Prof. Seidu Onialo Mohammed
Director
General
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) -
Nigeria
Born on the 17th of August, 1960
in Abejukolo in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, Seidu Onailo
Mohammed had his early education in Ankpa, Kogi State.
He received M.Sc.
degree in Soil Survey /Remote Sensing and
Geographic Information System from International Institute for Geo-information
and Earth Observation (ITC) Twente University, Enschede, The Netherlands,
where he studied as a European Economic Commission Scholar. He also obtained a Ph.D.
in
Environmental Remote Sensing from Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
Dr Mohammed
served as a senior lecturer in the department of Geology, University of Jos
from 2007-2009. He collaborated with Indian Institute of Remote Sensing,
Dehradun and Chicago University in USA.
Over the years, he has made significant
contributions to the development of model for desertification assessment and
predictions in the North Western part of Nigeria. This model has been applied by the National
Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) as well as other Nigerian
institutions in studying the menace of desertification. The model is currently
being used to study the green belt region in West Africa. He has over 40
publications in applied space science.
He was appointed Professor of Remote
Sensing and Geographic Information Systems by Kaduna State University on part
time on the 5th July 2013.
He has been the Director-General of
NASRDA in the last five years and was recently re-appointed by the President
and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces for another five years . He has made
tremendous contributions to the implementation of the space programme in
Nigeria.
Under his leadership, Nigeria launched three satellites. His approach
to space technology development has been adjudged a novel model for space
programmes in developing countries by the International Academy of
Astronautics.
He is the Chairman, Governing Board, African
Regional Centre for Space Technology Education, Ile Ife as well as the
Chairman, Board of Directors, GeoApps + Limited. He is a Fellow of the International Academy
of Astronautics, Fellow of the Nigerian Association of Radio and Planetary
Sciences and Member, Board of Governors,
Advancement and Support Centre, Kogi State University, Anyigba.
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