Andam, Aba A. Bentil (c. 1960–)
Andam, Aba A. Bentil (c. 1960–)
Ghanaian physicist. Name variations: A.A. Bentil Andam; Aba Andam. Born c. 1960 in Ghana.
Studied charmed mesons (subatomic particles) at the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron in Hamburg, Germany (1986–87); focused research primarily on radioactive gas radon, surveying levels of the gas in varying locations in Ghana with "closed can technique" to determine amount of radiation from radon people are exposed to and work toward reducing that level; became teacher at Ghana's University of Science and Technology in Kumasi; conducts research at the Nuclear Research Laboratory (Kumasi) in applied nuclear physics; became participant in secondary-school program science clinics (begun in 1987) which introduces girls to women scientists.
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