Dr. Lewis Sitoki
Sitoki is an accomplished environmental scientist specializing in the monitoring and
assessment of aquatic ecosystems, a climate science educator and researcher at the
Technical University of Kenya. He leads efforts in integrating aquatic ecosystem science
into climate resilience planning and learning.
For nearly 3 decades, Dr Sitoki has been instrumental in advancing research and teaching in the space between land use, water quality, and ecological health. By examining how these resources and transformations
intersect, Dr. Sitoki’s research informs local adaptation strategies, climate risk assessments for water-dependent communities as well as advancing restoration of ecosystems and using nature-based solutions for enhancing water quality and reversing land degradation.
Through his teaching and field-based research, he inspires a new generation of scientists to integrate ecological knowledge with practical sustainability solutions.
Lydia Olaka (Dr. rer Nat)
Dr. Lydia Olaka is a Senior lecturer at the Nairobi Technical University of Kenya, Department of Physics Earth and Environmental sciences. She is an Environmental Geologist with expertise in paleoclimate and environmental reconstruction, geochemistry groundwater flow and dynamics in fractured aquifers climate change adaptation and mitigation, and carbon Mitigation. She graduated from Potsdam University, Germany and was a Postdoc Fellow in the Volkswagen Foundation, Africa Program. Her team has pioneered studies on carbon sequestration in basalt rocks in the Kenya Rift since 2018. She was awarded the national outstanding woman Researchers in Physical sciences, technology and innovation sector in the inaugural National Outstanding Research Awards (NORA) in August 2024. She has trained and mentored several undergraduate and graduate students in geology, climate change and adaptation and sustainable natural resource management.
Dr. Stanley Chasia
Stanley Chasia is a postdoctoral fellow under the Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy (DARA) project at the Technical University of Kenya & University of Leeds. He is also a Tutorial Fellow at the Department of Physics, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the Technical University of Kenya (TUK). He holds a PhD in Hydrology and Water Resources (TUK), a MSc in Geoinformation and Remote Sensing (UoN), and a Bachelor’s degree in Geography (Moi). He has close to ten years of experience in research and training, and has published scientific articles in multiple multidisciplinary fields. His expertise and research interests lie in the area of catchment hydrology, transboundary water resource management, biophysical monitoring for NbS, Earth observation studies, and machine learning research.
Dr. Eric Boenecke
Eric Bönecke works as postdoctoral researcher at the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops - IGZ in Grossbeeren, Germany. The studied geographer and soil scientist researches on improving large-scale fertilization recommendations towards a sustainable agriculture. Therefore, he combines tools of proximal soil sensing, digital soil mapping with empirical and agro-ecological modeling to gain and process agronomic relevant information and create decision support systems.
Dr. Evans Ouko
Dr Evans Ouko: Lecturer at The Technical University of Kenya, Department of Physics, Earth
and Environmental Sciences. Natural resource management researcher, policy analyst and
academic in eastern Africa and Canada with over 20 years of experience. Research
interests in environmental governance, integrated community and conservation project
management, environmental policy analysis, monitoring and evaluation of projects,
environmental and social impact assessment, and environmental technology adoption.
Specific expertise in biodiversity management, forest management and policy, and
international policy instruments such as the Convention on Biological Diversity and the
Climate Change Convention.
