Positions Held & Hold
Academic Positions Held
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Date |
Position |
Unit/Organisation/Committee |
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2016 – 2017 |
Visiting Professor |
ORLD, University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), Princess Anne, Maryland |
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2010 – 2016 |
Vice Chancellor/ President |
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) |
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2007 – 2010 |
Pro Vice-Chancellor/ Deputy Vice-Chancellor |
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Acting Head |
University Information and Technology Services (UITS), KNUST |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Acting Head |
Quality Assurance and Planning Unit (QAPU), KNUST |
|
2007 – 2009 |
Adjunct Professor |
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
|
2005 – 2007 |
Board Member |
International Programmes Office (IPO), KNUST |
|
2005 – 2007 |
College Board Member |
College of Science, KNUST |
|
2005 – 2007 |
Faculty Board Member |
Faculty of Biosciences, College of Science, KNUST |
|
2003 – 2007 |
Head of Department |
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, KNUST |
|
2003 – 2007 |
Chairperson |
Departmental Board, Biochemistry and Biotechnology and Food Science and Technology, KNUST |
|
2002 – 2004 |
Faculty Board Member (Cognate Member) |
Faculty of Environmental and Development Studies, KNUST |
|
2001 – 2004 |
Faculty Board Member |
Faculty of Science, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana |
|
2000 – 2002 |
Faculty Board Member (Cognate Member) |
Faculty of Agriculture, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana |
|
1996 – 2007 |
Academic Tutor |
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana |
|
1994 – 2007 |
Programme Co-ordinator |
MSc. Food Science and Technology, Dept. of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana |
|
1995 - 2000 |
Examination Officer |
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana |
|
1993 |
Teaching Assistant |
Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, Montreal, Canada |
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1987 – 1989 |
Teaching/Research Assistant |
Department of Biochemistry, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. |
Membership of Statutory Committees
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Date |
Position |
Unit/Organisation/Committee |
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2003 - 2010 |
Member |
Academic Board, KNUST |
|
2010 – 2016 |
Chairman |
Academic Board, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Member |
Executive Committee of the University, KNUST |
|
2010 – 2016 |
Chairman |
Executive Committee of the University, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Member |
Budgetary Committee of the University, KNUST |
|
2010 – 2016 |
Chairman |
Budgetary Committee of the University, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Member |
University Appointments and Promotions Committee, KNUST |
|
2010 – 2016 |
Chairman |
University Appointments and Promotions Committee, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Chairman |
Administration Appointments and Promotions Committee, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Chairman |
University Library Committee, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Chairman |
Residence Committee, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Chairman |
University Books and Publications Committee, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Member |
University Scholarships Committee, KNUST |
|
2010 – 2016 |
Chairman |
University Scholarships Committee, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Member |
Planning and Resources Committee, KNUST |
|
2010 – 2016 |
Chairman |
Planning and Resources Committee, KNUST |
|
2005 – 2010 |
Member |
Research and Conferences Committee, KNUST |
|
2010 – 2016 |
Chairman |
Research and Conferences Committee, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Member |
Welfare Services Board, KNUST |
|
2010 – 2016 |
Chairman |
Welfare Services Board, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Member |
Estate Organization Management Committee, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Chairman |
Housing Committee, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Member |
Health Services Management Committee, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2016 |
Member |
Standing and Finance Committee, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Member |
Development Committee, KNUST |
|
2010 – 2016 |
Chairman |
Development Committee, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2016 |
Member |
University Council, KNUST |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Chairman |
Disciplinary Committee (Senior Member) |
|
2010 – 2016 |
Chairman |
Committee for Honorary Awards |
Membership of Non-Statutory/Ad hoc Committees
|
Date |
Position |
Unit/Organisation/Committee |
|
2000, Dec |
Member |
Service Courses Review Committee; |
