Faculty: Land and Food Sciences
Program: Master of Land and Water Systems
Year: 2022
Country: Nigeria
Esther is an optimistic and ardent research enthusiast with a great drive for success. She emerged as the first female First-Class graduate as well as the best graduating student of Geology, School of Sciences at the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria. She was actively involved in volunteering and attending conferences organized by the Society of Exploration Geophysics (SEG), Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS), and National Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) while serving in various capacities. She participated in the NAPE Young professional’s forum where she worked on the organizing committee for the first-ever NAPE FUTO Summit which hosted approximately 1000 students and industry resource partners with the aim of strengthening the University-Industry relationship.
Esther has a strong passion for research in water resource management, sustainability and other global environmental issues, hence she decided to embark on pursuing the Masters of Land and Water Systems at UBC. She hopes to develop the research skills and capacity needed to offer workable solutions in order for Nigeria to achieve the UN SDG goal 6 (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene). She looks forward to utilizing the resources that abound at UBC to grow her network and meet and exchange ideas with great minds amidst diverse cultures.