Fellows
Fellows are senior scientists, scholars, innovators and accomplished professionals elected by the Liberia Academy of Sciences (LAS) in recognition of sustained achievement, leadership and significant contributions to science, education, technology, innovation, Liberia’s sustainable development or the advancement of the Academy’s mission. Fellowship is an honorary academic distinction and does not, by itself, confer governance authority.
Criteria & ProceduresMeet the Fellows
Each profile presents the Fellow's current professional role and a concise account of academic or professional work.
Yalemtsehay Mekonnen
Professor of Cell & Human Physiology, College of Natural & Computational Sciences
Ethiopia's first woman full professor of physiology, a pioneer of biomedical research networks in East Africa, and a leading champion of women in African science.
Delenasaw Yewhalaw
Professor of Medical Entomology; Director, Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Center (TIDRC)
A medical entomologist and founding director of Jimma University’s Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Center whose research advances malaria epidemiology, vector surveillance, insecticide resistance and disease-control capacity in Africa.
Babatunde F. Ogunbayo
Associate Professor; Acting Dean, College of Engineering and Technology
Acting Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology at William V. S. Tubman University, specialising in construction management, maintenance services and sustainable digitalised building.
Eric Yirenkyi Danquah
Professor of Plant Genetics; Founding Director, West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI)
A Ghanaian plant geneticist and academic leader whose work advances crop improvement, food security, postgraduate scientific training and agricultural research capacity across West Africa and beyond.
Obid Tursunov
Distinguished Professor
A distinguished professor of environmental biotechnology and bioenergy whose research spans catalytic conversion, water treatment, renewable energy and sustainable resource use for national and regional development.
Kemal Yildirim
President
A political scientist and commentator whose work spans comparative politics, international relations, human rights and diplomacy, with more than one hundred peer-reviewed articles and extensive public commentary.
Austin Mardon
Associate Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry & John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre
A mental health researcher, author and advocate whose work focuses on schizophrenia, health ethics, disability inclusion and public understanding of mental illness.
Fellow profiles are prepared from information supplied by the individuals concerned and verified professional sources. Institutional affiliations are provided for identification only. Private contact details and confidential records are not published.