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Search, discover, and connect with over 1,800 researchers, faculty members, and scholars across all departments of KNUST.
Department of Physics
This researcher's work is centered on advancing computational methods for materials science, particularly in developing robust algorithms for complex systems. Their research spans multiscale modeling of polymer crystals, stochastic mechanics of soft matter, and biophysics applications. They address computational challenges, such as data integration across scales and verification methods, while exploring the interplay between computer science and materials physics. This balanced approach positions their work at the forefront of understanding material behavior from fundamental principles to practical applications.
Department of Anatomy
The researcher's work spans multiple domains focusing on human dimensions and their applications across various scientific fields. Their research primarily investigates anthropometry and its implications in ethnoanthropology, forensic anthropology, sexual determination, ergonomics, periodontal regurbation, and hemispheric asymmetry. The researcher applies hand dimensions as a tool to explore ethnic differentiation, sex determination through ratios like 2D:4D, and to predict ethnicities in diverse populations, including forest and savanna zones. Their work also integrates forensic methods with anthropological studies on face and skeletal structures and examines how hand size influences cultural contexts such as ergonomics and periodontal health. Additionally, the researcher explores the biological response patterns of breast cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and hormone therapy, providing a comprehensive understanding of human dimensions in both biological and social sciences.
Department of Computer Engineering
This researcher has made significant contributions to the field of vision-based systems, advancing the integration of advanced computational techniques into real-world applications across diverse domains. Their work focuses on developing innovative methods for stereo matching and depth estimation, with a particular emphasis on leveraging mutual interaction principles for robust system performance. The researcher's research is characterized by its interdisciplinary approach, merging concepts from computer vision, robotics, and energy management to address challenges in smart grid optimization and image processing.
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
The researcher has conducted extensive work on bioactive compounds, integrating microbial natural products and phytochemicals into their health and biomedical research. Their work spans diverse domains, including immune modulation, inflammatory bowel disease, metabolic disorders, and Zebra fish biomedical applications. Additionally, they have made significant contributions to analytical methods in this field, focusing on bioactivity studies of key compounds across various plant families.
Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension
The researcher’s overall research focus centers on advancing sustainable agricultural practices and addressing food security challenges within Ghana. Their work integrates themes from Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy, Organic Farming, Life Sciences in Ghana, and Social Sciences to explore the interplay between agricultural innovations, food security, and social inclusion. Key areas include examining organic fertilizer adoption, cocoa hand pollination effects, farm labor migration impacts, organic certification practices, cash crops management, microfinance for farmers, pesticide usage, climate resilience strategies, insect control, financial innovation, policy interventions, and urban livelihood development. The researcher’s research integrates empirical studies with theoretical frameworks to provide a holistic understanding of agricultural systems in Ghana and their social implications.
Department of Agroforestry
The researcher's research is centered on the integration of innovative agroecological practices, including cocoa adoption, intercropping with gliricidia trees, mulching with cowpea, and peanut applications, all aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity while minimizing environmental impact. Their work encompasses a range of disciplines from life sciences to social sciences, focusing on plant use for food security, climate resilience, land rights, and urbanization effects.
Department of Civil Engineering
The researcher focuses on exploring the intersections between environmental change, human health, biodegradable materials, aging societal dynamics, marine ecosystems, and sustainable infrastructure across multiple disciplines.
Department of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
The researcher employs structural equation modeling (SEM) as a central analytical tool across multiple domains, integrating theoretical frameworks to develop comprehensive models in fields such as organizational behavior, customer satisfaction, and longitudinal relational analysis. Their work emphasizes the evolution of constructs over time while applying these methodologies to address complex relationships within diverse contexts.
Department of Pharmacy Practice
The researcher's primary focus is on algebraic geometry and topology, with a particular interest in their interplay across mathematical problems. Their work explores how these fields intersect and connect within broader contexts, such as cohomological invariants and intersection theory. Moreover, they integrate these areas into arithmetic problems through studies on p-adic Hodge theory, demonstrating a comprehensive approach to modern mathematics.
Department of Food Science and Technology
This researcher has made significant contributions across diverse biological and chemical domains, integrating principles from biochemistry, pharmacology, materials science, and food chemistry. Their work bridges protein biochemistry with antioxidant research, advancing the understanding of protein structure and function. Simultaneously, they have focused on novel methods for enhancing protein yield in foods through bioconversion and nanofloorings, leveraging advanced molecular techniques to optimize agricultural products. The researcher's research encompasses diverse applications, from improving food quality and energy production to developing sensors for detecting microbial activity, all grounded in innovative interdisciplinary approaches.
Department of Industrial Art
This researcher has employed computational modeling techniques to investigate dynamic connectivity changes within brain networks over time, drawing from neuroimaging data such as fMRI and diffusion tensor imaging. Their work emphasizes the temporal evolution of neural connections across diverse brain regions, aiming to uncover fundamental principles governing connectome dynamics in both neuroscience and biophysics.
Department of Mathematics
The researcher's work focuses on integrating approximation theory across diverse mathematical domains such as Divisible Groups, Fixed Point Theorems, and Matrix Theory, with a particular emphasis on techniques like approximation and operator norms within finite-dimensional spaces. This interdisciplinary approach is driven by applications in physical sciences contexts.