Lawson Mensah (PhD) is a distinguished academic and researcher with a strong background in Environmental Science. Dr Mensah has worked with major international companies in the Water and Leather manufacturing sector, anchoring his research in industrial relevance, application, feasibility and uptake. As a Senior Lecturer at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana, he teaches Water Security and Sovereignty, Circular Water Economy, Flood Hazard and Risk Assessment, Water Governance and Management, Water and Wastewater Innovative Treatment Systems, Geochemistry, Environment and Health, and Research Ethics, with decades of experience and background in secondary science education in the United Kingdom. Lawson holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Chemistry from KNUST, Ghana, an MSc in Leather Technology from the University of Northampton (UK), a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (with UK Qualified Teachers Status) at the Open University (UK) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Wastewater Treatment with Design from Cranfield University (United Kingdom).

He has also contributed to the field of water treatment and wastewater management, particularly in the context of hazardous chemicals, quality assessment, and human health and ecological risk evaluation. His current role at KNUST involves researching and developing solutions for water and wastewater challenges in developing countries, as well as microplastics and heavy metals in environmental systems.

Dr Lawson Mensah led a multidisciplinary research team that won the highly competitive KNUST Research Fund (KReF, 2022) to investigate modifications to the septic tank for domestic wastewater treatment. He has also collaborated and won research/networking grants (VR 2022-03371) with academics from Lulea Technical University (Sweden) and Cranfield University (UK).