Renowned Ghanaian-American fiber optics innovator and pioneer, Dr. Thomas Owusu Mensah, sadly passed away on the 27th of March 2024 at Kumasi Catholic Hope Exchange Hospital in Ghana’s Ashanti region after a brief illness. He was 74 years old.
He was indeed a remarkable innovator in the field of fiber optics and his contributions have significantly advanced technology. His legacy will continue to impact the industry and inspire future generations of engineers and scientists.
He had 14 patents, and was inducted into the US National Academy of Inventors in 2015.
Mensah was a recipient of several awards, including Turner’s Trumpet Award for Fiber Optics Innovation, the Percy L. Julian Award, the Golden Torch Award, the highest award by the National Society Of Black Engineers , NSBE, William Grimes Award, and the Eminent Engineers award by AIChE. He was also a member of the AIChE 100.
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In December 2017 he received the Kwame Nkrumah African Genius Award in Science/Technology and Innovation in Ghana.
In the first quarter of 2015, the government of the State of Georgia in the US passed a House Resolution to commend Mensah and his works.
Our thoughts are with his family and all who knew him during this difficult time.
Source : Sankofaonline.com
