Vita

Education

The University of Cambridge, England

Ph.D. in Geology, 1987-1990 (Awarded 1991)

            Dissertation: Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction of the E2.0 Reservoir in the Kolo Creek Field, Niger Delta (Nigeria), 237p.

            Advisor: Dr. Jenny L. Chapman

University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Nigeria

M.Sc. in Applied Geology, 1984-1986 (Awarded 1987)

            Minor: Petroleum Geology

            Thesis: Biostratigraphy and Paleoenvironmental Analysis of Strata Penetrated by Igbomotoru-1 Well, Niger Delta, 106 p.

            Advisor: Dr. M. Babajide Salami

B.Sc. in Geology, First Class Honors, 1979-1983

            Thesis: Preliminary Palynology of the Nkporo Shale and Mamu Formation in the Anambra

            Basin, South-eastern Nigeria, 54 p.

            Advisor: Dr. M. Babajide Salami 

Professional Experience

Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Computing, Missouri University of Science and Technology (Jan 2021-present)

Interim Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Computing, Missouri University of Science and Technology (Jan-Dec 2020)

Acting Chair, Department of Computer Science, Missouri University of Science and Technology (July 2020)

Professor, Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, with 25% FTE in Biological Sciences; Investigator, Energy Research Center, Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T, 2005-present)

Interim Chair, Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology (Jan 2015-July 2017)

Program Head, Geology & Geophysics Program, Missouri S&T (2006-2014)

Associate Chair, Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering  (2005-2006)

Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering/ Department of Geology and Geophysics, Missouri S&T (1997-2005)

Assistant Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Missouri S&T (1991-1997)

Demonstrator and Undergraduate Supervisor, Department of Earth Sciences and New Hall College (now Murray Edwards College), University of Cambridge (1998 -1990)

Part-Time Geologist/Palynologist. GEOTREX Systems Limited, Lagos, Nigeria  (Mar-Sep 1987)

Assistant Lecturer, Department of Geology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria  (Jan-Sep 1987)

Graduate Assistant, Department of Geology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria (1985-1987)

Palynologist, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, Warri (Nov-Dec 1984)

Production Geologist, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, Lagos (1983-1984)

Other Professional Experience

Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt (Mar 2012)

Visiting Professor, Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa (May-Jun 1999)

Shipboard Sedimentologist, Ocean Drilling Program Leg 159 (JOIDES Resolution), Eastern Equatorial Atlantic Transform Margin (Jan-Feb 1995)

Visiting Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, University of the Western Cape, South Africa (Apr-May 1993)

Registered Geologist, State of Missouri (since 1995); License No. 0667

Awards

Best Paper/Poster Awards (*Student Co-Authors Underlined)

1.  SEPM Outstanding Journal Paper Award, Journal of Sedimentary Research 2008: Benison, K.C., Bowen, B.B., Oboh-Ikuenobe, F.E., Jagniecki, E., LaClair, D.A., Story, S.L., Mormile, M.R., and Hong, B., 2007. The sedimentology of acid saline lakes in southern Western Australia: Newly described processes and products of an extreme environment. Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 77, p. 366-388.

2.  Best Poster Award: AASP-The Palynological Society, 27th Annual Meeting, College Station, Texas, November 2-4, 1994. “Correlating palynofacies assemblages with sequence stratigraphy in late Campanian sediments of the Book Cliffs, east-central Utah.”

Co-authored with students as lead authors

3.   Paleontological Society Graduate Student Poster Prize, 2nd Place: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, November 4-7, 2018. Cárdenas, D., Oboh-Ikuenobe, F.E., and Jaramillo, C., 2018, “Early to middle Miocene marine palynology of the Colombian Caribbean margin: biostratigraphic and paleoceanographic implications.

