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Name: Adegoke, Jimmy Omoniyi Qualification: Executive Education Seminars, Henry W. Bloch School of Management, University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC): 2014-2015 Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University, USA (Geography with specialization in Climate Science): 2000; MSc University of Ibadan, (Geography with specialization in Climatology): 1990; BSc , Nigeria (Major in Geography with Minors in Geology & Physics): 1985

Organizational, Management, Scientific & Personal Competencies

Management: − Ability to provide strategic leadership in shared governance and executive management settings. From 2018 to 2010, I led the Department of Geosciences at UMKC as department chair and then proceeded on sabbatical/development leave from 2010 to 2012 to serve as Executive Director and chief fiscal officer of the interdisciplinary Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE) research division of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South . With an annual operating budget in excess of R150M (US$ 20M) and about 200 research scientists, engineers and technologists, NRE is the premier environmental research unit on the continent of Africa. Following my return to UMKC, the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences appointed me to a Three-year term as director of the Center for Applied Environmental Research (CAER), which is one of UMKC’s interdisciplinary research centers. Most recently, I had another opportunity, this time as a consultant, to serve as Interim Executive Director of the West African Service Center for Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) from April 2017 to December 2017. WASCAL is an international research, education and service capacity-building organization co-funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and ten West African partner countries. As WASCAL’s Interim Executive Director, I had oversight and overall management responsibility for Ten (10) WASCAL funded graduate programs hosted by leading universities at nine of the WASCAL member countries in West Africa. WASCAL’s annual budget in 2017 was about 8 Million Euro with a full-time staff complement of 80, including about 45 research scientists. − Ability to conceptualize, fully resource, and manage major international research projects involving multiple partner institutions across continents.

Scientific/Technical: − Possesses strong technical and scientific capability in the fields of remote sensing; environmental assessment and monitoring; land use and land cover analyses; water resources applications, and regional climate modelling. Recognized with numerous awards (Appendix I). − Capacity to provide scientific analysis for addressing critical environmental issues, including climate change, water resource management, desertification, and environmental change, as well as issues related to alternative sustainable energy sources. − Possesses a very thorough knowledge of the broad issues of natural resource management and environmental sustainability. Page | 2

− Possesses strong analytical ability to diagnose development issues from multi-sectoral points of view, put them in proper perspectives and proffer workable suggestions and solutions. − Established a research laboratory at UMKC in 2002 and secured external research funding in excess of US$2M as Principal and/or co-Principal Investigator from agencies such as NASA, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and many others (Appendix II). − Published over 40 research papers on a broad range of environmental issues in highly rated academic journals and presented more than 50 papers at professional meetings all over the world (Appendix III).

Advisory & Advocacy - Contributions to National and Intergovernmental Processes: − Experience providing technical support, advisory services and input to national policy development processes, including recent work for the Government of Nigeria as Chair of the Advisory Committee on Agricultural Resilience in Nigeria (ACARN), which was charged with developing an agricultural resilience and climate-smart agriculture strategy for the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD). Other recent engagements include work for the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) developing policy documents and position statements on various UN Environmental Conventions including the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions. − Support for UNFCC processes through service on multiple WMO and UNEP committees, including membership in 2011 of the Steering Committee of the UNEP Bridging the Gap Report developed for the COP 17 in Durban, South Africa. − Regularly provides strategic policy advice on issues of development, resource management and environmental sustainability to senior government officials. Recently served as Advisor to the Climate Change Committee of the House of Representatives, National Assembly, Abuja Nigeria. − Has testified as expert witness before the South Africa Parliament Portfolio Committee on Science & Technology (2011), the Climate Change Committee of the Nigeria House of Representatives (2010), and the United States (U.S.) House of Representatives Select Committee on Global Warming & Energy Independence (2008) on the impacts of climate variability and climate change on society. − Consults regularly with government (National, State and Local), international agencies, civil society organisations, research institutions and other stakeholders on a wide range of environmental issues, including the urban environment, and sustainable development. − Recent appointments include membership of the Kansas City Environmental Commission (appointed by the Mayor of Kansas City); membership of the Technical Advisory Board of the UNESCO cross-cutting project on the application of remote sensing for water resources and ecosystem management in Africa (appointed by IOC-UNESCO); Representative, United States Commission for Geophysics & Meteorology, Pan-America Institute for Geography and History (PAIGH); and Council Member, African Association for Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE). − Served from 2015 to 2017 as Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the West Africa Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL). − Extensive experience serving on university and civic society committees (Appendix IV).

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Networking & Interdisciplinary Collaboration: − Ability to develop and nurture an extensive interdisciplinary network of United States based and international collaborators to accomplish both short and long-term goals. − Relates very well with colleagues from diverse cultures and ability to motivate for teamwork success. Capable of leading technical teams on formulation and monitoring of development programs, including those related to natural resource management, environment (physical and human) and climate change. − Demonstrated capacity to organize large international conferences, workshops, seminars and produce reports to meet stated requirements and deadlines (Appendix V).

Employment History: Responsibilities & Achievements

2002- current: Faculty Member, Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Professor of Geosciences: September 1, 2016 Associate Professor of Geosciences: September 1, 2007 Assistant Professor of Geosciences: September 1, 2002

Responsibilities: − Serve as Director and Principal Investigator of Laboratory for Climate Analysis and Modeling (LCAM), Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri Kansas City, Missouri, USA − Develop and teach Atmospheric Science & Environmental Science courses (Appendix VI) − Supervise and advise graduate research students (Appendix VI).

Achievements: − Established a successful climate research laboratory at UMKC (Laboratory for Climate Analysis & Modeling - LCAM). − Developed curriculum for a new graduate degree emphasis area in climate science and introduced several new courses in climate and geo-computational sciences (Appendix VI) − Conducted fundamental and applied research on the characterization of land surface parameters such as phenology, land cover, soil moisture; and their assimilation into climate models. − Completed several Intensive Operational Period (IOP) field measurement campaigns to study the impacts of land cover changes on heat fluxes, air quality in rapidly changing urban areas. − Conducted highly successful international environmental assessment research projects on sensitive ecosystems in the Niger Delta and Lake Chad regions of Nigeria. − Obtained over US $2M in grant funding from national and international funding agencies to support LCAM research. − Awarded early tenure at UMKC in 2007 and promoted to rank of Associate Professor − Awarded the University of Missouri Kansas City Trustees Faculty Scholar Award in 2007 for exceptional merit and outstanding research achievement. − Successfully supervised and graduated 2 PhD, 5 MS students and currently advising 4 doctoral students. − Appointed Director of the UMKC Center for Applied Environmental Research (CAER) – effective January 1, 2015. − Promoted to rank of Full Professor – effective September 1, 2016

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Sept. 2008 – August 2010: Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). Department Chair Co-Director (Research), Center for Applied Environmental Research (CAER)

Administrative Responsibilities: − Provide strategic leadership to a team of 11 faculty, multiple adjuncts and over 200 students − Develop & implement annual budget for the department as primary fiscal officer − Manage and maintain all physical assets of the department, including department vehicles, teaching and research laboratory equipment, and other fixed assets. − Liaise with university administration to protect and advance the interests of the department. − Engage external constituencies such as State and Federal agencies on a wide range of issues relevant to promoting the science and educational mission of the department. − Engage the alumni base of the department through publication of department newsletter and hosting of special events for alumni. − Serve on the University Senate Budget Committee, Senate Administrative Issues Committee, University Graduate Council and the College of Arts & Sciences Budget Committee. − Recruit new staff and supervise administrative, technical and research staff of the department − Conduct yearly performance evaluation of all faculty, graduate assistants, technical and professional staff. − Produce annual report of department activities for Dean of College and university Provost.

