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Pranjal Choudhury
Pranjal is a PhD student at the Indian Institute of Technology in Guwahati. His research focuses on enhancing the capabilities of single molecule localisation microscopy through advanced image processing techniques. Pranjal was hosted in the Department of Physics.
Faiza Umar Bawah
Faiza is co-designing a clinical decision support system to support healthcare professionals in diagnosing febrile illnesses in Sub-Saharan at the University of Ghana. At Imperial, she was hosted in the Dyson School of Engineering.
Alfredo Muxlhanga
Alfredo is studying at the University of Johannesburg and his research is looking at using geospatial and dynamic modelling to understand malaria transmission in Mozambique. He was hosted in Imperial's School of Public Health.
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Naelijwa Mshanga
Naelijwa is studying the relationship between Tanzanian children’s exposure to aflatoxins and micronutrient deficiencies at the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology in Tanzania. Her research placement was in the School of Public Health.
Thilak Wanasinghe
Thilak's PhD work at the University of Kealaniya in Sri Lanka focuses on an evaluation of Facebook content on non-communicable disease prevention used in Sri Lanka. He was hosted by the Imperial College Business School.
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Wezzie Grace Bandah
Wezzie is a PhD student at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences in Malawi. Her work focuses on modelling the cost-effectiveness of chlorfenapyr long lasting
insecticidal nets (LLINs) and the financial cost insecticide resistance. At Imperial, Wezzie was hosted in the School of Public Health.
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Moussa Kane
Moussa's work at the University of Dakar in Senegal focuses on malaria epidemiology and control in Senegal, which experiences low- transmission in the north and centre of the country, and high-transmission in the south. He was hosted in Imperial's School of Public Health.
Delchere Don-Tsa
Delchere is currently studying at the University of Lome in Togo. She is working on nanoscale simulation for energy material discovery with machine
learning. At Imperial, Delchere was hosted in the Department of Materials.
Eunice Ayerakwa
Eunice is working on understanding the specific mechanisms used by Klebsiella oxytoca to resist key antibiotics at the University of Ghana. She was hosted in the Department for Infectious Disease.
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Wilfried Donatien Kussi Kamdem
Wilfried is a PhD student at the University of Rwanda and AIMS Ghana. His work investigates problems faced by investors in financial markets when
making decisions under uncertainty to obtain the best outcome. He was hosted in the Department of Mathematics.
Cynthia Awuni
Cynthia is based at the University of Ghana, and her work focuses on investigating the causes behind the varying susceptibility of certain areas to flooding and the differential vulnerability of residents in country. At Imperial, she was hosted in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Daniel Oyewale Abioye
Daniel is currently studying at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. His research assesses the effectiveness of agri-tech solutions in 3 states in Nigeria,
studying farmers' awareness, adoption, willingness to pay for digital services and the impact on farmers’ productivity. He was hosted in Imperial College Business School.
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Habeel Alam
Habeel is studying for his PhD at Lahore University of Management Sciences in Pakistan. His research focuses on investigating the adoption potential and economic impact of agrivoltaics through techno-economic modelling and optimization of Agrivoltaic systems. He was hosted in Imperial's Department of Physics.
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Pascal Sungu Ngoy
Pascal is based at the University of Douala in Cameroon. His research focuses on the evaluation of the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of long
lasting indoor residual spraying for malaria control in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He was hosted at Imperial's School of Public Health.
Mamadou Pathe Ly
Mamadou is a PhD student at Gaston Berger University of St. Louis in Senegal. His work looks at integral evolution systems, known as integrodifferential systems, studying both quantitative and qualitative properties of these equations, such as non-locality and impulsivity, delay, existence, stability, controllability, and optimal control. At Imperial, he was hosted in the Department of Mathematics.
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Christine Achiaa Moore
Christine is a current PhD student at the University of Ghana. Her work is working to demonstrate that phenolic compounds - a class of natural plant-derived
chemical substances - are effective at inhibiting parasite growth by chelating iron, an essential mineral for growth of both the insect-stage and blood-stage of Leishmania and trypanosome parasites. She was hosted by the Department of Life Sciences.
Nne Michael Pepple
Nne's work at the University of Nigeria focuses on specific type of organic compounds, namely acylthioureas and their derivatives with metals such as Copper, Cobalt and Platinum. By developing efficient synthetic methods and understanding the molecular structures, she aims to consider their potential
applications in of cancer treatment. At Imperial, Nne was hosted by the Department of Chemistry.
Flavia Kaduni Bawa
Flavia is a PhD student at the University of Ghana. Her work aims to evaluate a new test for the cause of fever in African children through the use of digital diagnostics tools. At Imperial, Flavia was hosted by the Department for Infectious Disease.
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Albert Kafui Klu
Albert is a current PhD student at the University of Mines and Technology in Ghana. He is working on predicting soil liquefaction within earthquake-prone zones in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana using machine learning. He was hosted in the Department for Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Joseph Adetunji Elegbede
Joseph's work at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology in Nigeria focuses on looking at value addition to corncob, a major agricultural waste in Nigeria, by
using it as base material in producing xylanase, an important industrial enzyme. At Imperial, he was hosted in the Department of Chemical Engineering.
Elizabeth Tettey
Elizabeth is based at the University of Ghana. Her work focuses on tackling the pervasive threat the African Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes
monoceros) poses in Ghana's coconut cultivation. Elizabeth was hosted in the Department of Life Sciences.
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Madou Michel Tapsoba
Madou is a PhD student based at the Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme in Burkina Faso. His work aims to assess the entomological impact of malaria nets for guiding future decisions on net deployment. He was hosted in the School of Public Health.
2023 - 24 Fellows
With the support of their supervisor in their home country and a host supervisor at Imperial, during the 2023-24 academic year, 32 students from 16 countries including Sri Lanka, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo undertook a variety of placements in all four of Imperial’s faculties.