CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 24th, February, 1983

Place of Birth: Adidome, Volta Region, Ghana

Nationality: Ghanaian

Marital Status: Married with two children



EDUCATION

2010-2014: PhD Computational Materials Chemistry, University College London, United Kingdom.

2008-2009: MSc. Materials Science, African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja, Nigeria.

2009-2010: Post Graduate Diploma (Materials Science), International Centre for Materials Science (ICMS), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, India.

2003-2007: BSc. Statistics, First Class Honours, University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, Ghana.

1999-2001: Sogakope Senior High School Certificate, Volta Region, Ghana.

1996-2008: Adidome E.P. Junior High School Certificate, Volta Region, Ghana.

1990-1996: Adidome E.P. Primary School, Volta Region, Ghana.



AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE AND SCHOLARSHIPS

–Overseas Research Scholarship, University College, London, 2010-2014.

–UCL Industrial Doctorate Training Center in Moleclar Modelling & Materials Science Studentship, 2010-2014.

–World Bank Scholarship, African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Nigeria, 2008-2009.

–Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India scholarship, International Centre for Material Science (ICMS), Bangalore, India, 2009-2010.

–Ghana Education Trust Fund Scholarship for brilliant students, University for Development Studies. 2006/2007 academic year.

–Gold Medallist, Best graduating MSc. Materials Science student, African University of Science and Technology, (AUST), Abuja, Nigeria, 19th December, 2009.

–Valedictorian, Best Graduating Student, 2006/2007 academic year, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana, 15th December 2007.



RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

–Postdoctoral Researcher, Utrecht University, Funded by the Netherlands Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter – FOM. October 2014 –Present

–Visiting Research Fellow, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology via the UCL-KNUST Leverhulme-Royal Society Africa Award initiative program. Septermber 2012–Present.

–Organizer and Instructor: Surface Modelling Workshop. CHPC National Meeting and Conference, 2nd–6th December 2012. Cape Town, South Africa.

–Research Assistant, British Petroleum (BP), London, January 2012 – June 2013.

–Resident Assistant, College of Global studies, Arcadia University, London, April 2011 – October 2014. –Teaching Assistant, University for Development Studies, Department of Mathematics, Navrongo, Ghana, Sept. 2008- Aug. 2009.



SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH REVIEWING

Currently a reviewer for the Journal of Environmental Science: Nano; Journal of Physical Chemistry C; Journal Applied Surface Science; Journal of CO2 Utilization; Journal of Minerals



SELECTED CONFERENCES/SEMINARS ATTENDED

-Contributed Talk: Mixed Pyrite-Marcasite Thin Films: For Efficient Solar Energy Conversion. Royal Society-DFID Africa Capacity Building Initiative meeting, 1st- 5th August, 2016, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.

-Contributed Talk: Enhanced Photo-response of FeS2 Films: The Role of Marcasite-Pyrite Phase Junctions. Modelling of Advanced Functional Materials using Terascale Computing. 6th-8th April 2016, Cardiff University, UK.

–Contributed Talk: Bio-inspired FeS nano-catalyst for CO2 activation and conversion. The Science behind CO2 Capture and Conversion, International conference, 24th-28th June, 2015, Varadero, Cuba.

–Key note speaker: DFT Study of Cysteine Adsorption on the Low-Miller Index FeS Surfaces). The Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) National Conference, 2nd – 6th December 2013. Cape Town, South Africa.

–Talk: CO2 Activation and Conversion Catalyzed by FeS Nano-Catalyst. The 12th International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization (ICCDU XII), 23rd – 27th June, 2013. Washington D.C. (USA).

–Contributed Talk: The surface chemistry of NOx at Mackinawite (FeS) Surfaces. The Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) National Conference, 2th–6th December 2012 at Durban International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa.

–Speaker: Royal Society-Department for International Development Africa Capacity Building Initiative workshop, at The Royal Society, London, UK on the 1st of November, 2012

–Royal Society African Academies workshop and Pfizer Award seminar at The Royal Society, London, UK on the 31st of October, 2012

–Modelling of Advanced Functional Materials using Terascale Computing at University College, London, Wednesday 28th - Friday 30th, March 2012

–London Catalysis Winter Seminar, 19th January 2012, at Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.

–Contributed Talk: A DFT-D2 study of structure and properties of As(OH)3 adsorption complexes on mackinawite (FeS). The Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) National Conference, 7th–9th December 2011 at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, (CSIR)International Convention Centre in Pretoria, South Africa.

