Space Scientist. Engineer. Researcher. Data Analyst.
I am a PhD candidate in Aerospace Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, with a background in space physics and a research focus on ionospheric dynamics and atmosphere ionosphere coupling. My research examines how atmospheric planetary waves drive day to day variability in the ionosphere using data driven approaches.
My work integrates multi instrument observations, statistical analysis, and physical interpretation to identify repeatable patterns in geophysical variability. I am also engaged in scientific service, teaching, and mentorship, with a commitment to advancing rigorous and globally relevant space science.
My Academic Journey
Tracing my path in space science
Speaking Engagements
Sharing my research and helping others understand it, that’s the goal
I share my research through talks and conferences, focusing on clear explanations that make complex ideas easier to understand for diverse audiences.
CEDAR/Gem Workshop 2025, Des Moines, Iowa
Oluwafisayo P. Owolabi, Scott L. England and the ICON Team, “Multi-instrument examination of the response in the thermosphere and ionosphere to a quasi 6-day planetary westward wave event”. 2025 CEDAR/Gem Workshop, Des Moines, Iowa (22 - 27 June 2025)
CEDAR Workshop, 2024
Co-convener at CEDAR Workshop: GDC and Dynamic Science (2023, 2024)
AGU Annual Meeting 2024, Washington, DC, USA
Oluwafisayo P. Owolabi, Scott L. England and the ICON Team, “An examination of the response in the thermosphere and ionosphere to a planetary wave observed in the middle atmosphere”. AGU Annual Meeting 2024, Washington, DC, USA (9 – 13 December 2024)
AGU Workshop, 2023
Chair at AGU Workshop: Science in the GDC and DYNAMIC Era (2023)
AOE Department Faculty, 2023
AOE Department Faculty-Student 2024 – 2029 Strategic Planning Committee (2023)
AGU Annual Meeting 2023, San Francisco, CA, USA
Oluwafisayo P. Owolabi, Scott L. England and Guiping Liu, “Longitudinal Structures and Quantification of Planetary Wave Induced Variability in the Ionosphere”. AGU Annual Meeting 2023, San Francisco, CA, USA (11 – 15 December 2023)
CEDAR Workshop 2023, San Deigo, California, United States
Oluwafisayo Owolabi, Scott England and Guiping Liu, “Disambiguating the detection of Rossby and Kelvin Wave Signatures in the Ionosphere”. 2023 CEDAR Workshop, San Deigo, California, United States (25 – 30 June 2023)
UCAR/COSMIC GNSS Remote Sensing Colloquium 2023, University of Colorado (CU) Boulder, Colorado, United States
Oluwafisayo Owolabi, Gomez Socola Josemaria, and Massoud Alexander, “Total electron Content (TEC) maps from the topside ionosphere and plasmasphere”. UCAR/COSMIC GNSS Remote Sensing Colloquium 2023, University of Colorado (CU) Boulder, Colorado, United States, (4 – 16 June 2023)
NASA/Goddard Heliophysics Science Division Seminar 2023
Owolabi O. P., S. L. England, G. Liu, A. B. Abudushaban, “Modulation of Ionospheric Dynamo by Quasi 6-Day Rossby and Kelvin Waves”. 2022 CEDAR Workshop, Austin, Texas (June 2022)
The Fourteenth Edition of the Solar-Terrestrial Physics Symposium, York University, Toronto, Canada 2018
Owolabi O. P., Bolaji, O.S., Adeniyi J.O., Oyeyemi, E.O., Rabiu A.B. and Habarulema J. B., “Excursions of interhemispheric field-aligned currents in Africa”. The Fourteenth Edition of the Solar-Terrestrial Physics Symposium, York University, Toronto, Canada (July 2018)
Second VarSITI General Symposium, Irkutsk, Russia 2017
Owolabi, O.P., Bolaji, O.S., Adeniyi J. O., Oyeyemi, E.O., Rabiu, A.B., Habarulema, J. B., Cilliers, P., and McKinnell, L. “Interhemispheric field-aligned currents characterization in the African sector and its response to a 2009 sudden stratospheric warming event”. Second VarSITI General Symposium, Irkutsk, Russia (July 2017).
First VarSITI General Symposium. Albena, Bulgaria 2016
Owolabi, O.P., Bolaji, O.S., Oyeyemi, E.O., Yamazaki, Y., Rabiu, A.B., Okoh, D., Fujimoto, A., Amory-Mazaudier C., and Yoshikawa, A. “Latitudinal and Longitudinal Ionospheric Sq current Response in the African Chain Due to the 2009 Sudden Stratospheric Warming Event”. First VarSITI General Symposium. Albena, Bulgaria (June 2016)
Second Nigerian Geophysical Society International Conference, Sango Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria 2015
Owolabi, O.P., Bolaji, O.S., Oyeyemi, E.O., Yamazaki, Y., Rabiu, A.B., Okoh, D., and Yoshikawa, A. “The Response of Ionospheric Currents to the Sudden Stratospheric Warming Events Over Africa”. Second Nigerian Geophysical Society International Conference, Sango Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria (March 2015)