Melanie Harrison Okoro

Melanie Harrison Okoro
Born
Melanie Denise Harrison

November 22, 1982 (1982-11-22) (age 42)
Alma mater
  • Johnson C. Smith University (BS)
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Ph.D)
Scientific career
FieldsEnvironmental science

Melanie Harrison Okoro (born 1982) is an American marine estuarine and environmental scientist. She is the founder, CEO, and principal of Eco-Alpha Environmental & Engineering Services. Okoro focuses on environmental aquatic biogeochemistry, professional natural resource management, and STEM diversity initiatives.[1] She is the first African-American women[citation needed] early-career scientist to serve on the Council of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).[2]

  1. ^ "Charting a New Course: Melanie Harrison Okoro". Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  2. ^ "American Geophysical Union Annual Report 2013" (PDF). American Geophysical Union. November 11, 2023. p. 39.