AKWASI AKOMEAH AGYEKUM

• PECB Certified ISO 22000 Lead Auditor
• Good Laboratory Practice for the conduct of Supervised Field Trials - Crops to facilitate the establishment of Codex MRLs
• PECB Certified Lead Assessor ISO/IEC 17025:2017
• PECB Certified Lead Implementer, ISO/IEC 17025:2017
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
• ISO/IEC 17025:2017
• Internal Auditing, according to ISO/IEC 9001 and ISO/IEC 17025:2017

• National Codex Sub-Committee on Method of Analysis and Sampling
• Ghana Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (GhaFOST)
• African Association for Food Protection
• Institute of Food Technologist (IFT)
• African Society of Food Science and Technology

• Simultaneous Detection of Aflatoxin B1 and Ochratoxin a in Edible Crude Palm Oil Using Modified Dispersive Solid-Phase Extraction and Sers Sensor Coupled with Pattern Recognition Algorithm, Adade, S.Y.S.S., Lin, H., Haruna, S.A., Johnson, N.A.N., Chen, Z., Fuyun, W., Ekumah, J.N., Zhu, A., Agyekum, A.A., Li, H., Chen, Q., 2023-01-01, Available at SSRN 4484203
• Rapid quantitative analysis of acetamiprid residue in crude palm oil using SERS coupled with random frog (RF) algorithm, Adade, Selorm Yao-Say Solomon, Hao Lin, Nana Adwoa Nkuma Johnson, Zhu Afang, Zeyu Chen, Suleiman A. Haruna, John-Nelson Ekumah, Akwasi Akomeah Agyekum, Huanhuan Li, Quansheng Chen, 2023-01-01, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
• Quantitative SERS detection of Aflatoxin B1 in edible crude palm oil using QuEChERS combined with chemometrics, Adade, S.Y.S.S., Lin, H., Haruna, S.A., Johnson, N.A.N., Fuyun, W., Chen, Z., Zhu, A., Ekumah, J.N., Agyekum, A.A., Li, H., Chen, Q., 2023-01-01, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Akwasi Akomeah Agyekum (Ph.D) has more than 15 years of working experience in the food industry, regulatory and research, with interest in chemical food safety, food quality, chemical risk assessment, HACCP, ISO 9001, 22000, 14000 management systems. His research interest includes food science and technology, food fraud, chemical food safety, analytical chemistry, biosensors for sensing contaminants and adulterants in food, chemometrics, nanosensors for food, pharmaceutical and medical applications, data fusion strategies for integrating multiple non-destructive spectral sensors for food authenticity, traceability and integrity application, food processing and preservation and phytochemical and nutritional profile of under-utilized and neglected tropical fruit and vegetables. Dr. Agyekum lectures at the School of Public Health, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration.

Scientist with extensive experience in research and development. Proven ability to lead groundbreaking projects, contributing to significant scientific advancements. Known for effective team collaboration and achieving results within dynamic environments. Proficient in data analysis and experimental design.