|
2001 |
Member |
Faculty of Science Strategic Planning Committee; |
|
2001 |
Member |
Central Planning Committee – Industry and Technology Fair (INDUTECH 2001); |
|
2002 |
Member |
Faculty Forum Committee – Faculty of Science; |
|
2002 |
Member |
Faculty of Science Development Plan Committee; |
|
2003 |
Chairman |
Adhoc Committee to draw up syllabus for BSc Food Science and Technology programme, KNUST; |
|
2005 |
Member |
Committee to review curriculum for proposed BSc Settlement Planning programme (April/May); |
|
2005 |
Member |
Committee to review Modalities for Submission of Examination Results to the University Academic Board (March/April); |
|
2006 |
Member |
Committee to Review the KNUST Collegiate System; |
|
2005 – 2007 |
Chairman |
Research and Conference Sub-committee, College of Science, KNUST; |
|
2007 – 2008 |
Chairman |
Committee for the Development of a Safe Transportation System for KNUST; |
|
2008 – 2009 |
Team leader |
Royal Parade Grounds Development Project; |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Chairman |
KNUST Loans Committee; |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Chairman |
Management Board of Students Financial Services, KNUST; |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Chairman |
Accra Guesthouse Management Committee, KNUST; |
|
2007 – 2009 |
Chairman |
Hale and Hearty Sports Centre Management Committee, KNUST; |
|
2010 – 2016 |
Chairman |
Committee for Students Representative Council (SRC) Development Fund; |
|
2010 – 2016 |
Member |
Advisory Board of Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) for Tropical medicine, College of Health Sciences, KNUST. |
|
2016 to date |
Chairman |
Executive Advisory Board (EAB), KNUST Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program (MCFSP). |
|
2021 - |
Chairman |
70th Anniversary Planning Committee, KNUST |
Other University Positions Held
|
Date |
Position |
Unit/Organisation/Committee |
|
1996 – 1998 |
Member |
Senior Member Housing Committee, KNUST |
|
1998 |
Hall Tutor |
Unity Hall, KNUST |
|
2002 - 2003 |
Senior Tutor |
– Unity Hall, KNUST |
|
2003 |
Hall Master |
Unity Hall, KNUST |
|
2005 - 2006 |
Hall Master |
University Hall, KNUST |
National Appointments and Activities
|
Date |
Position |
Unit/Organization/Committee |
|
1995 – 1998 |
National Executive Member |
Ghana Science Association |
|
1997 |
Member |
Planning Committee 20th Biennial Conference, Ghana Science Association |
|
1998 – 2006 |
Member |
Editorial Board - Journal of the Ghana Science Association |
|
2001 – 2003 |
Member |
Joint World Bank/Government of Ghana review team - Activities of the Root and Tuber Improvement Programme (RTIP), Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) |
|
2002 |
Member |
Committee on documentation of recipes based on maize, sorghum, cowpea, soybean and groundnuts - Food Crops Systems Development Project (FCSDP), Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) |
|
2002 – 2005 |
Member |
Programme Coordinating Committee (PCC) - National Ornamental Research Programme, Agricultural Sub-Sector Investment Project (AgSSIP) |
|
2004/2005 |
Initiator and Coordinator |
Training Course in Food Handling and Storage for Stakeholders in the Food Industry |
|
2002 – 2005 |
Member |
Post-Production and Marketing Component Team - Root and Tuber Improvement Programme (RTIP), Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) |
|
2002 – 2005 |
Member |
Programme Coordinating Committee (PCC) - Postharvest and Processing Research Programme, Agricultural Sub-Sector Investment Project (AgSSIP) |
|
2005 |
Member
|
Scientific and Technical Committee (Local Organizing Committee), 1st African Regional Conference of Vice Chancellors, Provosts and Deans of Science, Engineering and Technology (COVISET) Nov. 14th – 18th, Accra, Ghana |
|
2006 |
Member |
Regional Food Safety Advisory Committee (Ashanti region) |
|
2000 – to date |
External Examiner |
Department of Laboratory Technology, University of Cape Coast (UCC), Cape Coast, Ghana. |
|
External Assessor |
Promotions and Panel member for Appointments for the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). |
|
|
External Assessor |
Promotions for the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), Akim Tafo. Eastern Region. |
|
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External Assessor |
Promotions for the University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale. |
|
|
External Assessor |
Promotions for the University of Ghana, Legon. |
|
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External Assessor |
Promotions for the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast. |
|
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External Assessor |
Promotions for the Cape Coast Technical University (former Cape Coast Polytechnic), Cape Coast. |
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|
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Scientific Reviewer for the following National Journals; Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science; Journal of the Ghana Science Association; Journal of Science and Technology (KNUST). |
