Esther Ngumbi, Assistant Professor of Entomology and African-American Studies, will lecture on “Communicating Your Research with the Public” at 4:00pm in 2269 Beckman Institute and on Zoom. Olawale Salaudeen, MBM trainee and PhD student in Computer Science, will give an introduction.
The lecture is free and open to the public courtesy of the Miniature Brain Machinery Program.
Bio:
Esther Ngumbi is an author, researcher, educator, mentor, speaker, and a champion for change around the issues of hunger, gender, education, youth activism, agriculture, sustainability, and public service. She works as an Assistant Professor of Entomology and African-American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. She is the founder of organizations that empower farmers and youth in Kenya, and she’s served as a mentor for entities like the Clinton Global University Initiative and President Obama’s Young Leadership Program.
Ngumbi attained both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Kenyatta University. She earned her doctorate degree in Entomology from Auburn University, becoming the first woman in her rural community in Kenya to obtain a Ph.D. She has received three U.S. patents for her research directed at basic and applied aspects of using microbial inoculants to promote growth and enhance tolerance to drought stress in multiple crops. She was also inducted to the National Academy of Inventors. Technology developed from the Patents will impact millions of farmers and result in commercial products that will generate revenue worth millions of dollars.
Ngumbi is the 2021 recipient of the Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science, an annual award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science presented to scientists and engineers in recognition of their contributions to public engagement with science.
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