MSU鈥檚 Ridwan earns spot among world鈥檚 top young scientists as CAS Future Leader
Contact: Meg Henderson
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擱idwan Ayinla, a doctoral student from Mississippi State鈥檚 College of Forest Resources, is one of only 35 people from across the globe joining the American Chemical Society鈥檚 prestigious Chemical Abstracts Services Future Leaders Class of 2025.
Launched in 2010, the CAS Future Leaders program supports emerging scientists in fields such as nanotechnology, green chemistry and related disciplines as they begin their professional careers and develop into future leaders in science.
Participants will travel to CAS headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, from Aug. 11-16 for a week of leadership skills development, networking and engagement in scientific discourse. The following week, they will attend the ACS Fall 2025 meeting in Washington, D.C., to present their research and complete professional development training. Class members also receive a three-year ACS membership and a $1,000 stipend.
Originally from Afon in Kwara State, Nigeria, Ayinla came to 香蕉直播after earning his bachelor鈥檚 degree from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology and a master鈥檚 from University Teknologi PETRONAS in Malaysia. Now a fifth-year doctoral student studying sustainable bioproducts, Ayinla has received previous accolades for his research into green batteries and supercapacitors, which store energy from agricultural waste. As his graduate studies at 香蕉直播draw to a close, he looks to the CAS Future Leaders program as an opportunity to initiate the next stage of his career.
鈥淚 look forward to connecting with other young scientists from around the world. Most scientific breakthroughs happen as a result of collaboration,鈥 Ayinla said. 鈥淚鈥檓 also looking forward to the potential for leadership growth this opportunity provides.鈥
Ayinla credits MSU鈥檚 sustainable bioproducts faculty for supporting him through his educational journey, comparing the department to 鈥済ood soil鈥 where students, like seeds, can grow and flourish in their studies.
鈥淢y advisor, the department head and the rest of the faculty have been incredibly supportive,鈥 he said. 鈥淭hey have not only set a high standard for my work but also have guided me on how to strive for and achieve it.鈥
鈥淩idwan鈥檚 work is exceptional, and his creativity truly stands out,鈥 said El Barbary Hassan, Ayinla鈥檚 advisor and a professor in the department. 鈥淚鈥檓 happy to see him get this global recognition. It is well deserved.鈥
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