Blessing Funmbi Sasanya

Blessing Funmbi Sasanya Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering CBEIS Building Morgan State University 1700 E Coldspring Lane United States of America +1 -- blessing.sasanya@morgan,edu https://www.linkedin.com/in/blessingsasanya-r-engr-ph-d-225321b0/ EDUCATION Postdoctoral Fellow in Civil Engineering Morgan State University, 1700E Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland February 2025 – February, 2026 Doctor of Philosophy in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering University of Ibadan Masters in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering University of Ibadan Bachelors of Technology Agricultural Engineering Ladoke Akintola University of Technology - PhD Grade- Final grade: 4.14/5.00 EXPERIENCE Postdoctoral Fellow, Civil Engineering Morgan State University            February 2025 – present Conduct of independent and collaborative research under the direct supervision of my host. Hydrological modelling using machine learning algorithms and hydrological modelling tools. Submission and publication of research outputs in peer-reviewed journals. Working with principal investigators on grants to achieve set research goals. Presentation of research outputs at conferences. Composition and writing of research grant proposals. Provision of technical expertise and mentorship to early career and upcoming researchers. Design of experiments, data collection, conduct of laboratory and statistical analysis. Attendance to workshop, seminar and leadership training. Coordination and assistance rendered for laboratory management and research group training. Used statistical tools, such as R programming to analyse data and reach conclusions. Lecturer I, Agricultural, Water Resources and Environmental Engineering October 2023 – January, 2025 University of Port Harcourt, Choba Port Harcourt Rivers State.    Taught, lectured and organized practical sessions for undergraduate and postgraduate student. Supervised and mentored undergraduate and postgraduate students in research, dissertation and thesis writing. Organized commercial agricultural enterprise for the department. Curriculum Vitae of Blessing Sasanya Page 1                Organized undergraduate, postgraduate and staff seminars in the department. Assessed, graded and set mid and final semester examination. Served as postgraduate examination officer, computing and postgraduate student results. Trained students on the techniques of scientific and technical writing. Presented research outputs at an international conference, workshops and trainings. Constructed a hand tool for cassava harvesting Constructed a hydroponics system setup in conjunction with practical year students. Conducted laboratory and field research Prepared, published and co-authored 5 research articles and 2 book chapters in international journals. Attended statutory departmental, faculty and graduate board meetings Used statistical tools, such as R programming to analyse data and reach conclusions. Developed maintenance schedule and agreement for leasing out the tractor belonging to the faculty of agriculture. Summarized research methods and outcomes in formal reports and research meetings. Led and conducted activities of statutory committees Compiled and reported committee activities at board meetings. Lecturer II, Agricultural Water Resources and Environmental Engineering December 2019 – September, 2023 University of Port Harcourt, Choba Port Harcourt Rivers State.            Taught, lectured and organized practical sessions for undergraduate and postgraduate student. Supervised and mentored undergraduate and postgraduate students in research, dissertation and thesis writing. Developed curriculum for newly proposed programmes. Organized commercial agricultural enterprise for the department. Assessed, graded and set mid and final semester examination. Served as member of the undergraduate examination committee computing undergraduate students’ results. Presented research outputs at an international conference, workshops and trainings. Conducted and published research outputs in peer reviewed journals. Prepared, published and co-authored 12 research articles in local and international journals. Attended statutory departmental, faculty and graduate board meetings Used statistical tools, such as R programming to analyse data and reach conclusions. . Associate Lecturer, Civil Engineering University of Ibadan, Agbowo, Ibadan, Nigeria       