![Dr. Ernest Bonah]()
DAAD climapAfrica Postdoc Fellow
University of Development Studies
Ghana
Ernest has over Twelve (12) years of international experience in the food industry and research, with expertise in food safety, quality, and regulatory affairs (FSQR), as well as food risk analysis, HACCP, and food safety management systems training. His major research interest include Nondestructive detection of microbial foodborne pathogens, food adulteration and authenticity using optical methods (Raman spectroscopy near-infrared spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging), Biosensors (electronic nose, calorimetric sensor arrays), and Data fusion strategy together with machine learning and deep learning approaches
He is an Advocate for the use of whole-genome sequencing and metagenomics on food safety management within a One Health Framework.
Ernest holds a Bsc in Community Nutrition from the University for Development Studies and postgraduate degrees in Food Quality Management and Food Science and Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Jiangsu University. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Norman E. Borlaug Fellowship Program.
Climate change expertise and interests
Climate change and food safety, Nondestructive monitoring of Climate change as a driver of emerging risks for food safety and nutritional quality of food
Publications – (most recent)
Bonah, E., Huang, X., Hongying, Y., Harrington Aheto, J., Yi, R., Yu, S., & Tu, H. (2021). Nondestructive monitoring, kinetics and antimicrobial properties of ultrasound technology applied for surface decontamination of bacterial foodborne pathogen in pork. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 70, 105344.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105344
Bonah, E., Huang, X., Hongying, Y., Aheto, J. H., Yi, R., Yu, S., & Tu, H. (2020). Detection of Salmonella Typhimurium contamination levels in fresh pork samples using electronic nose smellprints in tandem with support vector machine regression and metaheuristic optimization algorithms. Journal of Food Science and Technology.10.1007/s13197-020-04847-y
Bonah, E., Huang, X., Aheto, J. H., Yi, R., Yu, S., & Tu, H. (2020). Comparison of variable selection algorithms on vis-NIR hyperspectral imaging spectra for quantitative monitoring and visualization of bacterial foodborne pathogens in fresh pork muscles. Infrared Physics & Technology, 107, 103327.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infrared.2020.103327
Professional career interests
Development of nondestructive detection methods for food safety and quality control.
I participate at climapAfrica because
I participate at ClimapAfrica because it provides me with an unparalleled opportunity to study and research climate change and its impact in Ghana. I hope to be exposed to innovative research and high-level training and participation to acquire effective research. skills and scientific decision-making techniques in this area. In this regard, I deem my participation as a very meaningful part of my career pursuit.
