Dr Mrs Josephine Obodai

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD Water Resources Engineering
  • MSc Hydrology and Water Resources
  • BSc Civil Engineering                             

Role and Responsibility

  • Lecturer
                         

Address

  • Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED). Faculty of Environment and Health Education, MampongP. O. Box 1277, Kumasi.              

Contact

  • Phone – 0248709675
  • Email – joseikwart@gmail.com

Department

  • Department of Environmental Health and Sanitation Education

Faculty

  • FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH EDUCATION

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

I studied BSc Civil Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and I went on to develop my interest in Water Resources Engineering by pursuing an MSc in Hydrology& Water Resources from Hohai University in Nanjing, China. Currently I hold a PhD in Water Resources Engineering from KNUST. Based on my educational background and experience, my research interests revolve around the application of Remote Sensing and GIS in land and water management. In particular, my research engages with issues on land use land cover dynamics, water quality, human health risk assessment associated with water pollution and hydrological modelling.                   

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS

Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)

TEACHING INTERESTS
  • Water Resource Management
  • GIS and Remote Sensing
  • Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
  • Water Quality
  • Environmental Pollution and Control
  • Research Methods
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Hydrology
  • Hydraulics
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND SUPERVISION
  • Integrated Water Resource Management
  • GIS and Remote Sensing application in Environmental Management
  • Environmental Pollution and Risk Assessment
  • Water Quality
  • Hydrological Modelling
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

JOURNAL ARTICLES

  • Obodai, J., Adjei, K. A., Odai, S. N., & Lumor, M. (2019). Land use/land cover dynamics using landsat data in a gold mining basin-the Ankobra, Ghana. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 13, 247-256.
  • Osei-Kwarteng, J., Li, Q. F & Adjei, K. A. (2013). Comparison of TRMM Data with Rain Gauge Observations in the Upper Huaihe River Basin of China. Advanced Materials Research, 726, 3385-3390.
  • Kabo-bah, A. T., Rwasoka, D. T., & Osei-Kwarteng, J. (2013). The Relevance of Open Source Tools for Enhancing Water Resources Management in Africa. International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications, 3(1): 986-991.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

  • Obodai, J., Odai, S.N and Adjei, K. A. (2017). Small Scale Mining Impacts on Ghana’s Water Resources: A Review. Presented at: 2nd International Conference on Engineering, Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship, Kumasi, Ghana, 16th – 18th August, 2017.
  • Obodai, J., Odai, S.N and Adjei, K. A. (2017). Bitemporal Change Detection in the Ankobra River Basin, Ghana. Presented at:1st Regional Conference and School on Water, Climate Change and Environmental Sanitation, Accra, Ghana, 28th – 31st August, 2017.
  • Osei-Kwarteng, J., Li, Qionfang and Kabo-bah, A. T. (2013). Water Resource Management in Ghana- A Review. Presented at: 35th IAHR World Congress, Chengdu, China, 8-13 September 2013