A Nigerian-born groundwater researcher, Ayobami Oni, has received the Blue Integrated Partnerships Extra Mile Award for his contributions to water and environmental research during a 2026 summer programme in the Caribbean.
Oni received the award after participating in interdisciplinary research examining rainfall patterns, watershed conditions and surface-water changes in Puerto Rico and the United States and British Virgin Islands.
According to the statement announcing the award on Friday, it recognised his “commitment, research contribution and performance” during the Blue Integrated Partnerships Summer Institute.
The programme involved studies of precipitation trends between 2000 and 2025 across Puerto Rico and the two island territories, using long-term rainfall records, geographic information systems and spatial analysis to examine seasonal and annual variations.
Oni also contributed to research in the Río Grande de Loíza watershed in Puerto Rico, where satellite-derived indicators were used to assess surface-water conditions and signals associated with turbidity, suspended sediments and
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