Elsie Effah Kaufmann

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Elsie Effah Kaufmann
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Born (1969-09-07) 7 September 1969 (age 52)
Nationality Ghanaian
Education
Occupation
  • Academic
  • Biomedical Engineer
EmployerUniversity of Ghana, Legon
Known forQuiz Mistress for the National Science and Maths Quiz (2006–present)
AwardsFellow of the International Women's Forum Leadership Foundation

Elsie A. B. Effah Kaufmann (born 7 September 1969[1][2]) is a Ghanaian academic, biomedical engineer and current Host of the National Science and Maths Quiz.[3][4][5] Before Elsie Kaufmann started hosting the show in 2006, Marian Ewurama Addy was the Quiz Mistress from 1993 to 2000 and Eureka Emefa Adomako from 2001 to 2005.[3][6] In December 2020, Elsie Kaufmann was appointed an associate professor at the University of Ghana.[7]

Education[]

The daughter of educators, she hails from Assin in the Central Region.[8] Kaufmann had her secondary education at the Aburi Girls' Senior High School. She obtained her International Baccalaureate Diploma from United World College of the Atlantic in Wales in 1988. She proceeded to the University of Pennsylvania for her Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE), a Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) and PhD in Bioengineering.[9]

Career[]

Kaufmann was a Research Supervisor at the Department of Chemistry at Rutgers University in New Jersey, United States of America from May 1998 to June 2001; after being a Teaching Assistant at the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania, United States of America.[10] She was also a Senior Lecturer and the first Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Ghana (2006–2012, 2014–2016).[9] Elsie Effah Kaufmann is a Visiting Scholar and Founding Head of the Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics at the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ho, Ghana.[11][12]

Awards and recognition[]

Kaufmann was a Fellow of the International Women's Forum Leadership Foundation.[10] She was awarded in 2009, as the University of Ghana's Best Teacher Award for the Sciences.[13]

She received the International Women's Forum Leadership Foundation Fellowship in 2011 and the 2017 Impact Africa Summit Laureate for Education in Ghana.[13][14]

She is also the first female recipient of the 2018 Golden Torch Award for International Academic Leadership by the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) at the 44th Annual Conference held in the United States of America.[14][15]

She is also the recipient of the National Society of Black Engineers' 2018 Golden T.O.R.C.H. (Technical OutReach and Community Help) Award for International Academic Leadership in recognition of her excellence in support of academics on an international level and exhibition of commitment to the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematic (STEM) fields.[16]

Personal life[]

Elsie Effah Kaufmann has 3 children, Maia, Davis and Augustus.[17]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Emmanuel, Kojo (9 September 2019). "NSMQ mistress Elsie Effah Kaufmann's 50th birthday in pictures". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Age-defying NSMQ mistress marks 50th birthday". The Independent Ghana. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "How the National Science and Maths quiz began". Citifmonline. Citifmonline. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Elsie Effah Kaufmann". ug-gh.academia.edu. University of Ghana. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Elsie Effah Kaufmann". Retrieved 30 June 2017 – via Google Scholar Citations.
  6. ^ "Past Winners | NSMQ". ghanascholarship.Net. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  7. ^ Ferdin, Ellis. "University of Ghana appoints Dr. Elsie Effah Kaufmann, Professor". EducationGhana. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  8. ^ "The day I solved my 'Problem of the Day', it changed my life - Dr Elsie Effah Kaufmann". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Elsie A. B. Effah Kaufmann (BSE MSE PhD (Pennsylvania)) | Department of Biomedical Engineering". www.ug.edu.gh. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Dr. Elsie Effah Kaufmann | Beige Capital Savings and Loans Ltd". www.beigecapital.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  11. ^ "StackPath". www.atlanticcollege.org. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  12. ^ "ING. PROF. ELSIE E.KAUFMANN". sahs.uhas.edu.gh. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  13. ^ a b "My students at Legon mistake me for their colleague – Dr Kaufmann". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  14. ^ a b GhScientific, Wilhelmina Antwi. "National Society of Black Engineers to honour Dr Elsie Kaufmann". Graphic Online. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Dr Elsie A. B. Effah Kaufmann Receives National Society of Black Engineers 2018 Golden Torch Award | University of Ghana". www.ug.edu.gh. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  16. ^ "Elsie A. B. Effah Kaufmann (BSE MSE PhD (Pennsylvania)) | Department of Biomedical Engineering". www.ug.edu.gh. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Brief History of Prof. Elsie Effah Kaufmann - Opera News". gh.opera.news. Retrieved 28 November 2021.


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