Ramatu Seidu

Resourceful, reliable, flexible and open-minded person with good communication and research skills. Cooperative team worker but not afraid to take on solo projects. I am proactive to learn more about advance techniques in biotechnologies and molecular biology. Research interest include conversion of biomass to useful chemicals, materials and fuels applying the sustainable biorefinery concept, fermentation, volarization of waste and CO2 mitigation.

Obtained professional working experience as an intern at Jersy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry– Polish Academy of Science (IKiFP), where I did research on the production of medium-chain length Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB). I developed expertise in fermentation, cell culture, spectrophotometry and Gas chromatography.

Erasmus Mundus joint Master student in biorefinery. Currently studying MSc. Material Science at the University of Bari, Aldo Moro, Italy. Specialising in conversion of oily biomass for the production of chemicals and other useful materials, biotechnologies in the conversion of biomass into monomers for polymers and fuels, metabolic engineering of microorganisms and waste treatment.

Developed skills in biochemical reactors engineering and hands-on experience in computer modelling using Python, CAD simulation and processing using Chemcad, solving tasks on chemical engineering using Mathcad and Simulink.