Rapheal Nsiah-Gyambibi, PhD, PE

Research Scientist @ CSIR - Institute of Industrial Research

About

R. Nsiah-Gyambibi is currently a Research Scientist at the Department of Sanitation and Environmental Management in the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Institute of Industrial Research- Institute of Industrial Research (CSIR-IIR) in Accra Ghana where his research activities have been in the use of Circular Economy technologies using Vermitechnology, pyrolysis and Black Soldier Fly (BSF) technology for resource recovery of organic materials. His research endeavours are also into environmental engineering, sanitation, wastewater treatment and waste management. He has been involved in solid and fecal waste compost production projects using enhanced vermicomposting. He also has related interest in Natural resource management and Public Health. He develops project management tools in developmental projects and is often called upon to assist in projects involving. managerial skills and the application of risk assessments.

Country

City

Ghana

Industry

Research

Skill

Research, Microsoft Office, Data Analysis, PowerPoint, Public Speaking, Statistics, Sustainability, Teaching, Ecology, Teamwork, Management, Microsoft Word, Customer Service

Experience

Research Scientist

CSIR - Institute of Industrial Research

2021-12 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Center Fellow

Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Center

2021-4 - 2022-6 · 1 yr 3 mos

Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana

Doctoral Researcher

Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Center, Kumasi

2017-9 - 2020-8 · 3 yrs

Ghana

Preparing project and research reports, planning project implementations, conducting laboratory and field research, planning and managing project progress, supervising project executions.

Field Assistant

Tema Metropolitan Assembly-Waste Management Department

2018-3 - 2018-8 · 6 mos

Tema Metropolis, Greater Accra, Ghana

Regular management and maintenance of the Tema sewer system, record keeping of field data, writing and presentation of field reports, attending workshops and participating in seminars.

Research and field assistant

Department of Fisheries and watershed management

2015-9 - 2017-8 · 2 yrs

Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ghana

Preparing project and field reports, regular management and maintenance of project site, water quality analysis, record keeping of field and laboratory data, data analysis.

Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant

Department of Fisheries and Watershed management

2014-9 - 2014-9 · 1 mo

Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana

Collection and analysis of data, assisting with students projects, conducting class presentations, supervising class discussions and laboratory sessions, monitoring class attendance and grading students academic performances.

Project team member and field assistant

Aquafish CRSP collaborating with Virginia Tech University

2012-9 - 2013-8 · 1 yr

Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana

Sampling and identification of fish species, water quality analysis, collection and sorting of stream macro invertebrates, assisting with workshop organization, conducting market surveys and data analysis.

Education

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi

Environmental Sanitation and Waste Management

2017 - 2021 · 4 yrs

Research was a water, sanitation and hygiene project (WASH) which aimed at investigating and optimizing the biological use of epigeic earthworms to vermistabilize wastewater (blackwater) in different enriched substrates which are used in the engineering and construction of vermidigester vermibeds.

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi

Aquaculture and Environment

2015 - 2017 · 2 yrs

Research was a water, sanitation and hygiene project (WASH) which aimed at engineering a poor performing stabilization treatment plant to treat municipal wastewater which were collected from households through sewer networks and assessing the potential reuse of the treated wastewater for aquaculture in terms of the wholesomeness of the aquaculture products when Hazard Critical Control Practices like depuration and smoking are applied.

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi

Natural Resources Management

2010 - 2014 · 4 yrs

Research aimed using inorganic fertilizers in enriching phytoplankton bloom which were used to constituent the diet of a tilapia species Oroechromis niloticus, and assessing the potential pollution of heavy metals sourced from the inorganic fertilizers into the fish tissues, pond water and pond sediments.