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Meet our academic professors, researchers, and lecturers leading breakthroughs in food technology, process design, and agro-industrial innovation. Tap any profile to view full research publications and biographies.

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Dr. Vitus A. Apalangya

Senior Lecturer & Head of Department 

Dr. Vitus A. Apalangya

Research Specialization

Sustainable Bio-Polymeric Materials, Active & Intelligent Food Packaging, Water Purification

Prof. Nicole Sharon Affrifah

Senior Lecturer 

Prof. Nicole Sharon Affrifah

Research Specialization

Food Rheology & Texture, Extrusion Processing, Postharvest Storage & Thermal Preservation

Prof. Firibu K. Saalia

Professor & Chair - OR Tambo Initiative 

Prof. Firibu K. Saalia

Research Specialization

Food Process Engineering, Thermal Processing, Food Product Development, Legume Utilization

Dr. Tsatsu Nukunya

Senior Lecturer 

Dr. Tsatsu Nukunya

Research Specialization

Bioprocess Engineering, Fermentation Kinetics, Downstream Bio-Separations

Dr. Jessica Juweriah Ibrahim

Senior Lecturer 

Dr. Jessica Juweriah Ibrahim

Research Specialization

Food Chemistry, Bioactive Compound Extraction, Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals

Gladys Kontoh

Assistant Lecturer 

Gladys Kontoh

Research Specialization

Food Safety Systems, Quality Assurance, HACCP Auditing, Microbial Food Spoilage

Dr. Frank Nsaful

Lecturer 

Dr. Frank Nsaful

Research Specialization

Transport Phenomena in Food Systems, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Drying Technology

Dr. Richard K. Padi

Lecturer 

Dr. Richard K. Padi

Research Specialization

Bio-energy Systems, Waste Valorization, Mathematical Modeling of Bio-processes

Dr. John K. Bediako

Lecturer 

Dr. John K. Bediako

Research Specialization

Adsorption Processes, Environmental Remediation, Resource Recovery from Agro-waste

Dr. G. Afrane

Senior Lecturer (Contract) 

Dr. G. Afrane

Research Specialization

Chemical Reaction Engineering, Plant Design, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Prof. Isaac O. A. Hodgeson

Part Time Lecturer 

Prof. Isaac O. A. Hodgeson

Research Specialization

Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Engineering Project Management

Dr. H. Mensah-Brown

Senior Lecturer (Part-Time) 

Dr. H. Mensah-Brown

Research Specialization

Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat & Mass Transfer Operations, Food Dehydration

Dr. Victory Fiifi Dsane

Assistant Lecturer 

Dr. Victory Fiifi Dsane

Research Specialization

Food Process Optimization, Grain Processing, Postharvest Storage Technology

Prof. S. Sefa-Dedeh

Professor (Contract) 

Prof. S. Sefa-Dedeh

Research Specialization

Food Science & Technology, Traditional Food Processing, Institutional Capacity Building

Mr. Kofi Esuman

Part Time Lecturer 

Mr. Kofi Esuman

Research Specialization

Engineering Mechanics, Machine Design, Process Equipment Fabrication

Dr. Felix Offei

Part Time Lecturer 

Dr. Felix Offei

Research Specialization

Renewable Energy Systems, Thermal Processing, Biomass Conversion Technologies