Nana Ama Browne Klutse
University of Ghana
Senior Lecturer in Physics
Nana Ama Browne Klutse is a senior lecturer at the Department of Physics, University of Ghana. She is also a Lead Author in Working Group 1 and a Member of Task Group on Data Support for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report. She is a member of the Scientific Board of the International Basic Sciences Programme (IBSP) of UNESCO. She is an AIMS-Canada Researcher in Climate Change Science with AIMS Rwanda/Ghana. The project she is embarking on is focused on understanding the climate dynamics of Africa, climate observations and projections for climate services. She holds a PhD in Climatology from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her research generally focuses on climate modelling and impacts. She was a Senior Research Scientist at the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission. She was the Manager of the Remote Sensing and Climate Center at the Institute. She has worked on both national and international projects and consultancies including the climate and health project in Ghana and the ongoing global CORDEX experiment. She has co-authored a good number of journal article publications and academic books to her credit. Courses she teaches include General Physics, Cloud Physics, Atmospheric Physics, Climate dynamics of Africa, Regional Climate modelling. She supervises students’ research in Ghana and abroad at Masters and PhD levels. She also serves as an external examiner for universities in Ghana and abroad. She dedicates her life for community services, mentors young men and women for education pursuits, self-confidence and self-motivation. She also trains professionals in etiquette and assertiveness. As part of her service to give back to society, she is a motivation speaker and articulates effectively on all platforms. At her leisure time, she spends time with children with learning disabilities.