Dr. Samuel Olumide Akande

Lecturer I | Senior Agro-meteorologist

Faculty of Agriculture · Department of Water Resources and AgroMeteorology

Specialization Seasonal and Sub-Seasonal Forecasting, Extreme Weather Mitigation, Soil-Water-Atmosphere Interplay, Weather-Based Outbreak Models

Phone: +234-7032320763

Email: samuel.akande@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Dr. Samuel Olumide Akande is an adjunct lecturer and senior researcher in the Department of Water Resources Management and Agrometeorology, Faculty of Agriculture (FUOYE). After completing a 7-month internship with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology and Master’s degree in Space Science and Technology (Remote Sensing/GIS Option), both from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Nigeria. As a doctoral researcher, Samuel Akande completed training programs with Advanced Diploma certificates in Digital Earth & Geoinformatics (University of Salzburg, Austria) and Agro-biodiversity in Climate Sciences (Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy). He also presented parts of his research titled “climate change impacts on rice yield and production in Nigeria”, at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 2019. After completing his PhD research in 2021, Dr. Akande worked with the African Center of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD) as a visiting researcher under the GCRF African SWIFT program.
Over the past fifteen (15) years, Dr. Akande’s research and development work has been on the land-water-energy nexus, numerical weather prediction, water resources systems, renewable energy, and climate change adaptation across the land-ocean-atmosphere. He has conducted research in North America, Europe, and across Africa. His active research is also presented in about 45 peer-reviewed articles.

Research Interests

Climate Change Impact & Adaptation Assessments, Agrometeorological Risk Modeling & Forecasting, Smart Agriculture & Microclimate Modification, Co-Design of Climate Services & Social Impact.

Qualifications

PhD, Meteorology and Climate Sciences, Federal University of Technology Akure, (FUTA), Nigeria (2021)
M.Tech., Space Science and Technology (Remote Sensing/GIS), Federal University of Technology Akure, (FUTA), Nigeria (2016)
B.Tech., Meteorology, Federal University of Technology Akure, (FUTA), Nigeria (2011)
OND, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, The Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria (2006)

Grants

Addressing the Declining Trends in Mangrove, Freshwater and Forest Ecosystem Services through Vulnerability Assessment and Planned Adaptation Action in Nigeria. - TETFUND National Research Fund (NRF) / Co-Researcher (2025) - Amount: NAIRA 43,000,000.00
A Combined GIS and Hydrological Prediction of the Current and Future Flood Vulnerability in Ogun River Basin, Nigeria. - TETFUND Institution-Based Research (IBR) / Co-Researcher (2025) - Amount: NAIRA 3,500,000.00
Drone-based mapping for crop yield and health monitoring in FUTA Agro-farm, Ondo State, Nigeria. - TETFUND Institution-Based Research (IBR) /Co-Researcher (2021) - Amount: NAIRA 2,000,000.00
Development of a Geospatial Technology-Based Information System for Crime Management in South Western Nigeria. - TETFUND National Research Fund (NRF) / Co-Researcher (2020) - Amount: NAIRA 43,000,000.00
Enhancing Adaptation and Resilience against Multi-hazards along West Africa’s Coasts (EARWAC) - ESA-Future Earth Joint Program (2020) - Amount: EURO 24,700.00
Enhancing Tropical Weather Forecasting Hourly To Seasonal Timescales From Across Africa. - ACMAD GCRF Secondment Grant (Post-doctoral) (2022) - Amount: USD 5,000.00

Prizes

Financial Award & Travel Support - Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) / Use of Space Technology for Water Management was held in Accra, Ghana (2022)
€1,000 Travel Grant Award - GEOBIA 2018 PhD and Young Researchers Colloquium, Montpellier (France) (2018)
USD$2,000 Travel Grant Award - IPCC's Cities and Climate Change Science Conference (CitiesIPCC), Edmonton (Canada) (2018)
USD$3,000 Travel Grant Award - AGNES's African Climate Experts' Meeting on Models and Tools, Nairobi (Kenya) (2024)

Membership of Professional Bodies

International Society for Agricultural Meteorology (InSAM) - Ordinary Member (2021)
African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE) - Ordinary Member (Annual) (2018)
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) - Ordinary Member (2016)
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) - Institutional Member (2024)
Nigerian Meteorological Society (NMetS) - Member (2007)

Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision

Akinbebije D. - PhD Technical Supervisor - Geotechnical and Geological Evaluation of Bituminous Tailing Dam Sites in Ondo State. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, FUTA. (2024)
Olusoga O.O. - PhD Technical Supervisor - Modelling Urban Green-Space Planning and Effect on Microclimate in FESTAC Town, Lagos State. Department of Architecture, FUTA (2024)
Olisa C.L. - PhD Technical Supervisor - Geospatial Assessment of Blue-Green Infrastructure towards sustainable planning in Akure Metropolis, Ondo State. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, FUTA. (2023)

Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision

Adesiyan A.M (RSG/24/4276) - Geospatial Assessment of Urban Heat Islands and Local Climate Dynamics in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. (2025)
Dimka, P. E. (RSG/20/7814) - Evaluation of Deforestation in Pandam Games Reserve, Plateau State, Nigeria. (2024)
Adewebi Cosmas (RSG/20/7809) - Analysis of Land Surface Temperature changes and Climate change impact over Irele in Nigeria. (2024)
Umoren James (SST/20/7839) - Marine Navigation and Safety in Confined Shallow Waters Using Visual Landmarks and GIS: Lagos Harbour in perspective. (2024)
Olabode E.A. (SST/17/5831) - Geospatial Analysis of Crop Productivity and Adaptation to Climate Variability in Nigeria. (2022)

Undergraduate Project Supervision

Olarinde Olumide Daniel - Geospatial Assessment of climate change and environmental impacts on rice production in Ekiti State, Nigeria. (2025)
Olowoniyi Richard Olumide - Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Cassava Production and Farmers Coping Strategies in Ekiti State, Nigeria. (2025)
Osungbohun Kayode Erinoluwa - Assessments of the socio-economic and environmental impacts of cocoa production in Ekiti State, Nigeria. (2025)
Oseni Emmanuel Oluwatobi - Osungbohun Kayode Erinoluwa (2025)
Olokose Pelumi Elijah - Assessing the Impact of Climate change Induced-Urban Flooding in Lagos, Nigeria. (2026)

Course Teaching

WMA 202 - Introductory Meteorology (2025/2026/ 2nd Semester)
WMA 304 - Introduction to Remote Sensing and Mapping Techniques (2023/2024/ 2nd Semester)
WMA 306 - Synoptic Meteorology (2025/2026/ 2nd Semester)
WMA 311 - Agro-Meteorological Instrumentation and Network Design (2024/2025/ 1st Semester)
WMA 407 - Tropical Weather Systems (2024/2025/ 1st Semester)
WMA 503 - Agromet Instrumentation, Observations & Network Design II (2023/2024/ 1st Semester)
WMA 818 - Climate Dynamics and Atmospheric Radiation (2025/2026/ 2nd Semester)
WMA 815 - Computer Applications and Modeling in Agro-meteorology (2024/2025/ 1st Semester)
WMA 801 - Research Methodology and Statistical Methods (2023/2024/ 1st Semester)
WMA 814 - Animal and Crop Bioclimatology (2024/2025/ 2nd Semester)