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"As the leading science and technology University in Ghana, nobody is going to be left behind as far as our delivery of quality service is concerned."
"It has become clear that a greater majority of needy students are unable to access online resources because they do not have the requisite electronic gadgets."
"The growing population of the university required creativity in the approach to handle instruction delivery."
"The University is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive campus for everyone and that the new facility will play a crucial role in achieving this goal."
"I’m ready to make KNUST a global force."
"In order to realise this vision, it will require a collective effort from all stakeholders."
"I envisage that we could achieve this if all stakeholders would put our shoulders to the wheels by creating strategic opportunities using inspired leadership, active stakeholder participation, highly qualified and motivated human resources, research and entrepreneurship-oriented academic training."
"I acknowledge the disruption of COVID-19 to academic work and the impact on several other sectors."
"We will, therefore, roll out a project dubbed ‘Support One Needy Student with One Laptop (SONSOL PROJECT)’ in the coming days in collaboration with our philanthropists and key stakeholders."
"I hope to improve education and teaching, provide a digital vision, improve the welfare of employees and embark on an entrepreneurship drive for students."
"We will maintain our focus as Leaders in Change in the training of highly skilled 21st-century entrepreneurial graduates for social, economic and technological advancements."
"KNUST stands for relevant research, quality teaching, entrepreneurship training and provision of service to our stakeholders with or without COVID-19."
"The global higher education community including KNUST is required to pursue new strategies to deliver."
"But as our motto clearly says, ‘Nyansapo wosane no badwemma’, as an institution, we share the responsibility of thinking deeply to provide innovative solutions and to harness the opportunities inherent in the pandemic."
"I want impactful research and innovation, infrastructure development and effective community, as well as stakeholder engagement, to drive the vision."
"I hope to increase the visibility of KNUST and improve alumni and government relations."
"While people build their skills in technical abilities, it is important for them to foster a culture of digital literacy and innovation as a way of lifelong learning skills and ultimately enhancing employability."
"The world was now going digital, and everyone needed to embrace it, saying, KNUST was taking bold steps to encourage students to embrace e-space and succeed in their training."
"Students should build digital skills and literacy to enhance their employability."
"I call on industry professionals to utilise the research from the University and the academic community to transform society."
"There is need for enhanced collaboration between academia and industry, in order to stimulate development in the country."
"The problems of society are our problems. And we go through research to proffer solutions to the problems of humanity. In that sense, what we say is that, if we carry out these research, we must ensure that the research or the outcomes of this research are impacting the people for whom the research are carried out."
"This will help in making technological findings more relevant to the daily needs of society, instead of leaving them to gather dust on shelves."
"KNUST believes in constructive partnership and we cherish the kind of partnership that we enjoy with our industrial partners. And we welcome them to even help us to commercialise all these research outcomes that are coming. They should come and take it up and then take it all out there, so that it will be very beneficial to society."
"Don’t allow negative thoughts from yourself or others, your ethnicity, location, environment or gender be a limitation on what you can achieve."
"I am striving to improve public knowledge on the dangers associated with pollution by toxic substances (heavy metals, aromatic hydrocarbon, and so on) by determining them in environmental samples and evaluating the exposure and risk associated with them."
"My greatest scientific inspiration is Marie Skłodowska Curie. She is the embodiment of both femininity and scientific excellence. Not only did she depart from the traditional women’s roles of her time, but she went on to become one of the world’s most renowned scientists. To date she remains the only person to have won a Nobel Prize in two academic disciplines – namely, physics and chemistry."
"Some think that all scientists in Africa do mediocre research or lack appropriate equipment. There is also a general lack of trust in data generated in Africa; I’ve witnessed this myself in the time taken to review manuscripts and the comments I’ve received when I was studying for my PhD in Europe versus the early years following my return to Africa. Now I’ve established credibility in the field, I don’t seem to encounter these biases as much."
