Dr. Michael Adewumi

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Dr. Michael Adewumi Pennsylvania State
University, The Alliance for Earth Sciences,
Engineering, and Development in Africa (AESEDA)
A U.S.-Africa Partnership
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How AESEDA came about

• Dean of Earth and Mineral Science (EMS), took
  inventory of faculty projects, activities and
  interests
• Found many projects, proposals, and activities
  involved Africa
• No integration or cohesiveness among faculty
  these projects
• A vision for integrated focus on Africa across
  the College emerged AESEDA

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AESEDA Mission
Promote integration of physical sciences,
engineering, and social sciences to develop human
resources, promote economic vitality and enable
stewardship of georesources in Africa.
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Implementation Strategy Georesourcesfor
sustainable livelihoods

• Sustainable livelihoods
• Human capacity
• Economic opportunities
• Clean Environment
• Clean Water
• Food security
• Health/Safety issues

• Georesources
• Water
• Energy
• Minerals

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Development Frameworks

• 1970s Basic Needs
• 1980s Structural Adjustments
• 1990s Poverty Reduction
• New Decade Georesources Management for
  development integration of science with public
  policy for sustainable livelihoods AESEDA

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Strategic Initiatives

• Promote new Research Programs
• Develop new Educational Programs
• Hire Faculty with Expertise in Georesources and
  Sustainable Development in Africa
• Build Meaningful Partnerships with African
  Universities and Institutions
• Build Meaningful partnerships with Historically
  Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
• Strengthen our Mutual Communication
  Infrastructure to Support Collaboration

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Partners

• Memorandum of Understanding USA-HBCU
• Howard University
• MCID Mississippi Consortium for International
  Development
• Alcorn State U.
• Miss. Valley State U.
• Jackson State U.
• Tougaloo College
• Fort Valley State University
• Lincoln University
• North Carolina AT University
• Tuskegee University

• Memorandum of Understanding Africa
• Nigeria
• University of Ibadan
• University of Lagos
• South Africa
• University of the Witwatersrand
• University of Cape Town
• Agreement of Accession (AOA)
• Angola
• Agostinho Neto University

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Stakeholder Organizations

• NGOs
• UNCF, Special Projects
• The World Bank
• FirstVoice International
• SECME, Inc.
• Nigerian Academy of Science
• Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Aerospace
  Academy SEMAA
• Universities Space Research Association USRA
• Industry
• Schlumberger
• ChevronTexaco
• ExxonMobil

• Government Agencies
• NSF
• Global Development Alliance GDA (USA)
• Ministry of Agriculture (Nigeria)
• Ministry of Mines (Mali)
• Ministry of Solid Minerals (Nigeria)
• National Agency for Science and Engineering
  Infrastructure NASENI (Nigeria)
• NUC (Nigeria)
• USAID (USA)
• United States Geological Survey USGS (USA)

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AESEDA Inaugural Symposium

• Georesources Management Human Capacity
  Development and Sustainable Livelihoods
• 200 attendees from 9 countries
• Industry representatives (ChevronTexaco,
  ExxonMobil, Marathon, Schlumberger, Shell, Dow
  Chemical)
• 17 Academic Institutions
• Development Agencies Foundations
• Government Delegates

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Example Nigerian Government

• AESEDA is blazing a new trail in the
  interactions between the United States of America
  and Africa.
• - Chief Ufot J. Ekaette
• SGF, Nigeria

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Partners strong commitment

• International Partnerships
• University of Ibadan - new building to house
  AESEDA
• University of Lagos renovating offices to house
  AESEDA
• Shell Petroleum Development Co. co-funded
  Ibadan effort
• Schlumberger donated the Schlumberger Learning
  Center
• Schlumberger committed 3.5 million in
  equipment and personnel to partner with AESEDA at
  Agostinho Neto University
• MacArthur Foundation to equip SLB/UI Center with
  i-access
• Council of Geosciences (RSA) in-kind support for
  AfricaArray

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Strong University Commitment

