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Jennifer Edzordzinam Agbetsoamedo (BSc. M.Phil., PhD (Ghana))

Jennifer Edzordzinam Agbetsoamedo (BSc. M.Phil., PhD (Ghana))
Assistant Lecturer
Jagbetsoamedo@ug.edu.gh

Full Name, Qualifications Jennifer E. Agbetsoamedo, BSc (Ghana), MPhil (Ghana)

Rank: Assistant Lecturer

Email Address: jagbetsoamedo@ug.edu.gh

 

PROFILE 

With over a decade of experience in both academia and private consulting, I bring a well-rounded geoscience background to the table. My passion for teaching stems from eight years of lecturing at the University of Ghana's Department of Earth Science, where I've interacted with students at all levels. Dedicated, resourceful, and driven, I'm committed to fostering the academic and social growth of every student I encounter. Creating a supportive and engaging learning environment is a top priority, ensuring a lasting impact even after graduation. I also possess a strong research focus, having actively participated in several funded projects. These projects explored diverse areas such as: potential uranium resources in the Takoradi Formation shales, providing clean water access to underserved communities in the north, and the hydrological, mineralogical, and hydrocarbon potential of Ghana's Voltaian basin. Beyond academia, I'm dedicated to serving my community. This is reflected in my participation in planning and organizing conferences and meetings, rendering services to charity as well as taking on leadership and mentorship roles. 

 

SUBJECT AREA 

Discipline: Geology 

Specialization: Sedimentary facies analysis, Provenance of siliciclastic sedimentary rocks, Siliciclastic and carbonate diagenesis, Geochemistry and Isotopic studies  

 

ACADEMICS 

2017 – Present: PhD, Earth Sciences, University of Ghana, Ghana 

2012 – 2014: MPhil, Geology, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana 

2007 – 2011: BSc, Geology, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana 

 

CAREER HISTORY 

August 2015 – Present: Assistant Lecturer 

August 2014 – July 2015: Teaching Assistant  

 

RESEARCH INTEREST / RESEARCH AREA 

Sedimentary facies analysis, Provenance of siliciclastic sedimentary rocks, Siliciclastic and carbonate diagenesis, Geochemistry and Isotopic studies 

 

 

FUNDED PROJECTS  

• Investigation of selected paleochannels in the Volta Basin for their hydrogeological and mineralization potential, using and integration of satellite, airborne, and ground geophysical data as well as well logging. (October 2021 - October 2022) 

• Provision of potable water to communities in northeastern Ghana (February to October, 2023) 

• Heavy mineral analyses, Geochemistry and Isotopic studies as exploration tools in the Volta Basin, Northern Ghana. (August, 2017 to date)  

• Preliminary investigations into the uranium potential of black shales from the Takoradi Shale Formation, Sekondian Group, southern Ghana (February, 2016 to February, 2017). 

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 

Undergraduate Courses 

EASC 229 INTRODUCTION TO STRATIGRAPHY AND SEDIMENTATION 

EASC 220 GEOLOGICAL FIELD EXERCISES I 

EASC 104 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY 

Graduate Courses 

[Please list the graduate courses you teach: Course Code, Course Description) 

 

STUDENTS SUPERVISION 

Undergraduate Students 

Supervised at least 10 undergraduate projects 

Graduate Students 

None 

 

UNIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SERVICES 

1. COMMITTEES  

  • Committee for development of Aberdeen Drilling School (ADS/KANSHIP) and University of Ghana Short course program (2022 to date) – MEMBER 

  • Committee for planning and organization of the field trip session of Earth-Ocean Link Itinerant School Master Class, October 2023 – MEMBER 

  • Committee for planning and organization of the Colloquium of the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP 638) conference, 2022, Accra, Ghana – MEMBER 

  • Committee for planning and organization of Earth-Ocean Link Itinerant School Master Class, October 2021 – MEMBER 

2. OTHER SERVICES  

  • 2023 – 2026: International Association of sedimentologists (IAS), Regional Correspondent for the West African sub-region 

  • 2020 - 2021: Peer review responsibilities for the Journal of African Earth Sciences  

  • 2015 – Present: End of semester examination invigilation, University of Ghana 

  • 2015  - Present: Undergraduate Project work supervision  

  • 2011 – Present: Planning and organization of  Gospel outreaches, Missionary and Charity events under the auspices of RIVERS INC (WELLS), Esinam Amet Ministries (EAM), and Promise Miensah (PM) Ministries. 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS 

