Esther Ngumbi
Esther Ngumbi | |
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Rayuwa | |
Haihuwa | Kenya, |
ƙasa | Kenya |
Karatu | |
Makaranta |
Auburn University (en) Jami'ar Kenyatta |
Harsuna | Turanci |
Sana'a | |
Sana'a | entomologist (en) da Malami |
Employers | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (en) |
Esther Ndumi Ngumbi wata kwararriya ce a fannin ilimin halitta ta ƙasar Kenya kuma malama wacce a halin yanzu ita ce Mataimakiyar Farfesa a fannin ilimin halittu da Nazarin (African-American Studies) a Jami'ar Illinois a Urbana-Champaign. An ba ta lambar yabo ta 2018 Society for Experimental Biology Award Presidential.
Rayuwar farko da ilimi
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Esther Ngumbi ta girma ne a gundumar Kwale, al'ummar karkara ne a kasar Kenya.[1][2] An fara gabatar da ita harkar noma tun tana shekara bakwai, lokacin da iyayenta suka ba ta fili ta noman kabeji.[3] Tun tana ƙarama ta fara sanin kalubalen da manoma ke fuskanta da suka haɗa da fari da ƙasa mara kyau. A karon farko da ta bar kauyensu shine ta halarci Jami'ar Kenyatta, inda ta samu digirin farko da na biyu..[4][5] A cikin shekarar 2007 an ba ta lambar yabo ta Ƙungiyar Ƙungiyar Mata ta Jami'ar Amirka (AAUW) ta Ƙasashen Duniya wanda ya ba ta damar kammala digiri a ilimin halitta a Jami'ar Auburn.[1][6][7] A cikin shekarar 2011 ta zama ɗaya daga cikin mutanen farko da suka samu digiri na uku daga cikin al'ummarta.[1][8] Bayan ta sami digiri na uku ta ci gaba da zama a Jami'ar Auburn a matsayin kwararriyar malama.[3]
Bincike da aiki
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]An naɗa Ngumbi Mataimakiyar Farfesa na Entomology da Nazarin (African-American Studies) a Jami'ar Illinois a Urbana-Champaign a cikin shekarar 2018.[9] Ta kuma koyar da ilimin sadarwa. Ta nazarci yadda tsire-tsire, tsire-tsire, ƙananan ƙwayoyin cuta da kwari ke amfani da siginar sinadarai masu lalacewa da marasa ƙarfi. Waɗannan sun haɗa da mahaɗi masu canzawa (VOCs) waɗanda ke daidaita tattaunawa tsakanin tsire-tsire, herbivores da microbes. Ngumbi ta yi imanin cewa ingantacciyar aikin noma na birane na iya taimakawa wajen yaƙar cin abinci mara kyau.[10] A cikin shekarar 2019 Ngumbi ta gabatar da cikakken lacca a taron shekara-shekara na Ƙungiyar Ecological Society ta Burtaniya.[11]
Sabis na ilimi da ƙwarewa
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]An ba ta lambar yabo ta Jagoran Dorewa ta 2017 da lambar yabo ta Mata masu launi (Women Of Colour Award).[12][13]
A cikin shekarar 2018 Ngumbi ta sami lambar yabo ta Shugaban Ƙungiyar Gwajin Biology.[14]
Ngumbi kwararriyar masaniya ce a fannin kimiyya kuma ta ba da gudummawa ga Mail&Guardian, Moth, Scientific American and the World Economic Forum.[15][16][17][18] Ta bayyana a Rediyon Jama'a na Wisconsin. Barack Obama ne ya zaɓi Ngumbi don zama wani bangare na Shirin Shugabancin Matasan Afirka.[19] Tana ba da shawara ga matasa masu bincike ta hanyar Gidauniyar Clinton. Ta yi kamfen na ganin 'yan mata daga yankunan karkara su sami ingantaccen ilimi, musamman a fannin kimiyya da fasaha. Aiki tare da danginta, Ngumbi ta taimaka wajen kafa Dokta Ndumi Faulu Academy, makaranta a garinsu da ke hidimar ɗaliban makarantar sakandare sama da 100.[1][20][21] a cikin shekarar 2021 Ngumbi ta sami lambar yabo ta Mani L. Bhaumik don hulɗar jama'a tare da Kimiyya ta Ƙungiyar Amirka da Ci gaban Kimiyya.[22]
wallafe-wallafen da aka zaɓa
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Littattafanta sun haɗa da:
- Ngumbi, Esther (2016). "Bacterial-mediated drought tolerance: current and future prospects". Applied Soil Ecology. 105: 109–125. doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.04.009.
- Ngumbi, Esther (2009). "Comparative GC-EAD Responses of A Specialist (Microplitis croceipes) and A Generalist (Cotesia marginiventris) Parasitoid to Cotton Volatiles Induced by Two Caterpillar Species". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 35 (9): 1009–1020. doi:10.1007/s10886-009-9700-y. PMID 19802643. S2CID 5921837.
- Ngumbi, Esther (2012-12-01). "Comparison of associative learning of host-related plant volatiles in two parasitoids with different degrees of host specificity, Cotesia marginiventris and Microplitis croceipes". Chemoecology. 22 (4): 207–215. doi:10.1007/s00049-012-0106-x. S2CID 14865498.
Manazarta
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "4 Questions for Esther Ngumbi: Entomologist Extraordinaire". AAUW: Empowering Women Since 1881 (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "Founders". Spring Break Kenya (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Esther Ngumbi". CropLife International (in Turanci). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "Girls Leading: From Rural Economies to Global Solutions". digital.thechicagocouncil.org (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "Three Black Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ iamglamscientist (2017-03-27). "Meet this young Kenyan scientist whose pioneering research led to the issuance of two US patents" (in Turanci). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "Beyond Auburn Fall '11". Issuu (in Turanci). 7 November 2011. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "International Women's Day Celebrates Esther Ngumbi – Global Tiger Tales" (in Turanci). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "Esther Ngumbi | School of Integrative Biology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign". sib.illinois.edu (in Turanci). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "How good urban farming can combat bad eating". African Arguments (in Turanci). 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "Plenary Lectures". British Ecological Society (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "Insects". www.mdpi.com (in Turanci). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "New Voices Fellowship". newvoicesfellows.aspeninstitute.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "President's Medal". www.sebiology.org. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ The Moth Presents: Esther Ngumbi (in Turanci), retrieved 2019-12-22
- ↑ "Authors". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "Esther Ngumbi - Mail & Guardian". mg.co.za. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ Ngumbi, Esther. "How to Become a Scientist Communicator". Scientific American Blog Network (in Turanci). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ Brown, Gretchen (2018-03-05). "Science Should Be Accessible, Scientist Says". Wisconsin Public Radio (in Turanci). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "College to dedicate Center for Civic and Social Change". www.monmouthcollege.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "Dr. Esther Ngumbi | Powerful Women Magazine" (in Turanci). 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ Cohen, Adam D. "Entomologist Esther Ngumbi Receives 2021 AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 10 February 2021.