"I’d travel to Jupiter in the far future – firstly because I love the sound of its name, secondly because of its massive nature (it could accommodate around 300 times Earth’s current population), and thirdly because it is beautiful. I see a future where science has discovered ways of adapting to life on Jupiter – as well as methods to travel there more quickly. That way I could take my summer vacation from my earthly home in Kumasi in Ghana to travel to Jupiter for sightseeing and relaxation..."
"A natural response to my curious mind and quest to know."
"I was always a curious child and used to ask a lot of questions about everything – from why birds sing and fly, to why it gets dark at night. I always wanted to understand how things came into existence. I was particularly active in science experiments in the primary school, and that led me to choose science for my secondary education and later university education. I guess it was a natural response to my curious mind and quest to know!"
"I wanted to experience new people and culture, and in Bergen I was in an environment where I had access to state-of-the-art equipment for my research. The other key benefits were that the programme was in English – and was fully funded. It was a great experience."
"I will say the main difficulty is around funding, which is very limited. At my university, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, there is funding between USD2000 and 5000 to compete for annually and there is no national research fund, so most funded projects are supported by external donors."
"Personally, I am looking forward to finding collaborators to help fund my research, and also to continue in science diplomacy, outreach and mentorship. I also look forward to working in a Science Policy Space in order to contribute to research in the field and also report on my experiences gathered along the way."
"First of all, Ghana is where I feel most at home; I grew up here. Secondly, there are a lot of scientists in the global North and therefore the global South needs equally credible scientists to stay, work and help solve their peculiar problems which research can address. I also serve as a mentor and role model to younger people who aspire to be scientists in future. An ambition like that looks more achievable or real when your role model looks like you and speaks like you!"
"Joy, pride and gratitude all in one pot. Its a litmus test to all my professional engagements and gives me the zeal to do more. This award is a huge endorsement of my scientific and professional endeavours. It is definitely going to further increase my visibility and offer more opportunities for growth and impact of my causes, including research on environmental contamination, mentorship and outreach."
"Born to parents who are both educators, my siblings and I were surrounded by books and that inculcated in us an interest in reading, writing and learning very early. Growing up in a family of eight taught me the need for peaceful coexistence, free sharing of my gifts, caring for younger siblings and benefiting from the care of older siblings."
"Also growing up in the early 1980s, when Ghana experienced serious economic decline, I learned gratitude for what I have, judicious use of resources and the need to give back to society, especially the underserved. These tenets that I picked from my family’s value system have been part of me throughout my teen years up to today."
"Whatever you do in life, do it to the best of your ability and after that, you can say this is the best I could do. Then, there will be no regrets. If you do not succeed at the first attempt, try, try and try again."
"Tiredness is a luxury most people can't afford."
"The work you have produced is a confluence of pure wisdom, raw passion for the environment, a deep sense of patriotism and a pragmatic commitment to get things done to preserve the environment."
"LSTM, along with the mentorship of Dr. Hynes, instilled in me the passion and drive for scientific exploration. Three years of immersive engagement with freshwater ecosystems introduced me to the captivating world of freshwater research and its vulnerabilities. This experience compelled me to initiate national freshwater research to support Ghana's extensive Volta Lake and inland water system. I had the privilege of establishing and leading the National Research Institute for this noble purpose."
"Without a doubt, my proudest moment was embarking on the journey to LSTM at the age of 36, accompanied by my three children, aged 8, 6, and 3. Successfully completing my PhD while managing the responsibilities of motherhood fills me with profound gratitude and fulfillment. Additionally, the memories of my children assisting me in the field, such as helping me climb out of a gorge during our sampling expeditions in North Wales, are cherished moments of accomplishment."
"The Dean, Prof. Maegraith, extended a heartfelt invitation to study for a PhD at LSTM during his visit to Ghana. His inspiring presence left no room for hesitation, and I eagerly accepted the offer with gratitude."
"We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done."
