Prof Richard K. Amankwah
PROFESSOR

Subjects Taught:

  • Hydrometallurgy
  • Plant Design
  • Assaying and Metallurgical Testing
  • Biotechnology in Minerals Extraction

Academic Degrees

  1. 2005
    PhD, Biohydrometallurgy (Queen’s University)
    Queen’s University
  2. 1993
    MPhil, Metallurgical Engineering (KNUST)
    Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
  3. 1989
    BSc(Hons), Metallurgical Engineering (KNUST)
    Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
  4. 1984
    Advanced Level
    Opoku-Ware Secondary School, Kumasi, Ghana
  5. 1982
    Ordinary Level
    Technology Secondary School, Kumasi, Ghana
Professional Bodies
  • 2008–Date
    Member, Ghana Institution of Engineers
  • 1997–Date
    Member, Society for Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, USA
  • —
    Fellow, West African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Research Interest

  • Gold beneficiation
  • Biohydrometallurgy
  • Environmental biotechnology
  • Ore testing
  • Medical Geology
  • Geometallurgy
  • Microwaves in mineral extraction
  • Small-scale gold mining

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