Research & Technical Responsibilities: − Elevate the research profile and track record of the department by developing opportunities for individual and collaborative research among faculty and students to support current and evolving research programs − Conduct research and provide leadership to doctoral students and postdoctoral research associates in my personal research laboratory – the Laboratory for Climate Analysis & Modeling (LCAM) − Write up and submit technical papers for publication in scientific journals − Develop partnerships with industry partners to explore opportunities for commercializing research results − Supervise research thesis and graduate MS & PhD students (Appendix VI) − Develop & submit research funding proposals to various funding agencies − Attend and present research results at national and international meetings − Serve on various grant proposal review panels for national funding agencies such as NASA, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) − Editorial Board member and Review Editor of the Scientific Online Letters on the Atmosphere (SOLA)

Civic & Professional Responsibilities: − Engage the media to promote department programs and faculty accomplishments. − Serve on local, national and international Civic Boards and Advisory Committees such as the Kansas City Environmental Commission and various United Nations Committees, including the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), UNESCO, and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

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Achievements: − Provided guidance and leadership in the development of a five-year (2008-2013) strategic plan for the department to strengthen the education mission and research capacity of the department − Developed and implemented a new website and marketing plan focusing on the core mission and strengths of the department, which contributed to 20% annual growth in enrolment. − Expanded the research funding portfolio of the department through leveraging of existing grants for new funding to support national and international field research projects. − Secured $100,000 from the Dean, College of Arts & Sciences to create office space and provide state-of-the-art conferencing facilities for the Center for Applied Environmental Research (CAER) − Supervised the development and introduction of a new Environmental Sustainability Degree program at UMKC, one of the first such programs in North America. − Raised funds from alumni to support department programs and establish new student scholarships. − Provided technical guidance in the development and implementation of the Kansas City Missouri Climate Protection Plan as part of role on the city’s Environmental Management Commission. − Conceived and developed effective international partnerships to organize several successful international conferences, including, serving as Co-chair of the first post-Copenhagen UN Sponsored Pan African Workshop on the Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Management and water Resources in Africa, Cotonou, Republic of Benin (Appendix IV).

April 1, 2017- December 31, 2017: Interim Executive Director of the West Africa Service Center for Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL)

Responsibilities: − Manage and provide overall leadership for the entire organization, including the Competence Center in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and the Graduate School Programs in all ten member countries − Responsible for managing the budget of the organization and interfacing with the primary funder (Federal Department of Higher Education & Research, Germany – BMBF) and KfW − Engage with the member countries through bilateral channels to maintain relations and obtain support for WASCAL, including county contributions − Develop and sustain relationships with national, regional and international partners to expand the funding base and visibility of WASCAL.

Achievements: − Created new management structures such as the Executive Management Team, the Operations Management Team and the Fund Mobilization Steering Committee to improve efficiency of operations within the organization − Implemented new strategic initiatives by introducing processes geared towards developing a long-term Fund Mobilization Strategy, a Contract Research & Development (CR&D) Strategy, an Information Technology Strategy and a Media & Publicity Strategy for WASCAL. − Successfully completed the process of recruiting a Director of Finance and Administration (DFA) for WASCAL who reported for duty on August 1, 2017.

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− Conducted successful bilateral missions to regional institutions and member countries, including official courtesy visits to the President of ECOWAS and Focal Ministers of the following member countries: Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo, Lome and Ghana. − Obtained counterpart funding of One Million Euro from the African Development Bank (AfDB) towards the construction of the WASCAL Competence Center in Ouagadougou. − Initiated productive consultations for new strategic partnerships with major funding and research institutions, including the World Bank, United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), NASA and Institute for Development Research, France (IRD).

Aug. 2010 – March 2012: CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment (on leave from UMKC) Executive Director Director (concurrent), Applied Center for Climate & Earth Systems Science (ACCESS)

Administrative Responsibilities: − Provide strategic leadership to a 200+ team of scientists, engineers, and technologists − Develop & implement annual budget for NRE and ACCESS as primary fiscal officer − Liaise with CSIR executive to protect and advance the interests of the unit. − Engage external constituencies and partners within the public and private sector, including State and Federal agencies, on a wide range of issues relevant to promoting the R&D mission of NRE and ACCESS. − Serve on various internal CSIR and external committees relevant to the management of and development of the R&D portfolio of the unit. − Oversee the recruit new staff and the career development of administrative, technical and research staff of the unit. − Conduct yearly performance evaluation of all research, graduate, technical and professional staff, including full time staff of ACCESS. − Produce annual report of unit R&D activities.

Civic & Professional Responsibilities: − Engaged print and electronic media to promote programs and accomplishments of the CSIR. − Served on multiple local, national and international committees such as the SA Department of Water Affairs Working Group on Water; membership of various review/selection panels for Water Research Commission (WRC) and the National Research Foundation (NRF); Board Member Marine Research (MARE) Institute, University of Cape Town; and Steering Committee Member, Bridging the Gap Report, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).

Achievements: − Provided guidance and leadership in the development of a new structure for NRE to reposition the unit for financial sustainability and greater impact. − Developed a new implementation plan for the unit focused on leveraging the capabilities and strengths of the unit in support of the core mandates of relevant government departments such as the Department of Water Affairs (DWA), the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), and the Department of Science & Technology (DST). − Developed new institutional R&D partnerships with technological/research establishments both locally and internationally. − Led a financial turnaround of almost R7M (US $ 1M) in the NRE bottom line in one year. − Constituted an Advisory Board for ACCESS and established it as the primary DST vehicle for

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implementation of global change research programs supported by SA’s bilateral partners. − Improved the financial standing of ACCESS (South Africa’s national Center of Excellence in global change research and education) and took it from R5M/yr (US $800K/yr) to a R30M+/yr (US $4.2M)

September 2000- August 2002: Postdoctoral Research Associate: Science and Applications Branch, EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota & Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, State University (CSU), Colorado, USA

Responsibilities: − Conduct research on the development and application of satellite-based variables for characterizing land surface properties. − Develop software routines for assimilating high resolution land surface satellite products into regional climate models. − Publish results of research in technical journals.