–First UCL Symposium on the Origin of Life, 11 November 2011, at the University College London, United Kingdom.

–Computational Materials Science for Industry Networking Seminar and Event, 9th November 2011, Christopher Ingold Building, Dept. of Chemistry, UCL, London, United Kingdom.

–Poster: The reactivity of CO2 with the (001) and (011) surfaces of mackinawite (FeS). the The World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists (WATOC) congress, July 17th -22nd, 2011, at Santiga de Compostela, Spain.

–Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Surfaces and Interfaces from Simulations, June 22nd -24th, 2011, at the University College London, London, United Kingdom.

–CO2Chem network meeting: Using CO2 as a sustainable feedstock for the fine chemicals industry, January 14th, 2011, at Manchester, United Kingdom.

–School on Understanding Molecular Simulation (UMS 2009), at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), August 2009, Bangalore, India.

–Indo-US Joint Conference on “Advanced Materials Research” at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), September 2009, Bangalore, India.

–School on Multi-scale Modeling and Simulation of Hard and Soft materials, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), 2009, India.

–India-Japan conference on “Graphene”, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), November 17th -18th , 2009, Bangalore, India.

–Winter School on Physics and Chemistry of Materials, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Nov. 30th -Dec. 5th 2009, Bangalore, India.

–School on Glass formers and Glasses, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), January 4th -20th 2009, Bangalore, India

–School and Conference on "Emergent Properties and Novel Behavior at the Nanoscale", at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), 19-21 & 23-24 April, 2010, Bangalore, India



LEADERSHIP POSITIONS/CERTIFICATES OF HONOUR

–President, Mathematics Students Association of Ghana, University for Development Studies branch (2005/2006 academic year).

–President, Volta Region Students Association of Ghana, University for Development Studies branch (2005/2006 and 2006/2007 academic years).

–Audit Committee Chairman, Students Representative Council (SRC)/National Union of Graduate Students, University for Development Studies, (2006/2007).

–Electoral Commission Member, Students Representative Council (SRC)/National Union of Graduate Students, University for Development Studies branch (2005/2006 academic year).

–Disciplinary Committee Chairman, Savannah Hall, University for Development Studies branch (2006/2007 academic year) Vice President, National Union of Presbyterian Students Union of Ghana, University for Development Studies, (2006/2007 academic year).

–Welfare Committee Chairman, National Union of Presbyterian Students Union of Ghana, University for Development Studies, Navrongo branch, 2006/2007.

–Organizing Secretary, National Union of Presbyterian Students Union of Ghana, University for Development Studies, Navrongo branch, 2006/2007.

–School Prefect (S.P), Sogakope Senior HiGH School, Volta Region, Ghana, (2000/2001 academic year).



COMPUTER SKILLS

–Can use effectively Quantum Espresso and Vienna Ab-initio Simulation Package (VASP) which are ab-initio density functional theory based simulation packages for myriad of Materials modeling and simulations.

–Conversant with the use of MATLAB, SCILAB, and MAPLE for mathematical analyses.

Conversant with the use and application of statistical packages such as S.P.S.S, SAS, GENSTAT, EPI-INFO, MINITAB, STATA, STATGRAPH in data organization and analysis.

–Conversant with the use of Linux operating system and command line syntax.

HOBBIES
Reading, Research, Teaching and Listening to Gospel music


REFEREES
Prof Nora H. de Leeuw (PhD thesis supervisor)
Director Industrial Doctorate Centre
"Molecular Modelling & Materials Science"
Department of Chemistry
University College London
20 Gordon Street
London WC1H 0AJ
Email: n.h.deleeuw@ucl.ac.uk

Kwadwo Osseo-Asare (Lecturer and Mentor)
Distinguished Professor
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering
208 Steidle Bldg., Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802, USA
Email: ako1@psu.edu


Prof. Umesh V. Waghmare (MSc. thesis supervisor)
Theoretical Sciences Unit
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Jakkur Campus, Bangalore-560064, India.
Email: waghmare@jncasr.ac.in


Prof. Kaku Sagare Nokoe (BSc. thesis supervisor)
Acting Vice-Chancellor
University for Development Studies
Central Administration
P. O. Box 1350, Tamale, Ghana
Email: Nokoe_biomaths@yahoo.co.uk