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Dr AA Salami

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow | College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
School of Ecological and Human Sustainability | Department: Environmental Sciences

Tel: 011 670 9620
Campus: Florida (Science Campus)
Building: Calabash
Office: 01-015

  • PhD in Geography
  • MSc in Geography
  • BSc Ed Hons in Geography

  • Hydrometeorology, climate science and remote sensing
  • Applied statistical, regional climate and hydrological modelling
  • Extreme events: floods, drought, climate change and heatwaves
  • Water-energy-food nexus and marine studies
  • Regionalisation, geostatistics and spatial analysis
  • Integrated, sustainable and resilient water resources management

  • Satellite and ground-based rainfall esitmation
  • Climate and hydrological modelling
  • Drought and flood risk analysis
  • GIS and remote sensing
  • Environmental sustainability and resilience

Professional Affiliations:

  • International Association of Hydrological Societies (IAHS)
  • Nigeria Association of Hydrological Sciences (NAHS)
  • Association of Nigerian Geographers (ANG)
  • Nigerian Meteorological Society (NiMets)
  • The International Society for Agricultural Meteorology
  • International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC)
  • Teacher Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)

Awards:

  • Best PhD Thesis Award in Hydrology and Water Resources in Nigeria - NAHS, 2024
  • Academic Merit Award of Excellence - AMJN, 2024
  • Best Researcher Award - International Academic Achievements and Awards, 2024
  • Merit Awards for Excellence in Education and Cambridge IGCSE/A Level Geography - British International School, Lagos (2022-2025)
  • PhD and MSc Scholarship Awards - CAMON Foundation, Abdulkabir Aliu Foundation, and others

  • Climate Estimation and Forecasting Models for Integrated and Optimal Management of Inland and Marine Water, Energy, and Food (WEF) Resources and Biodiversity
  • Performance Evaluation of Open-Access Hydro-Climatological Parameter for Optimal Management of Inland and marine WEF Resources
  • Climate Estimation and Forecasting Models
  • Integrated Water-Energy-Food Nexus Modelling
  • Marine and Coastal Climate Studies