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Dr. Isaac Ofori

iofori@umat.edu.gh

Position

Lecturer@ UMaT SRID

Department

Environmental and Safety Engineering

Research Interest

Environmental and Materials Chemistry.

Novel antimicrobial agents for Chemical Disinfection.

Chemical and Microbial Water Quality Assessment and Treatment.

Waste to Energy

Environmental Chemical Contaminants control.

Environmental Impact Assessment

Autobiography

Dr Isaac Ofori is currently a lecturer at the Department of Environmental and Safety Engineering of the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, SRID, Essikado campus. He obtained his PhD (Chemistry) qualification from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, Durban, South Africa. He also holds BSc (Chemistry) and Msc ( Environmental Science) degrees from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

His research interests include: Environmental and Materials Chemistry, Novel Antimicrobial agents for Chemical Disinfection, Chemical and Microbial Water Quality Assessment and Treatment, Environmental Chemical Contaminants and Control and Impact Assessment.

He is a member of the Royal Chemical Society and the South African Chemical Institute.

Academic Degrees

2018

PhD Chemistry
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2012

MSc Environmental Science
KNUST, Kumasi

2008

BSc Chemistry
KNUST, Kumasi

Institutions Attended

2014--2018

University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, Durban, South Africa

2009--2012

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

2004--2008

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Professional Bodies

2015--Date

Royal Chemical Society, UK

2014--Date

South African Chemical Institute

Academic Rank

2020--date

Lecturer

Journal Publications

Isaac Ofori, Suresh Maddila, Johnson Lin and Sreekantha B. Jonnalagadda (2020), "Profiling the Susceptibility of Autochthonous Bacterial Community in Raw Wastewater to Chlorine dioxide with Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis", Desalination and Water Treatment , 203 , 104 - 111

Isaac Ofori, Suresh Maddila, Johnson Lin and Sreekantha B. Jonnalagadda (2018), "Ozone Initiated Inactivation of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus in water: Influence of Selected Organic Solvents Prevalent in Wastewaters", Chemosphere, 206 , 43 - 50

Isaac Ofori, Suresh Maddila, Johnson Lin and Sreekantha B. Jonnalagadda (2018), "Chlorine dioxide Inactivation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in water: The Kinetics and Mechanism.", Journal of Water Process Engineering, 26 , 46 - 54

Isaac Ofori , John A. Larbi , Amina Abubakari , Matthew G. Addo & Godwin Essiaw-Quayson (2018), "Microbial and Chemical Risk Assessment of River Bukuruwa Used as Drinking Water by Farming Communities", International Journal of Biology, 11 1, 22 - 28

Isaac Ofori, Suresh Maddila, Johnson Lin and Sreekantha B. Jonnalagadda (2017), "Chlorine dioxide oxidation of Escherichia coli in water – A study of the disinfection kinetics and mechanism", Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A , 52 7, 598-606

Conference Publications

Isaac Ofori, Johnson Lin, and Sreekantha B. Jonnalagadda (2018), "Ozone Initiated Inactivation of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus in water: Influence of Selected Organic Solvents Prevalent in Wastewaters", 17th International Conference on Industrial Chemistry and Water Treatment, May 21 – 22, 2018, New York, United States,,
1. Isaac Ofori, Suresh Maddila, Johnson Lin and Sreekantha B. Jonnalagadda (2017), "Profiling the Susceptibility of Autochthonous Wastewater Bacterial Community to Chlorine dioxide disinfection by Polymerase Chain Reaction-based Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis ", University of KwaZulu-Natal College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science Postgraduate Research Symposium, 1st December 2017, Westville, Durban,
Isaac Ofori, Johnson Lin, and Sreekantha B. Jonnalagadda (2016), "Kinetics and Mechanism of Chlorine Dioxide Disinfection of Escherichia coli in aqueous systems", Research Conference: Bacterial Cell Surfaces, June 26 – July 1, 2016, Mount Snow in West Dover, VT, United States,
Isaac Ofori, Johnson Lin, and Sreekantha B. Jonnalagadda. The Kinetics and Mechanism of Chlorine Dioxide Disinfection of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Aquatic Systems (2016), "The Kinetics and Mechanism of Chlorine Dioxide Disinfection of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Aquatic Systems.", University of KwaZulu-Natal College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science Postgraduate Research Symposium, 29th November 2016, Howard College, Durban,

Community Service

3rd Feb 2022--3rd Feb, 2022

Training on managing Heat related Illness at the Workplaceto the staff of Aboadze Thermal Plant

Subjects Taught

ES 171 Principles of Environmental Engineering

ES 172 Introduction to Ecology and Biodiversity

ES 275 Meteorology