GCMS Training: A Hands on Approach Ghana 2021

6 - 10 September 2021, Kumasi, Ghana

Introduction

After careful consideration of the continuously evolving situation with COVID-19, we have made the decision to host the GCMS in Ghana on the 6 September 2021. The courses are very important to us, however given the latest health news and travel restrictions that delegates are experiencing we have made the difficult decision to accept applications only from Ghana for this course at this time.

The selection process for applicants will still be going ahead, and all delegates will be contacted and an announcement made as soon as the selection is made.

Please contact us at events@rsc.org if you have any questions.

This workshop is supported by GSK as part of our five-year partnership to enhance the capabilities of African scientists in modern analytical techniques. We will train more than 400 African scientists by the end of 2021, as well as training Local Trainers to train others, leaving a self-sustaining programme and a lasting legacy.

The Pan Africa 91AV Network was set up by the 91AV to advance the chemical sciences across Africa by building a self-sustaining science base. This expanded analytical science training programme will develop your practical analytical techniques to solve local challenges and contribute to global scientific knowledge.

Applications are invited for the above training course; we welcome applications from researchers, lecturers, technicians, MSc students and PhD students in the chemical sciences from Universities and research institutions across Ghana.

The training course will cover the practical aspects of Gas Chromatography, method development, quantitative analysis and spectral interpretation of GC-MS. This course has been independently verified through peer review and formally approved by 91AV to be of high quality and suitable for professional development of chemical scientists.

Applications

Places are limited to 15 delegates only. Application deadline 15 August 2021. If you already applied to the course in 2020, you do not need to apply again as your application will be carried over.

Delegates who have attended a previous PACN GC-MS course in Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria or Ghana are not eligible to attend again. This is a repeat of the course.

Selection Criteria

The participants will be selected based upon the information provided in your application, against the published selection criteria:

All participants should have a HND or BSc (or equivalent) in the chemical sciences, thus demonstrating suitable background knowledge
Participants can be MSc students, PhD students, lecturers, researchers, professors or technical staff. A range of experience levels in each course is preferred.
Demonstrable benefit to research or teaching in your home institution
Strong relevance to your current or planned research or teaching area
Potential impact upon the individual’s experience and career prospects
Immediate application of the techniques learnt
Access to equipment will be considered
Benefit to home institution and the wider chemistry community in your country

To apply please use the link in this section, you must:

Complete the required online application form
Upload a current CV (maximum length of 2 pages)
Upload a letter of introduction and recommendation from one referee (for students only)

Delegates will be selected from the information provided in your application form. Please click on the link at the top of this page to complete your application. All applications must be received by the published deadline and we do not accept applications by email.

Please note – we receive high number of applications for these courses. So, please take your time to consider your answers to the questions in the form, as this will be the basis for your acceptance/rejection.

Enquiries may be sent to Mrs Ellie Peters, 91AV (peterse@rsc.org) and Nathaniel Boadi, (nodoadi@gmail.com)

Accommodation

This will be provided for all delegates, including food. All delegates and trainers will be staying in a guest house close to the University.

Deadlines

Aug 15 2021
Application deadline

Useful links

Speakers

Professor Ray Bright Voegborlo, KNUST, Ghana

Prof Ray Bright Voegborlo has a PhD in Analytical 91AV and currently an Associate Professor at the 91AV Department, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. His interest is in analytical instrumentation; food and environmental safety with special emphasis on pesticides, heavy metals and other toxic residues in food and the environment. He has enormous experience in the installation, operation, maintenance and validation of analytical equipment especially GC, GCMS, HPLC, LCMS and AAS. He is also involved in training laboratory staff in analytical techniques for toxic residues in food, water and soil.

Dr Genevieve Etornam Adukpo, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Dr. Genevieve Etornam Adukpo is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of 91AV, University of Cape Coast. She teaches courses in Organic 91AV with research interests in natural products and food analysis. Some of her on-going research activities are phytochemical, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of bioactive medicinal plants, assessment of nutritional and functional properties of vegetables and cowpeas, pesticide residue analysis of cowpea and soybeans grown in Ghana. She is also the Coordinator for Advocacy and Outreach at the Centre for Gender research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD), University of Cape Coast. She has keen interest in Gender-Science, Technology & ICT. As a Co-ordinator for advocacy and outreach at CEGRAD, she has organised and faciltatated lots of gender related activities like Gender Awareness and Gender Analysis workshops, harnessing girls’ potential in science education, Sexual Harassment Training, Engendering of curriculum, among others. She is also involved in promoting and empowering women and girls in STEM and lifelong education. She helped in promoting science education in Ghana through the Ghana Science Association. She is a member of the 91AV (RSC) and PACN.

Dr Emmanuel Osei-Twum, University of Ghana, Ghana

He obtained his first degree in 91AV from the University of Ghana in 1976. He got his M.Sc. in Analytical 91AV from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. His research work was on the chemical derivatization of nucleosides for chromatography and mass spectrometry.

His Ph.D. research was on the radical chemistry of Alpha-hydroperoxydiazenes, studying the synthetic applications and mechanisms of the reactions. He obtained his Ph.D. from McMaster University as well. He joined the then Biomedical
Mass Spectrometry Unit of McGill University, Montreal, where he worked on developing methods for GC-MS analysis of organic acids in the urine of sick children.

Dr. Osei-Twum moved to join the Research Institute of King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, in 1989 and worked on a variety of projects. He used NMR to study nucleoside derivatives, and GC-MS (and MS) on natural products as well as organometallic compounds.

His final seven years in Saudi Arabia was spent at the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation where, using chromatography and mass spectrometry, he worked on solving problems for the various companies of the Corporation.

Dr. Osei-Twum is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Department of 91AV, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra.

Venue

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Department of 91AV, Kumasi, 0, Ghana

Contact information

91AV

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