Sala Senkayi

Sala Senkayi
Rayuwa
Haihuwa	Kampala,
Karatu
Makaranta	Texas A&M University (en) University of Texas at Arlington (en)
Sana'a
Sana'a	scientist (en)
Employers	United States Environmental Protection Agency (en)
Kyaututtuka	gani Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers  (2014)

Sala Nanyazi Senkayi ƙwararriya ce ta Afirka a fannin kimiyar muhalli a Hukumar Kare Muhalli ta Amurka. Ita ce mace ta farko da aka haifa a Uganda da ta lashe lambar yabo ta Shugaban Ƙasa na Farko na Ma'aikatan Kimiyya da Injiniyanci.

Rayuwar farko da ilimi

Senkayi ɗiyar Abu Senkayi da Sunajeh Senkayi. Iyalinta sun fito daga gundumar Butambala a Uganda. Mahaifinta masanin kimiyyar muhalli ne kuma ya yi aiki a Jami'ar Texas A&M a matsayin masanin kimiyyar bincike daga shekarar 1977.

Senkayi ta sami digiri na farko a fannin kimiyyar halittu daga Jami'ar Texas A&M a Kwalejin Kwalejin, Texas. Ta shiga Jami'ar Texas a Arlington, inda ta sami ƙarin digiri na biyu a fannin ilimin halittu da ilmin halitta. Daga nan ta sami digiri na biyu (2010) da PhD (2012) a fannin kimiyyar muhalli da ƙasa daga jami'a guda. Her PhD thesis considered the association between childhood leukaemia and proximity to airports in Texas. Karatun ta na PhD da ta samu yana la'akari da alaƙa tsakanin cutar sankarar yara da kusanci da filayen jirgin sama a Texas. Ta gano cewa fitar da benzene shine hasashen cutar sankarar yara ta yara. A lokacin karatun digirinta Muwenda Mutebi II na Buganda da Sylvia Nnaginda sun ziyarce ta a Texas.

Sana'a

Senkayi ta shiga Hukumar Kare Muhalli ta Amurka a shekara ta 2007. Tana aiki tare da yara na cikin gida a makarantu da kwalejoji suna magana game da muhalli. Ta fara Tattaunawar EPA tare da Bayanan yanar gizo, damar da yara ke yi magana da masana kimiyya da ke aiki a kan kare muhalli a Ranar Duniya (Earth Day). Binciken ta yana mai da hankali ne kan kariya ta ingancin ruwa kuma ita ce Jami'iyyar Tabbatar da Ingancin Ruwa. A cikin shekarar 2017 an ba wa Senkayi lambar yabo ta Farko ta Shugaban ƙasa ga Masana kimiyya da Injiniyoyi don "canji" ga al'umma da bincike.