Mr Anthony Umeh
Research student
- Email:anthony.umeh@uon.edu.au
Career Summary
Biography
My passion within the field of environmental risk assessment and remediation was, and remains, my motivation for my current research at the UoN. After obtaining my MSc degree (Distinction) in Contamination, Risk Assessment, and Remediation at Lancaster University, United Kingdom, the opportunity opened up to join Professor Ravi Naidu's group at the Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), UON - An unbelievable opportunity to work with a world-acclaimed research leader within a top research environment. So here I am. Currently, I am researching the Bioaccessibility of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Long-term Contaminated Soils. My focus is to investigate how soil-contaminant-organism properties modifies potential human health and environmental risks from exposure to toxic contaminants in soil. I hope to enjoy my time throughout my stay in Newcastle.
Keywords
- Contaminant Bioavailability Assessment
- Environmental Remediation
- Environmental Risk Assessment
Languages
- Yoruba (Fluent)
- English (Fluent)
- Igbo (Mother)
- Hausa (Fluent)
Awards
Award
Year | Award |
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2016 |
CleanUp 2015 Conference Award CRC CARE Pty Ltd |
2014 |
NERC Funding for Professional Courses for Early Career Researchers Natural Environment Research Council |
2014 |
Lancaster Award Lancaster University |
2011 |
Best Peer Educator Trainer National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) |
Distinction
Year | Award |
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2010 |
Best Graduating Student Department of Zoology, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) |
Recognition
Year | Award |
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2011 |
Leadership Excellence The Laity Council, St. Patrick's Catholic Church |
Scholarship
Year | Award |
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2015 |
Chancellor's International PhD Scholarship The University of Warwick |
2015 |
University of Newcastle International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (UNIPRS) The University of Newcastle |
2015 |
Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation (CRC CARE) PHD SCHOLARSHIP CRC CARE Pty Ltd |
2013 |
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Commonwealth Scholarship Commission |
2013 |
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) |
2013 |
VLIR - UOS Scholarship VLIR - UOS (Flemish Interuniversity Council) |