Function and Responsibilities:

Doctoral Researcher

Research Interests:

Basin-hosted base and critical metals 

Clastic-dominated Zn - Pb ± Ba deposits

Pre-ore, ore, and post-ore mineral assemblage and characteristics

Biogeochemical processes and paleoenvironmental reconstruction 

Science communication

Career:

Since 2020: Doctoral Researcher, Section 3.1: Inorganic and Isotope Geochemistry

2014 - 2020: Instructor, Department of Geology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria

Education:

2020 – Present: Doctoral student, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam - Germany

                                                       Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin – Germany 

2014 – 2017: MSc. Geology (Mineral Exploration), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria – Nigeria

2008 – 2012: BSc. Geology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria – Nigeria

Projects:

Sediment-hosted Zn - Pb ± Ag ± Ba mineralization in the Selwyn Basin, Canada

Awards:

2023: Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) travel grant 

2022: Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) Spora’s Explorers Fund Student Research Grants 

2019: Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) & Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) PhD research scholarship

2018: Nigerian Mining & Geosciences Society (NMGS)/AGIP Energy Prize for best MSc. dissertation in Mineral Exploration