Dr. Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Construction and Wood Technology at the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED), Kumasi, Ghana. He was a Research Scientist at CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (CSIR-FORIG), Kumasi from 2010 to 2019. He had his BSC, MPhil and PhD Degrees in Civil Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi and has had a lot of international internships and research stays in institutions such as the Georg-August University of Goettingen, Germany (during PhD study) and the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), Biel, Switzerland (during MPhil study).
He is a member of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) and a Professional Engineer (Civil/Structural Engineer). He has a lot of experience in both the construction and wood industry in Ghana. He has designed and supervised the construction of several buildings as the lead structural engineer. He also has experience in the processing and utilization of wood, bamboo and rattan; and the construction of wooden and bamboo structures. He is currently a member of ISO Technical Committees ISO/TC 165 (Timber Structures) and ISO/TC 296 (Bamboo and Rattan) as well as an expert for INBAR and belongs to INBAR Task Forces for Bamboo Construction and Rattan.
Educational Qualifications:
- Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (PGDTLHE): University of Education, Winneba
- PhD (Civil Engineering): Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
- MPhil Civil Engineering: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
- Civil Engineering: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
Research Interest
- Construction materials including concrete; local and sustainable materials such as laterite, clay; agro-based materials as reinforcement in building materials and composites
- Green construction
- Investigations into the properties of wood (lesser known and plantation grown species), bamboo & rattan and other wood-based materials for efficient utilization.