"Education is a war against ignorance. Quality science education is not cheap. If we are serious about science education, we should declare war on ignorance and provide the necessary resources to fight it."
"When in 1993/94, during the planning of a televised quiz programme on science, I was asked to be the Quiz Mistress, I could not say No."
"Prof Addy was a strong advocate of women in science and a champion of the development of plant medicine who helped place the University of Ghana on the map of world scholarship."
"(Students) take courses in science subjects……The practical component of the program may be dismissed in one phrase: subject to availability of funds…..The fact that finance is the main problem with respect to capacity building in the sciences is acknowledged…Yet, there has been no special initiative to find solutions to the problem. When it comes to science, we in Ghana want to go to heaven but we do not want to die."
"We can begin by feeding our families especially children with some locally processed cereals and snacks such as "asana", "nkati cake", kube toffee", and "adakoa" which is made from maize, ground nuts and spices and highly nutritious than some processed snacks imported into the country (Ghana)."
"Vitamin C quickly breaks down in the heat and evaporates easily out of the fruit. What is orange without Vitamin C."
"I developed the solar dryer using available materials to process fresh tomato to high-quality tomato powder that can be reconstituted to tomato paste and used in the formulation of food."
"We as scientists tend to focus a lot more on our research work but we need to figure out a way to promote the outputs of our research. This requires branding and effective communication to consumers and key stakeholders."
"I have had to jump many hurdles to get to where I am now and it hasn’t been easy as a professional, wife and mother but what keeps me going are the success stories of the food processors and farmers I engage on a day to day basis. They are my inspiration—I love the practical solutions I offer which potentially improves their businesses and livelihoods."
"I did not know whether I would be in the culinary industry or be in marketing of foods. But as a General Science student at Wesley Girl’s High School, I discovered from my interaction with a nutritionist, that food could be studied as a science. So, I could better appreciate food because it goes beyond the aesthetics. There is science to it."
"It doesn’t necessarily have to be medicine. You know how our parents and the society at large expect that once you are a science student, then the best career option is to be a medical doctor. I respect the medical field a lot but I think this pressure we put on our children to become medical doctors has negative impact on our kids especially when they are not able to make the cut to the medical school. You don’t have to be a medical doctor to become the best that you can be as a science student."
"I want to inspire girls in STEM to believe that it is possible to pursue a fulfilling career in any scientific discipline."
"It is a call to duty to play a role in mentoring the next generation. Because science is not an easy field and most people get discouraged along the way. I’m really passionate about doing that."
"We have what it takes as Ghanaians and scientists to provide solutions that are tailored towards our needs in Ghana. We do not always need to import ideas and technologies that may not even work out for us. It seems that we are good at importing solutions that we feel we need. This is also because we have not been able to look for them ourselves. We are just importing. Sometimes they are even dumped on us. And when we try to apply them on the field or farmers try to adopt them, it does not work. So, it is important for us to develop our own solutions."
"It is very important for us to support scientists here in Ghana. Science, Research, Technology and innovation demands a lot of funding. That is one thing we very much lose sight of because we feel that it takes a long time to get a product or solution so we do not want to invest. But these are core to our development."
"These challenges are creating enormous problems for farmers who are the suppliers of the raw materials. This problem is not only affecting farmers but the country as a whole. Ghana is ranked the second-largest importer of tomato paste in the world, we consume an average of 25,000 tonnes of tomato paste every year and that costs us about $25 million."
"Yes, while consumers are enjoying their imported pastes, our local tomato farmers struggle to make a living. And it gets worse, our dependence on imported paste plays a role in rendering our farmers unemployed."
"As tomato imports continue to rise in volumes, about 1,250 Ghanaian tomato farmers stand the risk of being pushed out of employment. According to The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), over 700 tomato farmers have already been rendered unemployed as a result of the imports."
