Solomon Dzikunu-Quarshie

Solomon Dzikunu-Quarshie received his first degree in Geography and Resource Development from the University of Ghana. His thesis topic was Ghana's Risk Factors of Road Accidents: A Case Study of Ashaiman Municipal Assembly.

Solomon was a student leader, having served as an executive member of Geography and Resource Development Students and Associates (GREDSA).

Presently, he has enrolled in the MSc Geoinformation Science degree programme for the 2023–2024 academic year at the University of Ghana. Solomon has actively participated in a number of important national and international research projects as a principal field research assistant. These projects include public transport and COVID-19 in Accra, Ghana (funded by the Wellcome Trust, UK); Cycling in Accra (funded by U. of Chicago and the Wellcome Trust, UK); as well as Transport and accessibility in Accra and Kumasi (funded by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The rest are a Market feasibility study for e-Bus adoption in Accra and Kumasi as well as the E-Mobility policy framework and a roadmap for Ghana (all funded by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). Solomon was quite instrumental in the recent (June 2021) Ghana Population and Housing Census (PHC), organized by the Ghana Statistical Service in his capacity as a Field Enumerator. Prior to this, he assisted as a Name Reference List Officer for the Electoral Commission of Ghana during the 2020 General Elections in Ghana.

Solomon has excellent working skills in data collection and management toolkits like Kobo Collect Toolbox and scientific analysis tools such as ArcGIS, SPSS and NVivo.