Frank Boateng Acheampong
Waste Management, Renewable Resources and E-waste in Ghana.
Technical Advisor
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Germany
Fluency:
English, German
Thematic focus:
Waste Management, Electronic Waste
Geographical focus:
Ghana, Germany
Detailed description of working activity
Working on the Environmentally Sound Disposal and Recycling of E-waste in Ghana (E-Waste Programme) as well as the management and destruction of existing ODS Banks.
Current activity
October 2020 - Present: Technical Advisor at GIZ GmbH
Former activities
April 2020 - September 2020: Research Support, WtERT Germany
September 2019 - February 2020: Project developer, Chair of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems-TUM Germany.
May 2019 - January 2020: Master Thesis, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Sulzbach-Rosenberg-Germany. Topic: Market analysis and technical feasibility study for implementing an innovative technology for the recycling of electronic waste in West African countries.
July 2018 - September 2018: Recycling Technology Intern, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Sulzbach-Rosenberg-Germany.
January 2017 - July 2017: Intern, Environmental Protection Agency-Ghana.
August 2012 - March 2015: Quality Assurance Officer, The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana Limited-Kumasi Plant.
Education
October 2017 - March 2020: MSc. Sustainable Resource Management, Technical University of Munich. Focus: Waste Management and Renewable Resources.
August 2014 - June 2017: MSc. Environmental Resource Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
August 2008 - July 2012: BSc. Industrial Chemistry, University of CapeCoast-Ghana.
Memberships
TU eMpower Africa e.V. , Foster sustainable development for rural African communities through renewable resources.