Joseph Ovwemuvwose | Plant Ecology | Research Excellence Award

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Mr. Joseph Ovwemuvwose | Plant Ecology | Research Excellence Award

Imperial College | United Kingdom

Dr. Joseph Ovwemuvwose is a Ph.D. candidate in next-generation global biogeochemical cycle modelling at Imperial College London (2022–2026), supervised by Prof. Ian C. Prentice and Dr. Heather Graven. He holds an MSc in Crop Improvement from the University of Nottingham and a BSc in Plant Biology and Biotechnology from the University of Benin. His research focuses on global carbon flux modelling, land-use change impacts, terrestrial biosphere models, and carbon cycle feedbacks under rising CO₂. He has developed algorithms in Python to classify global vegetation by carbon use, evaluated and compared multiple global models for land-use and CO₂ sensitivity, and is author of a manuscript (under review) on uncertainty in land carbon fluxes simulated by CMIP6 models. Beyond modelling, he has conducted experimental work on plant water uptake and carbon allocation using portable NMR during a post-graduate stint in Montpellier/IRD. His experience spans project coordination (including a pan-African modelling-training initiative), science communication (working with the Science Museum Group), and teaching at Imperial College. He has presented at multiple international conferences and secured funding for collaborative research. Recipient of a fully-funded Chevening MSc scholarship and a Shell Petroleum Development Company undergraduate scholarship, he combines strong academic credentials, interdisciplinary experience, and a passion for bridging science, education, and public engagement.

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Winifred Ayinpogbilla Atiah | Climate Science | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Winifred Ayinpogbilla Atiah | Climate Science | Best Researcher Award

Stockholm University | Sweden

Dr. Winifred Ayinpogbilla Atiah is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Meteorology (MISU), Stockholm University, Sweden, where she works on the Swedish Research Council–funded Tropical Precipitation Tipping-Points (TPTP) project, focusing on atmospheric feedbacks, tropical precipitation systems, and climate–ecosystem interactions. She earned her Ph.D. in Meteorology and Climate Science from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana, after completing an MSc in Mathematical Sciences at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), Senegal, and a BSc in Physics at KNUST. Her work has received over 341citations, 16 documents indexed in international databases, and an h-index of 10. She has served as a Lecturer and Researcher at KNUST, taught climate dynamics and meteorology, and supervised students while engaging in consulting projects with CGIAR and OneCGIAR. Her research spans climate variability, extreme rainfall analysis, agricultural resilience, and satellite rainfall validation. Dr. Atiah is the recipient of prestigious awards, including the 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa Fellowship and the AIMS NEI Fellowship for Women in Climate Change Science. She also serves as a pioneer editor of the African Journal of Geophysics and Earth Sciences. Her career is dedicated to advancing climate science, resilience, and sustainable development in Africa and beyond.

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Atiah, W. A., Bendito, E. G., & Muthoni, F. K. (2025). Evaluating seasonal rainfall forecast gridded models over Sub-Saharan Africa. Hydrology.

Atiah, W. A., Muthoni, F. K., Kotu, B., Kizito, F., & Amekudzi, L. K. (2021). Trends of rainfall onset, cessation, and length of growing season in Northern Ghana: Comparing the rain gauge, satellite, and farmer’s perceptions. Atmosphere.

Atiah, W. A., Amekudzi, L. K., Aryee, J. N. A., Preko, K., & Danuor, S. K. (2020). Validation of satellite and merged rainfall data over Ghana, West Africa. Atmosphere.

Atiah, W. A. (2020). Trends and interannual variability of extreme rainfall indices over Ghana, West Africa. Theoretical and Applied Climatology.

Atiah, W. A. (2020). A process-based validation of GPM IMERG and its sources using a mesoscale rain gauge network in the West African forest zone. Journal of Hydrometeorology.