Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah Biography, Leadership, Age, Education, Children, Wife, Professional Associations, Research and Publications, Teaching and Experience

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah: Who is Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah?

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah is the Vice Chancellor of Sunyani Technical University (STU). He chaired and served on several boards and committees both within and outside the Sunyani Technical University as well as various research and public lecture sessions. He is a reviewer for the Annual Research Conference of the Sunyani Technical University as well as the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Structures and Materials Journal.

Prof. Adinkrah-Appiah led the accreditation of several programmes both as a head of department and dean of school.

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah
Personal Values

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah is a well-rounded personality in academia. He has many personal values that keep him going. He has excellent communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills. He is a visionary leader and, a highly motivated individual. Also, he has excellent managerial skills.

Prof. Adinkrah-Appiah is a highly ambitious, respectful, humble, sociable, and results-oriented personality. He is also a good team player, has a good rapport with the industry, is a hardworking, great urge for resource mobilization, has proven integrity, and sound judgment, and God-fearing leader.

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah Age: How old is Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah?

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah is 54 years old as of March 2024. He was born on June 9, 1969, in Atuna, Jaman South District, Brong-Ahafo Region.

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah Educational profile

Professor Ing. Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah began his basic education at the Roman Catholic Primary and completed at the Local Authority Middle School at Atuna in 1984.

In school, he was a prefect. He was the School prefect both at the primary and middle school levels.

He began his secondary education at Drobo Secondary School, Drobo, in the Jaman South District of the Brong-Ahafo Region in 1986 and in the same year moved to Sumaman Secondary School, Suma-Ahenkro, in the Jaman North District of the Brong-Ahafo Region where he joined the second year but remained on top of his class.

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah was later transferred to Saint Mary’s Boys Secondary School in Takoradi where he obtained his O’Level Certificate with Distinction in 1990.

He continued at Saint John’s School, Sekondi, for his A’Level Certificate in 1992, after which he did his National Service at the Drobo Secondary School as a Science and Mathematics teacher in 1993.

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah University and certification

Prof. Adinkrah-Appiah obtained his B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, in 1998.

He performed his second mandatory National Service at the Sunyani Polytechnic in 1999 as an instructor.

Later, he obtained his MPhil and PhD degrees, in Civil Engineering, in 2006 and 2015, respectively, at his alma mater, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Prof. Adinkrah-Appiah also received professional training as a Civil Engineer in structural modeling at the RISA Technologies in California, USA, in 2006.

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah
Experience in Industry

Prof. Ing. Adinkrah-Appiah has extensive experience in the industry. He was employed as a Site Engineer for Nissi Water Company Ltd., a general construction firm based in Kumasi in 2009 at the same time that he was performing his National Service after his B.Sc. degree.

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Professor Adinkrah-Appiah moved to join IKA Consult, an Architectural and Engineering consulting firm based in Sunyani as a Civil/Structural Engineering Consultant in the year 2000, where he served until 2003.

In 2006, he formed his own building consulting firm, Appimed Consult, to provide consulting services for various projects. He, thus, has eighteen years of experience as a professional Civil/Structural Engineer and has worked on several construction projects across the country including donor-funded projects such as the Village Infrastructure Project (VIP) and Urban V Project.

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah Teaching & Reaching Experience

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah has far-reaching experience in teaching, research, and senior management positions in tertiary institutional administration. He was formally employed as an Instructor at the Building Technology department of the then Sunyani Polytechnic in the year 2001.

In 2006, he was appointed as a Lecturer. after his MPhil degree, at the same department.

Prof. Adinkrah-Appiah was promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer at the Civil Engineering Department in 2012, and subsequently as an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering in 2016.

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah Positions served and tenure

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah
served in various management positions at the Sunyani Technical University including:

Acting Head of Building Technology Department from 2005-2006.

Sectional Head of Carpentry & Joinery Section of the Building Technology Department from 2006-2007.

Head of Building Technology Department from 2007-2009.

Dean of School of Engineering from 2009-2012.

Vice-Rector from 2013-2016.

Acting Rector (2016). .

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah Research and Publications

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah authored several research publications. His research areas include:

Shear strength of reinforced palm kernel shell concrete deep beams.

Vulnerability of building structures in the seismic zones of Ghana.

The use of waste materials as aggregate for concrete and building block production for sustainable construction.

The use of lateritic soils for concrete and building block production.

Lean construction in the Ghanaian construction industry and Economic cost of road accidents in Ghana.

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah
Impact of Research

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah’s research has led to the introduction of an innovative building block in the Ghanaian construction industry dubbed ‘Salancrete building block’ which is made by combining laterite, sand, and nominal amounts of cement for sustainable construction.

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah
Professional Associations

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah is a devoted member of various Professional Associations including the Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE), the American Concrete Institute (ACI), and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Prof. Adinkrah-Aapiah is behind many successful works. He led several proposal writings to win and manage donor funds/grants for institutional development including the Teaching and Learning Innovation Fund (TALIF) (World Bank) not excluding the NPT/NUFFIC project (Netherlands Government).

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah Awards Received

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah is a recipient of award.

He received:

‘Research & Academic-Industrial Award, Advancing Engineering Knowledge category’ of the 2016 edition of the Engineering Excellence Award of the Ghana Institution of Engineers.

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah
Leadership

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah
chaired and served on several boards and committees both within and outside the Sunyani Technical University as well as various research and public lecture sessions. He is a reviewer for the Annual Research Conference of the Sunyani Technical University as well as the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Structures and Materials Journal.

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah led the accreditation of several programmes both as a head of department and dean of school.

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Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah Religion/Church

Prof. Ing. Adinkrah-Appiah is a believer in Christ. He fellowships at the Church of Pentecost. Prof. Adinkrah-Appiah is an Elder in the church, Church of Pentecost (COP).

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah Wife

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah has a wife. He is married to Mrs. Adinkrah-Appiah, a beautiful woman who fits him.

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah Children

Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah and his wife Mrs. Adinkrah-Appiah have children. They brought forth three (3) children.

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