Meet the Group

Principal Investigator

Dr. Emmanuel Atta-Obeng

Dr. Emmanuel Atta-Obeng

Assistant Professor

Office Phone: (410) 951-4122, Office: STC 203.

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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.

eatta-obeng@coppin.edu

Current Members

Anna Daramola

Anna Daramola

Undergraduate

Researcher

Makayla Web

Makayla Web

Undergraduate

Researcher

Godwill Tewan

Godwill Tewan

Undergraduate

Researcher

Past Members (2025)

Summer Timmons Smith

Summer Timmons Smith

Undergraduate

Candace Braxton

Candace Braxton

Undergraduate

Past Members (2024)

Ayanna Harrison

Ayanna Harrison

Undergraduate

Past Members (2023)

Dymon Fleming

Dymon Fleming

Undergraduate

Past Members (2022)

Olaide Akintade

Olaide Akintade

Undergraduate

Christopher Okine

Christopher Okine

Undergraduate

Kamaria Wakefield

Kamaria Wakefield

Undergraduate

Past Members (2021)

Amina Mohammed

Amina Mohammed

Undergraduate

Sinaed Winder-Couther

Sinaed Winder-Couther

Undergraduate

Taylor Ibrahim

Taylor Ibrahim

Undergraduate

Salma M. Gonzalez-Sosa

Salma M. Gonzalez-Sosa

Undergraduate

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