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Yaa Ntiamoah Badu

Yaa Ntiamoah Badu is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Yaa Ntiamoah Badu rather than just read about it. In short: Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu is a Ghanaian zoologist, environmental specialist, academic and management expert. In March 2017, she was appointed the Chair of the Board of Millennium Development Authority of Ghana.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu is a Ghanaian zoologist, environmental specialist, academic and management expert. In March 2017, she was appointed the Chair of the Board of Millennium Development Authority of Ghana. She served as a Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana until her retirement in 2011. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana.

Biography Yaa Ntiamoa-Badiu studied at St. Monica's Senior High School for the O-level, then at Konongo Odumase Senior High School for the A-level. She studied at the University of Ghana, where she received a first class degree in Zoology in 1975, then a PhD at the University of Edinburgh in 1980. She was a lecturer in the Department of Zoology of the University of Ghana, in 1985, then an associate professor in 1995. In 2003, she was appointed as a full professor. She was appointed to the university's management committee as the Pro-vice-chancellor for Research, Innovation and Development. While at the university, she was the director for the Centre for African Wetlands and the University of Ghana Carnegie Next Generation Of Academics in Africa. She served with Kwesi Yankah, who was the Pro-Vice Chancellor for Academic and Students Affairs. She served in the position until July 2011 when she retired from the university and was replaced by Prof. John Gyapong. In 2005, Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu was inducted along with four other professors of various academic disciplines as fellows of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Chair of MiDA Board In March 2017, President Nana Akufo-Addo appointed her to chair the fourteen member board of the Millennium Development Authority. She was sworn in together with the other members of the board on 13 March 2017 at The Flagstaff House. The president charged her with directing the activities of the board to ensure that the very purpose of the Second Compact agreement between the Government of Ghana and the Millennium Challenge Corporation of the United States are achieved and on time. Her principal aim is to judiciously use the 498.2 million dollar investment from the Millennium Challenge Corporation to improve electricity generation and supply to individuals and companies. The agreement has a five-year time frame within which all aspects of the agreement must be fulfilled.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Yaa Ntiamoah Badu

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Yaa Ntiamoah Badu claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Yaa Ntiamoah Badu before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Yaa Ntiamoah Badu ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Yaa Ntiamoah Badu

In research: Yaa Ntiamoah Badu appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Yaa Ntiamoah Badu in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Yaa Ntiamoah Badu is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 21st-century Ghanaian scientists, 21st-century Ghanaian women scientists, 21st-century zoologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Yaa Ntiamoah Badu outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Yaa Ntiamoah Badu matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Yaa Ntiamoah Badu?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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