May 2018 – November 2019 Taught, lectured and organized practical sessions for undergraduates on hydraulics, hydrology, and water supply Taught and lectured postgraduate students on construction project management. Assessed, graded and set mid and final semester examination. Presented research outputs at an international conference, workshops and trainings. Conducted and published research outputs in peer reviewed journals. Prepared, published and co-authored 3 research articles in local international journals. Curriculum Vitae of Blessing Sasanya Page 2  Attended to my Ph.D. research on “Characteristics of rainfall-runoff for water supply in Alata community. o Assessed the level, impact and effects of water scarcity on a study area. o Assessed the level of water availability in a study area o Estimated, modelled and simulated rainfall-runoff. o Designed and modelled water distribution and reticulation for a community o Designed a concrete underground water reservoir. o Monitored and modelled the quality of runoff in a study area.   Used statistical tools, such as R programming to analyse data and reach conclusions. Co- mentored undergraduate and postgraduate students in dissertation writing. Subject Instructor Kingsway College, Idi-Ayunre, Ibadan         Prepared lesson notes and schemes based on preset subject curriculum Taught and tutored students in assigned subjects Assessed, graded and set mid and final terminal examinations. Provided feedbacks to students for improvement of their learning outcomes. Ensured and enforced discipline in a conducive learning environment. Provided mentorship and guidance to students. Recorded and computed students’ performance reports and results. Participated in school administrative activities and committees. Farm Manager Olorunlofifunmi Foods Enterprise         November 2015 – December 2016 Supervised the routine feeding, watering and medication of poultry birds Ensured proper housing and environmental conditions for laying and pre-laying birds. Vaccinated birds at regular intervals. Ensured proper feeding, nutrition and management of birds. Recorded daily management and input usage on the farm. Marketed and sold of poultry products. Managed budget and finances of the organization. Ensured farm environmental and safety compliance with regulations. Farm Supervisor Adunbarin - Bi- Olorun Farms Limited           January 2017 – May 2018 July 2013 – October 2015 Supervised the routine feeding, watering and medication of poultry birds Ensured proper housing and environmental conditions for laying and pre-laying birds. Vaccinated birds at regular intervals. Ensured proper feeding, nutrition and management of birds. Recorded daily management and input usage on the farm. Managed budget and finances of the organization. Ensured farm environmental and safety compliance with regulations. Mixed feed composition and produced feeds consumed on the farm. Maintained feed milling machines Monitored procurement of feed mill inputs Curriculum Vitae of Blessing Sasanya Page 3   Maintained poultry housing and water supply facilities on the farm. Managed and set-up vacuum pump for poultry housing maintenance. National Youth Service Corp Subject Instructor Federal Government College, Vandeikya, Benue State, Nigeria         Prepared lesson notes and schemes based on preset subject curriculum Taught and tutored students in assigned subjects Assessed, graded and set mid and final terminal examinations. Provided feedbacks to students for improvement of their learning outcomes. Ensured and enforced discipline in a conducive learning environment. Provided mentorship and guidance to students. Recorded and computed students’ performance reports and results. Participated in school administrative activities and committees. Industrial Trainee ROM Oil Mills and Logistics       July 2012 – June 2013 July 2010 – December 2010 Co-operated and co-managed the solvent extraction plant. Repaired and maintained a solvent extraction plant. Processed soybean and palm kernel cake into unrefined vegetable oil. Repaired and maintained internal combustion engines and automobile parts. Managed and kept industrial records Managed servicing and lubricating inputs to for automobile repairs. CORE COMPETENCIES Water supply engineering ■ Water resources management ■ Wastewater treatment ■ Stormwater management ■ Environmental Engineering ■ Filtration ■ Statistics ■ Rainfall harvesting ■ Runoff harvesting ■ Statistical Modelling and Simulation ■ Crop Modelling ■ GIS ■ R Programming ■ Python Programming ■ Sustainability ■ Project management ■ Inventory management ■ Grant writing ■ Hazard analysis ■ Leadership ■ Team building ■ International collaboration ■ Teaching ■ Research PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS PUBLICATIONS Book 1. Sasanya, B.F. and Ogedengbe, K. (2019). Effects of Bioslurry on the Growth and Safe Consumption of Vegetables. