Department of Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Baafour Nyantekyi-Kwakye

Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Email: BNyantekyi-Kwakye@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-2797
Fax: 902-494-6711
Mailing Address: 
1360 Barrington St, PO BOX 15000
Sexton Campus; Room C-303
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
 

 

Education:

  • BSc, Mechanical Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
  • MSc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

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Research Topics:

  • Turbulence
    • Free shear flow
    • Boundary shear flow
  • River/marine ice dynamics
  • Drag reduction
  • Offshore renewable energy (tidal, wind, wave)
  • Vortex dynamics
  • Hydrodynamic scour

Selected awards and honours:  

  • 2013 – 2015: University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship
  • 2011 – 2012: International Graduate Student Scholarship
  • 2009 – 2010: International Graduate Student Entrance Scholarship