The Dean

Ing. Prof. Boateng Ampadu is an Associate Professor with the Department of Environmental Science, School of Environment and Life Sciences, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Science, Navrongo, Ghana and currently the Dean of the School.

He graduated with BSc (Agricultural Engineering), MSc (Water Resources Engineering), and PhD (Environmental Science) from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and University of Lancaster, United Kingdom, respectively, and also a member of Ghana Institution of Engineers and Ghana Science Association.

He teaches Environmental Modelling, Hydrological Processes, Catchment Hydrology, Environmental Physics, Environmental Hydrology, Scientific Writing, Scientific Working, and Climate Change Studies, among others.

His research interest is in climate variability and hydrological impact; hydrological modelling; estimation of trend and cycles in long-term environmental data; rainfall distribution and variability analysis, and Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, among others.

He has attended many Workshops, Short Courses, and Conferences and has over Thirty-five (35) Publications in Local and International Peer Reviewed Journals to his credit.

Publications

  1. Adonadaga, M-G., Analem, J., Ampadu, B. (2022). Sustainable Agriculture as a Tool for Improving Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services within the Belepieni Catchment of the Upper East Region of Ghana. British Journal of Environmental Science. 10 (2): 1 – 12.
  2. Adonaga, M-G., Ampadu, B. Ampofo, S. and Adiali, F. (2022). Climate change adaptation Strategies towards Reducing Vulnerability to drought in Northern Ghana. European Journal of Environment and Earth Sciences, 3 (4): 1 – 6.
  3. Adonadaga, M-G., Sambil-Kolog, S., Ampadu, B. (2021). Effectiveness of Post-mining rehabilitation activities at restoring micro and macro nutrients to degraded mine sites in the Western Region of Ghana. British Journal of Environmental Science. 9 (4): 54 – 66.
  4. Ampadu, B. (2021). Overview of Climatic and Hydrological studies in Africa: The case of Ghana. Cogent Engineering 8 (1) : 1- 18, 1914288, DOI: 10.1080/23311916.2021.1914288
  5. Awortwi, A., Annor, T., Anornu, G. K., Quaye-Ballard, J. A., Agyekum, J., Ampadu, B., Nti, I. K., Anim-Gyampoh, M. and Boakye, E. (2021). Climate change impact on streamflow in a tropical basin of Ghana, West Africa. Journal of Hydrology : Regional Studies, 34: 1 – 25
  6. Ampofo, S., Emmanuel Gyekye, E., Ampadu, B. and Sackey, I. (2021). Modelling Soil and Water Dynamics in the Black Volta Basin Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Model. Ghana Journal of Science, Technology and Development 7 (2) : 44 – 57
  7. Ofosu, M.A. Adonadaga, M-G., Sackey, I. and Ampadu, B. (2020). Substrate Induced pH changes and Process Stability of Anaerobic Digestion of Shea Waste. Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage. 24 (12): 2035 – 2042.
  8. Ampofo, A., Ampadu, B., Biyogue D. N. and Kusibu, M. M. (2020). Modeling soil water balance of an agricultural watershed in the Guinea Savannah Agro-ecological Zone; a case of the Tono irrigation dam watershed. Ghana Journal of Science, Technology and Development 7 (1): 69-81.
  9. Adonadaga, M-G., Frimpong, C., Ampadu, B., Alare, R. S and Owusu, G. (2020). Assessment of Agricultural Practices on Water Quality of the Tono Dam in the Upper East Region of Ghana. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 14 (5): 114 – 122. DOI:10.5897/AJEST2019.2798
  10. Adonadaga, M-G., Alimo, S. C. and Ampadu, B. (2020). Effectiveness of some selected Natural Media for On-Site Small-Scale Treatment of Medium. Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage. 24 (5): 887-893.
  11. Adonadaga, M-G., Takramah, B. K. S., Ampadu, B., and Sackey, I. (2020). Performance Evaluation of Three Different Grasses for Use as Willows in Greywater Treatment in Semi-arid Ghana. Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage. 24 (1) 179-185.
  12. Abanyie, S. K., Ampadu, B., Zango, M. S., Amuah, E. E. Y., Douti, N. B and Owusu, G. (2019). The roles of community-based water and sanitation management teams (WSMTs) for sustainable development: An example of the Bawku West District, Ghana. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 13 (11): 439 – 449. DOI: 10.5897/AJEST2019.2710
  13. Ampadu, B., Sackey, I. and Cudjoe E. (2019). Rainfall Distribution in the Upper East Region of Ghana, 1976 – 2016. Ghana Journal of Science, Technology and Developme 6 (2): 45 – 59.
  14. Ampadu, B., Boateng, E. F. and Abassa, M. A. (2018). Assessing Adaptation Strategies to the Impacts of Climate Change: A case study of Pungu – Upper East Region, Ghana. Journal of Environment and Ecology Research. 6(1): 33 – 44. DOI: 10.13189/eer.2018.060103.
  15. Adou, F., Ampadu, B., Agyepong, N. A. and Soli, O. N. (2018). Assessing Plastic Waste Usage as Additives in Flexible Asphalt Mix for Road Construction. Journal of Civil and Environment 10 (2): 32 – 38.
  16. Adonadaga M.G., and Ampadu, B., (2018). Climate change and water management: Reducing vulnerability to drought in Ghana. Conference Poster. Sustainable Landuse and Environmental Resource Management Conference, Cottbus, Germany.
  17. Ampadu, B., Sackey, I. and Kyeremeh, F. A. (2017). The impact of continuous cultivation on the soil physical properties along the White Volta River at Pwalugu-Ghana. Ghana Journal of Science, Technology and Developme 5 (1): 25 – 34.
  18. Abdul-Rahman, I., Ampadu, B. and Braimah, M. M. (2017). The causes, effects and disease burden attributable to water and sanitation in the Kasena Nankane Municipality in Ghana. Journal of Environmental Quality Management. 26 (4): 17 – 29. DOI: 10.1002/tqem.21501
Ing. Prof. Boateng Ampadu

Ing. Prof. Boateng Ampadu

Dean, School of Environment & Life Sciences

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