• New permanent tenure-track faculty lines
• Paul Desanker (Geography/AESEDA)
• Ikubolajeh Logan (AAAS/Geography/AESEDA)
• Petra Tschakert (Geography/AESEDA)
• Anne Thompson (Meteorology/AESEDA)
• Commitment for 2-3 additional faculty members
• Top University strategic initiative
• Presidential attention for private development

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AESEDA RE Projects

• AfricaArray
• Ethiopian Initiative on Geothermal Energy
• Niger Delta Initiative
• Medical Georesources Initiative
• Southern Africa Climate Change
• Sustainable Mining Initiative

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AESEDA Education Programs

• Degree Programs
• Science, Society and the Environment in Africa
  (Minor Degree)
• Georesources Engineering Management (Professional
  MS)
• Courses Developed
• Labor in the Global Economy (Work and Industrial
  Relations)
• Environmental Justice in South Africa
• Environments of Africa Geology and Climate
  Change
• African Diamonds a Continent in Conflict
• Course Sharing and Export
• Electronic delivery
• Semi-asynchronous learning across continents

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AESEDA Capacity Building

• Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences at
  Agostinho Neto University
• Georesources Engineering Management at U. Ibadan
• Natural Gas Engineering at U. Lagos
• Curricula/Capacity Assessment Project
• Geophysics at Univ. of the Witwatersrand
• Climate Energy Studies Program at UCT
• Geosciences at Jackson State University

Angola
Nigeria
South Africa
USA
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Example 1 AfricaArray

• PIs Profs Andy Nyblade (PSU) Paul Dirks
  (Wits). Initial focus are to
• Maintain and enhance Geophysical programs in
  Africa
• Promote geophysical research in Africa
• Obtain geophysical data, through a network of
  shared observatories
• Public-private funding including NSF

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Example 2 GEM Degree

• Georesources Engineering Management
• MS degree incorporating
• Technical, managerial, entrepreneurial courses
• Social and environmental management courses
• Initial partners PSU, UI, Unilag, Mali
• Designed for
• Georesources personnel with interest in Africa
• NGO personnel seeking greater technical skills
• Approval expected in 2005

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Example 3 Domestic Programs

• Program Development/Enhancement
• Geosciences Program at JSU
• Pathway for Diversity Enhancement
• Pre-College research Programs (MLK)
• 3-2 Programs w/ Lincoln and NC AT
• SROP to encourage graduate enrolment
• SECME/AESEDA Partnership programs

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Encouraging indicators

• Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)
  AESEDA sponsored three SROP students in Summer
  2004
• Erica J. Campbell, Tuskegee University,
  Evolution of Mafic Lava from the Main Ethiopian
  Rift, Mentor Dr. Tanya Furman
• Damon Stevenson, Tougaloo College, The Potential
  of the Chad/Cameroon Pipeline Project to Promote
  Sustainable Economic Development, Mentor Dr.
  Adam Rose
• Rafael R. Diaz Torres, University of Puerto Rico,
  Displacement Land Use Change from a
  Residential Trailer Park to a Commercial Complex,
  State College, PA, Mentor Dr. Amy Glasmeier
• 1 MS (Mining) 1 MS (Meteo) 1 PhD (Geog)
  enrolled
• SEEMS Upward Bound Science and Math
  ProgramAESEDA sponsored 2 SEEMS students from
  Martin Luther King Jr. High School in
  Philadelphia in Summer 2004

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Support of NSF is Acknowledged

• NSFs support is crucial to recorded success
• Inaugural symposium
• Diversity enhancement programs in Geosciences
• AfricaArray
• Stakeholders workshop on Niger Delta
• NSFs overlapping interest with AESEDA
• Scientific research and discovery
• Mentoring of young researchers
• Capacity building in the US
• Integration of teaching and research

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For Further Information
AESEDA Penn State Office 221 Walker Building
Phone [phone] University Park, PA 16802
Fax [phone] Email aeseda_at_psu.edu http//
www.aeseda.psu.edu
AESEDA Administration at Penn State Director
Prof. Michael Adewumi Associate Director for
Education Prof. Tanya Furman Associate Director
for Research Prof. Paul Desanker Research
Associate Myron McClure Administrative
Assistant Lisa Skripek