Richard Bayitse (Ph.D)

Richard Bayitse (Ph.D.) is a Senior Research Scientist and the former Head of Sanitation and Environmental Management Division of CSIR-Institute of Industrial Research. He specializes in Enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation for ethanol and amino acids, biogas production, value addition to organic waste, wastewater treatment and analysis, environmental quality analysis and management, enzymatic hydrolysis, and fermentation process optimization, environmental characteristic mapping using unmanned aerial vehicles. He is a technical expert for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Ghana Standard Authority (GSA) in Ghana and an expert Scientist for EU Commission. He has a track record of working on internationally funded projects including EU FP7 and GCRF-funded projects RECIRCULATE: Driving eco-innovation in Africa- Capacity building for safe circular water economy and GCRF EPSRC Global Research Translation Award: ACTUATE: Accelerating the adoption of circular sanitation demonstration systems for improved health outcomes. Currently the Ghana coordinator for the project “Chicken, fish and pig feed and organic fertilizer value chain development using black soldier fly-based urban biowaste processing in Ghana, Mali, Niger, and Congo DR, funded by Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)