Victor Odongo

Victor Odongo is a Doctoral Researcher at the Alfred Wegener Institute, specializing in marine and estuarine fish community ecology and the impacts of climate change on fish community dynamics. With experience as an Environmental Consultant at Pure Earth, Victor conducted extensive assessments of lead contamination in consumer products across several African nations and managed a database of toxic polluted sites as part of the Toxic Sites Identification Program in Africa. Previous roles include lecturing at Pwani University, conducting investigations for the Blacksmith Institute, and participating in oceanographic research with the Alfred Wegener Institute as an NF-POGO Scholar. Victor holds an MSc. in Environmental Science from Pwani University and a BSc. in Environmental Science from Kenyatta University.