This series features the Winter 2025 U-M African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) fellows and their scholarly work. The talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to promote dialogue on topics and to share their research with the larger U-M community.

Speakers and Topics
1. Michael Dziwornu - Ghana
“Planning, Power and Sugar: Ghana's Troubled Sugar Factory and Rural Transformations”
2. Jean Paul Nsabimana - Rwanda
"Dynamic Programming Approach for African Financial Markets"

3. Desta Gebeyehu - Ethiopia
“Experimental investigation on biodiesel and skin care oil production potential of black soldier fly larvae and comparing bioethanol gel fuel properties as an alternative fuel and waste management”

4. Mary Ajala - Nigeria
“Column Adsorption of Heavy Metals Using Synthesized Silver Immobilized Titanium Oxide Nanocomposites Supported on Clay”