  1. Agbetsoamedo, J.E., Asiedu, D. K., Banoeng-Yakubo, B. & Anani, C. Y. (2023). Provenance And Tectonic Settings of The Oti-Pendjari Group, Voltaian Supergroup, Ghana. Annual Conference of the Ghana Institute of Geoscientists (GHIGCON-2023). Abstract Volume 
  2. Agbetsoamedo, J.E. (2023). Depositional Environment and paleoclimate of the Neoproterozoic Kodjari Formation, Voltaian Supergroup, Ghana [Conference presentation]. Earth-Ocean Link Itinerant School Master Class, 9 – 17 October 2023. at the University of Ghana, Accra. 
  3. Agbetsoamedo, J.E., Anani, C. Y. & Asiedu, D. K. (2022). Provenance of Obosum and Oti Groups of the Voltaian Supergroup, Ghana: indications from heavy mineral analyses. 5th Colloquium of the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP638), Abstract Volume  
  4. Danaa, A. D., Dzikunoo, E. A., Ayikwei, A. E. & Agbetsoamedo, J. E. (2022). Geophysical Investigation of Paleochannels in the Voltaian Sedimentary Basin, Ghana, and their Economic Importance. 5th Colloquium of the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP638), Abstract Volume. 
  5. Dzikunoo, E. A., Kazapoe, R. W., & Agbetsoamedo, J. E. (2021). An integrated structural and geophysical approach to defining the structures of part of the Nangodi greenstone belt, northeastern Ghana. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 180, 104238. 
  6. Agbetsoamedo, J. E., Anani, C. Y., Jinnah, Z, Asiedu, D. K. (2020). Geochemical characterization of the Voltaian group sediments, Ghana: indications for provenance. Young geoscientists forum 2020 (YGF-2020), Abstract volume.  
  7. Sapah, M. S., Agbetsoamedo, J. E., Amponsah, P. O., Dampare, S. B., & Asiedu, D. K. (2020). Neodymium isotope composition of Palaeoproterozoic Birimian shales from the Wa‐Lawra Belt, north‐west Ghana: Constraints on provenance. Geological Journal 2020;1–10. 
  8. Anani, C.Y., Agbetsoamedo, J.E., Kwayisi, D., Mahu, E. & Asiedu D.K. (2019.) Geochemical Composition of Siderite as an Indicator for the Depositional Environment of the Takoradi Shale Formation, Southern Margin of the West African Craton, Ghana. Journal of Mining and Geology Vol. 55(2) 2019. pp. 207 – 216 
  9. Asiedu D.K, Sakyi P.A., Obeng M., Agbetsoamedo J. E.  & Atta-Peters D. (2019). Sedimentary facies and depositional environment of the Ajua Shale Formation, Sekondian Group, Ghana. Book of Abstracts for the 2019 Annual National Conference of the Ghana Institution of Geoscientists, University of Mines and Technology (UMaT, Tarkwa, Ghana), p.70 
  10. Asiedu D.K., Anani C., Agbetsoamedo, J. E. & Atta-Peters, D. (2019). Provenance of the Lower Cretaceous Essikado Sandstone Formation, Sekondian Group, Ghana. Book of Abstracts for the 2019 Annual National Conference of the Ghana Institution of Geoscientists, University of Mines and Technology (UMaT, Tarkwa, Ghana), p.74 
  11. Agbetsoamedo, J. E., Asiedu, D. & Anani, C. Y. (2018). A review of the global Neoproterozoic systems: constraints on the hyrdrocarbon potential of the Volta basin. 1st Annual National Conference of the Ghana Institution of Geoscientists, Kumasi, Ghana. Abstracts Volume, p. 16   
  12. Agbetsoamedo, J. E., Asiedu, D., Atta-Peters, D. & Anani, C. Y. (2018). Isotopic composition of siderite nodules; implications on the reconstruction of the depositional paleo-environment of the Takoradi Shale Formation, Essipon. Ghana. Science and Development Journal, 2 (1), 28 – 37. 
  13. Agbetsoamedo, J.E., Asiedu, D.K., Dampare, S.B. & Kwayisi, D. (2016). Geochemistry and uranium potential of black shales from the late Devonian to early Carboniferous Takoradi Shale Formation, Sekondian Group, Ghana. 26th Colloquium of African Geology, Ibadan, Nigeria, Abstracts Volume, p.78 
  14. Agbetsoamedo, J.E. (2014). The Depositional Environment of the Takoradi Shale Formation, Southwestern Ghana. MPhil Thesis, Graduate School, University of Ghana, 129p. 
  15. Agbetsoamedo, J.E., Asiedu, D. and Atta-Peters, D. (2014). Sedimentary facies and the depositional environment of the Takoradi Shale Formation, Sekondian Group, southern Ghana. First International Workshop on West African Sedimentology and Sedimentary Basins, Ibadan, Nigeria, p. 16 
  16. Agbetsoamedo, J.E., Asiedu, D.K. and Atta-Peters, D. (2014). Isotopic composition of siderite as an indicator of depositional environment of the Takoradi Shale Formation, Sekondian Group, SW Ghana. 25th Colloquium of African Geology, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, p. 109