Akua Akyaa Nkrumah Email & Phone Number

Accra

Innovations in waste management including recycling, compost production, marketing and public relations.

Accra, Ghana

Asylum Down, Accra, Ghana

• Project Design and Management• Training and facilitation• Monitoring and Evaluation• Research and Technical assessments• Supervise communication/social media relations for water and sanitation

• Research anaerobic digestion of palm oil mill effluent worldwide and wastewater treatment in Africa• Conduct Biochemical Methane Potential Assay on West African palm oil mill effluent• Draft scientific component and technical report of company design with the help of Dr. Stephanie Lansing• Establish contacts with consultants in West Africa for sample acquisition• Represent company in all business competitions/conferences

Accra, Ghana

• Drafted designs for low-cost micro anaerobic digesters intended for average Ghanaian homes• Conducted preliminary feasibility study on renewable energies for an eco-lodge • Extensively researched the bio-energy industry in Ghana• Sought funding and assisted in completing grant applications for the foundation

Water Quality Lab, Department Of Environmental Science And Technology

• Prepare biochemical methane potential assays for various feedstocks• Assist in wastewater analysis for all projects using Lachat QuickChem, Gas Chromatograph• Assist in construction of anaerobic digesters at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Facility (USDA)• Maintain laboratory files, environmental compliance and all laboratory equipment

Ronald E. Mcnair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program/Summer Research Opportuni

• Conducted research comparing biomass-derived fuel with petroleum-derived fuel by measuring the energy density of bio-oil derived from poplar and black locust trees, switch grass and elephant grass. Measured the economic and environmental effect of bio-oil production.• Participated in class discussions, which focused on research methods, technical writing and graduate school preparation • Mentored by Dr. Chris Saffron, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Eng, MSU

• Trained and proficient in Aseptic Technique• Prepared Sterile Media, Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS) and other sterile components/solutions for tissue culture use (pH, etc.) • Maintained all laboratory equipment• Inventoried and maintained liquid nitrogen tanks (frozen laboratory cell stocks)/ lab supplies• Updated liquid nitrogen stocks database using FileMaker Pro• Stained tissue culture dishes for laboratory researchers

Bachelors Of Science, Environmental Science And Technology

Activities and Societies: National Society of Black Engineers, Engineers Without Borders

Biosystems Engineering

Activities and Societies: National Society of Black Engineers, Engineers Without Borders, American Association of Blacks in Energy.