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Godfred F. Akwaa

Position

Student Worker (2023–Present)

Education

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2023 – Present

M.Sc. Civil Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology (SDUST), 2019–2023

B.Sc. Geomatic Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), 2013-2017

Biography

Godfred F. Akwaa is a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University currently working as a student worker. He worked on foundations for renewable energies during his master’s. His research interests include offshore geotechnical engineering, offshore wind turbines, offshore anchor design, and slope stability.

Previous Experience

Nation Builders Corps, Ghana Lands Commission (2018–2019)

Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (Department of Nuclear Power Institute) (2017-2018)

Publications

F. Akwaa, M. Gao “Dynamic Response of Offshore Wind Turbine Monopile Foundation under Wind-Wave Loads,” Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Maritime Engineering Journal, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmaen.2022.023

Awards

Best Graduate Student 2023, Shandong University of Science and Technology

Contact

g3481357@tamu.edu

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