Meet the Group
Principal Investigator
Dr. Emmanuel Atta-Obeng
Assistant Professor
Office Phone: (410) 951-4122, Office: STC 203.
Dr. Emmanuel Atta-Obeng is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Coppin State University with a Ph.D. in Forest Resource Science & Biology (Sustainable Biomaterials) from West Virginia University. His research career spans over a decade of work in sustainable materials development, biomass valorization, and environmental remediation. Dr. Atta-Obeng earned his B.Sc. in Natural Resources Management from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology in Ghana and his M.Sc. in Forest Sciences from Auburn University, where he investigated cellulose-reinforced composites and lignin chemistry. His teaching portfolio spans general biology, ecology, botany, and environmental science, with a commitment to mentoring undergraduate researchers.
Current Members
Anna Daramola
Undergraduate
Researcher
Makayla Web
Undergraduate
Researcher
Godwill Tewan
Undergraduate
Researcher
Past Members (2025)
Summer Timmons Smith
Undergraduate
Candace Braxton
Undergraduate
Past Members (2024)
Ayanna Harrison
Undergraduate
Past Members (2023)
Dymon Fleming
Undergraduate
Past Members (2022)
Olaide Akintade
Undergraduate
Christopher Okine
Undergraduate
Kamaria Wakefield
Undergraduate
Past Members (2021)
Amina Mohammed
Undergraduate
Sinaed Winder-Couther
Undergraduate
Taylor Ibrahim
Undergraduate
Salma M. Gonzalez-Sosa
Undergraduate
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