Ato Fanyin-Martin
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Brief Bio:
Engr. Ato Fanyin-Martin is a lecturer with the Department of Chemical Engineering, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Master of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering both from KNUST. He is currently pursuing a PhD in the Department of Chemical Engineering, KNUST, Ghana. He was a Research Scholar with Columbia University, New York, NY for a year. He has been lecturing at the Department of Chemical Engineering, KsTU, since October 2017.
Education:
- Master of Philosophy Chemical Engineering- KNUST
- Certificate. Lab Safety, Chemical Hygiene and Hazardous Waste Management – Columbia University, NY.
- Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering - KNUST
Professional Membership:
Corporate Member, Institution of Engineering and Technology, (IET) Ghana, 2016 till date
Research Interests:
His research areas are in resource recovery and waste to energy technologies and research work done include ‘The development of the first reported demonstration Biochar Reactors used in Ghana to be stationed in the ten regions of Ghana under a Government of Ghana contract,’ ‘The Development of a Step Feed Anaerobic Fermentation of foodwaste model.’ ‘Isolation of indigenous enzymes for the hydrolysis of fruit waste.’ ‘Bioethanol and biodiesel production.’ He was a member of the faecal sludge to biodiesel research team, in Kumasi team.
Teaching Areas:
- Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers
- Chemical Engineering Principles
- Introduction to Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Product Development
- Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Conferences Attended:
- Presentation: Stakeholders Forum on Managing Coconut Residues: "Let's talk waste: Coconut waste as a resource" 18th January, 2019, Accra, Ghana by the Danida Alumni Network – Ghana (DAN-G),
- Facilitator: Workshop ‘Faecal Sludge and Septage Management’, Accra, Ghana by Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR), Ghana and Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), India. March 2018.
- Speaker - Stakeholders conference on “Faecal Sludge Management and Decentralized wastewater treatment”, Accra, Ghana by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) India in partnership with Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD), Ghana. March 2017
- Podium Presentation Faecal Sludge Management Conference (FSM3), Hanoi, Vietnam. January. 2015
Publications:
- Davis, F., Sackey, M. N., Fanyin-Martin, A., 2018. Traditional Practices of Automobile Maintenance in Ghana: An Analysis in the Removal of Automobile Engine Thermostat, African Journal of Applied Research, Vol. 4, No. 1 pp. 62-70.
- Davis, F., Sackey, M. N., Fanyin-Martin, A., Amissah, P. K., 2018. Road Transportation Safety in Ghana: An Assessment of the Variability in Articulated Trailer Design, African Journal of Applied Research, Vol. 4, No. 1 pp. 14-26.
- Fanyin-Martin, A., Tamakloe, W., Antwi, E., Ami, J., Awarikabey, E., Apatti, J., Mensah, M. and Chandran, K., 2017. Chemical characterization of faecal sludge in the Kumasi metropolis, Ghana. Gates Open Research, 1.
- Shih, J., Fanyin-Martin, A., Taher, E. and Chandran, K., 2017. Implementation and process analysis of pilot scale multi-phase anaerobic fermentation and digestion of faecal sludge in Ghana. Gates open research, 1.
- Annavajhala, M., Fanyin-Martin, A., Taher, E., Elk, M., Kapoor, V., Santo-Domingo, J. and Chandran, K., 2017. Metagenomics of Anaerobic Food Waste Fermentation. Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, 2017(7), pp.4041-4047.
- Shih, J., Taher, E., Fanyin-Martin, A. and Chandran, K., 2015. Operation and Process Analysis of Faecal Sludge Anaerobic Fermentation and Digestion in Ghana. Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, 2015(19), pp.936-939
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Chemical Engineering