# KNUST hosts Nyansapo Photonics School, commissions GPOL to boost research and innovation - MyJoyOnline

> Hosted at the KNUST Department of Physics, the state-of-the-art GPOL is a teaching, research and outreach laboratory dedicated to advancing research, training and outreach in optics and photonics in Ghana and across West Africa, spanning fundamental optics and instrumentation science to applications in health, agriculture, industry and the environment.

- Published: 2026-09-23T18:30:38.672Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T13:30:43.194Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Science and technology
- Involves: Department of Physics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dion Akosua Kassim, Dr Akyana Britwum, Dr Michael Kweku Edem Donkor, Dr Peter de Groot, Emenyo Afi Nutakor, Esther Dzifa Dogbe, Esther Josephine Boateng Agyenim, Fouad Khazzaka, GPOL Advisory Board, Ghana Photonics and Optics Laboratory (GPOL), Ghana School of Law

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- 2026-09-23T18:30:38.672Z - MyJoyOnline: [KNUST hosts Nyansapo Photonics School, commissions GPOL to boost research and innovation - MyJoyOnline](https://www.myjoyonline.com/knust-hosts-nyansapo-photonics-school-commissions-gpol-to-boost-research-and-innovation/)
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