Achievements: − My research led to improvements in the representation of land surface heterogeneity in the CSU Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS). This work focused on two interconnected issues: the direct influence of surface representation in regional atmospheric models using high resolution satellite products; and the feedbacks and interactions between the land surface and various physical components that are triggered by the land surface representation in RAMS. − I developed and implemented the first published procedure for using global satellite data to estimate the Urban Heat Island effect. The research was published in the Journal of Geophysical Research in 2003. − Published some high impact research papers on impact of agricultural land use change on climate processes in the US Midwest. − Successfully made the transition to a tenure track faculty position at the University of Missouri

1996-2000: Graduate Research Assistant: The Pennsylvania State University Park, Pennsylvania, USA

Achievements: − Conducted research on land surface-atmosphere interaction in the U.S. Midwest Corn Belt as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) grant ATM 98-76753 (with Dr. A. M. Carleton Principal Investigator). Research constituted the major part of my doctoral dissertation work. − Performed Regional Climate Model simulations of climate change scenarios over West Africa using coupled global GCM (GENESIS GCM Version 1.02) and regional climate (RegCM2) models. (With Dr. Greg Jenkins). − Experience gained conducting this research led to my receiving several nationally competitive postdoctoral fellowships at the conclusion of my doctoral research.

1994-1996: Visiting Research Scholar: Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Oceans (JISAO), University of Washington Seattle, Washington, USA

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Achievements: − Investigated relationships between West African rainfall, Atlantic Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomaly fields and El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) - funded through a World Bank Research Fellowship (With Dr. John M. Wallace) − Developed competency in the use of high performance computing systems for climate diagnostic research. − The work completed at JISAO was instrumental to my receiving a scholarship for doctoral studies at The Pennsylvania State University.

1987-1994: Lecturer II, Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna Nigeria Assistant Lecturer, Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna Nigeria Administrative Officer, Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna Nigeria

Achievements: − Developed and taught climatology and quantitative methods courses (1990 – 1993) − Promoted to Lecturer II in 1992 − Supervised several undergraduate student research projects for BSc thesis (1990 – 1993) − Completed MSc degree at University of Ibadan on study leave from 1988-1990 − Served as University Public Relations Officer in 1989 − Provided technical support in compiling university statistics from 1987-1988

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Appendix I: Professional Awards, Recognition & Appointments

Inspiring Leader of the Year Award: The Global Alumni Network of the University of Ibadan (UI), presented at the 70th Anniversary celebration of UI in London July 2018

Summer Visiting Professorship, Université Paris Dauphine, France June 2017

Carnegie Foundation African Diaspora Fellowship July 2014

University of Missouri-Kansas City Trustees Faculty Scholar September 2007

Faculty Fellow, UMKC Center for the City, USA (2003-2004)

New Faculty Teaching Scholar, University of Missouri System, USA (2003-2004)

NOAA Postdoctoral Fellowship, USA (2000-2002); UCAR Postdoctoral Fellowship, USA (2000)

World Bank Visiting Scholar Award (1994-1995)

Federal Government of Nigeria Postgraduate Fellowship Award, Nigeria (1988-1989)

Steering Committee Member, Bridging the Gap Report, United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) March – December 2011

Council Member, African Association for Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE) 2004 - 2010

Multiple Editorial Appointments, including Scientific Online Letters on the Atmosphere (SOLA: 20008-2012),) and Environmental Research Letters (ERL: 2015-2016).

Board Member, Marine Research (Ma-Re) Institute of the University of Cape Town. November 2011– 2012

Representative, US Commission for Geophysics & Meteorology, Pan-America Institute for Geography and History (PAIGH) 2002 – Present

Member, Technical Advisory Committee, UNESCO cross-cutting project on the application of remote sensing for water resources and ecosystem management in Africa. 2003 - Present

Grantee, Multiple Research, Teaching & Equipment Grants (Over 2 Million dollars in total grants received as PI or Co-PI)

Invitee Proposal Review Panelist National Science Foundation (NSF), USA (2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016)

Invitee Proposal Review Panelist NASA, USA (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010; 2015)

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Appendix II: Grants & Extramural Funding

Co-Principal Investigator: Amplified Interactions and feedbacks between biomass burning and water cycle dynamics across the northern sub-Saharan African region $2.1 M (2014-2018) – Multi-institution collaborative NASA award with Dr. Charles Ichoku (NASA) as PI. UMKC award $401,000.

Team Member: Missouri Transect: Climate, Plants & Community (2014-2019) – Multi-institution collaborative NSF EPSCoR award with Dr. John Walker (Univ. Of Missouri, Columbia) as PI. UMKC award $274,000.

Principal Investigator: UMKC Post-Doctoral Pipeline Program for STEM Faculty of Color (2017- 2019). UMKC Provost Strategic Initiatives Award (with Gerald Wyckoff, Masud Chouldhury, Jennifer Friend, and Denis Medeiros) $250,000.

Principal Investigator/Lead Consultant: Minimizing vulnerabilities of coastal cities and communities in Africa through adaptation to climate change impacts $500,000 (2015-2016): Contract awarded to ADONAI Digital Systems Ltd – Principal Partner: Professor Jimmy Adegoke.

Co-Principal Investigator: Interactions and feedbacks between biomass burning and water cycle dynamics across the northern sub-Saharan African region $1.4 M (2010-2014) – Multi-institution NASA collaborative award with Dr. Charles Ichoku (NASA) as PI. UMKC award $273,000.

Principal Investigator: Geoscience Education Opportunities: Partnerships to Advance Teaching & Scholarship (GeoPATHS), NSF $498,000 (2006-2012). Role switched to co-PI in 2012 while away on leave of absence from UMKC.

Principal Investigator: Niger Delta Satellite-based Integrated Environmental Change - Phase 2, Nigerian National Space and Research Development Agency (NASRDA), $120,000 (2008-2012)

Co-Principal Investigator: Lake Chad Hydro-Climatological Study, Nigerian National Space and Research Development Agency (NASRDA) with Dr. J. Lee, UMKC (PI), $150,000 (2008-2011)

Co-Principal Investigator: International Research Experience for Students (IRES) Grant for hydro- climatogical research in the Lake Chad Basin, NSF with Dr. J. Lee, UMKC (PI) $50,000 (2008-2010)

Principal Investigator: Urban Inequities: Characterizing Differential Exposure to Ground Level Ozone among Communities in the Kansas City, Missouri, Area, EPA Environmental Justice Program (Subcontract from Mid America Regional Council), $25,000 (2006-2008)

Principal Investigator: Niger Delta Satellite-based Integrated Environmental Change: A field Research Project, National Geographic Society Committee for Research & Exploration, $25,000 (2008-2009)

Principal Investigator: Kansas City Geosciences and Mathematics Advancement Partnership (GeoMAP), Missouri Department of Higher Education, $113,000.00 (2006 – 2007)

Principal Investigator: Evaluation and Assessment of Earth System Science Education Modules, USRA-NASA $15,000 (2006-2007)

Principal Investigator: Niger Delta Satellite-based Integrated Environmental Change - Phase 1,

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Nigerian National Space and Research Development Agency (NASRDA), $60,000 (2005-2008)

Principal Investigator: UMKC Center for the City Urban Corps Award - Characterizing Ground Level Ozone Spatial Concentrations Using Passive Sampling Devices: A UMKC-Community Partnership to Promote Better Air Quality in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. 18,000 (2005-2008)

Principal Investigator: Enhancing Meteorological Education and Climate Research, and K-12 Educational Outreach at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), $19,000.00 (2005-2007)

Principal Investigator: University of Missouri Research Board (UMRB) Grant- Energy and Moisture Cycling in Rapidly Urbanizing Areas $19,000 (2004-2007)

Co-Principal Investigator: NASA ESSE 21 College and University Earth System Science Education for the 21st Century - Earth Systems Science and the Urban Environment in Undergraduate Curricula, with Dr. C. Davies, UMKC (PI) $69,000 (2003-2005).

