart Estates Training Development Programme. The collaboration with SSG has led to the development of talents for the built environment industry. It helps industry professionals to upskill, reskill, and deep skill to be relevant in the industry. Before joining SIT, Dr. Fadeyi was an assistant professor at the British University in Dubai, UAE. He was concurrently an honorary lecturer at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, UK. He also had research work experience at the Pennsylvania State University, USA, and Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore (BEARS). 

Dr. Fadeyi was a recipient of a competitive Emirates Foundation Research Award. He is a member of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, Chartered Institute of Building, and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers. Dr. Fadeyi is a cartoonist and a former National Taekwondo Champion in Singapore.