DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY

AROLOYE NUMBERE

aroloyen@yahoo.com; aroloye.numbere@uniport.edu.ng

I am a mangrove ecologist, and I do my research on the impact of hydrocarbon pollution, urbanization, and invasive species on mangrove forests in the Niger Delta. I have over 15 years of experience in mangrove forest research. I have a B.Sc. in zoology (University of Port Harcourt) and an M.Sc. in environmental management (Rivers State University) before training as a biologist at Saint Louis University, Missouri, USA, where I got my PhD in ecology, evolution, and systematics. I am an associate professor in the Department of Animal and Environmental Biology and the Head of the Department of Biology Biotechnology at the University of Port Harcourt. I have over 70 publications in local and international journals.

I have to my credit the following awards:

(i) Edward L & Rhelda Marbry Morgan Ph.D. Award, SLU, USA. 2009.

(ii) GSA-Brennan Summer Fellowship Award, SLU, USA. 2012.

(iii) Certificate of Achievement in Research Excellence, SLU Graduate Student Association 4/2012.

(iv) Marquis Who’s Who: Award for Excellence in Education 8/2019

(v) Ecological Society of America Excellence in Ecology Scholarship Award 2022-2023

(vi) University of Port-Harcourt Award for academic excellence, 2023

(vii) ISTF 2024 Innovation Prize Awards by the Yale University USA