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Ms Elizabeth Ameke

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
STUDENT

Education

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
MS. Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
2023 To 2023
Advisor: Prof. Nikhil Karanjgaokar

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York, United States
Ph.D. Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Aeronautical Engineering
2023 To
Dissertation: Probabilistic structural health monitoring of composite structures under impact testing
Advisor: Prof. Fotis Kopsaftopoulos

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST
Kumasi, Ghana
BSc. (Hons) Aerospace Engineering, 2019
Aerospace Engineering
2015 To 2019
Dissertation: Design, Test, and Fabrication of an Unmanned Agricultural Hexacopter for Crop Spraying.
Advisor: Mr. Peter.O. Tawiah

Honors and Awards

101 Women In STEM Ghana
SPESforLIFE Foundation in collaboration with Girls In Science And Technology – GISTgh
2022

Academic Scholarship
Akua Kuenyehia Foundation (AKF)
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Academic Scholarship
Women in Engineering - Ghana
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Nominee: Honorary Doctoral Degree Award for Leaders In Africa & Asia
Board of MG Business Solutions IN PARTNERSHIP with Maverick Business Academy, London
2022

Nominee: Rising Star of The Year
WomenTech Network
2022

Nominee: Student Entrepreneur of the year
Ghana Engineering Students Association (GESA)
2019

STEM Women Colouring Book Feature
STEM Girls Picture Perfect
2021

Women Engineers You Should Know
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
2023

Wonder Woman Wednesday Feature
Leading Ladies of Aerospace, Defense and Space
2023

Professional Interests
(linked to AIAA member record)

  • Adaptive Structures
  • Economics
  • Society and Aerospace Technology

Other Professional Affiliations

American Association of University Women (AAUW)
2024 - Present

Society Of Women Engineers (SWE)
2023 - Present

The Queen's Commonwealth Trust
2023 - Present

Women in Aerospace (WIA)
2023 - Present

Women in Aviation International (WAI)
2023 - Present

Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP)
2022 - Present

Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE)
2019 - Present

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) - Ghana
2016 - Present

Women In Engineering (WiNE) - Ghana
2015 - Present