Institute of Industrial Research

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Institute of Industrial Research

Mrs. Patience Agbedor

Mrs. Patience Agbedor

SUMMARY/BIOGRAPHY

Patience Mamle Agbedor is a Research Scientist working with the Business and Information Services Department of the CSIR – Institute of Industrial Research. She is interested in conduction Surveys, Data Analysis, Database Management and feasibility studies. She has been working with Energy Technologies Department of Institute especially in several research works in renewable energy.

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

From

To

Institution

Degree

2011

2013

University of Ghana

MPhil Statistics

2003

2005

University of Cape Coast

BSc. Statistics

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

From

To

Institution

Designation 

2013

2016

CSIR-Institute of Industrial Research

Research Scientist

2005

2013

CSIR-Institute of Industrial Research

Assistant Research Scientist

1999

2005

CSIR-Institute of Industrial Research

Senior Technical Officer

 

RESEARCH SUMMARY AND INTEREST  

  • Research in the area of biomass fuels
  • Customer Satisfaction Survey
  • Market study for research by-products
  • Modelling

 

 

PROJECTS/ACHIEVEMENTS/FUNDING AWARDS

Renewable Energy Research in Ghana – Requirements for Successful Technology Transfer, China-Ghana South-South Cooperation.

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • Member of Ghana Science Association

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Journal:

    • E. N. N. Nortey, P. M. Agbedor, F. O. Mettle and N. Aguh , “A   Statistical Model of Need- Based Financial Aid Scheme to Needy Students in the University of Ghana (2014), Research Journal in Engineering and Applied Sciences 3(3) 151 – 157

 

Thesis:

  • Some Approaches to Modelling Need-Based financial Aid to Needy Students in the University of Ghana; 2012
  • The Epidemiological Pattern in the Greater Accra Region; 2005
  • The Effectiveness of Quality Control in a Manufacturing Company. Case Study: Cocoa Processing Company; 1998

 

Reports:

  • China-Ghana South-South Cooperation on Renewable Energy Technology Transfer for Southern: Domestic Cookstoves and Mobile Charcoal Kilns, 2016
  • Prefeasibility report on mobile charcoal kiln in the Eastern Region, 2016
  • Stove Testing Report, 2016
  • Baseline Study on LPG Stoves in Selected Locations in Ghana, 2015

 

 

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & WORKSHOP

  • Participated in a 5 day Training workshop on AuthorAid Scientific Research & Proposal Writing Organized by INASP/CSIR-FIR at CSIR-INSTI, Accra from (20th –24th)
  • Fostering Scientific Entrepreneurship, Enabling Science and Technology Transfer to the Agri-Food Sector, Accra, CSIR- Food Research Institute in Collaboration with the Netherlands, (November, 2015)
  • Inception Workshop On Advocacy To Provide A Platform For The Discussion On Energy Efficiency Improvement Based On Business Driven By Women Entreprenuers
  • Workshop on Biometrics for Researchers of CSIR, Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation(CTA), (ACP – EC Cotonou Agreement), July, 2002.