Prof. Samuel Barnie
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Prof. Samuel Barnie

Associate Professor · Senior Member

🏛 Department of Water and Sanitation

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About

Prof. Samuel Barnie, a Water Resources Engineer by profession and training is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Sustainable Engineering, University of Cape Coast. Prior to joining the department, he served as a Lecturer in the Faculty of Science, Valley View University (VVU), Accra for more than eight years. While at VVU, he served on several committees including Projects, Procurement, Awards and Regalia, and Enrolment Promotion committees. He was also a Male Hall Dean where he was largely responsible for the management of the male hall and students’ welfare. Through his expertise and hard work, he secured funding from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), Sweden, for the establishment of a Water Factory at the university’s extension campus at Techiman, Bono East Region, Ghana and was later appointed as the factory manager. Prof. Barnie holds Ph.D. in Hydrology and Water Resources from the China University of Geosciences, Beijing after being awarded a scholarship by the Government of the People’s Republic of China through the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC). He obtained his Master of Science (by research) in Water Resources Engineering and Management from the Department of Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi and UNESCO-IHE, Delft, Netherlands through a collaboration dubbed “Water Resources and Environmental Sanitation Project (WRESP). He had his bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering (Soil and Water Engineering option) from the same university (KNUST). His research mainly focuses on Contaminant hydrology, Water Environment, Water Resources Engineering, and Water Management. He has published in reputable web of science journals like Chemical Engineering Journal, Environmental Pollution, Chemosphere, Science of the Total Environment, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Applied Geochemistry, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Water, Wetlands, Journal of Water and Health, and Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Advances. He is a member of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) as a Professional Engineer.

Focus & expertise

Specializations

Contaminant Hydrology and Water Environment Water Resources Engineering and Management

Academic interests · number = colleagues who share it

Contaminant Hydrology Water Quality Management2 Water Resources Engineering and Management Water Sanitation and Hygiene (Wash)2

Recent activity

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Project Oct 2020

Shallow Groundwater Irrigation in the White Volta Basin” project (PN 65) of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF)

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Project Oct 2020

National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41672239) Project on “The retention, migration and transformation of Cr(VI) by humic substances within the vadose zone of the subsurface environment”

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Award Jan 2018

Outstanding Research Achievement

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Award Jan 2016

Full funding for Ph.D. research work

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Award Jan 2015

Full Scholarship for Ph.D. studies

Background

🎓 Education & qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering

China University of Geosciences

2019

Master of Science in Water Resources Engineering and Management

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

2010

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering (Soil and Water Engineering)

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

2006

★ Career & positions

Departmental Registration & Exams Officer

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Aug, 2025 to Aug, 2026

Teaching & projects

Projects

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41672239) Project on “The retention, migration and transformation of Cr(VI) by humic substances within the vadose zone of the subsurface environment”

Team Member

January 2016 - December 2019

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Shallow Groundwater Irrigation in the White Volta Basin” project (PN 65) of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF)

Team Member

January 2009 - December 2010

Publications 26 works

ORCID 0000-0001-7958-6718 →

2025

Mechanisms of synergistic/antagonistic effects of HA-Al(III) coprecipitates on Cr(VI) adsorption and reduction: Influence of C/M ratios

Yikang Chen, Jinqi Zhu, Hui Wang, Samuel Barnie et al.

Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2024

Crucial role of humic substance type in Cr(VI) reduction by humic substance-Fe(III) coprecipitates but not in adsorption

Journal article · Source: ORCID

Mechanisms of Cr(Vi) Adsorption and Reduction on Hss-Fe(Iii) Coprecipitates: Synergistic/Antagonistic Effects Induced by Different Hss

Hui Wang, Xueying Gong, Jinqi Zhu, Samuel Barnie et al.

SSRN Electronic Journal · Preprint · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Mechanisms of Cr(Vi) Adsorption and Reduction on Humic Substance-Fe(Iii) Coprecipitates: Differences in Synergism/Antagonism Caused by Type of Humic Substances

Hui Wang, Xueying Gong, Yankun Zhang, Fengping Liu et al.

SSRN Electronic Journal · Preprint · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2023

Assessing the sustainable management of Coastal Wetlands in Developing Economies: A Case Study on the Iture-Abakam Natural Wetland in Cape Coast, Ghana

Albert Ebo Duncan, Sara Pennellini, Samuel Barnie, Martha Osei-Marfo et al.

Wetlands · Article · 5 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Analysis and risk assessment of pharmaceutical residues in fish from three water bodies in Ghana

Albert Ebo Duncan, Christian K. Adokoh, Martha Osei-Marfo, Samuel Barnie et al.

Journal of Water and Health · Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Water Quality Monitoring in the Pra Basin of Ghana

Albert Ebo Duncan, Samuel Barnie, Martha Osei-Marfo, Samuel Boateng et al.