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Appendix III: Publications & Conference Presentations (First authors with an asterisk* are Adegoke’s graduate student, visiting scholar or postdoctoral advisees)

*Aderonmu, A. and Adegoke, J., (2018) Assessing the Impact of Changing Climate on Agriculture and the use of Crop Insurance as Adaptation Strategy in Missouri, American Journal of Climate Change- In Review

Maswood, M., Koleiny, A., Nickell, S., Wymer, L., Morris, R., Bani-Yaghoub, M., Adegoke, J., (2018) Missouri Spring Freeze Event and Crop Loss Analysis for the Years 1982-2015. American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, In Review

*Akinola, O., Adegoke, J., and Ologunorisa, T., (2018) Assessment of Social Vulnerability to Wildfire in Missouri, United States of America: Policy Implication for Wildfire Risk Reduction: Submitted, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. In Review

*Weli V. E., Ize S., Adegoke J., Ologunorisa T., (2017) On the relationship between atmospheric pollutants and meteorological parameters along major traffic corridors in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria. Int. J. Pollut. Eff. & Contr. 5 (2): 15-25

Abiodun B. J., Adegoke J., Abatan A. A., Ibe C. A., Egbebiyi T. S., Engelbrecht F., and Pinto I. (2017): Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Extreme Precipitation over Four African Coastal Cities. Climatic Change DOI 10.1007/s10584-017-2001-5.

Ichoku, C., Ellison, L., Willmot, K., Matsui, T., Gatebe, K., Wang, J., Wilcox, E., Lee, J., Adegoke, J., Okonkwo, C., Bolten, J., Policelli, F., and Habis, S., 2016: Biomass burning and the hydrological cycle in northern sub-Saharan Africa. Environmental Research Letters: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748- 9326/11/9/095005

*Weli V. E., Adegoke J.O (2016) The Influence of Meteorological Parameters and Land use on the Seasonal Concentration of Carbon Monoxide (CO) in the Industrial Coastal City of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. J Pollut Eff Cont 4: 171. doi: 10.4172/2375-4397.1000171

*Weli, V.E., Adegoke, J.O. and Kpang, M.B. (2016) The Epidemiology of Cardio-Vascular Diseases in Relation to the Air Quality of Abattoirs in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6, 94-107. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/wjcd.2016.64011

*Weli, V.E., Adegoke, J. O. and Ndidi, O.C. (2016) Hydrological Modeling of Aquifers and Their Ground Water Potentials: Implications for Water Resources Planning and Management in Parts of Obio/Akpor L.G.A, Rivers State, Nigeria. Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 8, 372- 381. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jwarp.2016.83031

*Weli, V.E., Adegoke, J.O. and Wodu, D.P.-E. (2016) Extreme Wind Characteristics of Coastal Com- munities in Bayelsa State: Implications for Community Planning and Development in Nigeria. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 6, 180-189. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/acs.2016.62016

Engelbrecht, F., Adegoke, J., Bopape, M., Naidoo, M., Garland, R., Thatcher, M., McGregor, J., Katzfey, J., Werner, M., Ichoku., and Gatebe, C., (2015) Projections of rapidly rising surface

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*Ayeni, A., Cho, M., Mathieu, R., and Adegoke, J., 2015: The local experts’ perception of environmental change and its impacts on surface water in Southwestern, Nigeria. Environmental Development: 10.1016/j.envdev.2015.09.007

Okonkwo, C., Demoz, B., Sakai, R., Ichoku, C., Adegoke, J., Anarado, C., Amadou, A., 2015: Combined effect of El Niño Southern Oscillation and Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation on Lake Chad level variability. Cogent Geosciences 1 (1), 1117829

Balogun I. A., Balogun A. A. and Adegoke J. O. 2014: Carbon monoxide concentration monitoring in Akure – A comparison between urban and rural environment. Journal of Environmental Protection 5, 266-273

Adegoke J. O., Jagtap S., Jimoh D., Ifejika Speranza C., Areola F., Ibe C., Abdulkadir A., Jibrin J. 2014. Chapter 2. Nigeria’s Changing Climate: Risks, Impacts & Adaptation in the Agriculture Sector. In Adegoke J., Araba A., and Ibe C. (eds.) National Agricultural Resilience Framework (NARF). A Report by the Advisory Committee on Agricultural Resilience in Nigeria (ACARN). p. 7-18.

Shisanya C., Ibe C., Adegoke J. O., Ifejika Speranza C., Adesanya M., Nyong A., Eniayeju D., Araba A., Babarinde S., Ukeje J., and Anuforom A., 2014. Chapter 4: Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Agricultural Planning and Development in Nigeria. In Adegoke J., Araba A., and Ibe C. (eds.) National Agricultural Resilience Framework (NARF). A Report by the Advisory Committee on Agricultural Resilience in Nigeria (ACARN). p. 39-50.

Vermeulen S., Abubakar Y., Conway G., Dziba L., Hoevel M., Ibe C., Ibrahim A., Olokor J., Ifejika Speranza C., Adegoke J. O., Ademiluyi A., Ajeigbe H., Mbow C., Moussa A. S., Ouedraogo M., Vervoort J., and Zougmoré R. 2014. Chapter 5: Agricultural Research and Technology Development for Climate Resilient Agriculture. In Adegoke J., Araba A., and Ibe C. (eds.) National Agricultural Resilience Framework (NARF). A Report by the Advisory Committee on Agricultural Resilience in Nigeria (ACARN). p. 51-68.

Ibe C., Adegoke J. O., Ifejika Speranza C., Shisanya C., Conway G., Vemeulen S., Araba D., Obatola P., Areola F., Tsewinor F., Hoevel M., AbdulkadirA., Akle M., Cergini R., Bromhead M-A., Bisong F., Babarinde S., Nzekwu R., Msheila M., and Bombata F. 2014. Chapter 7: Policy Interventions in Support of Agricultural Resilience in Nigeria. In Adegoke J., Araba A., and Ibe C. (eds.) National Agricultural Resilience Framework (NARF). A Report by the Advisory Committee on Agricultural Resilience in Nigeria (ACARN). p. 81-108.

Nyong, A., Adegoke. J. O., Shisanya, C., Ibe, C., Cervigni, R., Araba, A., 2014. Chapter 8: Innovative financing for climate-resilient agriculture. In Adegoke J., Araba A., and Ibe C. (eds.) National Agricultural Resilience Framework (NARF). A Report by the Advisory Committee on Agricultural Resilience in Nigeria (ACARN). p. 109-121.