"To cut down on the importation, we need to invest in processing facilities. Alternative, inexpensive but efficient small-scale tomato processing methods are needed: 1) to absorb excess supply and enhance the value chain; 2) Reduce the country’s dependence on imported tomato paste and provide employment opportunities."
"Ghana’s religious adherence to the rules of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the World Trade Organization (WTO) will not allow her to make the investments in the form of subsidy to guarantee market or export subsidies to her farmers. More so, she cannot protect Ghanaian farmers from the onslaught of cheap imports by way of tariffs and quotas imposition. So the best way to support these farmers is promoting local domestic processing."
"I mean a lot of African countries cannot meet the AU requirement of 15% of your GDP"
"I think that, my expectations from this conference, is that, we must be able to have a good leverage when it comes to health issues"
"Climate change is a phenomenon that has come to stay with the world, so the public needs to be educated on the nature and how to cope with the situation"
"Climate change" affects more than just a change in the weather; it refers to seasonal changes over a long period of time"
"We must work together as a team – both developing countries and the developed countries. And I think that the issue of knowledge sharing is very, very important because these days, viruses, bacteria, they don’t know whether you’re a developing country, or you’re a developed country. Looking at the various epidemics, that, we’re experiencing all over the world. So, this is the time that we need to forge together, work together, share our knowledge and then also help regional institutions with common focus to enable us fight the disease burden."
"Well, I think, yes, he will still achieve his zero level tolerance towards corruption. I think it’s something that happened about two to three years ago. And the Ministry of Health, we have instituted an enquiry into the importation into the country of these fake condoms, the culprits are going to be dealt with and we’ll make sure that the policies regarding inspection and importation of, not only condoms but medicines, and any medical logistics would be strengthened."
"In Ghana, we have some priority; we’re looking at access to quality health care and then we’re also looking at maternal and child health care; we’re looking at providing skilled medical personnel, doctors, nurses, midwives, to support maternal and child care. Then we’re also looking at strengthening community health centres across the country which we call the chip compounds."
"Basically, it means that we can reach out to the vulnerable community to provide them with basic health care; and on our high agenda is also dealing with malaria, tuberculosis, HIV. So, these are some of the critical areas that the ministry is dealing with; and of course, public health. And when we talk about public health, we are talking about prevention, we’re talking about information and also we’re talking about immunization and then also dealing with epidemics our readiness to combat epidemics as it surfaces."
"My role was equivalent to that of an Executive Director and I was charged with many responsibilities including ensuring the maintenance of the Hall to give students a serene environment for studies."
"Together with my predecessors, we were able to solve most of the Hall's problem before I was inducted, and we had a pending project called the "The Volta Hall's Women Resource Centre" but run out of funds."
"I call on all-and-sundry especially the Alumni of the Hall to come to our aid because the facility when completed would not only be an asset for the Hall but for the entire University."
"If you were my year group person,1990, and afterwards, this is our time. Please let's come on board and support the works of Volta Hall. I'm sure there are things that we can use to encourage the young people."
"Currently, there is no scientific information on mother-daughter physical activity programs in African-Americans"
"We are trying to recruit moms and daughters now because we have to get their baseline measures"
"Being an African-American woman, I am very passionate about improving the levels of our African-American children. For this program we are defining 'mother' as the primary female role model living with the girl"
"I am also trying to partner up with local organizations to get food donations so that we can provide dinner for mom and daughter, so that mom does not have to go home after the program to make dinner."
"The reason we are dividing it into two years is that we do not have the resources to complete the entire sample in one year."
"Increasing physical activity has been shown to improve children's academic performance, how they feel, their classroom behavior, and their risk of obesity and diabetes."
"To become a successful marine scientist in Africa, you must be prepared to work harder than you would in other fields. Make no room for naysayers! Look beyond boundaries, oceanography is a global science! You may not be recognized or even relevant to people at the onset of your career in your country, but your work may attract international attention."