OALib · Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Natural Wetlands: Are they Managed Sustainably in Developing Economies? A Case Study on the Iture- Abakam Natural Wetland in Cape Coast, Ghana

Albert Ebo Duncan, Sara Pennellini, Samuel Barnie, Martha Osei-Marfo et al.

Research Square · Preprint · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2022

Cr(VI) adsorption and reduction by magnetite-humic acid adsorption complexes under mildly acidic conditions: Synergistic/antagonistic mechanism and multi-step reaction model

Jingjie Chang, Jia Zhang, Hui Wang, Yunfei Bai et al.

Chemical Engineering Journal · Article · 38 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Institutional Involvement and Collaboration in Disseminating Biogas Technology in Ghana

Martha Osei-Marfo, Albert Ebo Duncan, Samuel Barnie, Sampson Nyame Owusu et al.

Journal of Energy · Article · 5 citations · Source: OpenAlex

In Situ Pumping–Injection Remediation of Strong Acid–High Salt Groundwater: Displacement–Neutralization Mechanism and Influence of Pore Blocking

Yuan Fang, Jia Zhang, Chen Jian, Honghan Chen et al.

Water · Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

The adsorption and reduction mechanism of Cr(VI) by kerogen with different degrees of geochemical alteration using a thermal simulation method

Samuel Barnie, Jia Zhang, Albert Ebo Duncan, Martha Osei-Marfo et al.

Applied Geochemistry · Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Wind Speed Thresholds for Adjusting Conventional Design Criteria for the Ventilated Improved Pit Latrine without Compromising Odour Control

Peter Appiah Obeng, Eric Awere, Panin Asirifua Obeng, Michael Oteng‐Peprah et al.

Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Analysis and Risk Assessment of Pharmaceutical Residues in Fish from Three (3) Water Bodies in Ghana.

Albert Ebo Duncan, Christian Adoko, Martha Osei-Marfo, Samuel Barnie et al.

Research Square · Preprint · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Cr(Vi) Adsorption and Reduction by Magnetite-Humic Acid Adsorption Complexes: Synergistic/Antagonistic Mechanism and Multi-Step Reaction Model

Jingjie Chang, Jia Zhang, Hui Wang, Yunfei Bai et al.

SSRN Electronic Journal · Preprint · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2021

Mechanism and multi-step kinetic modelling of Cr(VI) adsorption, reduction and complexation by humic acid, humin and kerogen from different sources

Samuel Barnie, Jia Zhang, Peter Appiah Obeng, Albert Ebo Duncan et al.

Environmental Science and Pollution Research · Article · 38 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Natural attenuation mechanism of hexavalent chromium in a wetland: Zoning characteristics of abiotic and biotic effects

Kaidi Jiang, Jia Zhang, Zhihui Deng, Samuel Barnie et al.

Environmental Pollution · Article · 35 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

New insight into mechanism of Cr(VI) migration and transformation in typical soils of chromite ore processing residue (COPR) contaminated sites

Minghai Wei, Wenting Li, Jie Tang, Samuel Barnie et al.

Environmental Earth Sciences · Article · 14 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

New insight into the adsorption mechanism of PCP by humic substances with different degrees of humification in the presence of Cr(VI)

Lin Xu, Jia Zhang, Samuel Barnie, Hui Zhang et al.

Chemosphere · Article · 5 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2018

The influence of pH, co-existing ions, ionic strength, and temperature on the adsorption and reduction of hexavalent chromium by undissolved humic acid

Samuel Barnie, Jia Zhang, Hui Wang, Huilin Yin et al.

Chemosphere · Article · 115 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Molecular structure-reactivity correlations of humic acid and humin fractions from a typical black soil for hexavalent chromium reduction

Jia Zhang, Huilin Yin, Hui Wang, Lin Xu et al.

The Science of The Total Environment · Article · 80 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Reduction mechanism of hexavalent chromium by functional groups of undissolved humic acid and humin fractions of typical black soil from Northeast China

Jia Zhang, Huilin Yin, Hui Wang, Lin Xu et al.

Environmental Science and Pollution Research · Article · 42 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

A novel method of three-dimensional hetero-spectral correlation analysis for the fingerprint identification of humic acid functional groups for hexavalent chromium retention

Jia Zhang, Huilin Yin, Samuel Barnie, Fei Liu et al.

RSC Advances · Article · 15 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2011

Stickies: Management and control

Journal article · Source: ORCID

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Honors & affiliations

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Outstanding Research Achievement
Graduate School, China University of Geosciences, Beijing · 2018
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Full funding for Ph.D. research work
National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41672239) and China Geological Survey (1212011121173) · 2016
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Full Scholarship for Ph.D. studies
Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) · 2015
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Full funding for M.Sc. research work
Project (PN 65) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) · 2009
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Professional Engineer
Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) · 2021
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Member
University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) · 2020

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