Dr. (Mrs.) Yongdan Hou Gbologah is a lecturer at the Department of Materials Engineering, KNUST. She received her Bachelor Degree in Material Forming & Control Engineering from Xiangtan University, China, Master Degree in Material Science and Engineering, from the State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, China and a Doctorate in Material Engineering (Molecular Engineering) from Department of Applied Physics, University of Fukui, Japan. She has authored or co-authored a number of academic papers in international refereed journals.