Kwabena Biritwum Nyarko is Professor in the Civil Engineering Department, KNUST. He has a BSc in Civil Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Ghana, MSc in Sanitary Engineering from UNESCO-IHE Water Institute in Delft, the Netherlands and a PhD from UNESCO-IHE Water Institute in Delft, Netherlands and Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, the Netherlands.

His research interest covers hydraulic and water quality modelling of water distribution systems, sanitation technologies, and sustainable water and sanitation service delivery. He teaches Engineering Economics, Water Transport and Distribution, Environmental Quality Engineering and Research Methodology. He is a member of the Ghana Institution of Engineers.