Iwalaye (Ayo) Oladimeji
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Education
- PhD, Marine Biology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2020
- MSc, Zoology (Animal Physiology), University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2011
- BSc, Zoology, University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, 2008
Select Publications/Presentations
- Iwalaye, O. A., Moodley, G. K., & Robertson-Andersson, D. V. (2021). Water Temperature and Microplastic Concentration Influenced Microplastic Ingestion and Retention Rates in Sea Cucumber (Holothuria cinerascens Brandt, 1835). Ocean Science Journal, 1-15.
- Iwalaye, O. A., Moodley, G. K., & Robertson-Andersson, D. V. (2020). Microplastic Occurrence in Marine Invertebrates Sampled from Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa in Different Seasons. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 19(5), 1811-1819.
- Iwalaye, O. A., Moodley, G. K., & Robertson-Andersson, D. V. (2020). The possible routes of microplastics uptake in sea cucumber Holothuria cinerascens (Brandt, 1835). Environmental Pollution, 264, 114644.
Professional Highlights
- The Association of Commonwealth Universities Blue Charter Fellow, 2019.
- Visiting PhD Student at Memorial University, Canada, January – March, 2019.
- Onboard Student: SEAmester IV- South Africa’s Class Afloat to Indian Ocean, July, 2019.
- Participant: Expert Track of the UN Environment Massive Open Online Course on Marine Litter, 2019.