Ghana Young Academy

Our Members

Our members are outstanding Ghanaian researchers who have been elected to the academy for their excellence in research and commitment to community service. Members are drawn from all research fileds including basic, applied and social sciences as well as humanities and engineering.

Membership Call is closed currently. Check back later in the year for the 2025 call.

Members inducted in 2025

Dr. Antoinette Simpah Anim-Jnr

Research areas: Animal Science (Sustainable livestock production and food systems)

Dr. Linus Kweku Labik

Research areas: Materials Science

Dr. Jennifer Afua Afrifa Yamoah

Research areas: Biochemistry

Members inducted in 2024

Dr. Mary Amoako

Research areas: Human Nutrition

Dr. David Azanu

Research areas: Analytical Chemistry

Dr. Latifatu Mohammed

Research areas: Chemical and Biological Engineering (Materials for batteries and supercapacitors, Waste management)

Dr. Cyril Dziedzorm Boateng

Research areas: Fractal Models in Geophysical Interpretation; Machine Learning for Geophysical Data Interpretation; Groundwater Exploration; Archeo-Geophysics; Earthquake Seismology; Environmental Geophysics

Prof. Suleman Nasiru

Research areas: Probability distribution functions, Advanced Time Series, Quality Control, Econometrics, Extreme Value Analysis and Machine Learning.

Member inducted in 2022

Prof. Jacob Kwaku Agbenorhevi

Research areas: Food Chemistry (composition and analysis), Food Biopolymers (polysaccharide/protein systems) and Rheology, Food Product Development and Sensory Evaluation, Food Safety, Nutrition and Health.

Members Inducted In 2021

Dr. Amma Larbi

Research area: Immunology

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Dr. Dickson Adom

Research area: Place Identity History, African Art, Art Installations, and Cultural Anthropology

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Dr. Faith Agbozo

Research area: Public Health

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Prof. Francis Hasford

Research area: Medical Physics

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Dr. Portia Adade Williams

Research area: Climate Science

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Dr. Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo

Research area: Vision and Nutrition

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Members Inducted In 2020

Dr. Yaw Bediako
Research Area: Immunology
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Prof. Linda Aurelia Ofori
Research Area: Environmental Microbiology
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Dr. Peace Korshiwor Amoatey
Research Area: Civil Engineering
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Members Inducted In 2019

Dr. Augustina Angelina Sylverken
Research Area: Clinical Microbiology
Dr. Thomas Amatey Tagoe
Research Area: Cell Physiology; Pharmacology
Dr. Salifu Tahiru Azeko
Research Area: Materials Science; Engineering
Dr. Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour
Research Area: Materials Science; Engineering

Members Inducted In 2017

Prof. Lawrence S. Borquaye
Research Area: Chemistry
Dr. Joseph Breman Tandoh
Research Area: Novel Physics Methods in Environmental Science
Dr. Owiredu Gyampo
Research Area: Nuclear Physics
Dr. Rose Omari
Research Area: Food Policy

Members Inducted In 2015

Prof. Marian Asantewah Nkansah
Research Area: Environmental Chemistry
Prof. Kwabena Obeng Duedu
Research Areas: Microbiology, Genomics & Molecular Biology
Prof. David Dodoo-Arhin
Research Area: Materials Science, Energy, Nanotechnology & Ceramics
Prof. Priscilla Kolibea Mante
Research Areas: Neuropharmacology & Natural Product Pharmacology
Prof. Edmund Ekuadzi
Research Area: Pharmacognosy
Dr. Kwabena Owusu Danquah
Research Area: Cellular & Molecular Virology
Prof. Christopher Antwi
Research Area: Animal Nutrition
Prof. Lydia Aziato
Research Area: Pain Management (Nursing)
Prof. Godfred Darko
Research Area: Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Prof. Frederick Adzitey
Research Area: Food Safety
Prof. Vincent Logah
Research Area: Soil Science
Prof. Mavis Osei
Research Area: Art Therapy & Educational Psychology

Founding Members

Prof. Augustine Ocloo
Research Areas: Mitochondrial Biochemistry & Medicinal Plants
Prof. Christian Agyare
Research Area: Pharmaceutical Microbiology
Dr. Patrick Kobina Arthur
Research Areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology