TETFUND National Research Fund (NRF) / Co-Researcher
FUOYE Academic Staff Profile
Dr. Samuel Olumide Akande
Lecturer I
Department of Water Resources and AgroMeteorology, Faculty of Agriculture
Area of Specialization: Seasonal and Sub-Seasonal Forecasting, Extreme Weather Mitigation, Soil-Water-Atmosphere Interplay, Weather-Based Outbreak Models
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
| Degree | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 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
TETFUND Institution-Based Research (IBR) / Co-Researcher
TETFUND Institution-Based Research (IBR) /Co-Researcher
TETFUND National Research Fund (NRF) / Co-Researcher
ESA-Future Earth Joint Program
ACMAD GCRF Secondment Grant (Post-doctoral)
Total Grant: EURO 24,700.00
Total Grant: USD 5,000.00
Total Grant: NAIRA 91,500,000.00
Prizes
Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) / Use of Space Technology for Water Management was held in Accra, Ghana
GEOBIA 2018 PhD and Young Researchers Colloquium, Montpellier (France)
IPCC's Cities and Climate Change Science Conference (CitiesIPCC), Edmonton (Canada)
AGNES's African Climate Experts' Meeting on Models and Tools, Nairobi (Kenya)
Membership of Professional Bodies
Ordinary Member
Ordinary Member (Annual)
Ordinary Member
Institutional Member
Member
Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision
PhD Technical Supervisor - Geotechnical and Geological Evaluation of Bituminous Tailing Dam Sites in Ondo State. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, FUTA.
PhD Technical Supervisor - Modelling Urban Green-Space Planning and Effect on Microclimate in FESTAC Town, Lagos State. Department of Architecture, FUTA
PhD Technical Supervisor - Geospatial Assessment of Blue-Green Infrastructure towards sustainable planning in Akure Metropolis, Ondo State. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, FUTA.
Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision
Geospatial Assessment of Urban Heat Islands and Local Climate Dynamics in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Evaluation of Deforestation in Pandam Games Reserve, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Analysis of Land Surface Temperature changes and Climate change impact over Irele in Nigeria.
Marine Navigation and Safety in Confined Shallow Waters Using Visual Landmarks and GIS: Lagos Harbour in perspective.
Geospatial Analysis of Crop Productivity and Adaptation to Climate Variability in Nigeria.
Undergraduate Project Supervision
Geospatial Assessment of climate change and environmental impacts on rice production in Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Cassava Production and Farmers Coping Strategies in Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Assessments of the socio-economic and environmental impacts of cocoa production in Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Osungbohun Kayode Erinoluwa
Assessing the Impact of Climate change Induced-Urban Flooding in Lagos, Nigeria.
Course Teaching
Introductory Meteorology
Introduction to Remote Sensing and Mapping Techniques
Synoptic Meteorology
Agro-Meteorological Instrumentation and Network Design
Tropical Weather Systems
Agromet Instrumentation, Observations & Network Design II
Climate Dynamics and Atmospheric Radiation
Computer Applications and Modeling in Agro-meteorology
Research Methodology and Statistical Methods
Animal and Crop Bioclimatology
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