EMMANUEL YANKSON

Engineering student versed in reviewing plans, writing reports, researching solutions, and implementing company procedures. Willingness to learn, follow instructions, and work cooperatively within team environments. Computer competencies and actively pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with the goal of making substantial contributions to the advancement of energy storage systems.

• Energy and Sustainability
• Polymers and Soft Materials

• Provost Excellent Student Award, College of Engineering KNUST (2019, 2020 & 2021)
• First Runner-up of ‘The Ghana National Gas Challenge’ KNUST (November 2021)
• Best Student Award during the 2020/2021 academic year, KNUST (CHEESA)

• Academic Committee, Ghana Engineering Student Association, KNUST (2020-2021).
• Academic Committee, Chemical Engineering Student Association (2020-2021).
• Chemical Engineering Quiz Team, KNUST (2019-2022).
• Ghana Engineering Students Association, KNUST financial committee (2021-2022).
• ‘The Gas Challenge’ Team, KNUST (2021).

President of the Boa-Amponsem Past Student Association, KNUST chapter January 2022 – August 2022

• Organized orientation programs for new members
• Work with committee members to organize workshops

Project Leader for Final-Year Research Project (2022)

Student Academic Board Chairman, Chemical Engineering Department (KNUST) September 2020 – August 2021

• Representing the student body in the department in department academic board meeting
• Organized tutorials for students in the department.
• Work with committee members to organize seminars and workshops

Project Leader for Third-Year Research Project (2021)

Represented Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in the Gas Challenge Competition in 2021

Joined the Alumni Community to coordinate career guidance and counselling to Senior High School students.

Tutored Junior High School students in preparation towards their BECE.

Joined the mentorship scheme to serve as a mentor to junior course mates.

Quiz Tutor, Boa-Amponsem Senior High School, Ghana October 2018 - August 2021

• Tutored contestants in Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics
• Organized and moderated both internal and external contests
• Counseled and mentored contestants.

Evaluating Electrochemical Parameters of Pyridinium Compounds used as Anolyte in Redox Flow Batteries (October 2023 - Date)

Michigan State University

• Running Cyclic Voltammetry to determine the diffusion coefficient and electron transfer kinetics of Pyridinium in Acetonitrile.

Plant Design for the Production of Sodium and Magnesium Hydroxides form Waste Slurry (January 2022 - August 2022)

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

• Developed a comprehensive process flow incorporating controls and instrumentations for the efficient production of sodium and magnesium hydroxide from waste slurry..
• Performed energy and material balances for all process units utilizing Aspen Plus and CHEMCAD.
• Identified the optimal equipment specifications for all process units.
• Assessed the project's environmental implications, regulatory adherence, financial costs, and overall profitability.

Study of the physico-chemical properties of Local Salts on the Ghanaian Market (October 2021 - November 2021)

Process Development Lab - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

• Sampled local salts on the market and analyzed it both qualitatively and quantitatively.
• Performed a rigorous analysis to assess the effects of impurities on salt quality and the potential health risks associated with them.

Process Development for the production and Characterization of Cotton Seed Oil (January 2021 – August 2021)

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

• Extracted Oil from Cotton Seed
• Conducted titrimetric analysis to determine the physicochemical properties of the produced cotton seed

• Certificate of Completion - Chemical Hygiene, Laboratory Safety, and Hazardous Waste Initial (accredited by MSU)
• Certificate of Completion - Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety (accredited by MSU)
• Certificate of Completion - Hazardous Waste Refresher (accredited by MSU)
• Certificate of Completion - Cryogen Safety (accredited by MSU)
• Certificate of Completion - Hydrofluoric Acid Safety (accredited by MSU)