Dr. Emmanuel Kwesi Arthur

Senior Lecturer


Dept: Materials Engineering
Third Floor, Petroleum Building, College of Engineering, Office Number 325

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Research Areas/Interests

Currently my research activities include: Mechanical performance of natural material reinforced composite behaviour (2019 – Date). Cost-effe...~more

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Professional/Teaching Experience

    • Senior Lecturer, Materials Engineering Department, College of Engineering (CoE), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. (August 2021 to Date)
    • Lecturer, Materials Engineering Department, College of Engineering (CoE), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. (Dec. 2016 to July 2021)

     

    Service to University Community:

    • College of Engineering Internship Committee Chairman, College of Engineering Industrial Liaison Officer and Internship Coordinator, April 2022 to Date.
    • Senior Tutor, Private Hostels in Bomso-Ahinsan Constituency, May 2021 to Date.
    • Departmental Field Trip Coordinator, 1st Nov. 2019 to 31st July 2020
    • Facilitator for Engineering in Society (CENG 291) Clinic for 3 days, 2017, 2018, 2019
    • Coordinator, Departmental Seminar and Undergraduate Project, November 2017 to 2018 & August 2019 to July 2020.
    • Academic Tutor 2018 to date
    • Unity Hall Fellow 2018 to date
    • Floor Mentor, Unity Hall, 2019/2020 Academic Year
    • Departmental Laboratory Manager 2018/2019 & 2019/2020
    • Departmental Vacation Training Officer, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019 & 2019/2020
    • Member, Faculty Sustainable Development Committee Nov. 2020 to date
    • Member, Departmental One Department One Start-up (1-D, 1-S) Committee, Nov. 2020 to date
    • Member, Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship Committee, October 2020 to date
    • Member, Committee to Investigate Allegation of Misconduct against Mr. Quartey Nii Kwaatei Joseph, 3rd Year Student of the Department of integrated Rural Art & Industry. February 2020
    • Chair, Process Metallurgy Research Group, 1st August 2019 to 31st July 2020
    • Member, College Internship Committee and College Industrial Liaison Officer/Internship Coordinator, September 2019 to date
    • Member, Committee for the Renovation and Retooling of the Metallurgy Laboratory at the College of Engineering, KNUST, October 2019 to date
    • Member, Departmental Research Proposal Committee, 1st 2019 to 31st July 2020.
    • Member, Unity Hall Environmental Committee, 2019 to date
    • Member, Faculty Seminar Coordinating Committee, 12th February 2018 to date
    • Member, Departmental Research Committee, 2018/2019 & 2019/2020.
    • Member, Environmental Resources Management Review Committee, August 2019
    • Member, Materials Modeling and Simulation Research Group, 1st August 2019 to 31st July 2020.
    • Member, Functional Material Research Group, 1st August 2019 to 31st July 2020.

     

    Service to the National Community

    • External Advisor or Mentor for Undergraduate programme for Department of Materials Engineering Technology, Sunyani Technical University, 2018/2019 & 2019/2020
    • External Examiner for Final Year Students Project Works, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tamale Technical University, 2018/2019 & 2019/2020

     Service to the International Community:

    • Editorial Board Member: Noble International Journal of Scientific Research 2017 to date
    • Reviewer, Journal of Materials Research
    • Reviewer for Scientific African 2020 to date
    • Elsevier Present Edition review for Civil Engineering Materials, First Edition by Peter Claisse, 15th February 2020

     

    • Lecturer I, Materials Science & Engineering Department, College of Engineering & Technology (CET), Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria. (April 2016 to November 2016)
    • Lecturer II, Materials Science & Engineering Department, College of Engineering & Technology (CET), Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria. (2015 to April 2016

      Teaching and Community Services:

    • Teach at undergraduate level in areas allocated by my HOD
    • Prepare lecture notes and helpful materials for students
    • Coordinate research in the department’s laboratory
    • Carry out research and produce publications, or other research outputs
    • Supervise or assist with supervision of undergraduate students
    • Contribute to the development, planning and implementation of a high quality curriculum
    • Contribute to the success of the department’s accreditation by Nigerian University Commission (NUC) and Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN):
    • Assist in the development of learning materials, preparing schemes of work and maintaining records to monitor student progress, achievement and attendance
    • Participate in faculty/departmental seminars aimed at sharing research outcomes and building interdisciplinary collaboration
    • Participate in the development, administration and marking of examinations and other assessments
    • Provide care and support to students
    • Participate in the administration of the department’s programmes of study and other activities as requested
    • Demonstrate commitment to academic excellence

     Courses Taught

    • Ferrous Extractive Metallurgy for level 500 students in Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) Department
    • Powder Metallurgy for level 500 students in MSE Department
    • Physical Metallurgy for level 300 students in Mechanical & MSE Departments,
    • Fuel, Furnace and Refractory for level 400 students in MSE,
    • Material Failure Analysis for level 500 students in MSE Department
    • Engineering Materials course for all level 200 students in College of Eng. & Tech.

     

    • Teaching/Research Assistant, Materials Science & Engineering Department, African University of Science & Technology (AUST), Abuja. (2012 to 2014)

     Responsibilities:

    • Assisted Professors in teaching course modules
    • Taught in part with an innovative, interdisciplinary teaching program
    • Prepared research proposals for funding
    • Assisted Professors in marking and recording of quizzes and assignments
    • Organised tutorial classes for Materials Science and Engineering students
    • Engaged in community development services
    • Engaged in publishable cutting-edge research towards PhD degree
    • Helped in research works carried out in the department laboratory

     

           Courses Assisted

    • Mechanical Properties of Materials
    • Introduction to Materials Science
    • Materials Selection and Design
    • Kinetics of Materials
    • Metallic Materials
    • Mineral Processing of Materials

     

    • Teaching/Research Assistant, Materials Engineering Department, KNUST, Ghana (2009 to 2010)

     

    Responsibilities:

    • Organise tutorials for Materials Engineering undergraduate students
    • Help in preparing lecture materials
    • Marking and recording of quizzes and assignments
    • Help in research works carried out in the department laboratory
    • Assist in administrative work

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