"International recognition will lead to national recognition. Giving up due to a lack of capacity and infrastructure should not be in your books. Study your system to understand the barriers to progress and work hard to develop skills that can help you break those barriers and achieve success."
"I have always loved nature, especially the marine world! However, I come from a region where marine science was not recognized as a career promising field. Therefore, to me, that passion for water could become a lifelong hobby while I pursue an academic programme that guarantees a job."
"My long-term goal is to build resilience in oyster fisheries in the sub-region to enhance the livelihoods of artisanal communities while enhancing other ecological benefits such as water quality and biodiversity."
"I promised myself to excel in my field and demonstrate to the several young students I teach and mentor that aside medicine, there are several STEM fields such as oceanography that are promising in Africa if one looks beyond boundaries"
"As an early-career scientist, I faced significant challenges, particularly the lack of infrastructure for advanced research. Before ARISE, I often had to ship samples abroad for analysis, a process fraught with delays and high costs. This hampered my ability to conduct timely and impactful research."
"In 2020, my career took a transformative turn when I became one of the principal investigators supported by ARISE. The programme provided funding that allowed me to establish Ghana’s first isotope ratio mass spectrometer laboratory—a groundbreaking achievement for marine science in the region. This state-of-the-art facility has enabled me to conduct advanced research, such as reconstructing climate history and assessing human impacts on marine ecosystems."
"ARISE’s investment did not stop at infrastructure. It provided the resources and mentorship needed to scale my research and collaborate with peers across Africa. Today, my lab serves as a hub for researchers from Ghana and neighbouring countries like Nigeria, fostering regional collaboration and advancing marine science on the continent."
"With ARISE support, I have advanced research into the ecological and human health risks of heavy metal pollution in Ghana’s coastal waters. My work has informed policy discussions on environmental protection and sustainable development."
"My lab has become a regional resource, hosting researchers and fostering partnerships with institutions across Africa. This collaborative approach is key to addressing shared challenges such as marine pollution, food security, and climate adaptation."
"Years back when certain cultural believes were upheld, people were for instance banned from some water bodies on certain days or during specific periods, and this naturally helped to protect these bodies and the environment as a whole,"
"Enforcing rules that ensure that no one throws any form of waste into our water bodies, will prevent them from getting polluted"
"Universities served local and international communities and a criterion for the successful establishment of universities is to have the local support,which had been manifested by the region."
"Ironic that the largest minority group which cuts across race, religion and sexual orientation is (one of) the most discriminated against."
"You must put in the work. Do not expect a free pass just because you have special needs. You need to be exceptionally good at what you are doing but institutions also need to put up an enabling environment that lets people with special needs be as productive as they can be."
"Nobody is perfect. We all have a part of us that doesn’t work well. Identify your disability and turn it into greatness."
"I tell myself, “You can do this, you’ve done more difficult things and survived. And even if you don’t make this deal or you can’t do this task, life goes on”. My faith has also played an important role."
"We first of all have to cultivate the habit of reading, before more people would be motivated to write."
"Representation matters, and persons with disabilities are sorely underrepresented."
"Persons with disabilities are usually portrayed as being feeble and asking for handouts, in the media. I want to change that perception. We have weaknesses and strengths like everybody else and it’s about time the focus moved from what we can’t do to what we CAN do."
"A strong female lead, gives a role model for girls to want to emulate."
"I intend to change perceptions with my story."
"I was frustrated; frustrated with societal perception of people with disabilities and frustrated with reading about a foreigner's perspective of the "African Story", which usually involves wars, famines, AIDS and child soldiers. I think it is time for us to tell our own stories.Farida speaking on the inspiration for her writing"
"I didn’t set out to impact anybody. I set out to prove to myself and to society that I could be a successful software developer despite having a neurological condition."
"If you don’t have a passion for your product and you want to become an entrepreneur because of the money, close up your business and look for a well-paying job."
