Our Team

Principal Investigator

Akintomide Afolayan Akinsanola

Assistant Professor

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

w/ Joint Appointment at Argonne National Laboratory


aakinsan@uic.edu | Google Scholar | ResearchGate | | Twitter | CV 

Education/Professional Experience

Scholarly Service

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Taguela, Thierry Ndetatsin

taguela@uic.edu | Google Scholar | ResearchGate 


Education

PhD in Atmospheric Science, University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon


Research Interest

Climate Modeling, Climate Change, Extreme Events, Complex Network Analysis and Machine/Deep Learning Applications in Climate Science.

Graduate Students

Tolulope Emmanuel Adeliyi

Ph.D. student in Earth and Environmental sciences

Email: tadeli2@uic.edu  


Education

Research interest

Climate Change, Atmospheric Dynamics, Geoengineering

Vishal Bobde

Ph.D. student in Earth and Environmental sciences

Email: vbobde2@uic.edu  


Education

Research interest

Climate Change, Extreme Events, Regional Climate Modeling

Kayode Ayegbusi

Ph.D. student in Earth and Environmental sciences

Email: kayegb2@uic.edu 


Education

Research interest

Climate Change, Extreme Events

Group Alumni

Spencer Apple 

Hello! My name is Spencer Apple. I received my Associates Degree in Science from Harold Washington College in Chicago before transferring to UIC. I am currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences with a minor in Mathematics. Hailing from the west suburbs of Chicago, I have seen my fair share of extreme weather events. I am especially interested in midlatitude cyclones that affect the Great Plains region of North America. Upon graduation, I hope to continue deepening my knowledge about the beautifully chaotic systems that wreak havoc on the daily lives of the people and infrastructure that are unlucky enough to be in their path of destruction and what the future impacts of human-driven climate change will have on these systems and the people on the ground. Outside of my pursuit of knowledge, I enjoy live music, spending time with my family, and Ken Burns documentaries.

Freeman Alexander

Hi, my name is Alexander, and I am a 4th year undergrad pursuing bachelor's degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences. I have an interest in the rising sea level and hope to look further into its effects on coastal and island environments.