23 October 2023 to 4 November 2023
College of Science
Africa/Accra timezone

A 2-week residential Summer School on Air Pollution in Ghana, organized by the Clean Air Fund in collaboration with the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science at KNUST, Ghana, and the University of Leeds, UK. This unique opportunity is designed to deepen understanding of air pollution and its multifaceted impact while fostering collaboration, skill development, and networking among participants.

The school would involve activities, such as:

  • Scientific Lectures
  • Fieldwork and lab experiments
  • Networking and Discussion Sessions
  • Field trip to key air pollution sources, and
  • Schools and Community Outreach and Knowledge Sharing

 

Facilitators

  • Pallavi Pant (HEI, USA)
  • Carly Reddington (UnivLeeds, UK)
  • Raphael Arku (UMass, USA)
  • Leonard K. Amekudzi (KNUST, Ghana)
  • Daniel Westervelt (CU, USA)
  • Reginald Quansah (UG, Ghana)
  • Rebecca Garland (South Africa) 
  • Richard Pope (UnivLeeds, UK) 
  • James Nimo (UG, Ghana)
  • Cosmos Wemegah (UENR, Ghana)
  • Jim McQuaid (UnivLeeds, UK)
  • Michael K. E. Donkor (KNUST, Ghana)
  • Aishah Shittu (UnivLeeds, UK)
  • Michael Poku-Boansi (KNUST, Ghana)
  • Emmanuel Appoh (Ghana)
  • Caleb Mensah (UENR, Ghana) 
  • Victoria Tawiah (CAF, Ghana)
  • Kwasi Debrah (LUV FM, Ghana)

 

Organizing Committee

  • Leonard K. Amekudzi
  • Emmanuel Quansah
  • Edmund I. Yamba
  • Jeffrey N. A. Aryee
  • Linda Esi Aduku
Starts
Ends
Africa/Accra
College of Science
Room No: SF14 Aboagye Menyeh Complex

Organizers 

  • Leonard K. Amekudzi 
  • Emmanuel Quansah
  • Edmund I. Yamba
  • Jeffrey N. A. Aryee
  • Linda Esi Aduku

 

Partner Institutions

  • Department of Meteorology and Climate Science, FPCS, COS, KNUST, Ghana 
  • University of Leeds, UK

 

Funding

This School has received funding from the Clean Air Fund