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Latifatu doesn’t just conduct research; she builds the future. By applying an entrepreneurial lens to the world’s most pressing challenges—from the frontier of energy storage to the critical cycles of recycling—she is directly shaping the policies that govern our planet. But her legacy goes beyond the lab: through her dedicated mentorship, she is hand-crafting the next generation of ambitious, impact-driven African scientists

Transitioning from a fun thing to do, to now a full time career, Dr. Angela Tabiri has taken Math and made it accessible to all. Voted as the world's most interesting mathematician and popularly known as the Math Queen, Angela shares her love for Math, her research having broad applications in quantum computing and her passion for mentoring young female students.

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

In this session, we have an insightful discussion with Dr. Nathaniel

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/

In this episode we chat with Dr. Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo, Head of Optometry and Visual Science Department at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and the recent recipient of the George Britton Early investigator of the Year award. Kwadwo shares with us his career journey, his passion for his research into nutrition for the eyes and his desire to assist upcoming scientists in pursuing their dreams.

You can connect with Kwadwo on his Linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwadwo-owusu-akuffo-od-phd-faao-4636b649/ 

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Sani, is a podcast that celebrates African Scientists. In this episode  we chat with Dr Mesfin Tsige; Professor, School of Polymer Science and  Polymer Engineering at The University of Akron as we discuss his  journey, passions and interests as well as his research as a Simulation  scientist.  

You can contact Dr Tsige via email:[email protected]  

University of Akron profile: https://www.uakron.edu/polymer/about-us/our-people/profile.dot?u=mtsige