Dr. Kwame Sarkodie
(Research Lead, Multiphase Flow and Smart Metering)
Dr. Kwame Sarkodie is a Lecturer in the Department of Petroleum Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). His research areas focus on experimental multiphase flow, flow assurance, non-intrusive instrumentation for multiphase flow characterization, Classification Machine learning, Integrated Energy Systems and CO2 transport. Dr. Sarkodie has conceptualized and contributed to a significant number of research projects that have resulted in the publications in highly ranked Journals. Dr. Sarkodies’ publications have been cited close to one hundred and fifty (150) times according to google scholar and one hundred and eight (108) times according to research gate citations. He has a PhD in Chemical Process and Energy Engineering, MSc, Petroleum Engineering and BSc, Petroleum Engineering. Sarkodie is a member of professional bodies such as the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Ghana Institute of Engineers (GHIE) and Energy Institute (EI). Learn more
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Dr. Samuel Erzuah
(Research Lead, Geochemical Modelling)
Dr. Samuel Erzuah is currently a lecturer at the Petroleum Engineering Department of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. He pursued his PhD at The National IOR Centre of Norway/University of Stavanger (UiS), Norway where he worked on “Wettability Estimation by Oil Adsorption”. His research interests include geochemical simulation of lab-scale experiments of various EOR processes such as wettability alteration, low salinity water-flooding and CO2 for EOR. To understand these experimental data, Dr. Erzuah simulates the surface interactions using the properties of the materials used during the experiment via Surface Complexation Modelling (SCM). Prior to his PhD, he pursued his MS degree in Well Engineering from The University of Stavanger (UiS), Norway. Dr. Erzuah holds BS degree in Petroleum Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Ghana. Learn more
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Dr. Stephen Adjei
(Research Lead, Sustainable Oil-Well Cementing)
Dr. Stephen Adjei is currently a lecturer at the Department of Petroleum Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST-Ghana. He holds a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia. He is specialized in wellbore drilling and cementing. In cementing, he majors in the design of cleaner cementitious recipes for applications in oil wellbore such as zonal isolation and lost circulation control, geothermal wells and wells designated for carbon capture and storage. He has several publications and patents to his name. Learn more
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Dr. Caspar Daniel Adenutsi
(Research Lead, Smart Fluids and Enhanced Oil Recovery)
Dr. Caspar Daniel Adenutsi is currently a faculty member at the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. He was formerly a Research Scientist at the Institute of Industrial Research, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghana. Dr. Adenutsi also had field experience during the Phase-1 development of the Jubilee field in Ghana where he worked aboard offshore drilling rigs. He obtained his PhD in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from the China University of Geosciences, Beijing. His research interests include Green Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), reservoir characterization, machine learning applications in the petroleum industry as well as Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage. His specialty in EOR is in designing synergistic nanofluids for EOR applications in challenging reservoirs. Dr. Adenutsi has over 50 peer reviewed publications in reputable scientific journals and serves as an Editor for Petroleum Drilling Techniques. Learn more
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Dr. William Ampomah
(Research Lead, REACT)
Dr. William Ampomah is an Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, United States. He was recently appointed by New Mexico Secretary of Energy as a Commissioner to the Oil Conservation Commission. Dr. Ampomah is also the Section Head of the Reservoir Evaluation/ Advanced Computational Technologies (REACT) group at the Petroleum Recovery Research Center (PRRC) at New Mexico Tech since 2018. He is the Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator on multiple US Department of Energy (US-DOE) funded grants. Dr. Ampomah has published over 80 papers and several presentations in areas of enhanced oil recovery, CO2 sequestration, reservoir characterization, application of machine learning in numerical simulation and optimization. Dr. Ampomah had his MS and PhD degrees at New Mexico Tech in 2012 and 2016 respectively in Petroleum Engineering. He completed his BS in Petroleum Engineering in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science. Learn more
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Dr. Jonathan Atuquaye Quaye
(Research Lead, Geo-Services)
Dr. Jonathan Atuquaye Quaye holds a Ph.D. in Oil and Gas Field Development Engineering from the China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China. He is a lecturer at the Department of Petroleum, KNUST. His PhD research focused on ascertaining the relationship between reservoir petrophysical properties, fluid flow regimes, and rock property trends in siliciclastic bioturbated media; and the depositional and diagenetic controls on reservoir quality. He also has a research interest in Carbon Capture and storage. He believes in teamwork and has exceptional communication skills. He is the Research Lead, of CO2 and Hydrogen Storage and Resource Assessment at the Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Lab of the Department of Petroleum Engineering, KNUST. He focuses on testing cap rock competency as efficient seals for CO2 and Hydrogen storage in the reservoir. Learn more
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Dr. Yen Adams Sokama-Neuyam
(Research Lead, Well Deliverability)
Dr. Yen Adams Sokama-Neuyam is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Petroleum Engineering at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. He is also the Principal Research Lead of the Net-Zero Carbon Emission Lab (NCEL) in the Department of Petroleum Engineering, KNUST. With a proven track record in research, teaching, and leadership, his main research interests include Carbon Intensity Assessment and monitoring of Oil and Gas Processes and Facilities, Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), Underground Hydrogen Storage (GHS), Flow Assurance, Reservoir Formation Damage, Enhanced Oil Recovery and Development of Green Oilfield Materials. Prior to his current role, Dr. Sokama-Neuyam served as an Assistant Professor in Natural Gas Engineering at the University of Stavanger, Norway, where he gained invaluable research experience collaborating with international industry leaders such as Equinor and the Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE). His research findings have been widely published in reputable peer-reviewed journals, reflecting his high level of expertise and contribution to the field. Dr. Sokama-Neuyam holds a PhD and MSc in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Stavanger (UiS), Norway, and a BSc in Petroleum Engineering from KNUST. Learn more
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