*James, G., Adegoke, J. O., Osagie, S., Ekechukwu, S., Nwilo, P., Akinyede, J., 2013: Social valuation of mangroves in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, 9(4) 311-323.

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*Ayeni A., Kapangaziwiri, E., Soneye, A., Vezhapparambu, S., Adegoke, J. O., 2013: Assessing the impact of land use/land cover and climate changes on water stress in the derived savanna. In: In Eva Bogh et al. (eds), Climate and Land Surface Changes in Hydrology. Proceedings of H01, IAHS-IAPSO- IASPEI Assembly, Gothenburg, Sweden, July 2013. IAHS Publ. 359, 92-98. ISBN Number: 978-1- 907161-37-7.

*Ayeni A. O, Cho, M.A., Ramoelo, A., Mathieu, R., Soneye, A., Adegoke, J.O., 2013: Could Local Perceptions of Water Stress be explained by LULCC? Geoinfor Geostat: An Overview 2013, S1, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2327-4581.S1-001

Pielke Sr., R.A., Wilby, R., Niyogi, D., Hossain, F., Dairuku, K., Adegoke, J.O., Kallos, G., Seastedt, T., and Suding, K. 2011: Dealing with complexity and extreme events using a bottom-up, resource- based vulnerability perspective. AGU Monograph on Complexity and Extreme Events in Geosciences.

Hossain, F., Niyogi, D., Adegoke, J., Kallos, G., and Peilke Sr., R., 2011: Making Sense of the Water Resources That Will Be Available for Future use EOS, Transactions, AGU, 92, 17, 144, doi:10.1029/2011EO170005

Adegoke, J. O., Fageja, M., James, G., Agbaje, G., Ologunorisa, T.E., 2010: An Assessment of Recent Changes in the Niger Delta Coastline Using Satellite Imagery. Journal of Sustainable Development

Adegoke, J. O., Steurer, J. F., Green, C., Willoughby, T., 2010: The Kansas City Missouri ground level ozone (GLO) project: A community-based air pollution field experiment. Journal of Environmental Health, 73, 8-13.

Adegoke, J.O., Green, C., Hasan, S., 2010: Corporate Progress: Curbing greenhouse gas – a business in Kansas City, MO, gets professional help on emissions assessment and mitigation planning. Sustainability: The Journal of Record. 3(6): 334-337.

*James, G., Adegoke, J. O., Ekechukwu, S., Nwilo, P., Akinyede, J., Osagie, S., 2011: Economic Valuation of Mangroves in the Niger Delta: An Interdisciplinary Approach. World Fisheries: A Social- Ecological Analysis, Ommer, Perry, Cochrane and Cury (eds), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 265-280

Mahmood, R., and 40 co-authors, including Adegoke, J.O., 2010: Impacts of Land Use/Land Cover on Climate Change and Future Research Priorities. Bull of Am. Meteor Soc

*Balogun, A., Adegoke, J. O., Sajith, V., Mauder M., Gallo, K., 2009: Surface Energy Balance Measurements Above an Exurban Residential Neighbourhood of Kansas City, Missouri. Boundary Layer Meteorology, 133, 3, 299-321

Niyogi, D., Mahmood, R., & Adegoke, J. O., 2009: Land-Use/Land-Cover Change and It’s Impacts on Weather & Climate Boundary Layer Meteorology, 133, 3, 297-298.

Plag, H., Adegoke, J. O., Bruno, M., Christian, R., Digiacomo, P., McManus, L., Nicholls., R., and van de Wal, R., 2009: Observations as decision support for coastal management in response to local sea level changes. Ocean09 Geodetic Community White Paper: http://geodesy.unr.edu/hanspeterplag/sealevel/2009_plag_etal_cwp_lsl_oceanobs09.pdf

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Carleton, A.M., D.L. Arnold, D.J. Travis, S. Curran, and J.O. Adegoke, 2008: Synoptic circulation and land surface influences on convection in the Midwest U.S. “Corn Belt” during the summers of 1999 and 2000. Part I: Composite synoptic environments. J. Climate 21, 3389-3415

Carleton A.M., D.J. Travis, J.O. Adegoke, D.L. Arnold, and S. Curran, 2008: Synoptic circulation and land surface influences on convection in the Midwest U.S. “Corn Belt” during the summers of 1999 and 2000. Part II: Role of vegetation boundaries. J. Climate, 21, 3617 - 3641

*Fagbeja, M.A., Chatterton, T., Longhurst, J.W.S, Akinyede, J.O. & Adegoke, J.O. (2008). Air pollution and management in the Niger Delta - emerging issues. In Brebbia, C.A. & Longhurst, J.W.S. (Editors) Air Pollution XVI. WIT Press. Southampton and Boston. pp 207 – 216.

Adegoke, J. O., Pielke, R.A. Sr., & Carleton, A.M. 2007: Observational and modeling studies of the impacts of agriculture-related land use change on planetary boundary layer processes in the central U.S. Agric. Forest Meteor., 142, 203-215.

Pielke Sr., R.A., J.O. Adegoke, T.N. Chase, C.H. Marshall, T. Matsui, and D. Niyogi, 2007: A new paradigm for assessing the role of agriculture in the climate system and in climate change. Agric. Forest Meteor., Special Issue, 132, 234-254.

Pielke, R.A. Sr., Adegoke, J. O., A. Beltran-Przekurat, C.A. Hiemstra, J. Lin, U.S. Nair, D. Niyogi, and T.E. Nobis, 2007: An overview of regional land use and land cover impacts on rainfall. Tellus B, 59, 587-601.

*Sajith, V., Adegoke, J. O., Raghavan, S. K., Mohan, H. S., Vinodkumar, P, and Preenu, N., 2007: Validation of TMI retrieved 3-day composite, daily and diurnal signals of Total Precipitable Water with radiosonde measurements over the Indian Ocean. International Journal of Climatology, 27: 761- 770.

Castro, C and Pielke, R. A. Sr., Adegoke, J. O., 2007: Investigation of the Summer Climate of the Contiguous United States and Mexico using the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS). Part I: Model Climatology (1950–2002), Journal of Climate, 20, 3844-3865.

Castro, C and Pielke, R. A. Sr., Adegoke, J. O., Schubert, D., Pegion, P., 2007: Investigation of the Summer Climate of the Contiguous United States and Mexico using the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS). Part II: Model Climate Variability. Journal of Climate, 20, 3866-3887.

*James, G., Adegoke, J. O., Ekechukwu, S., Nwilo, P., Akinyede, J., 2007: Satellite-based assessment of the extent and changes in the Mangrove ecosystem of the Niger Delta. Marine Geodesy, 30: 249- 267.

Pielke, R.A. Sr., A. Beltran-Przekurat, C.A. Hiemstra, J. Lin, T.E. Nobis, Adegoke, J. O., U.S. Nair and D. Niyogi, 2006: Impacts of regional land use and land cover on rainfall - An overview. Hydrol. Sci. J., IAHS Publ. 308, 325-331.

Gallo, K., Reed, B., Owen, T., Adegoke, J. O., 2005: Characteristics of seasonal vegetation cover in the conterminous USA. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing 71(8), 959-966.

