Professor Mark Adom-Asamoah, a former Provost of the College of Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), has been appointed Foundation Vice-Chancellor of the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences, Bunso.

Prof. Adom-Asamoah is a Professor of Civil Engineering at KNUST. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, an MSc and Diploma of Imperial College (DIC) in Structural Steel Design from Imperial College London, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from KNUST.

He has served in several leadership roles at KNUST, including Provost of the College of Engineering, Dean of the Faculty of Civil and Geo-Engineering, Head of the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Head of the Structural Engineering Section of the Department of Civil Engineering.

He also served as Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor of KNUST and later as a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Policy Advisor at Ghana’s Ministry of Education.

A Fulbright Fellow, Commonwealth Scholar and British Council Scholar, Prof. Adom-Asamoah has undertaken academic and research engagements at Arizona State University, Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Bristol.

His research has focused on the behaviour of structural materials, steel design, earthquake behaviour of structures, seismic behaviour of reinforced concrete beam-column joints and seismic hazard characterisation.

Over the years, his work has contributed to the understanding of how buildings and structural systems perform under stress, especially in environments where cost, local materials and safety are major concerns. His studies have examined the strength, ductility and durability of reinforced concrete, including concrete made with alternative and recycled materials.

Prof. Adom-Asamoah has also undertaken significant research on sustainable construction materials. His work on bamboo-reinforced concrete, palm kernel shell concrete, phyllite aggregates, recycled aggregates and locally milled steel bars has explored how locally available materials can be used safely and effectively in construction, particularly in rural and resource-constrained settings.

His research in seismic engineering has also addressed the vulnerability of reinforced concrete structures, the behaviour of non-ductile beam-column joints and the modelling of earthquake risks in Ghana. These studies are particularly relevant to building safety, structural resilience and the development of engineering standards in low-to-moderate seismic regions.

His publication record includes studies on bamboo-reinforced concrete beams for rural construction, seismic hazard modelling for southern Ghana, reinforced concrete slabs using steel bars milled from scrap metals, and the performance of concrete made with phyllite aggregates and palm kernel shells.

Through these works, Prof. Adom-Asamoah has helped advance practical engineering solutions that connect academic research with local construction challenges, environmental sustainability and public safety.