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing ISBN- Book Chapters 1. Adesogan, S. O. and Sasanya, B. F. (2025). Climate Smart Water Conservation Strategy for Sustainable Development in Nigeria: A Systematic Review. In: Onyeneke, R.U., Emenekwe, C.C., Nwajiuba, C.U. (eds) Energy Transition, Climate Action and Sustainable Agriculture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/-_9 Curriculum Vitae of Blessing Sasanya Page 4 2. Sasanya, B. F., Ademola, A. A. and Kolajo O. O. (2024). Comparative Analysis of Drought Indices for Soil Moisture Estimation in Nigeria’s Diverse Climate Zones. In Huang, G. (Ed), Floods Hydraulics and Hydrology, 131. IntechOpen. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen- Journal articles 1. Sasanya, B. F., Adesogan S. O. and Ademola, A. A. (2025). Spatio-temporal analysis of rainfall over Chad River Basin, Nigeria. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, springer 156(118), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s-. Sasanya, B. F., Adesogan S. O., Ufuoma, O. G., Ademola A. A. (2025). Exploring Rainfall Characteristics in Southern Nigeria's Urban Landscapes. International Journal of Environmental Engineering, 13(1), 36-56. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEE-. Sasanya, B. F., Ademola, A. A. and Adesogan S. O. (2024). Spatiotemporal trend analysis of precipitation, temperature, and soil moisture in selected agrarian locations within Nigeria—a comparative study. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s--y 4. Sasanya, B. F., Awodutire, P. O., Ufuoma, O. G. (2024). Modelling Rainfall in Selected Agricultural Hubs in Nigeria: A Comparative Probability Distributions Study. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s--x 5. Sasanya, B. F. and Adesogan, S. O. (2023). A simple technique to enhance runoff quality for water supply in a Nigerian rural community: a pilot scale study. Sustainable Water Management, 9 (190) (2023) https://doi.org/10.1007/s-. Sasanya, B. F., Udoh D. I. and Sasanya, R. (2023). Determination of Evapotranspiration and Crop Coefficients of Irrigated Legumes on Different Soil Types Using the FAO56 Approach. Qeios. https://doi.org/-/7H4DG7 7. Adesogan S. O. and Sasanya B. F. (2023). Efficiency of indirect and estimated evapotranspiration methods in South Western Nigeria. International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology, 15(1): 64-77. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHST-. Sasanya, B. F. and Adesogan, S. O. (2022). Modelling of runoff rates for a suburban area in Ibadan, Nigeria. International Journal of Environmental Engineering, 11(4): 305-319. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEE-. Olaifa, O.P., Sasanya, B. F., Adeniji, O., Ogundana, O. and Yahaya, M. J. (2022). Effect of different processing techniques on nutritional and anti-nutritional composition of winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus l. dc.) seed. Nigerian Agricultural Journal, 53(2), 160-165. http://www.ajol.info/index.php/naj 10. Jekayinfa S. O., Adeleke, K. M., Ogunlade, C. A., Sasanya, B. F. and Azeez, N. A. (2022). Energy and exergy analysis of Soybean production and processing system. Cleaner Engineering and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet-. Sasanya, B. F. and Olaifa, O. P. (2022). Analysis of energy consumption in poultry management for table egg production in Nigeria. Heliyon https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e-. Sasanya, B. F and Adesogan, S. O. (2022). Development of Rainfall and Runoff Equations for a Suburban Area of Ibadan, South Western Nigeria – A Case Study. International Journal of Environmental Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s- Curriculum Vitae of Blessing Sasanya Page 5 13. Sasanya, B. F., Awodutire, P. O., Ufuoma, O. G., Balogun, O. S. (2022). Modelling the effects of metrological factors on maximum rainfall intensity using exponentiated standardized half logistic distribution. Journal of Applied Mathematics 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/-. Awodutire, P., Sasanya, B. F., Ufuoma, O. G. and