Sani Alex and Selassie

Current material challenges have necessitated the need to provide innovative solutions in the polymer materials space. Dr. Saed has led this charge in his research on stimuli responsive materials, having diverse applications. In this episode of Sani, the podcast that celebrates our African scientists, Dr. Saed discusses his ground breaking research and consequent start-up company, as well as his career journey from Sudan to Cambridge.

Dr. Thomas Tagoe is a neuroscientist at the University of Ghana. His research focuses on how our environment influences the structure and function of our brains in response to our experiences. He also doubles as the Chief Operations Officer at GHscientific, an organization that seeks to build capacity in both students and professionals active in the science and tech spaces through public engagement activities with additional emphasis on growing a community of individuals connected by this shared vision.



https://ghscientific.com/

Dr. Nebie is a an anthropologist at the Arizona State University where she works hand in hand with local communities in sub-Saharan Africa to better understand the causes and effects of climate change with an emphasis on indigenous knowledge, in order to recommend solutions that will influence impactful policies.

Dr. Kwame Owusu Daaku is an Associate Professor and the Graduate Program
Coordinator at the University of West Florida. His research focuses on
understanding the effect of climate change and pollution on marginalized
communities in coastal and inland coastal communities and the efforts
of these groups to build resilience to these impacts.

In this episode he sheds more light on his work and how he delicately
threads the fine line between policy advocacy, social advocacy and
academic research.

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwamenod/

University profile:
https://uwf.edu/hmcse/departments/earth-and-environmental-sciences/faculty/dr-kwame-owusu-daaku.html

In this session, we have an insightful discussion with Dr. Nathaniel
Boadi as he talks about his exciting chemistry with broad applications
in the sustainable energy arena.

You can learn more about his research here:

https://webapps.knust.edu.gh/staff/dirsearch/profile/summary/2aea1b1b19bd.html

The need to effectively manage our natural resources is critical not  just for our survival but for the survival of generations to come. In  this episode, Dr. Michael Asigbaase, lecturer at The University of  Energy and Natural Resources located in Sunyani, Ghana, discusses his  research where he seeks to translate indigenous knowledge about  environmental management into mainstream science in order to make our  natural resources available for use to those coming after us.   



You can connect with Michael on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-asigbaase-89b0382b/