4.  Graduate Student Poster Award, 1st Place: American Institute of Professional Geologists 54th National Conference, Nashville, TN, September 25, 2017. Ilesanmi, O., Oboh-Ikuenobe, F., and Abdelsalam, M., “Geohazard mapping using lidar and satellite imagery in Oklahoma.”

5.  Best Poster Award: XXIII Brazilian Congress of Paleontology, Gramado, October 13-18, 2013. Lorente, F.L., Pessenda, L.C.R., Oboh-Ikuenobe, F.E., Buso Junior, A.A., Borotti Filho, M.A., Cohen, M.C.L., Giannini, P.C.F., Rossetti, D., Meyer, K.E.B., França, M.C., Silva, J.P., Francischini, M.I., and Bendassolli, J.A., “Palynofacies, C and N isotopes, and granulometry analyses of Lake Bonita sediments (ES, Brazil).”

6.  Best Student Poster Award: AASP-The Palynological Society, 42nd Annual Meeting, Kingsport, Tennessee, September 27-30, 2009. Zobaa, M.K., Oboh-Ikuenobe, F.E., and Rogers, J.D., “Possible palynologic evidence of hurricanes in the New Orleans area during the past 4,500 years.”

7.   Best Graduate Student Paper Award, 2nd Place: American Society of Microbiologists Regional Meeting, Kansas City, MO, April 2006. Story, S.L., Oboh-Ikuenobe, F.E., Benison, K.C., Mormile, M.R., Bowen, B.B., Hong, B., and Jagniecki, E., “Using palynology to interpret lake sediments in Western Australia.”

8.  Clayton Johnson Best Graduate Student Paper Award, 2nd Place: Missouri Academy of Sciences (Geology and Geophysics Section), Kirksville, April 14-15, 2006. Story, S.L., Oboh-Ikuenobe, F.E., Benison, K.C., Mormile, M.R., Bowen, B.B., Hong, B., and Jagniecki, E., “Palynomorph and organic matter preservation in extreme lake environments, Western Australia.”

9.   L.R. Wilson Best Student Paper Award: AASP-The Palynological Society 38th Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, September 18-21, 2005. Antolinez, H., and Oboh-Ikuenobe, F.E., “Refinement of Early Paleogene biostratigraphy in West Africa using dinoflagellate cysts from Nigeria and ODP Hole 959D (Leg 159).“

10.  Best Paper, 2nd Place: Missouri Academy of Sciences (Collegiate Division), April 1999, Cape Girardeau. Morris, E.J., and Oboh-Ikuenobe, F.E., “Sedimentology, palynology, and sea level changes recorded by two Pennsylvanian cores from Northwestern Missouri.”

University and Professional Awards

• Medal for Excellence in Education, AASP - The Palynological Society, 2023

• Women's Hall of Fame Inductee, Missouri S&T, 2022

• Outstanding Teaching Award, Missouri S&T, 2021 – 2022

• Faculty External Recognition Award, Missouri S&T, 2021

• Outstanding Teaching Commendation, Missouri S&T, 2020 – 2021

• Elected Fellow, The Paleontological Society, 2020

• Outstanding Teaching Award, Missouri S&T, 2019 – 2020

• Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, 2019

• Faculty External Recognition Award, Missouri S&T, 2018

• Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2017

• Honorary Global Counselor, Missouri S&T’s Office of Cultural and International Affairs, 2017

• Outstanding Teaching Award, Missouri S&T, 2013 – 2014

• Elected Fellow, Geological Society of America, 2011

• Outstanding Students Leaders’ Outstanding Student Advocate Award, Missouri S&T’s Corporate Development Council & Student Council, 2011

• Faculty Excellence Award, Missouri S&T, 2008

• Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Materials, Energy and Earth Resources, Missouri S&T, 2005

• Woman of the Year Award, Missouri S&T, 2004

• Faculty Excellence Award, Missouri S&T, 2003

• Honorable Mention, Recognition of Teaching Excellence, Missouri S&T, 2003

• Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Mines and Metallurgy, Missouri S&T, 2003