O. S. Balogun (2022). Analysis of Extreme Rainfall using Survival Analysis – Case Study of Yenegoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. F1000research, https://doi.org/-/f1000research-. Sasanya, B. F. and Adesogan, S. O. (2021). Water Scarcity - the Driving Force of Under development in Rural Areas of Developing Countries. ASRIC Journal of Natural Sciences 1 (2021), 81-89 16. Adesogan, S. O. and Sasanya, B. F. (2021). Water Availability Investigation and Assessment in South Western Nigeria. International Journal of energy and Water Resources 6, 457 – 473, https://doi.org/10.1007/s-. Ufuoma, G., Sasanya, B. F., Abaje, P. and Awodutire, P. (2021). Efficiency of Camera Sensors for Flood Monitoring and Warnings. Scientific African,13 (2021), 1-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e-. Sasanya, B. F. (2020). Hydraulic design of water conveyance structure at Choba junction, East – West Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. World Journal of Research. Vol 1 (1), 1 -7 pp 19. Adesogan S. O., Sasanya, B.F. and Makinde, O. J. (2019). Assessing the quality of surface water for direct rural water supply: A case study of Osun River, Nigeria. African Journal of Environmental Health Sciences. Vol 6, 1 -8 pp 20. Sasanya, B.F. and Ogedengbe, K. (2019). Investigating the effects of bio slurries on some agronomic properties of common vegetables. Journal of Food Processing and Technology. Vol 10 (2), 2 – 9pp, https://doi.org/10.4172/-. Sasanya, B.F. (2018). Effects of piggery and poultry bio slurry on the safe consumption of Amaranthus hybridus and Corchorus olitorius. Journal of Food Processing and Technology. Vol 10 (1), 2 – 6pp, https://doi.org/0.4172/-. Jekayinfa. S.O., Olaniran J.A. and Sasanya, B.F. (2013) Life Cycle Assessment of soybean production and processing system into soy oil using the solvent extraction process: International Journal of Product Lifecycle Management. Vol 6 (4), 311 – 321 https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPLM- ARTICLES UNDER PEER REVIEW 1. Sasanya, B. F. and Ikewuibe., V. C. (2025). Modelling of agricultural water demands under different cropping systems and irrigation scenarios. Submitted to Agronomy for Sustainable Development, Springer. 2. Sasanya, B. F. and Kolajo O. O. (2025). Comparative analysis of machine learning algorithms for predicting multi-depth soil moisture from drought indices. Submitted to Earth systems and environment, Springer. ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS 1. Sasanya, B.F. and Adesogan, S. O. (2018). Frequency Analysis of Rainfall for Oluyole Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria. Proceeding International Conference of Mechanical Engineering, Energy Technology and Management, IMEETMCON 2018 International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 4-7 September,- – 330pp. 2. Sasanya, B. F. and Adesogan, S. O. (2021). Water Scarcity- the Driving Force of Underdevelopment in Rural Areas of Developing Countries. Proceeding First African Conference Curriculum Vitae of Blessing Sasanya Page 6 on Engineering Sciences, 2021. African Scientific and Innovation Council (ASRIC) and Obour Institute, Egypt, 6-8 September, 2021. 3. Adesogan, S.O., Sasanya, B. F., Ajagbe, W. O., Akinmuyiwa, A.T. and Ganiyu, A.A. (2020). Hydraulic analysis of water distribution networks at the university of Ibadan. Proceedings Oman’s International Conference on Water Engineering (OICWE) 2020 Military technological college, Al matar street, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman 9-11 November, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1680/oicwe-. Sasanya, B. F. and Ikewuibe, V. C. (2024). Modelling of Agricultural Irrigation Water Demands Under Different Cropping System and Irrigation Scenarios. 64th Idaho Academy of Science and Engineering Symposium and the 17th Intermountain Conference on the Environment 5-6 April, 2024. HONORS AND AWARDS  Postdoctoral Fellowship Scholarship Award. Tertiary Education Trust Fund. August, 2024  Certificate of appreciation as Guest Speaker on Water Management and Recycling. Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers – Students’ Affiliate, University of Ibadan. August, 2020.  