PhD Student, Geosciences, Virginia Tech
Research Interest: Space Geodetic Measurement Methods | Remote Sensing | Geophysics | InSAR | Coastal hazard monitoring | Land subsidence | Sea level rise | Probabilistic Timeseries Modeling.
Hello and welcome! I am a first-year PhD student from Nigeria leveraging advanced satellite methods to develop global probabilistic and machine learning models that quantify the present and future vertical land motion and relative sea level rise estimates. I also investigate the vulnerabilities of coastal communities and infrastructure to subsidence. I am making meaningful contributions to this field by utilizing advanced Earth observation satellite data, including Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR), Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). I am passionate about using cutting-edge geodetic techniques to inform resilient infrastructure and community planning.
Current Research Focus
My research is at the intersection of Geodesy, Remote Sensing, and Geophysics , specializing in using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data to address subsidence and how it relates to infrastructures and coastal communities.
My dissertation research focuses on:
Probabilistic Modeling of Vertical Land Motion (VLM): Developing probabilistic models to quantify present and future VLM and relative sea level rise probabilities.
Infrastructure Exposure to Subsidence Risk: Utilizing InSAR to monitor the deformation of critical infrastructures (e.g., airports, urban cities, coastal communities) and assess their exposure to land subsidence.
Flood and Inundation Assessment: Investigating how subsidence exacerbates sea level rise and flood exposure risk in coastal areas.
I work within the Earth Observation and Innovation (EOI) Laboratory under Dr. Manoocherh Shirzaei. I welcome collaborations that align with my research interests and am eager to engage with others who share my passion for this vital work.
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
A downloadable PDF version of my complete CV is available below.
Last Updated: [October, 2025]
EDUCATION
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Department of Geosciences, College of Sciences Jan. 2025 – Present
Thesis: Probabilistic modeling of contemporary and future vertical land motion
Federal University of Technology, Akure
Bachelor of Technology in Surveying and Geoinformatics Jan. 2018 – Mar. 2024
Thesis: Monitoring the Shoreline Changes in Lagoon Barrier Coast Using Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Imagery.
Malawi University of Science and Technology
Certificate of Drone and Data Technology (CDDT) level 1 Certificate Aug. 2023 – Oct. 2023
Trusted Operator Program (TOP) Level 1 Certificate
EU Drone License A1/A3 Open Category Certificate
Supervising Institutions: Virginia Tech University, Furman University, Malawi University of Science and Technology, Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Student Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Student member, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
Individual member, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
National Association of Black Geoscientists (NABG)
Student member, Nigeria Association of Geodesy (NAG)
Dean’s Honor Award 2018–2024
Best Graduating Student in Surveying and Geoinformatics Department Mar. 2024
Scholarship into the African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) for Certificate of Drone & Data Technology Level 1 Course (CDDT1), Cohort 16 Sept. 2023
Academic Excellence Award by NISGS, FUTA Aug. 2023
Academic Excellence Award by Young Surveyors Network (YSN), Ondo State Chapter. Dec. 2022
GISFest Challenge Student participation grant to attend the GISFest 2022 Conference Nov. 2022
Academic Excellence Award by NISGS, FUTA Feb. 2022
Abdulkabir Aliu Foundation (AAF) Scholarship Award Nov. 2021
University Indigent Student Scholarship Award Sept. 2021
Academic Excellence Award by Young Surveyors Network (YSN), Ondo State Chapter. Jun. 2021
Academic Excellence Award by FUTA Muslim Graduate Association Oct. 2019
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