Education
Ph.D. 2007 Geosciences (“Geowissenschaften”) University of Hamburg through the International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling, Hamburg, Germany
M.Sc. 2003 Modelling and Simulations, International Centre for Theoretical Physics Trieste, Italy
Graduate Courses 2000 – 2001 Environmental Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
B.Sc. 1998 Physics (with honours), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Post-PhD Employments
2012 – present: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, Houston TX USA
2008 – 2011 Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA USA
2007 – 2008 Visiting Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology Hamburg, Germany
Professional Affiliations
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
European Geosciences Union (EGU)
Organization of Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) (formerly known as TWOWS)
Earth Science Women Network (ESWN)
Professional Activities
- President, Experience Unlimited (EU), sponsored by CA Employment Development Department, Sept 2011 – Mar 2012
- Liaison leader for Science, Engineering, and Technology group, EU, Aug – Sept 2011
- Reviewer, Atmospheric Pollution Research by Turkish National Committee for Air Pollution Research and Control (TUNCAP), since 2011
- Reviewer, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment by Springer, since 2009
- Reviewer, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics by EGU, since 2009
- Reviewer, Atmospheric Environment by Elsevier, since 2007
- 2010 Sponsorship to conference from International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC)
- 2009 partial sponsorship from National Science Foundation (NSF) to ADVANCE program
- 2004 – 2007 Fellow, Zeit Foundation (Eberlin and Gerd Bucerius)
- 2006 Partial funding for conference from IGAC and International Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution (iCACGP)
- 2001 – 2003 Fellow, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Italian Government
- 1998 Cyril Onwumechili Prize for the student with the best Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) at graduation in the department of Physics
- 1998 Faculty Prize for student with the best Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) at graduation in the Faculty of Science (consisting about 8 academic departments)
- 1988 – 1991 3-year local government scholarship for the best student in the Junior Secondary School Certificate Examination covering school tuition and book allowance
Professional Training and Development
- Nominee, Future Faculty Workshop, Office of Faculty Development, Rice University, Sept. 10, 2012
- Participant, Focus on Reaching Women for Academics, Research and Development in Science Engineering and Mathematics (FORWARD in SEM) training in Washington DC, USA June 1 – 3, 2010
