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Technical & Administrative Staff

Dedicated administrative officers, laboratory technologists, and support personnel ensuring seamless academic delivery, practical training, and pilot facility operations.

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Operational Excellence & Practical Training Support

The non-teaching and technical staff form the operational backbone of the Department of Food Process Engineering. They oversee daily laboratory sessions, manage cutting-edge analytical instrumentation, maintain industrial-grade pilot plant equipment, and provide front-desk academic registry services for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Constance Kusiwaa Baah

Department Secretary 

Constance Kusiwaa Baah

Key Responsibilities

General administrative management, student inquiries, academic registry coordination, official correspondence, and faculty scheduling.

fpe@ug.edu.gh Main Office
Emmanuel Sakyi

Lab Technologist (Head) 

Emmanuel Sakyi

Key Responsibilities

Pilot plant equipment maintenance, unit operations lab management, safety protocol enforcement, and technical support for research experiments.

fpe@ug.edu.gh Pilot Plant
Francisca

Lab Technician 

Francisca

Key Responsibilities

Wet chemistry preparation, student laboratory session assistance, reagent inventory control, and analytical sample testing.

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Celebrating Fitroot Ghana's Journey from Classroom Project to Industry Trailblazer! Featured Story
August 15, 2025 Student Innovation & AFPEN

Celebrating Fitroot Ghana's Journey from Classroom Project to Industry Trailblazer! 

Meet Ruth Owusu, Wisdom Mensah, Samson Iwuozor, and Ruth Akosua Senkerya Owusu — transforming underutilized Ghanaian superfoods into healthy, commercial snack innovations.

Student Enterprise: Founded by FPEN engineering students Ruth Owusu, Wisdom Mensah, Samson Iwuozor, and Ruth Akosua Senkerya Owusu.
Superfood Innovation: Value-added product line leveraging indigenous baobab, hibiscus, and tigernuts.
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Browse news articles covering student associations, industrial brewery walkthroughs, and academic award winners.

A New Chapter Begins — The Grand Launch of the Association of Food Process Engineers (AFPEN)
Student Life & AFPEN
June 13, 2025 AFPEN Secretariat

A New Chapter Begins — The Grand Launch of the Association of Food Process Engineers (AFPEN) 

The official launch of AFPEN at the SES Toyota Center establishes a premier professional home uniting undergraduates, postgraduates, alumni, and industry pioneers.

ABL Rewards Best Food Process Engineering Graduate at University of Ghana
Academic Excellence & Awards
September 27, 2024 University of Ghana Public Affairs

ABL Rewards Best Food Process Engineering Graduate at University of Ghana 

Daniel Ananey-Obiri receives top honours, a brand new laptop, and cash prize from Accra Brewery Limited at the Vice Chancellor's Academic Awards Ceremony.

ABL Rewards UG Best Graduating Student in Food Process Engineering
Academic Excellence & Awards
April 20, 2018 University Communications

ABL Rewards UG Best Graduating Student in Food Process Engineering 

Accra Brewery Limited honors Ms. Madina Salihu as the department's top female engineering graduate with financial reward and priority internship placement.

Food Process Engineering Students Tour Accra Brewery Limited Plant
Industry Immersion
March 23, 2018 Academic Fieldwork Team

Food Process Engineering Students Tour Accra Brewery Limited Plant 

30 engineering students undertake an immersive technical walkthrough of commercial mashing, automated bottling lines, CIP sanitation, and electronic empty-bottle inspection.