Fred Boadu
Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Global Health
Appointment:
Fred Boadu
Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Global Health
Fred Boadu received his B.S. (Hons) in geological engineering from the University of Science and Technology, Ghana, a Post-Graduate Diploma in applied geophysics from McGill University, an M.S. in geophysics from the University of Calgary, and his Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1994. He was an Assistant Lecturer at the University of Science and Technology, School of Mines (Tarkwa, Ghana) from 1982 to 1984. Since 1986, he has worked for several oil companies (Chevron, Amoco, and Mobil) during the summer months on a variety of research projects. He is also a consultant for Texaco, Inc. and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation.
Dr. Boadu's research focuses on the areas of exploration, engineering and environmental geophysics. Current research involves characterizing the transport and storage properties of porous media such as fractured rocks, soils and human tissue. The work involves modeling, laboratory and field experiments. Fractal concepts and neural networks are used to interpret results. Recently, Dr. Boadu has been involved in research regarding nitrate contamination in groundwater, and as well, in education and awareness campaign of the implications in potential health hazards in Ghana.
Publications
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Boateng KA, Tuffour YA, Agyeman S, Boadu F. Potential improvements in montmorillonite-nanoclay-modified Cold-Mix Asphalt. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 2022 Dec 1;17.Ampadu SIK, Arthur TD, Ackah P, Boadu F. Construction and Monitoring of the Short-Term Strength Development of a Cement-Stabilized Lateritic Pavement Layer Under Tropical Climatic Conditions. In: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. 2022. p. 727–41.Pratson LF, Stroujkova A, Herrick D, Boadu F, Malin P. Predicting seismic velocity and other rock properties from clay content only. Geophysics. 2021 Jan 1;68(6):1847–56.
Boadu FK. A support vector regression approach to predict geotechnical properties of soils from electrical spectra based on Jonscher parameterization. Geophysics. 2020 May 1;85(3):EN39–48.
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