Prof. (Mrs.) Olubunmi Adenike Akinwunmi is a Chemist with special interest in Organic/Natural Products Chemistry.  She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Ado- Ekiti, now Ekiti State University in 2000. She holds a Master of Science degree in Pharmaceutical Analysis from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria (2006) and Ph.D. degree (Organic Chemistry) in 2014 from University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa, graciously sponsored by TETFund. She is a reviewer and a writer, who has published many articles in both local and international journals. Prof. Akinwunmi is also a member of the following Professional bodies: Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN), International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE), South African Chemical Institute (SACI), American Chemical Society (ACS), Pan African Chemistry Networks- Royal Society of Chemistry and Women in Chemistry (WIC). She has presented her research in both local and international conferences.

Prof. Akinwunmi has served in various committees within the Department, Faculty and the University. She was appointed as a Deputy Director for Pre-degree program in 2020 and the Chairperson of the Chemical Society of Nigeria, Ekiti Chapter in 2023. She resumed office as the Acting Head of Department on the 1^st of August, 2023.

She was promoted to the rank of Professor in 2024, and was reappointed as the substantive Head of Chemistry Department in August, 2024.