Emmanuel Ekeoma is currently a Walsh scholar and a PhD student at the University of Birmingham. His PhD is focused on understanding tree anchorage and its implications for forest resilience in the face of climate change. He received his BEng in Civil Engineering at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike and his MSc in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Dundee. He also works as an Assistant Lecturer at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, (2019 – till date). He is corporate member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and a licenced engineer by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). He has won several scholarships including Walsh scholarship (2022 - 2026), Petroleum Technology Development Fund Scholarship (2018 - 2019), University of Dundee International Students Scholarship (2018 - 2019), and Agbami Scholarship for Nigerian Undergraduate Students (2012 - 2016). He was also part of the team that received the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) Pandemic Preparedness – Engineering X funding in 2020 for research on the Handwashing Culture of Primary School Pupils in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. His research topics mainly include Bioengineering, Tree Stability, Soil Stabilisation, Soil Erosion, Soil Structure Interaction and Climate Change.