John-Baptist Naah Ngmaadaba
Dr. rer. nat., M. Sc.
Research Associate, Project: RETO-DOSSO
Academic Background
| 10/2012 – 11/2016 | Dr. rer. nat. Human Geography (Ethnoecology/ethnobotany) at University of Cologne, Germany |
| 09/2009 – 10/2011 | M.Sc. Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (Renewable Energy Management) at TH Köln, Germany |
| 09/2002 – 06/2006 | B. Sc. Natural Resources Management (Wildlife and Range Management) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana |
| 10/2020 |
Professional Certificate in Project Management by Metropolitan School of Business and Management UK (MSBM), United Kingdom
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Professional experience
| 07/2022 – present | Research Associate at TH Köln, Germany |
| 05/2018 – 06/2022 | Independent Researcher (Freelance), Cologne, Germany |
| 05/2017 – 04/2018 | Senior Researcher/Postdoc Researcher at University of Bonn, Germany |
| 02/2016 – 03/2017 | Lecturer/Graduate Research Assistant at University of Cologne, Germany |
| 06/2008 – 06/2009 | District Director at Ghana National Service Secretariat (NSS), Ghana |
| 08/2006 – 07/2007 | Teaching and Research Assistant (TA) at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana |
| 08/2006 – 10/2006 | Research Assistant at University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany |
Research Interest
I am passionate about using renewable energy-based systems to help meet the net-zero target by 2050, conserve nature, ensure energy transitioning, and fight food insecurity globally. I am interested in the areas of environmental sustainability, climate change adaptation and mitigation, renewable energy management, indigenous/local ecological knowledge systems, agrivoltaics, etc. in the context of Africa.
Publications
See my publications on Scopus
