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Deutsch Intern
INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY

Itohan-Osa Abu, M.Sc.

Department of Remote Sensing

   +49 (0)931 31-87773
   +49 (0)931 31-877730
 itohan-osa.abu@uni-wuerzburg.de

Institute for Geography and Geology
Department for Remote Sensing
Oswald-Külpe-Weg 86
97074 Würzburg

Cambus Hubland Nord
Building 86

upon request

Research focus and interests:
African studies and EU-AU collaborations.

Professional Experience:

since 09/2020
Julius Maximilians-Unversity of Würzburg
Doctoral Student

12/2019 - 04/2020
European Commission Joint Research Centre.
Knowledge for Sustainable Development & Food Security Unit
Directorate D - Sustainable Resources
Trainee

10/2018 - 11/2018
Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)  
German Aerospace Centre
Intern

01/2016 - 10/2017
Entrepreneur and Secondary School Teacher Corporate High School, Ikpoba Slope, Benin City.

07/2015 - 10/2015
Christian Care for Widows, Widowers and the Aged (CCWA), Abuja, Nigeria.
Youth Volunteer

06/2015 - 07/2015
KBAB Geoconsults. Geophysical Survey of Lead –Zinc Mineralization in Abakaliki,
Ebonyi State; South East Nigeria.
Trainee

08/2014 - 07/2015
Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, Utako, Abuja.
Geological Survey of Iron ore in Kabba Area, Kogi State, Nigeria.
Trainee

11/2011 - 03/2012
Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, Warri Field Office.
Trainee

Academic Career and Education:

10/2017 - 08/2020
Julius Maximillian Universität, Würzburg.
Applied Earth Observation and GeoAnalysis of the Living Environment.
Master Student

10/2009 - 02/2014
University of Benin, Nigeria.
Bachelor of science in Geology

2002 - 2008
West African Examination Council Certificate,
National Examination Council Certificate (Distinctions and Credits).
Word of Faith College, Benin City.

2022[ to top ]
  • Ansah, C.; Abu, I.-O.; Kleemann, J.; Mahmoud, M. I.; Thiel, M. (2022): Environmental Contamination of a Biodiversity Hotspot — Action Needed for Nature Conservation in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. In: Sustainability, 14 (14256), 21.
  • Thiel, M.; Botha, N.; Abu, I.-O.; Job, H. (2022): Afrikanische Schutzgebiete – Nutzungskonflikte und Gefährdungen. In: Geographische Rundschau, 3, 16-20.
2021[ to top ]
  • Abu, I.-O.; Szantoi, Z.; Brink, A.; Robuchon, M.; Thiel, M. (2021): Detecting cocoa plantations in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana and their implications on protected areas. In: Ecological Indicators, 129, 13.