About Esther Oluwafunmilayo Makinde
MICRO-BIO
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Esther is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics, University of Lagos. She also was an academic staff of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife for five years. She has a Ph.D. in Ecology and Environmental Science and has expertise in Space Applications, Remote Sensing, Digital Image Processing and Geographical Information System. She has received some Awards and a member of some professional bodies that include: Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES) Senior Member, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE), American Geophysical Union (AGU), Nigeria Association of University Women (NAUW). She has been involved in a number of projects at various levels; some of which include: USGS, CLISS, AGRHYMET Regional Centre Project on Mapping Land Use Land Cover and Best Practices for the West Africa Region, (2011-2014); Edo State Project for DSI Integrated Service Ltd. on Needs Assessment and GAP Analysis of Master Plan-Plan-Based Project in the Niger Delta Region. Client: Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. (2010); Co-Consultant on Environmental Impact Assessment for Various Projects with some oil companies, in BFM Consult, Lagos State (2006-2009). She has also been a Facilitator/Trainer, African Monitoring for Sustainable Development (AMESD) in the ECOWAS region, African Union Commission, ECOWAS and AGRHYMET Regional Centre Project, (2010-2012) to mention a few. She travels widely to make presentations on findings from independent and collaborative researches.
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EXPERIENCE
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University of Lagos, Akoka
- Senior Lecturer
- Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics, Faculty of Engineering
- June 2014 to Present
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Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
- Junior Research Fellow - Research Fellow
- Institute of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science
- April 2009 to June 2014
EDUCATION
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Department of Environment, University of York, Heslington, North Yorkshire, UK
- PostDoc
- October 2017 to August 2018
Commonwealth Postdoctoral Fellow
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Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente, The Netherlands.
- Training- Certificate
- April 2012 to July 2012
Certificate in Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing
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Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
- Ph. D.
- July 2009 to May 2013
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Ecology and Environmental Science
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United Nations Programme On Space Application (UN-PSA), African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education-English, (ARCSSTE-E)
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
- January 2008 to October 2008
Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Remote Sensing /GIS (Distinction)
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Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
- M. Sc.
- July 2006 to December 2008
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Environmental Control and Management (Distinction)
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University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State
- B. Sc.
- February 2000 to November 2004
Bachelor of Science (B. Sc. Hons) in Geography (Second Class Upper)
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