Member Since 2021
Edem Mahu
Senior Lecturer, University of Ghana
Dr. Mahu holds a faculty position in Marine Geochemistry at the Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences of the University of Ghana where she teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Marine Science. She has postdoctoral research experience in Paleoenvironmental reconstruction using stable isotopes, and radiometric dating techniques, marine pollution studies (microplastics, heavy metals in the marine environment, water quality assessment), ecotoxicology and seafood safety
Professional Experience
University of Ghana
Senior Lecturer
2021 - Present
Education
Doctorate
2014
Current Roles
Member
Africa Award for Research Excellence in Earth and Ocean Sciences Committee
Member
Africa Award for Research Excellence in Space Sciences Committee
Honors & Awards
Africa Award for Research Excellence in Earth and Ocean Sciences
Received 2022
It’s an honor to recognize Dr. Edem Mahu, faculty member in the Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences at the University of Ghana (UG), for the 2022 Africa Award for Research Excellence in Ocean Sciences. I thank Kwasi Appeaning-Addo (UG), So...
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AGU Abstracts
AN ASSESSEMENT ON THE HISTORICAL POPULATION TRENDS OF CRASSOSTREA TULIPA IN WEST AFRICA.
OCEAN SCIENCES 2024
marine ecology and biodiversity | 21 february 2024
Gabriella Yeboah, Edem Mahu
This study carried out a comparative assessment of the shellfish fishery in four water systems; two in Ghana (Densu and Anyanui), one in Benin (Ouidah...
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Co-designing Nature based Solutions to improve coastal resilience against coastal hazards in Ghana
OCEAN SCIENCES 2024
resilience to ocean hazards | 21 february 2024
Holger Brix, Edem Mahu, Kwasi Appeaning Addo, Yaw ...
Climate change exacerbates coastal hazards such as erosion, flooding and pollution by increasing the frequency and severity of hydro-meteorological ex...
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Mangroves As Nature-Based Solutions – First Lessons Learned in an International Project
OCEAN VISIONS BIENNIAL SUMMIT 2023
general sessions | 05 april 2023
Holger Brix, Edem Mahu, Christiane Eschenbach, Yaw...
Costal hazards such as erosion, flooding and pollution are major problems globally. Multiple factors hamper managing and improving these issues, the l...
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Volunteer History
2024 - 2025
Member
Africa Award for Research Excellence in Earth and Ocean Sciences Committee
2024 - 2025
Member
Africa Award for Research Excellence in Space Sciences Committee