Dennis Otieno
PhD
Research Area: Ecotoxicology, Bioenergetics, Feeding ecology
Dennis Otieno is a scholar, and an innovator. He has both field and laboratory experience having worked with Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), Organic and Nutrient laboratory (OANL) at the University of Windsor and with Environment Canada in monitoring water quality in the Great Lakes connecting channels. He was the winner of the Lum Clark Award of Research Excellence in 2024 and 2025, among other grants. He was nominated by the University of Windsor to the Golden Key International Honor Society. He specializes in toxicology and has authored a number of scientific publications, technical reports, aquaculture handbooks, and a fiction story. His innovations, which include extraction of gelatin from fish skin, omega-3 fatty acids from fish Viscera, among others (conversion of fish bio-wastes to resources), have been disseminated for technology adoption through conference presentations and media communication.
Julia Obuya
PhD
Julia Obuya is a researcher in aquatic sciences with a strong focus on microbial ecology, environmental DNA, and multi-omics approaches (metagenomics, metatranscriptomics). Her research explores the ecological roles and threats of harmful cyanobacterial blooms in freshwater ecosystems, particularly in the Great Lakes of Africa and North America. She is deeply committed to bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and real-world application, using science to solve community and environmental challenges.
Winnie Owoko
PhD
Winnie Owoko is a rising researcher with interests and a strong background in aquatic ecosystem research and conservation, as well as a demonstrated commitment to causes that have the potential to improve the lives of resource-dependent communities. She has established herself as an erudite scholar in matters involving the application of GIS and remote sensing technologies: GPS, Q GIS, ArcMap, Google Earth Engine, in monitoring the blue space to facilitate sustainability. Spatial-temporal mapping of invasive aquatic weeds, macrophytes, and algal blooms, land use/land-cover mapping, and time-series analysis, digitizing and mapping of natural/environmental resources.
Zadock Omach
PhD
Research focus: Geochemistry | Elemental cycling | Heavy metal toxicity
My study explores the biogeochemical cycling of trace elements in tropical freshwater systems, with an emphasis on their incorporation, speciation, and mobility within lacustrine ecosystems. I examine how seasonal dynamics, anthropogenic inputs, and key physicochemical controls influence metal distribution and levels in the water column and sediments.
I am also fascinated by studies assessing the impacts of cage aquaculture on sedimentary geochemistry, especially how organic matter loading and subsequent diagenetic processes alter redox conditions and nutrient cycling.