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Adegoke, J. O., Pielke, R.A Sr., Eastman, J., Mahmood, R., and Hubbard, K.G., 2003: A Regional Atmospheric Model study of the impact of irrigation on midsummer surface energy budget in the U.S. High Plains. Monthly Weather Review 131(3), 556-564.

Strack, J. E., Pielke, R. A., Sr., and Adegoke, J. O., 2003: Sensitivity of model-generated day time surface heat fluxes over snow to land cover changes. Journal of Hydrometeorology 4, 24-41.

Rozoff, C. M., Cotton, W. R., and Adegoke, J. O., 2003: Simulation of St. Louis, MO, Land-Use Impacts on Thunderstorms. Journal of Applied Meteorology. 42(6) 716–738.

Gallo, K., Adegoke, J. O., and Owen, T. W., 2002: Satellite-based analysis of global heat island temperatures. Journal of Geophysical Res. 104 (D24), ACL 161-166.

Adegoke, J. O. and Carleton, A. M., 2002: Relations between Soil Moisture and Satellite Vegetation Indices in the U.S. Corn Belt. Journal of Hydrometeorology 3, 395-405.

Carleton, A. M., Adegoke, J.O., Allard, J., Arnold, D. L., and Travis, D.J., 2001: Synoptic context of summer season land cover-convective cloud associations for the Midwest U.S. “Corn Belt”. Geophys. Res. Letts., 28:9, 1679-1682.

Adegoke, J. O. and Carleton, A. M., 2000: Warm Season Land Surface – Climate Interactions in the United States Midwest from Mesoscale Observations. In: Linking Climate to Land Surface Change, S. McLaren and D. Kniveton (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 83-97.

Invited Presentations

Keynote Speaker, 6th Annual Space Science and Satellite Technology Applications (SSSTA) International Conference, November 20-23, 2017 All Nations University Ghana

Lead co-Presenter: WASCAL – SASSCAL Side Event, United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 23), November 20, 2017 Bonn, Germany.

International Conference on Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development, September 26-28, 2016 Estes Park Colorado USA: Keynote Presenter – Addressing Climate Adaptation and Capacity Development Challenges in Africa

Lagos State 6th Climate Change Summit, Lagos, Nigeria March 18-20, 2014: Building Agricultural Resilience in Nigeria

Lagos State 6th Climate Change Summit, Lagos, Nigeria March 18-20, 2014: The Business Case for Urban Air Quality Under Changing Climate Conditions: Imperatives & Opportunities for Lagos State

Public Lecture, Center for Dryland Agriculture, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria August 10, 2014: The National Agricultural Resilience Framework: Strategies and Opportunities for Advancing Dryland Agriculture in a Changing Climate.

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1st International Conference on Drylands, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria December 12-15, 2014: Managing Environmental Risks and Challenges of Climate Change in Dryland Agriculture: Options, Strategies and Opportunities.

International Oceanography Conference, University of Calabar, Nigeria November 13, 2013: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Climate Change Adaptation Opportunities and Challenges in Coastal Cities in Africa

Public Lecture, Institute of Natural Resources Environment & Sustainability (INRES), University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria August 14, 2013: Water, Water Everywhere – No Respite in Sight.

Public Lecture, Ministry of Environment, Lagos State Nigeria July 26, 2013: Urban Air Quality: case Studies from Kansas City Missouri, USA & Insights for Air Quality Management in Lagos Megacity, Nigeria

Lagos State 4th Climate Change Summit, Lagos, Nigeria April 11, 2012: Vulnerability & Adaptability to Climate Change in Nigeria – Lagos State in Focus

Lagos State Climate Change Summit, Lagos, Nigeria April 12, 2012: Low Carbon Growth & CC Mitigation and Adaptation Measures for Industrial Development

University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria April 24, 2012: Design & Implementation of Research & Education Programs on Transdisciplinary Earth Systems Science & Climate Change Impacts/Adaptation: Case Studies from the USA & South Africa

AAAS Seminar, Washington DC, USA, November 15, 2011. Global change research collaboration opportunities between the USA and South Africa

WMO Hq Seminar, Geneva, September 12, 2011. The South Africa Global Change Program & the Applied Center for Climate and Earth Systems Science (ACCESS)

UNESCO IOC Special Seminar Series, Paris, France September 16, 2011. The South Africa Global Change Program & the Applied Center for Climate and Earth Systems Science (ACCESS)

Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON) Colloquium on Climate Change & the Built Environment, June 28, 2011: Climate Change & the Built Environment: A Review & Call to Action

National Science Foundation (NSF), Washington DC USA, April 21, 2011. World class facilities for world class science in a world class location: The South Africa Global Change Program & the Applied Center for Climate and Earth Systems Science (ACCESS)

The Missouri Energy Summit – University of Missouri Columbia: April 22-23, 2009 – Towards a Carbon-Neutral Future: Scenario-based Assessment of Climate-induced Risks to Regional Energy Production & Trends in the Kansas City Area.

Bayelsa State University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State – International Conference on the Nigerian State, Oil Industry and the Niger Delta; March 11-13, 2008

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Department of Economics & the Center for African Studies, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas: April 8, 2008 - Space Data Applications for Africa: Water Resources and Ecosystem Assessment

Department of Soils, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia Department Seminar: February 25, 2008 – Urban heat exchange and air quality investigations in the Kansas City area.

Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ Department Seminar: February 8, 2007 – Improving predictability of summer convective systems in the U.S. Midwest.

5th World FRIEND Conference, Havana, Cuba November 27-December 1, 2006: Impacts of regional land use and land cover on rainfall - An overview.

The XVIII General Assembly and Meeting of Consultations, Pan America Institute for Geography & History (PAIGH) Caracas, Venezuela, November 16 – 26, 2005: The role of local and remote forcing factors in seasonal climate anomalies of the Americas.

Department of Geological Science and Engineering, University of Missouri, Rolla Fall Seminar Series, 2004: Modeling climate response to land surface forcing in urban environments.

Department of Physics, University of Missouri-Kansas City Seminar Series, April 2004: Predicting lower atmosphere response to land surface energy and moisture flux variation at local and regional scales.

Seminar on the inter-agency cooperation between the UNESCO-Crosscutting Project on the Application of Remote Sensing for Integrated Management of Ecosystems and Water Resources in Africa and University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO USA May 12, 2004: Meeting the Challenges of Natural Resource management and Conservation in Africa through Space Science and Technology – How far have we gone? UNESCO HQ, Paris France

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) CAgM Expert Team Meeting on the Contribution of Agriculture to the State of Climate, Ottawa Canada September 27-30, 2004: Climate Impact of Agriculture Related Land Use Change in the United States.

Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia Fall 2003 Seminar Series: Relevance of land surface-atmosphere feedback processes in climate system prediction.

UNESCO Stakeholders and Resources Mobilization towards Implementation of the Regional Ocean Observing and Forecasting Systems for Africa (ROOFS-AFRICA), October 27-30 2003, Johannesburg South Africa: Coastal and Marine Meteorological Modeling and Forecasting Products and Services.

