Gilbert Mwangi
Gilbert Mwangi [Technical Director] Gilbert Mwangi holds a degree in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from Egerton University, Kenya. He is finalizing MSc. in Electrical Engineering at Jomo Kenyatta University, Kenya. His masters research is with TAHMO, investigating the possibilities of detecting and tracking lightning strikes using low cost consumer electronics. He has worked for a […]
Ahmed Adedoyin Balogun
Ahmed Adedoyin Balogun [TAHMO Advisor] Dr. Ahmed Balogun is an Associate Professor of Applied Meteorology in the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA). His research and development work is on air quality, biometeorology, urban climatology, water resources system, renewable energy, and climate change adaptation. He has worked […]
Tom Dietterich
Tom Dietterich [Quality Control] Oregon State University Distinguished Professor Emeritus Tom Dietterich is one of the founders of the field of Machine Learning. He is currently developing new anomaly detection algorithms and applying them to the problem of sensor network failure diagnosis and data cleaning. Under funding from NSF, he leads the SENSOR-DX team, which […]
Miriamlisa Kasanga
Miriamlisa Kasanga [Country Coordinator – Tanzania] Miriamlisa the Tanzanian country coordinator of the Trans-Africa-Hydro. Meteorological Observatory (TAHMO), a Network aims to develop a vast network of weather stations across Africa, to enhance meteorological data for Climate Services. She is an expert in Climate Services for smallholders (farmers, fishers, pastoralists).Advocate for Climate Service, Coordinator of weather […]
Victor Eseme Omoit
Victor Eseme Omoit [Country Coordinator – Kenya] Victor Eseme Omoit holds a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from South Eastern Kenya University. He began his journey with TAHMO as an intern in 2017, subsequently securing a position as a Field Engineer. Presently, he serves as the Country Coordinator for TAHMO in Kenya. He is also […]
Francis Kwame Bot
Francis Kwame Boti [Field Engineer] Francis is a graduate of Ghana Communication Technology University formally known as Ghana Telecommunication University College where he earned a Bachelors Degree in Telecommunications Engineering in 2011. He interned at the Ghana broadcasting corporation where he worked in the West Africa Broadcasting Unit (WABU). This is were a team of […]
Bokuretsion Estifanos
Bokuretsion Estifanos [Network Manager] Bokuretsion Estifanos holds a BA degree in geography from the University of Asmara. He worked as a junior hydrologist in the Department of Water Resources in Eritrea and as an environmental technician for an Australian mining company. During these jobs, he installed and operated hydrological and meteorological stations. His task in […]
Rick Hagenaars
Rick Hagenaars [IT Director] While studying water resources management at TU Delft, Rick became involved with the TAHMO initiative to develop software for storing and providing the observations performed by the TAHMO network. In addition to his study in the field of water resources, he has also worked as a software developer for financial systems.Rick’s […]
Rebecca Hochreutener
Rebecca Hochreutener [Operations Manager] After studying hydrogeology at the Pierre et Marie Curie University (Paris, France) Rebecca Hochreutener joined the Geosciences department of the University Rennes. She was involved in various projects related to hydrology, hydrogeology and geochemistry research fields. She was specifically in charge of logistical and technical support for laboratory and field experiments, […]
Frank Ohene Annor
Frank Ohene Annor [CEO] Frank Ohene Annor is a doctoral scientist at TU Delft and has been working with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana since 2004, where he was officially appointed as a Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering in November 2007. He holds a Masters’ degree with […]
