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Emeka Ugboma
 
mgr Emeka Ugboma
PhD student
Institute of Geophysics
Atmospheric Physics Department
ul. Pasteura 5, room: B4.17
+48 22 55 32 017
Emeka.Ugboma@fuw.edu.pl
  • Aerosols
  • Air Quality
  • Satellite data for assessment of trace gases' effects over large regions (Sentinel-5P, OMI, etc.)

Education

  • 2021 - current: PhD studies at the Faculty of Physics

                        Supervisor: dr hab. Iwona S. Stachlewska, prof.ucz

  • 2017: Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France, Atmospheric and climate sciences
  • 2015: Imo State University Owerri, Nigeria, M.Sc. Atmospheric Physics
  • 2009: Imo State University Owerri, Nigeria, B.Sc. Industrial Physics
  • 2004: The Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Nigeria, Dip. Computer Science

Employment and professional experience

06/2021 - 09/2021.  Visiting researcher, Remote Sensing Lab, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw.

02/2020 - 06/2021.  Research assistant, Aerosol Lab,  University of Szeged, Hungary.

02/2018 - 01/2020.  Lecturer in Physics, Eastern Palm University, Orlu, Nigeria.

Scholarships

• ICTP grant for participation at the European Research Course on Atmospheres (ERCA) at Grenoble, France. (2017)

• BBC Media Action, Award of Excellence. (2016)

• Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Scholarship. (2006 - 2009)

• National Agip Oil Company (NAOC) Student’s Merit Award. (2007 - 2009)

• Outstanding Scholar of Physics, Department of Physics, Imo State University Owerri, Nigeria. (2006)

 

Scholarships and scientific stays abroad

  • Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria. 2024
  • NILU - Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway. 2022
  • Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France. 2017

Participation in conferences, conventions, schools, courses

• AERONET Science and Application Exchange 2024. University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA. Sep. 17-19, 2024.

• Applications of Carbon Dioxide Measurements for Climate-Related Studies. NASA, July 09, 10 & 16 2024

•  Solar Radiation-Based Established Techniques for Atmospheric Observations. ESA-ESRIN, Frascati & Sapienza Universita di Roma, Italy. Feb. 6-10, 2023.

• Selecting Climate Change Projection Sets for Mitigation, Adaptation, and Risk Management Applications. NASA, Sep. 19–20, 2022.

•  Evaluating Ecosystem Services with Remote Sensing. NASA, Aug. 23–30 , 2022.

•  Introduction and Access to Global Air Quality Forecasting Data and Tools. NASA, Sep. 23–30 , 2021. 

•  Introduction to NASA Resources for Climate Change Applications. NASA, Sep. 29–Oct. 6, 2021.  

• Training School on Dust Aerosol Detection and Monitoring on state-of-art satellite-based and model-based

products for aerosol detection. EUMETSAT and the WMO SDS-WAS Regional Center, Nov. 9–12, 2021.

• Satellite Data Analysis and Machine Learning Classification with QGIS (1 & 2). UN Open GIS Initiative/Politecnico Milano.  Apr. 27 & May 11, 2021.

• Filtration Basics: Physics, Instrumentation, and Applications. TSI Inc. 2020.11.19

• E-cigarette Aerosol Characterization: Challenges and Methods. TSI Inc. 2020/07/08

• The Article Publishing Process: An Elsevier Author Workshop. Elsevier Research Academy on Campus. 2020/06/01 

• The Book Publishing Process: An Elsevier Author Workshop. Elsevier Research Academy on Campus. 2020/06/03

• Introduction to the TSI Model 3095 Engine Exhaust Particle Measurement System (EEPMS). TSI Inc. 2020/04/08

Activities in scientific societies

  • Member, EGU Early Career Scientists, Atmospheric Science Division.
  • Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU).
  • Member, Young Earth System Scientists (YESS) community.

Research project

Research & Development Project

Research & Organizational Project

Field Experiment

Research & Development service