Location: Kumasi - Ashanti Region, Ghana, W/A
Postal Address: P. O. Box 854, Kumasi Fax: +233 (0)3220-22387
Email: info@kstu.edu.gh
vco@kstu.edu.gh
Tel: +233 (0)3220-22387, +233 (0)3220-22388
I am a daring chemist with the necessary knowledge and skills for excellence and want to help make the world a better place for all.
PhD. Analytical Chemistry - KNUST, August 2012 – June 2016
MSc. Analytical Chemistry - KNUST, August 2008 – February 2011
BSc. (Chemistry) - KNUST, August 2003 – June 2007
1. Toxicology
a. Food toxicology
Calcium carbide treatment of cavendish banana: consumers and producers perception studies, biochemical
and sensory evaluation
Assessment of the health risk due to consumption of bentonite clay
Microbial and chemical contamination of coconut fruit packed in polyethene bags sold in some selected
towns in Ghana
Use of Sudan IV dyes in food production
Bleaching agents in cosmetics in Ghana
Use of salt petre in food production in Ghana
b. Environmental toxicology
Occurrence of emerging pollutants
Phytoremediation of emerging contaminants using phytoplankton
Ecological modelling of the fate of emerging pollutant in the environment
Water analysis
2. Nutraceuticals
Physico-chemical properties studies of some selected plants gum exudates in Ghana
Nutraceuticals identification in indigenous fruits in Ghana
3. Instrumentation and engineering
Design and fabrication of simple laboratory equipment
Inter-laboratory comparison studies of laboratory instruments and methodologies
Lecturer – Department of Laboratory Technology, Kumasi Technical University, July 2017
Courses taught
HND Science and Industrial Laboratory Technology at Department of Laboratory Technology
Courses taught
Lecturer – Chemical Engineering Department, Kumasi Technical University, November, 2016 – July 2017
B.TECH Chemical Engineering at Department of Chemical Engineering
Courses taught
HND Chemical Engineering
Lecturer – Chemical Engineering Department, Kumasi Polytechnic, November, 2011 – October, 2014
B.TECH Chemical Engineering at Department of Chemical Engineering
Courses taught
HND Chemical Engineering
CURRENT LECTURERING WORK TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN KsTU
Department of Civil Engineering, KsTU
M.TECH Water and Environmental Engineering
Course taught
Chemical Engineering Department, KsTU
B.TECH Chemical Engineering at Department of Chemical Engineering
Courses taught
Location: Kumasi - Ashanti Region, Ghana, W/A
Postal Address: P. O. Box 854, Kumasi Fax: +233 (0)3220-22387
Email: info@kstu.edu.gh
vco@kstu.edu.gh
Tel: +233 (0)3220-22387, +233 (0)3220-22388