The best-behaved Corp member, Batch B, Vandeikya, Benue State. June, 2013 PROPOSALS WRITTEN  Blessing Sasanya. Sustainability of non-conventional sources for water resources planning, management and supply in developing nations Submitted: March, 2022 Postdoc, Tertiary Education Fund (Funding status: Accepted and awarded $30,000)  Olutayo Adedokun, Blessing Sasanya and Ebenezer Ojo “Internet of Things (IoT) Monitored Vegetable Production in Hydroponic Vertical Farming. Submitted: May, 2022. International Research Development Centre, Canada.  Olutayo Adedokun, Blessing Sasanya Mohammed Ojapah and Ebenezer Ojo. Internet of Things Controlled Hydroponic and Vertical Farming for Vegetable Production in a Controlled Environment. Submitted: May, 2022. National Research Fund, Tertiary Education Fund.  Blessing Sasanya, Ebenezer Ojo and Mark Gbeze. AI-Based Approaches for Minimizing Wastage of Freshly Harvested Farm Products. Submitted November, 2023. National Information Technology Development Agency. TEACHING EXPERIENCE COURSES THOUGHT  Assisted in teaching the course TCE 312 “Hydraulics Engineering I” from 2017 -2019 at the University of Ibadan, in the Department of Civil Engineering: under the direction of Dr. S. O. Adesogan. Curriculum Vitae of Blessing Sasanya Page 7 The topics covered were:  “Flow in pipes”  “Pipe flow characteristics”  “Flow in pipes: Minor and Major losses in pipes”  “Multiple pipes and pipe networks”  “Open channel flow”  “Uniform depth channel flow (Chezy and Mannings equations”  “Introduction and pump performance”  3 sets of homework, tests and examinations were prepared. Assisted in teaching the course TCE 418 “Hydraulics Engineering II” from 2017 -2019 at the University of Ibadan, in the Department of Civil Engineering: under the direction of Dr. S. O. Adesogan. o The topics covered were:  “Water Hammer”  “Hydraulic Jump”  “Boundary layer effects, conditions and theory”  “Stoke’s law”  3 sets of homework were prepared and graded. Assisted in teaching the course TAE 527 “Water Supply Engineering” from 2017 -2019 at the University of Ibadan, in the Department of Civil Engineering: under the direction of Dr. S. O. Adesogan. o The topics covered were:  “Importance of Water and water supply system”  “Sources of water”  “Quantity of water”  “Quality of water”  “Water treatment”  “Reservoirs and distribution system”  “Conveyance of water”  3 sets of homework, tests and examinations were prepared. Assisted in teaching the course TCM 702 “Construction Operation Management” from 2017 -2019 at the University of Ibadan, in the Department of Civil Engineering: under the direction of Dr. W. O. Ajagbe. o The topics covered were:  “Project planning, scheduling and budgeting  “Project communication and compliance”  Project life cycle management”  2 sets of homework, mid and final semester examination were prepared and graded Assisted in teaching the course SOS 503.1 “Soil – Plant – Water Relations” from- at the University of Port Harcourt, in the Department of Crop and Soil Science: o The topics covered were:  “Hysteresis”  “Capillary rise of soil water”  “Water movement in soils” o     Curriculum Vitae of Blessing Sasanya Page 8     “Field capacity”  “The continuous chain for relationship between soil-water-plant-atmosphere”  “Plant water consumption and wilting point”  2 sets of homework were prepared and graded Assisted in teaching the course SOS 511.2 “Irrigation and Drainage” from 2019 - 2024 at the University of Port Harcourt, in the Department of Crop and Soil Science: o The topics covered were:  “Soil-water-plant- atmosphere relationships”  “Crop water requirements”  “Scheduling irrigation for major crops”  “Evaporation losses of irrigation water”  “Sprinkler and drip irrigation system”  “Maintenance of irrigation equipment  “Drainage”  2 sets of homework were prepared and graded Assisted in teaching the course SOS 813.2 “Soil Erosion and Reclamation” from- at the University of Port Harcourt, in the Department of Crop and Soil Science: o The topics covered were:  “Quality of irrigation water”  “Water and salt balance”  “Irrigation with saline water”  “Effect of irrigation and drainage on soils”  “Land preparation, problems associated with irrigation”  “Management of problem soils under irrigation”  3 sets of homework, tests and examinations were prepared Assisted in teaching the course CPS 810.2. “Advanced Irrigation and Drainage” from 2023 - 2024 at the University of Port Harcourt, in the Department of Crop and Soil Science: o The topics covered were:  “Crop modeling; Concept of crop modelling”  “Stages of model building”  “Types and properties of models”  “Limitations of models”  “Crop models for modeling flowering times”  “Crop