Dr. Temeng Becomes Associate Professor

Dr. Temeng Becomes Associate Professor

Dr. V. A. Temeng, a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in mining engineering with retrospective effect from 1st October, 2009.

Prof. Temeng, a former Acting Dean and Co-ordinator of School of Postgraduate Studies (SPS) comes to his new post with over 19 years teaching and research experience in the University.

Prof. Temeng, a product of Oda and Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary Schools, graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 1985 and 1986 with a Bachelor of Science and Postgraduate Diploma degrees in Mining Engineering respectively. He later undertook MSc and PhD degrees at University of Zambia and Michigan Technological University respectively.

He joined UMaT, then part of KNUST in 1990 as a Teaching Assistant and has over the years served UMaT in other capacities as Head of Department, Chairman of Procurement Advisory Board (PAB) among others.


He has also accumulated wealth of experience from the mining industry as a consultant and currently serves as chairman of UMaT Admissions Committee.