UNESCO workshop on the Application of Remote Sensing for Integrated Management of Ecosystems and Water Resources in Africa, November 11-13, 2002 Paris, France: Lake Chad- An Ecosystem at risk: Satellite based assessment of surface water changes 1960-2000.

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Presentations at Conferences & Professional Meetings Attended

2017: United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 23), November 6-17, 2017 Bonn, Germany.

2017: 6th Annual Space Science and Satellite Technology Applications (SSSTA) International Conference, November 20-23, All Nations University Ghana

2016: International Conference on Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development, September 26-28, 2016 Estes Park Colorado USA

2015 International Workshop of the Knowledge Action Group of the Global Alliance for Climate- Smart Agriculture (GACSA), March 15, 2015, Montpellier, France

2015 WMO-WCRP SPARC Capacity Development Workshop, January, 10-11, 2015, Granada, Spain

2015 International Workshop of the Knowledge Action Group of the Global Alliance for Climate- Smart Agriculture (GACSA), March 15, 2015, Montpellier, France

2014 Adapt2Climate Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus: A New Framework for Building Resilience in Nigeria’s Agriculture Value-Chains through Climate Smart Policies, Adaptation Programs and Actions

2014 Resilience & Food Security in a Changing Climate Forum, August 4, at the US-Africa Leadership Summit, Washington DC, USA

2014 Climate Risk Forum, September 24, at the UN Climate Summit, New York, USA

2014 1st Working Group Meeting of the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture (ACSA), December 17-18, Rome Italy

2013 Climate Change Impacts & Downscaling Meeting, August 27-29, The Pennsylvania State University, State College PA USA: Building Agricultural Resilience in Nigeria through Climate-Smart Policies & Implementation Strategies

2013 NASA Interdisciplinary Study (IDS) Project team Meeting, September 6, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA: Leveraging Science for Building Resilience & Reducing Vuulnerability through Climate-Smart Policies & Programs: The Nigeria Case Study.

2012 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA: Analyses of Projected Changes in Climate for Sub- Saharan Africa Using a Variable-Resolution Atmospheric Model

2011 COP17, Durban, South Africa, Fires-in-Africa Special Session.

2011 AAAS Seminar, Washington DC, USA. Global change research collaboration opportunities between the USA and South Africa

2011 SATREPS Symposium, Pretoria, South Africa. Disaster in the horn of Africa

2011 Climate Change Impacts on African Coastal Communities Symposium, Cape Town, South Africa. Environmental Impacts in the Niger/Delta Region

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2011 Climate Change Impacts on African Coastal Communities Symposium, Cape Town, South Africa. Decision Making Support for Coastal Zone Management, Water Resources and Climate Change in Africa

2009 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Trace Elements concentration and distribution across the Lake Chad Basin

2009 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Comprehensive Assessment of Water Quality in the Lake Chad Basin in Northern Nigeria

2009 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Investigation of soil properties for identifying recharge characteristics in the Lake Chad Basin

2009 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. A field-based investigation of hydrogeologic impacts on the Lake Chad basin

2009 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Understanding and Managing Natural and Human- induced Pressures on Ecosystem Health & Environmental Sustainability in the Lake Chad Basin (LCB).

2009 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Geoscience Education Opportunities: Partnerships to Advance Teaching & Scholarship (GeoPATHS): A Kansas City Minority Student Recruitment Initiative

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Appendix IV: University Administrative & Community Service

Director, Center for Applied Environmental Research (CAER) 2015 – Present

Chair, Department of Geosciences, UMKC 2008 – 2010

Member, Senate Budget Committee, UMKC 2008 – 2016

Member, College of A&S Steering Committee 2016 – Present

Member, Graduate Council, UMKC 2009 – 2011

Member, College of A&S Budget Committee 2009 – 2011

Member, College of A&S Academic Standards Committee 2008 – 2010

Member, Institute for Urban Education Design Team, UMKC 2004 - 2006

Board Member, United Nations Association of Kansas City 2008 – 2010

Commissioner, KCMO Environmental Management Commission (EMC) 2007 – 2010

Member, University Committee for Bioinformatics Program, UMKC 2003- 2006

Member, Medical Bioinformatics Sub-Committee: February 2004-September 2004, UMKC (Sub- committee produced a report on a new MS program in Bioinformatics and submitted to the Provost in September 2004)

Member, UMKC Clean Air Task Force, UMKC 2004-2005

Member, Faculty Council on Urban Affairs, UMKC 2003-2007

Member, Center for the City Research Fellows Design Team, UMKC: October – November, 2005.

Undergraduate Students Internship Coordinator, Dept. of Geosciences, UMKC 2004- 2007

Faculty in Charge of Department Website, 2002-2006

Volunteer High School Guest Speaker: Alliance of Community Educators 2004 - Present

Volunteer Judge, Greater Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair 2003 - Present

Volunteer Judge, Kansas Junior Academy of Science District Competition 2004 – Present

Board Member, ReEngage Inc Kansas City, Missouri 2018 - Present

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Appendix V: Leadership Roles at Conferences & International Meetings

Lead Session Facilitator: International Conference on the the Lake Chad, February 26-28, 2018 Abuja, Nigeria

Keynote Speaker: 6th Annual Space Science and Satellite Technology Applications (SSSTA) International Conference, November 20-23, 2017 All Nations University Ghana

Co-Convener: Side Event at United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 23), November 6-17, 2017 Bonn, Germany.

Keynote Speaker: International Conference on Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development, September 26-28, 2016 Estes Park Colorado USA

Facilitator: International Workshop of the Knowledge Action Group of the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA), March 15, 2015, Montpellier, France

Resource Person: WMO-WCRP SPARC Capacity Development Workshop, January, 10-11, 2015, Granada, Spain

Session Convener: Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment & Adaptation Planning: Current Status and Future Plans, 7th Lagos State Summit on Climate Change, April 21-24, 2015. Lagos Nigeria

Session Chair: Results from the LUCIL research project for climate-smart urban planning in Lagos megacity, 7th Lagos State Summit on Climate Change, April 21-24, 2015. Lagos Nigeria

Keynote Speaker: 1st International Conference on Drylands, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria, December 8-12, 2014

Member IOC: International Conference on Oceanography, University of Calabar, Nigeria November 12-14, 2013

Member International Organizing Committee (IOC), 9th International Conference on African Association for Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE), 2012, Eljadida, Morocco.

