AKANDE SAMUEL OLUMIDE

 Development Officer II

 soakande[at]futa.edu.ng

 07032320763

 NIGERIA

 NIGERIAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY (NMETS) AFRICAN ASSOCIATION OF REMOTE SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT (AARSE) INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING (ISPRS) OCEAN EXPERT OF MARINE AND FRESHWATER PROFESSIONALS (OCEANEXPERTS) THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE SCIENCES OF LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY (ASLO) WORLD URBAN DATABASE AND ACCESS PORTAL TOOLS (WUDAPT)

 I. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE, (FUTA) ONDO STATE SEPT.2016 – TILL DATE II. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE, (FUTA) ONDO STATE JAN. 2014 – JAN. 2016 III. FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE, (FUTA) NIGERIA. OCT. 2006 –AUG. 2011 IV. THE POLYTECHNIC IBADAN, IBADAN, OYO STATE FEB, 2003-MAY, 2006

 HE HAS WORKED AS A GIS ANALYST/RESEARCH ASSISTANT AT THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (IITA), AIRTEL NIGERIA, ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY (AAUA), GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT AT THE AFRICAN REGIONAL CENTRE FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION-ENGLISH (ARCSSTE-E). HIS RESEARCH FOCUSES ON CLIMATOLOGY, REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS). HIS EXPERTISE AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE COVER THE AREAS OF HYDROLOGY, CLIMATE SCIENCE, SOIL SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT, WITH GIS APPLICATIONS. HE HAS SERVED AS A REVIEWER FOR SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS IN HIS FIELD. HE HAS PUBLISHED SEVERAL SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS IN LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS, AND HAS CONTRIBUTED TO SOME TECHNICAL REPORTS IN WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL FIELDS. HIS RESEARCHES AND PUBLICATIONS FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, URBAN LAND USE, INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND DROUGHT ASSESSMENT. HE HAS PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL OCEAN-BASED RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH THE UNIVERSITY SPACE CLUB, OCEANEXPERT, MUNDUSMARIS TEAMS ETC.