• Faculty Excellence Award, Missouri S&T, 1995

• Alumni Prize for the Most Outstanding Student in the Sciences, University of Ife, 1983

• West African Portland Cement Company Prize for the Best Graduating Geology Student, University of Ife, 1983

• Ian Wilson Memorial Prize for Sedimentology, University of Ife, 1983

• Elf (Nigeria) Ltd. Prize for Petroleum Geology and Related Courses, University of Ife, 1983

Scholarships

• Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Award to New Hall College (now Murray Edwards), University of Cambridge (1987-1990)

• Cambridge Philosophical Society Postgraduate Student Research Grant (1989)

• Federal Government of Nigeria Scholarship - National Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Students (1981-1982)

Service and Civic Awards

• Distinguished Service Award, Goretti Old Girls International, Inc., 2013

• Woman of Legacy, Voices of Edo Women, 2011

• Science and Technology Award, Nigerian People’s Forum— USA, 2008

Professional/Service Activities and Leadership

Professional Associations

• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS, Fellow)

• American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)

• AASP – The Palynological Society

• Association of Missouri Geologists

• Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG)

• Cambridge Philosophical Society (Life Member)

• Geological Society of America (GSA, Lifetime Member, Fellow)

• Missouri Academy of Science (Life Member)

• Sigma Xi

• The Paleontological Society (Fellow)

• Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)

Selected Leadership Preparation and Positions Held

Professional

NSF Advisory Committee for Geosciences (2022 –2024)   

Chair, Nominations Committee,  The Paleontological Society (2021-2022)

Co-Chair, Geological Society of America Diversity in the Geosciences Committee (2013-2015)

President-Elect, President and Past President, AASP – The Palynological Society (2010-2013)

University of Missouri System Academic Leadership Development Program (2006-2007)

Director, Association for Women Geoscientists Foundation (2005-2009)

Lead Convener, 38th Annual Meeting of AASP – The Palynological Society, September 18-21 2005, Saint Louis, Missouri (2003-2005)

National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE Leadership Workshop for senior female faculty, University of Missouri-Kansas City (4-day workshop, 2004)

Councillor, International Federation of Palynological Societies (AASP Rep., 1996-2004)

Chairperson, O.R. Grawe Award for outstanding undergraduates, Association of Missouri Geologists (1994-2015) 

Chairperson, Geology and Geophysics Section, Missouri Academy of Science (1994-1998)

Civic

Founding Assistant Secretary, Federal Government Girls College Benin City Alumni – The Americas (2013-2016)

Founding Public Relations Officer & Treasurer, Goretti Old Girls International, Inc. (2007-2013)

Secretary, Cardinal Newman Catholic Campus Ministry Advisory Board (2003-2004)

Auditor, Campus Catholic Ministry Newman Center Building Fund (2001-2006)

Board of Directors, Rolla Optimist Club (1995-1998)

Founding Secretary, STYX Club, a philanthropic student organization at the University of Ife, Nigeria (1992-1993)

Selected Professional Activities

Member, Paleontological Society Nominating Committee (2019-2022)

AASP - The Palynological Society Liaison to the Geological Society of America (2017-present)

Member, GSA Public Service Awards Committee (2017-2020)

Member, GSA Awards Ad-hoc Committee (2015-2016)

Member, International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Scientific Board (Global Change Group), UNESCO/International Union of Geological Sciences (2013-present)

Member-at-large, GSA Diversity in the Geosciences Committee (2012-2015)

Co-Convener of the theme section, “New Horizons in Precambrian Palynology and Paleobiology,” 123rd Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2011)

Member-at-large, GSA Committee on Research Grants (2010-2013)

Mentor, MentorNet (2009-2014)

Member, Chrysalis Scholarship Committee, Association for Women Geoscientists (2008-present)

NSF Committee of Visitors, Surface Earth Processes (2008)