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Department of Economics
The researcher has conducted extensive research on environmental economics in Ghana, focusing on themes such as industrial growth, urbanization effects, and climate change impacts on energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Their work employs various methodologies, including regression models, panel data analysis, and policy instruments, to explore the relationships between economic development, environmental sustainability, and social policies. Key areas of investigation include the role of financial investments in sustainable development, the impact of external debt on economic growth, and the effectiveness of macroeconomic determinants on aggregate demand for goods and services. The researcher's efforts have contributed significantly to understanding Ghana's role in global climate change mitigation strategies and sustainable development frameworks.
Department of Communication Design
The researcher's work focuses on integrating diverse domains such as design education, creativity, higher education, student assessment, customer service, and teacher education across various academic fields. Their research examines how students perceive learning experiences, feedback practices, and societal perceptions, while also exploring the development of mathematical skills in art students. The goal is to create a holistic understanding of learning processes and their impact on society, with a particular emphasis on equity, inclusivity, and innovation through interdisciplinary approaches.
Department of Sociology & Social Work
The researcher has significantly contributed to the intersection of homotopy type theory, higher category theory, and algebraic topology within the broader context of applied mathematics and computer science. Their work bridges categorical frameworks with foundational aspects of logic, exploring topics such as descent theorems, higher categorical structures, computational tools for algebraic topology, and categorical foundations for proof systems.
Department of Geomatic Engineering
The researcher's work integrates advanced technologies and methodologies from environmental science, land-use studies, hydrology, agriculture, environment, and beyond, aiming to enhance sustainable land management practices. Through innovative approaches like Geo-Information Techniques and GIS, they assess changes in land cover, ecosystems, and water systems, focusing on improving resource efficiency across various domains. This research seeks to balance human needs with ecological benefits, particularly in managing urban areas and natural ecosystems for enhanced water resource management and food security.
Department of Physics
The research focuses on synthesizing and characterizing advanced nanomaterials, including boron, carbon, silicon carbide, graphene, MXene, and perovskites, with applications in sensors, energy storage, electronics, and composites.

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
This researcher has developed a comprehensive theoretical framework integrating network theory and systems modeling across diverse disciplines, including quantum mechanics, evolutionary biology, and ecology. Their work highlights the importance of understanding collective behavior in macroscopic systems through a unified approach that applies broadly across physics, biology, and ecosystems.
Department of Planning
The researcher’s work focuses on several critical areas of urban development challenges in Ghana, including sustainable building design and assessment (papers on green cities), construction project management and performance (evaluating energy infrastructure projects), urban transport and accessibility (analyzing mobility impairments and built environment issues), public-private partnership projects (examining risks in urban wetlands ecosystems), sustainable finance and green bonds (investigating socio-political factors influencing green bond adoption), and urban and rural development challenges (focusing on financing mechanisms for urban slums). This integrated approach aims to explore the interplay between physical environments, economic policies, community needs, and social structures in developing regions.
Department of Computer Science
The researcher’s work integrates experimental gravitational wave detection with theoretical frameworks in quantum gravity and black hole physics, exploring foundational principles through advanced experiments and simulations.
Department of Computer Science
The researcher's work centers on exploring the intersections of international business strategies, environmental policies' impact on economic growth and sustainability, and global health challenges in African contexts. Key themes include domestic consumption, international trade dynamics, industrialization effects, urbanization, natural resources such as agricultural water access, and the energy sector, particularly smart grids, to address gender politics, education equity, and environmental sustainability.
Department of Food Science and Technology
The researcher's research focus centers on examining how various interconnected health issues influence public health through lenses of cardiovascular health, physical activity, medication management, nutrition, neurodegenerative diseases (such as Kawasaki), aging-related conditions, and mental health. The goal is to identify commonalities and differences in approaches across these areas to inform effective interventions and policies aimed at improving public health outcomes.
Department of Land Economy
The researcher investigates the intersection of urban accessibility policies, inclusivity through education, legal advocacy, social justice practices (e.g., land rights, housing reparation), financial valuation methods, green building strategies, and their societal impacts on urban development in Ghana.
Department of Chemistry
The researcher has made significant contributions across multiple themes, focusing on photocatalysis, materials science, environmental chemistry, and water quality. Their work encompasses advancements in photovoltaic techniques, applications of titanium dioxide-based materials, development of electrochemical sensors, exploration of gas sensor functionalities, mercury contamination impacts in aquatic environments, analysis of soil degradation mechanisms, innovations in adsorption methods for pollutant removal, synthesis of advanced nanostructured catalysts, advancements in vanadium and halogenation chemistry, improvements in analytical chemistry techniques, applications of innovative membrane systems for water cleanup, studies on heavy metal pollution, development of battery materials, assessments of groundwater contamination, research into food chemistry, investigation of rabbit nutrition, and evaluations of fluoride effects.