Principal Investigator
Edmund Ilimoan Yamba
Senior Lecturer / Research Scientist
Ph.D., Meteorology and Climate Science, University of Cologne, Germany
M.Sc., Geophysics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
B.Sc., Physics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Phone: +233-200-87-6117
Email: eiyamba@knust.edu.gh
Address: KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana
Graduate Students
Mary Jesse Agyei (PhD Student)
Mary received her BSc and Masters in Meteorology and Climate Science in 2021 and 2024 respectively at KNUST with High Honors. Her current research focuses on Quantifying and Attributing Heat-Related Mortality to Land Use Land Change in Ghana.
Email: maryjesse33@gmail.com
Address: Kumasi, Ghana
Elizabeth Owusu Ansah (MPhil Student)
Elizabeth is an MPhil student in Meteorology and Climate Science at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. She earned her Bachelor's degree in the same field in 2023. Her academic and research interests focus on biometeorology, epidemiology, and public health. She is currently working on a project that examines how climate change affects the epidemiology of meningitis in Africa.
Email: elizabethowusuansah2024@gmail.com
Address: Kumasi, Ghana
Desmond Osei-Tutu (MPhil Student)
Desmond is an MPhil student in Meteorology and Climate Science at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He earned his Bachelor's degree in the same field in 2023. His academic and research interests focus on Biometeorology, Air Quality monitoring and public health and disease Modelling. He is currently working on a project that Qualifies the Health Burden of PM2.5 and Source-Specific Contribution in Ghana.
Email: desmondoseitutu2@gmail.com
Address: Kumasi, Ghana
National Service Personnels
Alex Kwao Ablerdu (Teaching Assistant)
Alex received his BSc in Meteorology and Climate Science in 2025 at KNUST. His undergraduate research focused on Evaluating the potential of VECTRI model to predict malaria cases in Ashanti region, Ghana.
Email: alexkwao100@gmail.com
Address: Kumasi, Ghana
Grace Nabe (Teaching Assistant)
Grace received his BSc in Meteorology and Climate Science in 2025 at KNUST. Her undergraduate research focused on Impact of Urban Heat Island Warming on Heat Related Health Risks In Ghanaian Cities
Email: nabegrace27@gmail.com
Address: Kumasi, Ghana
Elizabeth Ansah Omari (Teaching Assistant)
Elizabeth received his BSc in Meteorology and Climate Science in 2025 at KNUST. Her undergraduate research focused on Impact of Urban Heat Island Warming on Heat Related Health Risks In Ghanaian Cities
Email: elizabethansahomari@gmail.com
Address: Kumasi, Ghana
Joshua Oduro Yeboah (Teaching Assistant)
Joshua received his BSc in Meteorology and Climate Science in 2025 at KNUST. His undergraduate research focused on Climate Change Effects on Dengue Fever.
Email: kojooduro44@gmail.com
Address: Kumasi, Ghana
Richmond K. Elorm Dzahene (Teaching Assistant)
Richmond received his BSc in Meteorology and Climate Science in 2025 at KNUST. His undergraduate research focused on Climate Change Effects on Dengue Fever.
Email: richmonddzahene@gmail.com
Address: Kumasi, Ghana
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