"The frustrations and disappointments that come with entrepreneurship can break you, but if you are in it because you want to make a difference or you believe in what you are producing, then that spurs you on."
"There is a lot of potential for fintech in this part of the world."
"All my life I’ve been told to remove the word ‘I can’t’ from my vocabulary and replace it with ‘I’ll try’ and by grace, everything I’ve tried I’ve been successful at."
"“People with disability don’t want preferential treatment we want the playing ground to be given so we can compete as competitively as anybody else.”"
"Many more young people should be involved in such activities in Africa than was presently the case. Culturally, young people are to be seen, not heard, although we don't say it as much now. It's part of the culture. We are running programmes for them [in Ghana] but not really with their involvement. Young people could help adults change consumption patterns and lifestyles that might not be sustainable."
"A mentor is a counsellor, cheerleader, and a comrade who works purposefully to guide, motivate and uplift."
"What a journey the past year has been! It has been one of twists and turns, but certainly a highlight for me has been meeting 25 young men and women with the zeal to confront global health inequalities. For me, playing the role as their mentor and creating an enabling environment to help them explore the huge possibilities and opportunities of advocacy in health was inspiring, to say the least."
"During my mentoring journey, I have learnt to listen better, to cope with interruptions, to provide answers when the young advocates could find none, and to argue and encourage positivity during the health pandemic of COVID-19."
"In role-modelling, I shared information about my career path and provided guidance, motivation and emotional support. Together, we explored careers, we set achievable goals, developed new contacts, shared old contacts, and identified resources. We debated the usefulness of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, the design of realistic indicators, and developed capacity-strengthening techniques."
"In the year of mentoring, I enhanced my own skills in counselling, negotiating, picking the right moment, and sharing the good and the not so good news."
"Everyone needs a mentor… I do too"
"It is important that research is conducted at African universities. Decolonisation and restitution are intertwined and play an important role in finding a post-colonial identity, creating it's own telling of the history and getting into an equal dialogue with the former colonial powers, also in the academic context."
"In simple terms, I would say that restitution is a very complex process, and it is a process that involves restoration, a process that involves returning of heritage, that has been lost or stolen, or illegally taken away from a group of people and returning it back to its proper place and its proper units."
"I identify the numerous challenges confronting the museum and heritage sector in Ghana, and conclude by calling on policy makers, traditional authorities, universities and the government of Ghana to deepen public awareness of cultural heritage, invest more in museums and heritage institutions to function well and revisit earlier demands that were denied."
"The goal of AFRON is to create a community, promote communication among those interested in this field, have them share information and resources, support each other’s work and kind of bring it to a head and create a critical mass where even more interesting things can start to happen. Talking about this, you realize that it is surprising that there is something going on in robotics in schools, universities and maybe even in industry [in Africa]. It’s surprising. It’s surprising to those of us in Africa and it’s surprising to people outside of Africa."
"We have about 300 individuals and institutions signed up and it’s kind of interesting because we have a real range, ranging from people like robotics researchers at universities, all to way to students who may have taken one robotics course in college and are doing completely different things now, but are definitely interested in robotics. It’s a way of bringing together anyone with any interest in robotics in Africa."
"I’d like to see a variety of different platforms that can be used for educational robotics. Not just the Lego Mindstorms. I’d love to see some kits that are locally developed, which we don’t see much of now. In general, I’d like to see much more of it – more people involved in robotics at more levels. I think the robotics kits that exist are pretty interesting and pretty useful for students to learn from. It would just be nice to see more of that accessible to students while working on different things."
"The most common things that we’ve seen so far are educational programs around robotics. In Egypt they have this competition to design robots that can detect land mines. It is a really cool example of researchers looking at how to apply robotics to local issues."
"The thing about robotics is that it involves many different fields. From an educational point of view, you learn about this whole idea of system integration, and you also learn a little bit about different fields. You might have a problem for which you don’t necessarily want to develop an automated robot to solve that problem, but some components of robotics might be helpful."
