Head of Department

Dr. Kwadwo Mensah - Darkwa  - Head of Department

Senior Lecturer

Department of Materials Engineering

Faculty of Chemical and Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering

Email:  kmensahd@gmail.com

Phone: (+233) 54 4387772

Office: APB319 (Petroleum Building)

Education

• Ph.D. North Carolina A&T State University, 2012
• BSc. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2004

Autobiography

Dr. Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa received a university degree (BSc.) in Mechanical Engineering at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana and he holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from North Carolina A&T State University (NSF, Engineering Research Centre for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials). He is a senior lecturer at the Department of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. His research focus is on mechanical behaviour of materials, biodegradable materials and nanotechnology. He has authored or co-authored a number of academic papers in international refereed journals.

Research Interests

1. Biomaterials (Corrosion; Surface Modification; cytotoxicity)
2. Nanocomposites
3. Thin film deposition and processing
4. Mechanical behaviour of materials

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