Eni G. Njoku
Eni G. Njoku | |
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Njoku in 2013 | |
| Born | May 13, 1950 Ibadan, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian, American |
| Education | Cambridge University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Satellite sea surface temperature measurement Soil moisture remote sensing Soil Moisture Active Passive |
| Children | 1 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Microwave remote sensing |
| Institutions | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology |
Eni G. Njoku (born May 13, 1950) is a Nigerian-American scientist specializing in microwave remote sensing. He worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology, where he was responsible for developing techniques for sea surface temperature and soil moisture remote sensing using microwave radiometers. He produced the first microwave-derived sea surface temperature maps from space, and developed the first application of deployable mesh antennas for satellite Earth observation. From 2008-2013, he served as project scientist of NASA's first soil moisture mission, the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission, launched in 2015.