models for Crop growth and development”  2 sets of homework were prepared and graded” TEACHING IN THE LABORATORY  Procedures for Soil Hydraulic Conductivity o Trained undergraduate students on how to carry out the hydraulic conductivity test on soil samples. o The training included massive laboratory data management with Microsoft Excel and data visualization with power – bi. Curriculum Vitae of Blessing Sasanya Page 9 This contributed to part of the peer-reviewed publication on the Determination of Evapotranspiration and Crop Coefficients of Irrigated Legumes on Different Soil Types Using the FAO56 Approach.” Procedures for Soil Bulk Density o Trained undergraduate students on how to carry out the bulk density test on soil samples using standard procedures. o The training included massive laboratory data management with Microsoft Excel and data visualization with power – bi. o This contributed to part of the peer-reviewed publication on the Determination of Evapotranspiration and Crop Coefficients of Irrigated Legumes on Different Soil Types Using the FAO56 Approach.” Procedures for Soil Moisture Content o Trained undergraduate students on how to carry out the soil moisture content test on soil samples using standard procedures. o The training included massive laboratory data management with Microsoft Excel and data visualization with power – bi. o This contributed to part of the peer-reviewed publication on the Determination of Evapotranspiration and Crop Coefficients of Irrigated Legumes on Different Soil Types Using the FAO56 Approach.” Procedures for Soil Particle Size o Trained undergraduate students on how to carry out the soil particle size analysis using the standard hydrometer procedure. o The training included massive laboratory data management with Microsoft Excel, data visualization with power – bi, and data analysis with R programming. o This contributed to part of the project on “Modelling the growth and yield of sweet potatoes using Aquacrop.” Procedures for Soil pH and Electrical Conductivity o Trained undergraduate students on how to conduct pH and electrical conductivity tests on set of soil samples. o The training included massive laboratory data management with Microsoft Excel, data visualization with power – bi, and data analysis with R programming. o This contributed to part of the project on “Modelling the growth and yield of sweet potatoes using Aquacrop.” Procedures for Soil Field Capacity and Permanent Wilting Point o Trained undergraduate students on how to determine the field capacity and permanent wilting point of soil samples. o The training included massive laboratory data management with Microsoft Excel, data visualization with power – bi, and data analysis with R programming o This contributed to part of the project on “Modelling the growth and yield of sweet potatoes using Aquacrop.” o      MENTORSHIP ACTIVITY i. Mentee: Project: Divine-Joy Udoh Evapotranspiration and crop coefficient of irrigated legumes in prevalent climatic conditions of Port Harcourt, Nigeria Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria Curriculum Vitae of Blessing Sasanya Page 10 Date: ii. Mentee: Project: iii. Mentee: Project: iv. Mentee: Project: v. Mentee: Project: vi. Mentee: Project: 2021 -2022 Victory Chinaza Ikewuibe Estimating the agricultural irrigation demand under different cropping pattern and irrigation conditions Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria Date: 2023 – 2024 Grace Sunday Kaka Simulating sweet potatoes’ (Ipomoea batatas) productivity in Port Harcourt under different mulch practices using AquaCrop model Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria Date: 2024 -2025 Ayebaemi Akono Comparative analysis of crop yield responses to water, nitrogen and weed management in Port Harcourt using APSIM and AquaCrop Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria Date: 2024 – 2025 Ugochi Amarachi Okey-Ogba Simulating sweet potatoes’ (Ipomoea batatas) productivity in Port Harcourt under different mulch practices using AquaCrop model Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria Date: 2025 – 2026 Peter Ayomide Oyaboade Modelling the yield of maize (Zea mays) under varied fertility and weed management using APSIM Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria Date: 2025 – 2026 LANGUAGES    Yoruba: native level English: proficient level Pidgin: intermediate level SOFTWARE SKILLS:  Statistical Data Analysis: SPSS, R programming, Python Programming  Geographical Information System: QGIS, Google Earth Engine.  