VITA
Professional Appointments:
Assistant Professor of Structural Geology, Columbia University Starting 07/2022
Adjunct Associate Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory 11/2021 - 06/2022
Upstream Structural Geologist, BP America 08/2020 - 05/2022
Structural Geology Intern, BP America 05/2019 - 08/2019
Structural Geology Intern, Chesapeake Energy 05/2018 - 08/2018
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant, University of Oklahoma 08/2017 - 07/2020
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University 08/2015 - 07/2017
Bureau of Geophysical Prospecting (BGP-CNPC), Nigeria 10/2010 - 02/2014
Education:
PhD., Geophysics (2017 - 2020)
University of Oklahoma, U.S.
Emphases: Structural Geology, Geomechanics, Geophysics
Mentors: Brett M. Carpenter (Advisor), Ze'ev Reches
MSc., Geology (2015 - 2017)
Oklahoma State University, U.S.
Emphases: Active Tectonics, Near-Surface Geophysics
Mentors: Estella A. Atekwana (Advisor), Mohamed Abdelsalam
BTech., Geology (2003 - 2008)
Federal University of Technology, Akure (F.U.T.A.), Nigeria
Emphases: Structural Geology, Satellite Remote Sensing
Mentors: Yekini B. Anifowose (Advisor), Idowu B. Odeyemi
Journal Editorial Service
• Associate Editor, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G-Cubed), American Geophysical Union [2021 - Current]
• Associate Editor, The Journal of Geology [2024 - Current]
• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Earth Science - Structural Geology & Tectonics. [2022 - 2024]
• Associate Editor, ES3 (The Geological Society of London Journal) [2020 - 2023]
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