|
|
1998 |
Resource Person |
National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) training workshop on delivery of extension services (Nov.) |
|
2000 – 2001 |
Resource Person |
NBSSI training workshops for Kumasi Food Crops Processing Association |
|
2001 |
Resource Person |
Food and Drugs Board (FDB), training workshop for treated/mineral water producers in Kumasi (August) |
|
2002 |
Resource Person |
Training on cassava flour processing for farmers, gari processors and bakers at New Edubiase by the Opportunities Industrialization Centre (OIC) (Mar.) |
|
2002 |
Resource Person |
Training of Agricultural Extension Officers of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), (Ashanti region) on the Processing and Quality Assurance of cassava processing into value-added products, Mampong (Aug.) |
|
2002 |
Resource Person |
Training of Agricultural Extension Officers of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), (Brong-Ahafo region) on the Processing and Quality Assurance of cassava processing into value-added products, Techiman (Aug.) |
|
2003 - 2004 |
Resource Person |
Training workshop for ADRA-GHANA Processing Clients, Accra, Ghana. |
|
2004 |
Coordinator and Resource Person
|
Training course for staff of the Women in Agricultural Development (WIAD) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) at KNUST |
|
2019 |
Resource Person |
2019 Summer Camp for Girls in STEM in Senior High Schools (SHS); Careers in the Biological Sciences. July. |
|
2019 |
Resource Person |
2019 Summer Camp for Girls in STEM in Senior High Schools (SHS); Mentoring for Science Tutors, July. |
|
2001 – 2004 |
Project Consultant |
Afrique-Link Company Limited, Wenchi Tomato factory (defunct), Wenchi (Brong-Ahafo region) |
|
2004 |
Project Consultant |
Study on wheat substitution in Snacks and Biscuits in Ghana. IFAD funded Root and Tuber Improvement Project (RTIP) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) (Aug. – Oct.) |
|
1995 – 2006 |
Consultant and Technical Expert |
Technical/Professional support offered to several Small and Medium Scale food processors, NGOs and some large scale food industries in Ghana. |
|
2007 – 2010 |
Chairman |
Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) - Wesley Girls High School, Cape Coast |
|
2011 - 2014 |
Board Member |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). |
|
2012 - 2015 |
Member |
University Council – University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Sunyani |
|
2013 to date |
Chairman |
Executive Advisory Board (EAB) – Mastercard Scholars Program (MCFSP) at KNUST |
|
2014 – 2016 |
Council Member |
National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) |
|
2010 – 2016 |
Member |
Vice Chancellors, Ghana (VCG) |
|
2014 – 2015 |
Chairman |
Vice Chancellors, Ghana (VCG) |
|
2016 |
Member |
Board of Trustee, Ghana Education Trust Fund(GETFUND) |
|
2017-to date |
Board Chairman |
Kumasi Composting and Recycling Plant (KCARP) Limited, Kumasi. |
|
2018 - 2020 |
Council Member |
Pentecost University College (PUC), Sowutoum, Accra. |
|
2018-to date |
Council Member |
Entrance University College of Health Sciences (EUCHS), Accra. |
|
2018-to date |
Member |
Board of Trustee, Accra Institute of Technology (AIT). |
|
2018 |
Member |
Search Committee for the President, Graduate College of the CSIR. |
|
2019 |
Member |
Search Committee for Provost, College of Science, KNUST |
|
2019 |
Chairman |
Search Committee for Vice Chancellor, Accra Technical University (ATU). |
|
2019 |
Chairman |
Search Committee for Vice Chancellor, Sunyani Technical University (STU). |
|
2020 to date |
Council Chairman |
Pentecost University, Sowutoum, Accra. |
|
2020 to date |
Director |
Children’s Ministry of The Church of Pentecost. |
- International Appointments and Activities
|
Date |
Position |
Unit/Organization/Committee |
|
1998 – 2016 |
Scientific Reviewer |
Journal of Food Biochemistry; International Journal of Food Science and Technology; African Journal of Food Science; African Journal of Biotechnology; Carbohydrate Polymer |
|
2001 – 2010 |
Mentor and Trainer |
Minority International Research Training (MIRT) program of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, Alabama, USA. |
|
2003 – 2010 |
External Examiner |
Institute of Home Sciences (IHS), Faculty of Agriculture, Njala University College, University of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone. |
|
2007 – 2009 |
Member |
PhD Committees (3 PhD candidates) – Deprtment of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, Alabama, USA. |
|
2008 – 2010 |
External Examiner |
Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Swaziland, Swaziland; |
|
2010 – 2015 |
Consortium Member |
Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (ESDA), United Nations University (UNU), Tokyo, Japan. |
|
2010 – 2016 |
Member |
Executive Governing Board (EGB) of the Commonwealth of Learning (CoL) CEMBA/CEMPA programme, Canada |
|
2014 – 2016 |
Advisory Board Member |
UNESCO Aalborg Centre for Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Engineering, Science and Sustainability, Aalborg University, Denmark. |