Our Members

Our People

Meet the scientists shaping Ghana's future.

Our members are outstanding Ghanaian researchers who have been elected to the academy for their excellence in research and commitment to community service. Members are drawn from all research fileds including basic, applied and social sciences as well as humanities and engineering.

Members inducted in 2026

Dr. John-Lewis Zinia Zaukuu

Research area: Food science and technology (Near infrared spectroscopy, biosensors, chemometrics)

Dr. Abdul Ghaniyyu Abubakari

Research areas: Applied statistics, actuarial science, data Science

Prof. Abdul Nashirudeen Mumuni

Research area: Medical physics

Dr. Nana Baah Pepra-Ameyaw

Research area: Food science

Dr. Samuel Sarkodie-Addo

Research area: Religion and development (Stewardship, ethics and leadership)

Dr. (Mrs.) Benedicta Essel Ayamba

Research area: Soil science

Dr. Bernice Yram Danu

Research area: Solid state physics and material science

Dr. Michael Ofori

Research area: Anti-infective pharmacology and natural products drug discovery

Dr. Seth Agyei Domfeh

Research area: Infectious diseases, drug discovery

Dr Jemima Owusuah Asante

Research area: Food science and technology (Food characterization, processing and product development, nutrition)

Dr. Lawrencia Osae-Nyarko

Research area: Public health

Dr. Kofi Okyere Akyea-Larbi

Research area: Medical physics

Dr. Anita Oppong

Research area: Natural product chemistry, drug discovery

Dr. Mark Pokoo-Aikins

Research area: Medical physics

Dr. Akyana Britwum

Research area: Solid state physics, photonics

Dr. Yaw Gyau Akyereko

Research area: Food and post-harvest technology

Dr. Isaac Amoah

Research area: Human nutrition, food reformulation, cardiometabolic diseases

Dr. Dennis Agyemanh Nana Gookyi

Research area: Information and communication engineering (Tiny machine learning, AI hardware design, edge computing)

Dr. Mavis Sersah Nyarko

Research area: Allergy and immunopharmacology, natural products drug discovery

Dr. Damian Laryea

Research area: Food science and technology

Dr. David Nartey Obemah

Research area: Environmental soil science (Climate change, groundwater pollution control, biochar application)

Dr. Frank Idan

Research area: Animal nutrition, feed processing and technology

Dr. Eric Kojo Nsa Oduro

Research area: Infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, health economics

Members inducted in 2025

Dr. Antoinette Simpah Anim-Jnr

Research areas: Animal Science (Sustainable livestock production and food systems)

Dr. Linus Kweku Labik

Research area: Materials Science

Dr. Jennifer Afua Afrifa Yamoah

Research area: Biochemistry

Members inducted in 2024

Dr. Mary Amoako

Research areas: Animal Science (Sustainable livestock production and food systems)

Dr. David Azanu

Research area: Analytical Chemistry

Dr. Latifatu Mohammed

Research area: Chemical and Biological Engineering

Dr. Cyril Dziedzorm Boateng

Research areas: Fractal Models in Geophysical Interpretation; Machine Learning for Geophysical Data Interpretation; Groundwater Exploration; Archeo-Geophysics; Earthquake Seismology; Environmental Geophysics

Prof. Suleman Nasiru

Research areas: Probability distribution functions, Advanced Time Series, Quality Control, Econometrics, Extreme Value Analysis and Machine Learning.

Member inducted in 2022

Prof. Jacob Kwaku Agbenorhevi

Research area: Food Science and Technology

Members Inducted In 2021

Dr. Amma Larbi

Research area: Immunology

Dr. Dickson Adom

Research areas: History, African Art, Cultural Anthropology

Dr. Faith Agbozo

Research area: Public Health

Prof. Francis Hasford

Research area: Medical Physics

Dr. Portia Adade Williams

Research area: Climate Science

Dr. Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo

Research area: Vision and Nutrition

Members Inducted In 2020

Dr. Yaw Bediako

Research area: Immunology

Prof. Linda Aurelia Ofori

Research area: Environmental Microbiology

Dr. Peace Korshiwor Amoatey

Research area: Civil Engineering

Members Inducted In 2019

Dr. Augustina Angelina Sylverken

Research area: Clinical Microbiology

Dr. Thomas Amatey Tagoe

Research areas: Cell Physiology, Pharmacology

Dr. Salifu Tahiru Azeko

Research area: Materials Science

Dr. Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour

Research area: Materials Science

Members Inducted In 2017

Prof. Lawrence S. Borquaye

Research area: Chemistry

Dr. Joseph Breman Tandoh

Research area: Novel Physics Methods in Environmental Science

Dr. Owiredu Gyampo

Research area: Nuclear Physics

Dr. Rose Omari

Research area: Food Policy

Members Inducted In 2015

Prof. Marian Asantewah Nkansah

Research Area: Environmental Chemistry

Prof. Kwabena Obeng Duedu

Research Areas: Microbiology, Genomics & Molecular Biology

Prof. David Dodoo-Arhin

Research Area: Materials Science, Energy, Nanotechnology & Ceramics

Prof. Priscilla Kolibea Mante

Research Areas: Neuropharmacology & Natural Product Pharmacology

Prof. Edmund Ekuadzi

Research Area: Pharmacognosy

Dr. Kwabena Owusu Danquah

Research Area: Cellular & Molecular Virology

Prof. Christopher Antwi

Research Area: Animal Nutrition

Prof. Lydia Aziato

Research Area: Pain Management (Nursing)

Prof. Godfred Darko

Research Area: Environmental Analytical Chemistry

Prof. Frederick Adzitey

Research Area: Food Safety

Prof. Vincent Logah

Research Area: Soil Science

Prof. Mavis Osei

Research Area: Art Therapy & Educational Psychology

Founding Members

Prof. Augustine Ocloo

Research Areas: Mitochondrial Biochemistry & Medicinal Plants

Prof. Christian Agyare

Research Area: Pharmaceutical Microbiology

Dr. Patrick Kobina Arthur

Research Areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology