Abraham Kwame Badu-Tawiah
Education
- B.Sc./M.Sc. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana 2005
- M.S. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana PA, USA 2007 (advisor: John Ford)
- Ph.D. Purdue University, West Lafayette IN, USA 2012 (advisor: R. Graham Cooks)
Professional Experience
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA 2012 – 2014 (advisor: George M. Whitesides)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH, USA 2014 – present
- Member, Center for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Honors/Awards
- 2021 Ohio State Early Career Innovator of the Year
- 2020 Sloan Fellowship Award
- 2019 NIH MIRA for New Investigators Award
- Eli Lilly Young Investigator Award in Analytical Chemistry 2017
- Research Award, American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2017
- Early Career Award, Department of Energy 2016
- Lilly Innovative Fellowship Award, Purdue University 2012
- Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship, Purdue University 2011
- Andrews Fellowship, Purdue University 2007 – 2009
- Academic Achievement Award, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2006
Patents
- Badu-Tawiah, A.K., Lathwal, S., Al-Sayah, M., Christodouleas, D., Sikes, H., Whitesides, M.G. Time-independent Paper-based Disease Diagnosis using Polymerization-based Amplification. 2013
- Badu-Tawiah, A.K., Thou M.M., Whitesides, M.G. Sacrificial Cellulose Materials in Water Purification. 2013
- Jjunju, P.M.F., Li, A., Badu-Tawiah, A.K., Wei, P., Roqan, I.S., Cooks, R.G. In-situ Analysis of Corrosion Inhibitors Using Portable Mass Spectrometer Coupled with Paper Spray Ionization. 2013
- Badu-Tawiah, A.K and Kulyk, D. “Method and Apparatus for Contained-electrospray for Use in Mass Spectrometry and Droplet Reactions: 2015, provisional patent filed
- Badu-Tawiah, A.K; Chen, S.; Wan, Q. “Development of Novel Ionic Probes for Direct Analysis Large-Molecular-Weight Analytes from Biofluids and Tissues using Ambient Mass spectrometry” 2015, provisional patent filed
- Badu-Tawiah, A.K., Davis, K.M., and Damon, D.E. “Development of hydrophobic paper spray ionization for direct mass spectrometric analysis of bio-fluid samples” 2015, provisional patent filed
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Committees and Activities
- Member, Advisory Committee for Graduate Students 2014
- Undergraduate Research and High School Outreach Programs
Professional Memberships
- American Chemical Society
- American Society for Mass Spectrometry
- National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers