The University Appointments and Promotions Committee (UAPC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has appointed Prof Ahmad Addo of the Department of Agricultural Engineering of College of Engineering as Acting Director of The Energy Center (TEC) of the University.

Prof Addo assumes leadership of TEC-KNUST following the sudden demise of the late Prof Abeeku Brew-Hammond in March this year.  Prof Addo holds a PhD in Agricultural Engineering from University of Tsukuba, Japan.   

Prof. Addo is a practising engineer, a member of the Ghana Institution of Engineers and the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. He has a vast experience in farm mechanization and agricultural engineering extension services. His interest is in biomass harvesting, processing and storage and utilization with focus on biomass combustion and gasification technology.

He has published widely on agricultural process engineering and spoken at several local and international knowledge-sharing events. Prof Ahmad Addo is married and blessed with 4 children.

Staff and Fellows of the Center would like to congratulate Prof Addo on his appointment.