Emmanuel Proven-Adzri

Emmanuel Proven-Adzri is an astrophysicist at the Ghana Space Science and Technology Centre (GSSTI) from Accra, Ghana. Proven-Adzri's work is on astronomy and space science as well as providing educational resources for students. He is an involved within his community in Accra, Ghana where he still resides with his children.

Career and education

Emmanuel Proven-Adzri is an astrophysicist for the GSSTI. Proven-Adzri was a fellow for the Royal Society-Leverhulme while he was completing his PhD at University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. His PhD is in physics with an emphasis in astronomy which focuses on methanol masers. Moreover, his research includes topics from star-formation and galaxy evolution to engineering and machine learning. Proven-Adzri is currently working on monitoring methanol masers to determine their periodicity. And he is currently the manager of the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory (GRAO) in Accra in which he is involved in overseeing operations and their telescope.

Research

As an astrophysicist, Proven-Adzri has many publications about space and astronomy within Ghana. In 2021, a 32-meter radio telescope was commissioned and built in Accra. This telescope has not only been a part of Proven-Adzri's research, but also used as an educational tool for astronomy. This research encompasses finding masers and pulsars, gamma-ray detection, and multi-channel radiometry. The observatory is also used by international postgraduate students. Much of Proven-Adzri's involvement relates to educational systems and teaching astronomy.

Community involvement

Emmanuel Proven-Adzri is involved within his community, especially those who are less fortunate. Through the DARA Newton Fund and PRAGSAC projects, Proven-Adzri trains African children skillsets in space science and computational abilities. Moreover, he is involved in the Pine Fort Foundation which provides the less fortunate with mentors and trainers. Along with this, he teaches his own children about robotics and programming.

Selected publications

• Proven-Adzri, E., Macleod, G. (2019). Discovery of periodic methanol masers associated with G323.46-0.08. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 487(2).
• Aworka, R., Proven-Adzri E., Ansah-Narh, T., Koranteng-Acquah, J., Aggrey, E. (2021). Using Ghana's 32-m radio telescope to promote astronomy outreach. Nature Astronomy, 5(12) 1199–1202.
• Proven-Adzri, E., Ansah-Narh, T., Aworka, R., et al. (2022). Mercury transit observed in Ghana. Physics Education, 57(4).
• Okwei, E., Forson, A., Proven-Adzri, E., et al. (2022). Promoting radio astronomy in Ghana through school visits and Astronomy Clubs. Science and Physics Education Journal, 57(5).
• Nsor, J.A.K., Ansah-Narh, T., Proven-Adzri, E., et al. (2024). The engineering face-lift of the 32m dish: technical upgrades of Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory (GRAO). Journal of Instrumentation, 19(5).
• Proven-Adzri, E., Ansah-Narh, T., Iyida, E. U., et al. (2025). Training the next generation of Ghanaian radio astronomers with the TART array. Nature Astronomy, 10(1).