Kwasi Addo Boateng

Adhesion and interfacial research

Minerals and Oil reservoir research with the Mineralogy group, Faculty of Geosciences.

Assisting with the installation, maintenance and servicing of Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems. Monitoring and taking charge of the maintenance of Baggage Handling Systems. Conducting of periodic inspections and report writing on x-rays, metal detectors, HVAC and baggage handling systems. Assisting in the servicing of x-rays, metal detectors, elevators and escalators.

Preparation of polystyrene colloidal stock suspensions. Filtering of stock suspensions to eliminate bigger sized colloids, impurities and bacteria into desired sizes. Preparation of smaller colloidal samples to help identify phase boundaries. Run light scattering experiments on smaller colloidal samples to determine the crystal structures of prepared colloids. Analyzing and documentation of observations and results.

Assisting in the repair of damaged or dented car body parts. Mixing paint colors and assisting in the spraying of cars. Administrative task such as placing orders for out-of-stock materials needed in the daily car body works. Report writing on materials used, costs and time taken to work on each car.

Refractories, Microstructure, Materials Characterization, Calcium Aluminate Cements

Building Materials, Mineralogy, Materials Analytical Techniques, Ceramics and Nanobiomaterials

Materials Selection and Design, Corrosion Control, Non-Destructive Testing, Process and Quality Control