{"id":405879,"date":"2025-09-07T18:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T18:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/405879\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T18:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T18:28:10","slug":"5-ghanaian-scientists-making-giant-strides-on-the-global-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/405879\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ghanaian scientists making giant strides on the global stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/NewsArchive\/5-Ghanaian-scientists-making-giant-strides-on-the-global-stage-1999577?gallery=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/89156165.295.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Trebi-Ollennu (L), Prof Quaynor (M) and Dr Owusu Mensah (R) are Ghanaian scientists\" title=\"Dr Trebi-Ollennu (L), Prof Quaynor (M) and Dr Owusu Mensah (R) are Ghanaian scientists\" width=\"295\" height=\"177\" \/> <\/a>Dr Trebi-Ollennu (L), Prof Quaynor (M) and Dr Owusu Mensah (R) are Ghanaian scientists<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">Over the years, some Ghanaians have been exceptional on the global stage in various industries.<\/p>\n<p>From Mars exploration to nanotechnology, Ghanaian minds are putting Ghana on the globe in reshaping the scientific landscape. <\/p>\n<p>In this GhanaWeb article, let&#8217;s put the spotlight on some scientists who prove that talent nurtured in Ghana can impact the world far beyond its borders.<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Dr Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu \u2014 Taking Ghana to Mars<\/b><\/p>\n<p>He is a senior robotics engineer at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Being at the heart of the mission to Mars, Dr Trebi-Ollennu led the team that developed the Instrument Deployment System for NASA\u2019s InSight Mars mission. He was born and raised in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/NewsArchive\/Meet-Sean-Atitsogbe-The-Ghanaian-science-wonder-kid-making-waves-in-the-US-1998575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Sean Atitsogbe: The Ghanaian science wonder kid making waves in the US<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2. Prof Nii Narku Quaynor \u2014 The Father of Africa\u2019s Internet<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Long before \u201cdigital transformation\u201d became a buzzword, Prof Quaynor was laying the foundation for internet connectivity across Africa. <\/p>\n<p>He pioneered Ghana\u2019s early internet connections, helped establish AfriNIC, and today is celebrated globally as the \u201cFather of the African Internet.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>His work opened digital doors for millions.<\/p>\n<p><b>3. Dr Thomas Owusu Mensah \u2014 Fibre Optics <\/b><\/p>\n<p>He was a Ghanaian-American engineer and inventor who transformed global communications with his revolutionary work in fibre optics, securing 14 patents along the way. <\/p>\n<p>His research made high-speed internet possible and expanded into nanotechnology, where he continued to inspire the next generation of innovators.<\/p>\n<p><b>4. Prof Baldwyn Torto \u2014 Cracking the Code of Insects<\/b><\/p>\n<p>From Ghana to the world, Prof Torto\u2019s research in chemical ecology has saved lives and crops by improving insect control and advancing food security. <\/p>\n<p>In 2023, he became the first natural scientist from Ghana elected as an International Member of the US National Academy of Sciences, an extraordinary recognition of his impact.<\/p>\n<p><b>5. Dr Henry Reynolds Nana Benyin Enninful \u2014 Biomedical Science<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Currently a Walter Benjamin Fellow in Germany, Dr Enninful is among Ghana\u2019s promising young scientists pushing the boundaries of biomedical research. <\/p>\n<p>His fellowship empowers him to independently lead projects that could transform healthcare globally, cementing his place as one of Ghana\u2019s brightest rising research talents.<\/p>\n<p>SSD\/AE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dr Trebi-Ollennu (L), Prof Quaynor (M) and Dr Owusu Mensah (R) are Ghanaian scientists Over the years, some&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405880,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[70,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-405879","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-science","8":"tag-science","9":"tag-uk","10":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115164434222800143","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}