Dr. Pascal Sugri Fuseini Nbelayim

Contact info psfuseininbelayim@ug.edu.gh

About

Dr Nbelayim was employed by Ghana Standards Board/Authority after his National Service in 2005. In 2014 he took a study leave to pursue his PhD program, and remained so until his appointment as a lecturer in December 2020 by the University of Ghana. At Ghana Standards Authority (the national representative of ISO) he headed the General Chemistry and Polymer Labs; he set up a system for breeding mosquitoes for the performance test of mosquito repellents/pesticides; his assiduous approach to analysis led to a nationwide analysis of fuels from underground tanks of fuel stations in 2008, and subsequent direction for the replacement/cleanup of damaged/contaminated tanks, in collaboration with the local National Petroleum Authority.  He was also responsible for research and analysis of unfamiliar general chemical-based samples/materials brought to the Authority.

Education

PHD - Electrical & Electronic Info. Eng., Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Japan

MSC/MPHIL – MEng. Material Science (Functional Electronic Materials), Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Japan

BSC - Chemistry

Research Interest

Advanced Functional Electronic Materials/Devices Engineering relating to nanoscale interface control and applied to:

  •          Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs).

  •          Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (PEM-FCs).

  •          Perovskite Solar Cells

  •          Electrowetting surfaces.

  •          Hierarchically Porous Materials for Photo-, Photoelectro-/Electro-catalysts.

  •          Inorganic Nanoparticles as bactericides

Keywords: Renewable and sustainable energy, PEM-FCs, DSSCs, Perovskite solar cells, Electrowetting, Nanoscale interface, Electrochemical, Electrocatalyst, Electrolyte membrane, Photocatalyst, Core-shell nanostructures, Stability, Durability, Efficiency, Energy generation.