"For example, the issue of sensing, which is really important in robotics. There are so many problems in our context that could be solved using a little more sensing than we have right now: Sensing air quality or sensing the spread of insects and mosquitoes for malaria. That’s what I like to stress to my students. Think about robotics as a whole, but think about the different aspects of it and think which of these aspects are relevant to the problem that you’re trying to address. The cool thing about robotics is that it brings together all these different areas."
"It would be great to see more African countries doing more manufacturing and exporting more advanced things than just minerals and agricultural products. And robotics plays a role in manufacturing. It’s an interesting balance between what do you do with human power versus what do you do with automation. In parts of the world where labor is pretty cheap, it’s going to take some creative thinking to get that balance right. I’m not one to advocate for throwing technology at a problem if it’s not needed."
"“I do not think we should be in a panic mood, but I also think we should not ignore this…As AI becomes more capable, we also need to think very carefully about the structure of our society, and about the opportunities and education that people can have access to. If people do not have access to education, how are they going to learn and get those skills that are not replaceable by AI.""
"Computer scientists are the magicians of tomorrow."
"When something does not exist, it is an opportunity.""
""Knowledge never goes waste. When you’re interested in something, you will find a way to make it relevant”."
"Try not to be afraid of challenges. Don’t always opt for the easy path. Sometimes, the harder path is more rewarding."
"One area that we need more robots involved in is mining, just because of the conditions that many miners work in in many African countries. The whole situation with the recent mining disaster in South Africa speaks to this issue where you have human miners working in very arduous conditions. It would be cool to get more automation, more robotics involved in that."
"The goal is to help the computer science students broaden their thinking about what they could do."
"You could definitely apply robotics to agriculture. But whether Africa is ready for that or needs that is less obvious right now. It doesn’t make sense, I don’t think, to have robotics involved in agriculture right now."
"It may also have some sanitation applications. For example, there’s a project that’s been going on in Ghana for a while where they’re dredging a contaminated lagoon. So that would be a great area to have more automation in, rather than exposing humans to dangerous substances. Those are some ideas off the top of my head. I think time will reveal some of the answers."
"I teach undergrad and grad mathematics courses, I do scientific research, I supervise grad students’ research, and I have some administrative duties in my department and university and within the larger scientific community. I am an applied mathematician, so my research involves using mathematical and computational methods to solve problems in science."
"My main interest is in geophysical fluid dynamics, which is the study of the movement of air and water in the atmosphere and oceans. I am particularly interested in understanding how waves in the atmosphere interact and affect the general circulation of the atmosphere and influence weather and climate."
"I decided to make a career teaching mathematics when I was about 4 years old. It is the only career I ever considered. As a teacher who also grew up in a family of teachers, my mother noticed and encouraged my interest in mathematics from a very early age."
"When I am not working, I hang out with my son. We enjoy travelling, especially going to the beach, and going to music concerts and festivals. Our favourite trips have been to Barbados and to Prince Edward Island."
"I was born in Barbados. My father was from Barbados and was a math professor with a PhD in the area of math called group theory. My mother was a teacher from Ghana. My father studied in the UK and first worked in Ghana, where he met my mother, then eventually moved back to the Caribbean where I was born and grew up. I also lived in Ghana and in the UK before moving to Canada."
"This is actually a sensible way for mental therapy and stress release; a good laugh is better than negativity"
"We should invest in wild animal production given the socio-economic benefits such a venture could bring to the people, especially women doing business in the bushmeat trade."
"There are clear indications that COVID-19 has affected more women than men, and the situation is worse among women in the informal sector, where social protection is particularly lacking."
"Presently, we know very little about the health hazards implicated in the trade, just as we have little knowledge on the exposure of women bushmeat traders to zoonotic diseases."
"We have challenges we need to resolve to move forward, and the board will do all it can to ensure that practical solutions are formed to end the power crisis"