Ogallo Laban
Professor of Meteorology at Nairobi University, Kenya
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Laban Ayieko Ogallo (born 20 January 1950) was a professor of Meteorology at Nairobi University, Kenya.[1] He was one of the pioneers of climate science and meteorology in Africa.[2] He was a former director of the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center,[3] He was a Chairman of the Department of Meteorology, a founding Member of the Kenya Meteorological Society (KMS), African Meteorological Society (AMS), a member of African Academy of Sciences and The World Academy of Sciences. He was also a member of the IPCC team that received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007[4][2][5][1][6]
20 January 1950
Prof Laban Ogallo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Laban Ayieko Ogallo 20 January 1950 |
| Died | 20 November 2020 (aged 70) Kenya |
| Burial place | Nyahera, Kisumu, Kenya |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Nairobi. |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | East African Meterelogy Services University of Nairobi Kenya |
Early life and education
Career
Prof. Ogallo began his career in 1975 at East African Meteorology Services. In 1976 he was a Tutorial Fellow, Department of Meteorology, University of Nairobi. In 1979 he became a lecturer, senior lecturer in 1986, chairman department of Meteorology in 1988, Chief executive officer (CEO/ Secretary) to Kenya National Council for Science and Technology in 1995, Coordinator of World Meteorological Organisation Climate Applications CLIPS Programme in 1996, Director of IGAD Climate Perdition and Applications Centre in 2000, Coordinator of IGAD and UNDP Disaster resilience capacity building Project and in 1995 he became a full professor.[8][7][1][5]