Modelling and Simulation: EPANET, DSSAT, AQUACROP, CROPWAT, SWAT, APSIM  Others: Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, Access. Curriculum Vitae of Blessing Sasanya Page 11 PROFESSIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES Professional Organizations  Nigeria Institution of Agricultural Engineers (NIAE) o Member, December 2008 – Date  Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) o Member, April 2012 - Date  Council for the Regulations of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). o Member, December 2019 – Date Courses/Seminars/Webinars attended            Joint Professional Training and Support International, Nigeria. Onshore and Offshore Health, Safety and Environment. September, 2012 Joint Professional Training and Support International, Nigeria. Onshore Offshore Contractors/Employee Quality, Health, Safety and Environment Competence Development Course. December, 2012 Project Management Professional Institute. Project Management Professional Certificate. January, 2013 – May, 2013 The Bank of Industry and Fate Foundation. The capacity building programme in the BOI on youth entrepreneurship support programme. October, 2016. Collaborative Academic Resuscitation and Transformation, University of Ibadan (UI CART). Postgraduate Researcher, First Capacity Building Workshop for Early Career and Postgraduate Career Researchers in Science and Technology by the; held at the Lake Side Lecture Theatre, University of Ibadan. May, 2019 International Network of Advancing Science and Policy (INASP). Question as we learn- an introductory tutorial on critical thinking. July, 2020. Researcher Academy on Campus. Two days’ workshop on ‘aligning yourself to the publishing process. July, 2020 State Institute of Urban Development, India. Online GIS training using QGIS. September, 2020 Research Academy on Campus Writing without plagiarism and proper citation using Mendeley. Writing without plagiarism and proper citation using Mendeley. October, 2020 Skill-Up by Simplilearn. Machine Learning. August, 2022 ISO 21502 Lead Project Manager Course. October, 2023. Curriculum Vitae of Blessing Sasanya Page 12 PEER-REVIEW ACTIVITY  Reviewer in peer-reviewed journal, Applied Water Science Journal: 4 papers reviewed in 2024. Impact Factor of the journal (2023): 5.7  Reviewer in peer-reviewed journal, Water Resources Management (3 papers reviewed in 2021, 2023 and 2025, Impact Factor of the journal (2023): 3.9  Reviewer in peer-reviewed journal, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 2 papers reviewed 2023. Impact factor of the journal (2023): 2.9  Reviewer in peer-reviewed journal, Environmental Modeling and Assessment 1 paper reviewed in 2025. Impact factor of the journal (2023): 2.7  Reviewer in peer-reviewed journal, Discover Water: 1 paper reviewed in 2025.  Reviewer in peer-reviewed journal, Arabian Journal of Geosciences: 1 paper reviewed in 2024.  Reviewer in peer-reviewed journal, Walailak Journal of Science and Technology: 3 papers reviewed.  Reviewer in peer-reviewed journal, Journal of Agricultural and Ecology Research International: 1 paper reviewed.  Reviewer in peer-reviewed journal, Journal of Engineering Research and Reports: 1 paper reviewed  Reviewer in peer-reviewed journal, Asian Journal of Geographical Science: 1 paper reviewed  Reviewer in peer-reviewed journal, Journal of Scientific Research and Reports: 2 papers reviewed  Reviewer in peer-reviewed journal, Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology: 3 papers reviewed SERVICE ACTIVITIES / VOLUNTEERING       Volunteered as peer education trainer on HIV/AIDs between 2012 and 2013 Promoted awareness on water conservation as volunteer on 2017 world water day Volunteered as a member of the media team handling livestreaming on social media platforms at New Covenant Church, Ozuoba centre Port Harcourt, Nigeria between 2020 and 2024 Volunteered as teens’ teacher during the teen camp at New Covenant Church, Port Harcourt in 2024 Volunteered as environmental enthusiast promoting tree planting for during the Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative Climate and Environment Science Fair as well as during the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS Tree Adoption Canvassing) in April, 2025. Volunteered as an evaluator at the 12th Annual Engineering and App Development Symposium in April, 2025. Curriculum Vitae of Blessing Sasanya Page 13