Our Team
Photo: Jenny Fontaine/UIC
Principal Investigator
Akintomide Afolayan Akinsanola
Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
w/ Joint Appointment at Argonne National Laboratory
aakinsan@uic.edu | Google Scholar | ResearchGate | | Twitter | CV
Education/Professional Experience
B.Tech., M.Tech., (Meteorology) Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria
Ph.D., (Climate Science) City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Assistant Atmospheric Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Postdoctoral Appointee, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Georgia, USA
Assistant Lecturer, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria
Visiting Scholar, Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, Norway
Teaching Assistant, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Teaching Assistant, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria
Scholarly Service
Editorial Board Member, Communications Earth and Environment (Nature)
Associate Editor, Journal of Climate
Co-chair of the Monsoons Panel's Working Group on African Monsoons (WG-AFM)- CLIVAR/GEWEX
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Taguela, Thierry Ndetatsin
taguela@uic.edu | Google Scholar | ResearchGate
Education
PhD in Atmospheric Science, University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon
Research Interest
Climate Modeling, Climate Change, Extreme Events, Complex Network Analysis and Machine/Deep Learning Applications in Climate Science.
Graduate Students
Tolulope Emmanuel Adeliyi
Ph.D. student in Earth and Environmental sciences
Email: tadeli2@uic.edu
Education
MSc (Mathematical Sciences/Climate Science and Atmospheric Physics), University of Energy and Natural Resources, Ghana /African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
B.Ed. (Mathematics) University of Lagos, Nigeria
Vishal Bobde
Ph.D. student in Earth and Environmental sciences
Email: vbobde2@uic.edu
Education
BS-MS Dual Degree (Environmental Science Major and Physics Minor), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, India
Kayode Ayegbusi
Ph.D. student in Earth and Environmental sciences
Email: kayegb2@uic.edu
Education
Postgraduate Diploma (Earth System Physics), International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy
B.Tech. (Meteorology) Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria
Ibraheem Ayomide Raji
Ph.D. student in Earth and Environmental sciences
Email: iraji@uic.edu
Education
B.Tech. & M.Tech (Meteorology) Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria
Research interest
Regional Climate Modeling, Extreme Events, Climate Change
Group Alumni
Spencer Apple
Hello! My name is Spencer Apple. I received my Associates Degree in Science from Harold Washington College in Chicago before transferring to UIC. I am currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences with a minor in Mathematics. Hailing from the west suburbs of Chicago, I have seen my fair share of extreme weather events. I am especially interested in midlatitude cyclones that affect the Great Plains region of North America. Upon graduation, I hope to continue deepening my knowledge about the beautifully chaotic systems that wreak havoc on the daily lives of the people and infrastructure that are unlucky enough to be in their path of destruction and what the future impacts of human-driven climate change will have on these systems and the people on the ground. Outside of my pursuit of knowledge, I enjoy live music, spending time with my family, and Ken Burns documentaries.
Freeman Alexander
Hi, my name is Alexander, and I am a 4th year undergrad pursuing bachelor's degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences. I have an interest in the rising sea level and hope to look further into its effects on coastal and island environments.