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KReF 2022

Eleven (11) academic staff of the College of Health Sciences (CHS), KNUST have been awarded grants from the KNUST Research Fund (KReF) after a competitive pitching process. A brief presentation for the awardees was held on Thursday, 8th September 2022 at the Council Chamber.

The academic staff from CHS were part of the Thirty-three (33) awarded with a total of Nine Hundred and Ninety-Five Thousand, Eight Hundred and Eighty-Two Ghana Cedis (GhȻ 995,882)

The Director of the Office of Grants and Research (OGR), Professor Philip Antwi-Agyei indicated that KReF since its establishment has supported 149 projects across the six Colleges of the University. For the 2022 edition, OGR received sixty-four (64) applications and approved thirty-three (33) after a thorough peer review by the KReF Scientific Review Committee and the OGR Advisory Board. The thirty-three awardees comprise fifteen (15) seed grant awards and eighteen (18) multi-grant awards.

He indicated the unflinching support of Management in championing the research intensiveness of the University. He applauded the KReF reviewers for demonstrating a high sense of professionalism and integrity and congratulated the successful applicants.

Professor (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson, the Vice-Chancellor, offered her congratulations on their grant awards. She emphasised that the University focuses on conducting research that contributes to the advancement of scientific and technological knowledge. ‘As a University, it is very critical that we provide some support to research into issues that solve practical problems in society, thus introducing KReF,’ she explained.

She indicated that their respective research outcomes will be published in the KReF bulletin and urged them to involve OGR in their research processes to achieve good results. She further encouraged the awardees to ensure that the research culture of the University is maintained by having publication out of their research works.

In the multi-disciplinary category, Dr. Emmanuel Amankwaa Ntim, (Dept. of Physiology), Professor Christian Obirikorang (Dept. of Molecular Medicine), Dr. Patrick Narkwa (Dept. of Clinical Microbiology), Dr. Kwaku Gyamfi Oppong (Dept. of Pharmacy Practice), Dr. Ernest Adankwah (Dept. of Medical Diagnostics), Dr. Enoch Acheampong (Dept. of Health Promotion and Disability Studies), and Dr. Monday Omoniyi Moses (Dept. of Physiotherapy and Sports Science) were awarded

The following were awarded for the seed grant: Dr. Mrs. Princess Ruhama Acheampong (Dept. of Health Promotion and Disability Studies), Professor Mensah Boadu (Dept. of Pharmacology) Ms. Pauline Boachie-Ansah (Dept. of Pharmacy Practice), Mr. Vampere Hasehni (Dept. of Health Promotion and Disability Studies), and Dr. Edward Appiah Boateng (Dept. of Nursing).

Awardees from the other Colleges include; Dr. Lawson Mensah, (Dept. of Environmental Science). Dr. Yen Sokama-Neuyam (Dept. of Petroleum Engineering), Dr. Samuel Asante Gyamerah (Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science), Dr. Benjamin Annor (Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences). Dr. Kwadwo Boampong (Dept. of Theoretical and Applied Biology), Professor David Wemegah (Dept. of Physics), Dr. Dorcas Owusu (Dept. of Theoretical and Applied Biology), Dr. Patrick Boakye (Dept. of Chemical Engineering), Dr. Charles Apprey (Dept. of Biochemistry and Biotechnology), Dr. Lyndon Sackey (Dept. of Environmental Science), Dr. Michael Ansong (Dept. of Silviculture and Forest Management), Dr. Bertrand Nero (Dept. of Forest Resource Technology), Dr. John-Paul Banchani (Dept. of History and Political Studies), Dr. Kingsford Obeng Kwakye (Dept. of Telecommunications Engineering), Mr. Alhassan Osman (Dept. of Dairy Beef Cattle), Dr. Augustine Ntiamoah (Dept. of Chemical Engineering), Dr. Emmanuel Dzisi (Dept. of Civil Engineering), Dr. Kwadwo Boadu (Dept. of Wood Science and Technology), Dr. Joshua Ampofo (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering), and Mr. Paul K. Baffour Asamoah (Centre for Settlement Studies).

KReF provides an internal source of funding for the staff of KNUST to conduct innovative research projects that address specific developmental challenges in Ghana and beyond. The Fund seeks to promote innovative and impactful research by KNUST staff through inter/multi/transdisciplinary research collaborations. KReF now focuses on early and mid-career researchers and females.