Albert Asare
Department of Geological EngineeringPhysical SciencesSocial Sciences

Albert Asare

9 Publications4 Research Themes5 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher’s work focuses on advancing our understanding of groundwater systems through innovative exploration, mapping, and recharge assessment methodologies. Using a multidisciplinary approach spanning both physical and social sciences, the research integrates hydrogeological, geochemical, and contextual studies to address complex water-related challenges, particularly within Ghana’s water resources.

Faculty Biography

Dr Albert Asare is a lecturer at the Geological Engineering Department, KNUST, Kumasi Ghana. He joined the Department in 2020, and has since been lecturing and teaching in Principles of Geophysics, Exploration Geophysics, Hydrogeolgy, Groundwater development, Computer programming and Computer Applications in Geological Engineering programme and profession. His research interest is in the application of geophysical methods in solving environmental engineering issues like Groundwater exploration, groundwater contamination, geotechnical investigations, and groundwater development. His current research focuses on mapping seawater intrusion along the coastal communities using both the geophysical and hydrogeochemical approaches.

Key Research Themes (4)
Physical Sciences

Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods

Physical Sciences

Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry

Physical Sciences

Groundwater and Watershed Analysis

Social Sciences

Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity

Publications (9)

A review of groundwater resource development in lower White Volta River basin of Ghana

Open Access
2024Groundwater and Watershed AnalysisDOI: 10.1016/j.hydres.2024.09.005

Estimating the Depth of Investigation in Electrical Resistivity Survey: Laboratory Measurements

Open Access
2024Hermeneutics and Narrative IdentityDOI: 10.4314/just.v42i1.2

Managed aquifer recharge assessment in the Nabogo Basin of Ghana using a combined electrical resistivity tomography infiltration method

2023Geophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsDOI: 10.1007/s40808-023-01736-z

Lateral and vertical mapping of salinity along the coast of Ghana using Electrical Resistivity Tomography: The case of Central Region

Open Access
2022Geophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsDOI: 10.1016/j.ringps.2022.100048

Quality and Potential Health Risk Assessment of Groundwater in Asante Akim Central Municipality, Ghana

Open Access
2022Groundwater and Watershed AnalysisDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1441875/v1

Delineation of groundwater potential zones using cokriging and weighted overlay techniques in the Assin Municipalities of Ghana

2022Groundwater and Watershed AnalysisDOI: 10.1007/s40899-022-00639-8

Lateral and Vertical Mapping of Salinity Along the Coast of Ghana Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography: The Case of Central Region

Open Access
2022Geophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4182923

Assessment of seawater intrusion using ionic ratios: the case of coastal communities along the Central Region of Ghana

2021Groundwater and Isotope GeochemistryDOI: 10.1007/s12665-021-09601-x

Physico-chemical evaluation of groundwater along the coast of the Central Region, Ghana

2021Groundwater and Isotope GeochemistryDOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2021.100571
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Geological Engineering
Total Publications9
Research Themes4
Open Access Papers5

Department of Geological Engineering

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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