Session Chair: Water Security in a Water Scarce Country. 2011 Water Research Commission 40th Celebration Conference, Kempton Park, South Africa

Event Chair & Organizer: ACCESS side event at COP17, December 2011, Durban, South Africa

Session Chair: Sustainable Education: Learning the Principles of Sustainable Design within and Outside the Classroom. 2011 Architects Colloquium, Abuja, Nigeria

Member International Organizing Committee (IOC), 8th International Conference on African Association for Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE), 2010, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Steering Committee co-Chair & co-Organizer: The GEO Coastal Zone Community of Practice (CZCP), UNESCO-IOC-GOOS-Africa-IHP, AARSE Regional Workshop on Decision-Making

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Support for Coastal Zone Management, Water Resources & Climate Change In Africa. February 15- 18, 2010, Cotonou, Benin

Session Organizer & Presenter: Intercomparison of Satellite-derived Land Surface Temperature with Surface Infrared Thermometer Measurements for a Kansas City Suburban Location. 2009 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, Nevada

Session Chair & Organizer: Environmental Degradation, Resource Use, and Socio Economic Implications in the Niger Delta. 2009 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, Nevada

Member International Organizing Committee (IOC), 2nd International Conference on the Niger Delta, 2009, Wiberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Session Organizer, Presenter: Urban Microclimate: Mapping, Measurements, & Models. 2009 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas. Nevada

Member International Organizing Committee (IOC), 7th International Conference on African Association for Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE), 2008, Accra, Ghana.

Session co-Organizer: Environmental Degradation, Resource Use, and Socio Economic Implications in the Niger Delta, 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, California.

Member International Organizing Committee (IOC), 1st International Conference on the Niger Delta, 2007, Wiberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

Session co-Organizer: Weather or Not? Great Ideas for Teaching Students about Weather from the GLOBE Program. 2007 National Science Teachers Association St. Louis, Missouri.

Member International Organizing Committee (IOC), 6th International Conference on African Association for Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE), 2006, Cairo, Egypt.

Session Organizer: Satellite Climatology-Data Integration, Algorithms and Applications. 2005 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver Colorado.

Member International Organizing Committee (IOC), 5th International Conference on African Association for Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE), 2006, Nairobi, Kenya.

Session Organizer: Climate Variability and Change: Past, Present and Future. 2003 North Central Annual Conference of the Geological Association of America, Kansas City.

Session Organizer: Climate Applications of Satellite-derived Vegetation Indices. 2001 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York.

Session Chair: Fall 2004 American Society for Photogrametry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Specialty Conference September 12-16, 2004, Kansas City, MO

Session Chair: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) CAgM Expert Team Meeting on the

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Contribution of Agriculture to the State of Climate, September 27-30, 2004, Ottawa Canada

Session Chair, Paper Session on land surface-climate interactions. Annual meeting East Lake Division, Association of American Geographers. October 1998

Member, International Organizing Committee (IOC), 2004 Meeting of the African Association for Remote Sensing of the Environment, October 18-21, Naorobi Kenya.

Member, Local Organizing Committee (LOC) Annual Conference of the Nigerian Geographical Association. February 3- 6, 1994, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria

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Appendix VI: Teaching portfolio & Student Advising

Teaching University of Missouri-Kansas City Geog. 448/558: Satellite Climatology Fall 2003; Winter 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013-18 Geog. 315: Weather & Climate Fall 2003 – 2010; 2012-2018 Env. Sci. 111: Environmental Science Winter 2003; Fall 2003; Fall 2004, 2006, 2014 Geog. 410: GIS Winter 2004; 2005; Summer 2005, 2007, 2009 Geog 444/544: Geo-Computation Spring 2003 and 2005 Geog. 319: Synoptic Meteorology Winter 2005; 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 Geog 406/506: Global Change Spring 2007, 2009 and 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016

The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA Geog. 458 – Statistical Analysis Fall 1998 (Teaching Assistant) Earth 002 - Introduction to Earth System Science Fall 1997 (Teaching Assistant) Geog. 10 - Introduction to Physical Geography Spring 1997 (Teaching Assistant) Geog. 357 - Image Analysis & Remote Sensing Spring 1996 (Teaching Assistant)

Federal University of Technology, Minna Nigeria 1989 - 1993 Full responsibility for teaching a number of undergraduate courses including Physical Climatology, Weather and Climate, Remote Sensing Applications for Water Resources and Quantitative Techniques.

Graduate & Postdoctoral Advisees (Former & Current)

Former Graduate & Postdoctoral Advisees: Dr. Ahmed Balogun, LCAM Postdoctoral Associate – Micrometeorological measurement of urban heat and moisture fluxes (KC-FLUXMEX): 2004-2005 Dr. Amidu Ayeni, START Postdoctoral Fellow at CSIR – Hydro-climate studies: 2010 – 2012 Dr. Godstime James, PhD Geosciences & Economics: Graduated 2008 Dr. Sajith Vezharampu, PhD Geosciences & Physics: Graduated 2011 Chris Green, MS (Environmental Studies): Graduated 2011 Tyler Willoughby, MS (Environmental Studies): Graduated 2011 Naresh Naligetti, MS (Environmental Studies): Graduated 2011 Kim-Ndor Djmadoumngar, MS (Environmental Studies): Graduated 2014 Abigail Aderonmu, MS (Environmental Studies): Graduated 2014

Current Graduate Advisees: Mikias Kebede PhD UMKC – Geosciences & Civil Engineering 2014 – 2018 Ali Koleiny PhD UMKC – Geosciences & Mathematics 2014 – 2019 Omolola Akinola PhD UMKC – Geoscience & Social Sciences 2015 – 2019 Abigail Aderonmu PhD UMKC – Geoscience & Social Sciences 2015 – 2019

Visiting Scholar Advising: Vincent Weli (University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria) Spring 2016 Khaled Abu-Taleb (National Space Agency, Cairo Egypt) Spring 2016 Ayila Adzandeh (Regional Center for Training in Aerospace Surveys, Nigeria) Spring 2016 Darryl Colender (City of Cape Town, South Africa) Spring 2016 Babatunde Abiodu, University of Cape Town (UCT) South Africa Spring 2016

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Clarkson Ojogun (Wageningen University, The Netherlands) Winter 2014 Mikias Kebede (University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Spring 2014 Temi Ologunorisa (Osun State University, Nigeria) Spring 2008

Undergraduate Research Internship Advising: Graig Mickelson (Atmospheric Science Program, UM – Columbia) Summer 2004 Zachary Klein (Atmospheric Science Program, UM – Columbia) Summer 2004 Tyler Willoughby (Geography, UMKC) Summer 2005 Chris Green (Environmental Studies, UMKC) Summer 2007

Membership of Thesis/Dissertation Committees: Ms. Jia Ma, PhD UMKC-Geosciences (GIS/Software Architecture): Graduated 2005 Mr. John Odokwu, PhD UMKC-Education (Co-discipline: Geosciences): Graduated 2008 Mr. George Varghese, MS Civil Engineering: Graduated 2004 Ms. Rakiya Baba, PhD UMKC-Geosciences (Co-discipline: Civil Engineering) Graduated 2014 Mr. Murambadoro, PhD UMKC-Geosciences (Co-discipline: Computer Science): Graduated 2012 Mr. Harris Gbomina, MS Geosciences: Graduated 2015 Ms. Omosalewa Olawoye, PhD – Economics (Co-discipline: Geosciences): 2012-2016 Mr. John Nicolarsen, PhD – Economics (Co-discipline: Geosciences): 2013-2017 Mr. Aqdas Afzal, PhD – Economics (Co-discipline: Geosciences): 2014-2017 Mr. Mohammad Al Yousif – Economics (Co-discipline: Geosciences): 2014-2018