Researchers
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Dr. Boniface Y. AntwiPosition: Research Scientist Email: bantwi@csir-iir.com, boni.antwi@yahoo.com Tel: (+233) 549-378795 |
SUMMARY/BIOGRAPHY
Boniface is a Research Scientist with special research interest in Chemistry and Polymer Science. He holds an M.Phil degree in Polymer Science and Technology and is currently holding a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Ghana, Legon-Accra (2013-2019). As part of his PhD thesis, Boniface synthesised and fully characterised novel organic materials for applications in organic solar cells. He has presented (oral and poster) some of his works at both local and international scientific conferences. For more information on Boniface, visit his LinkedIn or ORCID accounts:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/boniface-yeboah-antwi-05630367/ or
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7016-345
RESEARCH INTERESTS
His research interests border on areas such as;
- Semiconducting polymers
- Polymer composite materials (e.g. clay/plastic, wood/plastic, etc. composites)
- Waste plastic management
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
From |
To |
Institution |
Degree |
2013 |
date |
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA |
PhD Chemistry (candidate) |
2010 |
2013 |
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
MPhil Polymer Science and Technology |
2005 |
2009 |
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
B. Sc. Chemistry |
2001 |
2004 |
Presbyterian Boys' Senior Secondary School (PRESEC) -Legon |
Senior Secondary School Certificate |
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
From |
To |
Institution |
Designation |
2017 |
DATE |
COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (CSIR), GHANA |
Research Scientist |
2013 |
2014 |
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA LEGON |
Graduate Assistant |
2012 |
2013 |
Okuapemman Senior High School, Akropong-Akaupem |
Chemistry Tutor |
2012 |
2012 |
DBS plastic processing company, Kumasi. |
Intern Product Quality Assurance Office |
2010 |
2011 |
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. |
Demonstrator |
2009 |
2010 |
Ghana Water Company Limited Ashanti Regional Water Quality Assurance Division, Kumasi. |
Water Quality Assurance Officer |
CONFERENCE
8th September, 2018 |
Oral Presentation, Rise for Climate Change Summit, Accra, Ghana |
3rd May, 2018 |
Poster presentation, UK-Japan Symposium on organic optoelectronics, Edinburgh, UK. |
15th June, 2017 |
Oral Presentation, Commonwealth Science Conference, Singapore, 2017 |
3rd October, 2016 |
Oral Presentation, RSC-Pan African Chemistry Network International Conference on Materials Chemistry, Kumasi, Ghana |
21st June, 2016 |
Poster Presentation, UK-India Symposium on Functional Materials, Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
13th April, 2016 |
Poster Presentation, Thomas Graham symposium, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom |
4th April, 2016 |
Poster Presentation, SU2P 7th annual Symposium, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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17th February, 2016 |
Poster Presentation, College of Basic and Applied Sciences annual science and development platform, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana |
27th October, 2015 |
Oral Presentation, the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, Science Communication Workshop, Accra, Ghana |
14th September, 2015 |
Poster Presentation, Africa Regional Conference and Exhibition on Light and Light-based Technologies, Accra, Ghana |
17th August, 2015 |
Poster Presentation, Indaba 8 conference, Skukuza, Kruger National Park
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12th March, 2014 |
Oral Presentation, Technology Transfer Workshop, Ghana Telecom University, Accra, Ghana. |
18th April, 2012 |
Oral presentation, 1st Kumasi International Conference on Polymer science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana |
4th July, 2011 |
Participant, 10th International Conference on Materials Chemistry, organized by The Royal Society of Chemistry, at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom |
PUBLICATIONS
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B. Y. Antwi, R. G. D. Taylor, J. Cameron, R. B. Owoare, R. Kingsford-Adaboh and P. J. Skabara, 2016.
Acceptor–donor–acceptor small molecules based on derivatives of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene for solution processed organic solar cells, RSC Advances, 98797–98803, 10.1039/c6ra22897f. B. Y. Antwi, J. A. Awudza, V. N. Berko-Boateng, 2013. Structural Determination of LDPE/ Clay Nanocomposite, Using XRD, FT-IR and Crosslinking Density Measurement Techniques, 71st Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2013, 129, ISBN: 978-1-63266-530-0.
- B. Y. Antwi, 2013, Research in polymer clay nanocomposite the Ghanaian discovery, ISBN: 978-3-659-36111-1.
AWARDS
31st October, 2016 |
Royal Society travel grant, to aid participation in the Commonwealth Science Conference, Singapore, 2017. |
5th January, 2015 |
Research Grant, University of Ghana- Carnegie Corporation Next Generation of Academics in Africa project. |
12th August, 2014 |
Scholarship, Leverhulme-Royal Society Africa Award |
21st March, 2012 |
Second Runners up, 4th scientific conference research competition, of the Graduate Students Association of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology branch. |
2011/2012 Academic Year |
Research Grant, Government of Ghana Mathematics, Science and Technology Scholarship Scheme |
Institute of Industrial Research
