Emmanuel is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. He recently received his dual doctorate degrees from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow UK and the University of Naples, Federico II, Italy. He was a Marie-curie Early Stage Researcher with research topic in the area of Bio-geotechnical Engineering. Emmanuel's background is in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering and his current research focus is in the development of microbial-based technologies for soil Improvement as low-carbon options for erosion mitigation, slope stabilisation and to delay the onset of shallow landslides. Emmanuel has been an academic staff in the department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering at the University of Agriculture, Makurdi - Nigeria since 2012, rising from Graduate Assistant to the rank of Lecturer I, and involved in teaching, research and community service. He is knowledgeable in Environmental Impacts Assessment and enthusiastic about global governance and sustainable development. Emmanuel is active in research and research dissemination, with a growing research portfolio of publications, contributions to specialist research community, interdisciplinary research management, conference presentations as well as serving as peer reviewer for several top journals. He has had previous experience in broadcasting (as TV/Radio presenter) and webcasting, having worked with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA Yenagoa) and the Confluence Cable Network (CCN, Kogi State, Nigeria) as well as the University of Strathclyde Student internet radio 'Strathclyde Fusion'.