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03/23/2020 | Campus-Meldung

Dr. Segun O. Oladele: visiting soil scientist

Dr. Segun Oluwatomiwa Oladele is visiting Prof. Dr. Andreas Bürkert at the Institute of Organic Crop Production and Agroecosystem Research in the Tropics and Subtropics (OPATS) at the University of Kassel from February to May 2020. Oladele (32) is a recipient of the 2019 TWAS-DFG Postdoctoral Collaborative Fellowship.

Image: Olawunmi Fadairo.
Dr. Segun O. Oladele is a visiting scholar at the University of Kassel from February to May.

During his stay at OPATS, Oladele's goal is to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide, on tropical agricultural soils. At the University of Kassel, he sees an opportunity to broaden his research horizons and gain new skills with cutting-edge technology.

He completed his PhD in 2018 on "The impact of biochar amendment and adoption on soil properties and upland rice productivity in two agro-ecological zones of southwestern Nigeria" at the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria. His doctoral thesis was nominated for the 2019 Eni Prize for Advanced Environmental Solutions in Italy, commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize for Energy.

Oladele is a lecturer and researcher in Soil management and Biogeochemistry at the Department of Agronomy at Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko in Nigeria. He is a member of international bodies and organizations such as International Union of Soil Science (IUSS), International Biochar Initiative (IBI), International Soil Tillage Research Organization (ISTRO), Soil Science Society of Nigeria (SSSN), Biochar Initiative of Nigeria (BIN).

Together with TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries), the German Research Foundation (DFG) is making scientists in Germany aware of the need to invite young scientists from Sub-Saharan Africa to work at their institutions.