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Search, discover, and connect with over 1,800 researchers, faculty members, and scholars across all departments of KNUST.
Department of Architecture
The researcher employs Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) as a central technique to evaluate efficiency across diverse domains such as healthcare, logistics, health safety, education, technology, and policy-making. This integrated approach enables comprehensive analysis of performance in various sectors.
Department of Pharmaceutics
The researcher has made significant strides in advancing pharmaceutical applications across diverse domains, focusing on extended release formulations, gels for drug delivery, plant-based therapies, antimicrobial resistance, and broader societal impacts such as energy consumption and access control systems. Key works include the development of natural gums for extended release matrices and hydrophilic films, the characterization of Pectin in oral liquid formulations, and the assessment of antibiotic resistance using extemporaneous formulations. These studies highlight advancements in sustainable drug delivery methods and plant-based solutions, contributing to medical knowledge through practical applications.
Department of History & Political Studies
The researcher's work focuses on integrating computational approaches from materials science and quantum physics. Their approach combines theoretical and experimental methods, particularly utilizing machine learning as a tool to bridge experiment and theory. This method has been applied to study phase transitions and quantum entanglement in amphoteric systems. The researcher has also explored the application of these techniques to solid-state physics problems, especially within nanomaterials, leading to significant advancements in our understanding of fundamental materials properties.
Department of Marketing and Corporate Strategy
The researcher focuses on integrating various social psychological concepts across different fields—banking, hospitality, technology, marketing, entrepreneurship, and management—to understand how individuals and institutions behave in social contexts within Islamic finance and banking studies. This involves examining themes like organizational culture, service quality, employee behavior, customer satisfaction, brand reputation, impact of media, consumer behavior, ethical decision-making, and workplace dynamics.
Department of Chemistry
The researcher's work spans a comprehensive range of themes within physical and life sciences, focusing on environmental chemistry, health risks associated with toxic pollutants, heavy metals contamination, water quality assessment, energy impacts, chemical analysis methods, resource management practices, air quality effects, petrochemical studies, microbial studies, waste management techniques, food additives, biological aspects of metals, and quantitative geochemistry.

Department of Surgery
This researcher's work focuses on the interplay between fluid dynamics and biological systems, particularly examining how fluids move within living organisms. Their research integrates mathematical modeling with experimental methods to study multiscale processes involving cells, tissues, and organs, aiming to uncover fundamental principles that govern biological phenomena such as drug delivery or disease progression.
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
The researcher has compiled a comprehensive synthesis of diverse studies across life sciences, health sciences, social sciences, and beyond, focusing on the intersection of food, nutrition, and behavioral science. Their work integrates insights from dietary patterns, metabolic profiles, public health policies, environmental assessments, and clinical trials to address broader questions in human health and well-being. Using innovative approaches such as natural product synthesis and biological studies, they explore themes ranging from insect utilization and effects to the role of plant toxins and nutritional biochemistry. The researcher’s research spans specific populations like urban, rural, and semi-urban settings, while employing methodologies that highlight both individual and broader societal impacts on health, behavior, and nutrition.
Department of Civil Engineering
This researcher has made significant contributions across a broad spectrum of research areas, encompassing Bamboo properties and applications, recycled aggregate concrete performance, concrete materials research, and infrastructure maintenance. Their work spans both fundamental studies, such as thermal effects in mass concrete structures and the mechanical behavior of natural fiber composites, to applied research, including seismic fragility analysis and structural health monitoring techniques. The researcher's efforts have led to advancements in sustainable construction practices, reinforced concrete design, and the utilization of advanced materials like neural networks for load estimation models, demonstrating a holistic approach to materials science and engineering applications.

Department of Pharmacy Practice
The researcher's work centers on advancing understanding of blood pressure and hypertension, encompassing innovative approaches in drug accessibility, economic policies, and patient outcomes across various healthcare settings. Through systematic reviews and patient engagement studies, the researcher explores how drug use, particularly anti-hypertensive medications, impacts patient outcomes and healthcare delivery in Ghana. Their research also emphasizes enhancing pharmaceutical policy to improve access to cardiovascular medications in low- and middle-income countries, while addressing barriers to effective drug utilization. By examining both individual practices and broader healthcare systems, the researcher contributes to holistic solutions for hypertension control and patient care.
Department of Land Economy
This researcher focused extensively on urban and rural development challenges within the broader domain of social sciences, with particular emphasis on housing deficit dynamics in Ghana. Through a scoping review, they sought to explore the drivers of this critical issue across diverse contexts. Their study contributes significantly to our understanding of how urban and rural settings shape housing access, equity, and quality, offering insights that resonate globally and inform policy interventions.
Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology
This researcher focuses on understanding the complex interactions between aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity through interdisciplinary studies. Their work examines physical characteristics, biogeochemical processes, and human impacts in various aquatic environments, contributing to a holistic view of biodiversity dynamics in natural settings.
Department of Physics
A researcher focuses on synthesizing data across multiple disciplines to understand the interplay between climate change, economic policies, and ecological systems, aiming to provide a holistic view of their work.