Dr. Nicholas Irabor ADIMAH
Supervisor: Prof. TAN Yen Joe
Room 309, 3/F, Mong Man Wai Building
Education
| 2020 | Ph.D. Geophysics (Seismology) | Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) |
| 2014 | M.Sc. Physics (Solid Earth Physics) | University of Ibadan |
| 2010 | B.S. Physics | Ambrose Alli University |
Academic Employments
| 2022 – Present | Postdoctoral Fellow, Earth System Science Programme, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. |
| 2022 – 2022 | Research Assistant, Earth System Science Programme, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. |
| 2015 – 2022 | Lecturer, The Certified Institute of Shipping of Nigeria. |
| 2012 – 2014 | Tutorial Assistant, University of Ibadan |
Research Fields and Current Research Interests
- Ocean bottom seismology
- Ambient seismic noise
- Seismic tomography and anisotropy
- Crustal and upper mantle structure and dynamics
- Machine learning in seismology
Representative Publications
| Adimah, N. I. and Padhy, S (2020), Depth dependent azimuthal anisotropy in Madagascar island from ambient noise tomography, Tectonophysics, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2020.228513. |
| Adimah, N. I. and Padhy, S. (2019), Ambient noise Rayleigh wave tomography across the Madagascar island, Geophysical Journal International, 220(3):1657–1676. |
Honours and Awards
| 2022 | The University of Tokyo, Earthquake Research Institute, Visiting researcher award. |
| 2019 | CSIR – NGRI grant for CSIR-800 Project (Earthquake Awareness Program in Uttar Pradesh, India). |
| 2016 | CSIR – TWAS Postgraduate Fellowship. |
| 2014 | Best graduating Masters’ student, Department of Physics, University of Ibadan. |
| 2010 | Academic Excellence Award as best graduating undergraduate |
Teaching
Past
| PHY114 Basic Principles of Physics I - Mechanics and Properties of Matter. |
| PHY115 Basic Principles of Physics II - Heat and Thermodynamics |
| PHY113 Basic Principles of Physics IV - Waves, Optics and Modern Physics. |
| PHY118 Experimental Physics I. |
Selected Recent Publications
- Adimah, N. I. and Padhy, S (2020), Depth dependent azimuthal anisotropy in Madagascar island from ambient noise tomography, Tectonophysics, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2020.228513.
- Adimah, N. I. and Padhy, S. (2019), Ambient noise Rayleigh wave tomography across the Madagascar island, Geophysical Journal International, 220(3):1657–1676.
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MPhil (2022)
HO Chung Yan Joanne
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dr. MENG Fanbao
