Godson Ana is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Health at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. His primary area of research focus is in Air quality management and Exposure assessment. He is also involved in other research activities including waste management, renewable energy, industrial hygiene and safety, children environment and climate change. He has attended several professional courses related to air pollution and climate change including renewable energy, indoor air pollution, atmospheres and Climate change courses in India, USA and France respectively. He is a recipient of TWAS fellowship on atmospheric toxicology in India and SIDA grant on air pollution management in Sweden and Chile. He was a UNESCO/TWAS sponsored visiting scientist at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics in the Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China. He has provided leadership in the measurements of atmospheric TSP, PM10, PM2.5, priority gaseous pollutants, heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons particularly in the Niger Delta area and South western parts of Nigeria. He has carried out indoor air pollution and exposure assessment involving women and children exposed to biomass emissions. He has piloted and participated in several air pollution control initiatives including use of a hybrid of blended fuels and activated carbon in generator emission control as well as the switch to ethanol fueled cooking stoves. He has published widely both locally and internationally in reputable peer reviewed journals, book chapters, technical reports and monographs. Godson Ana was the pioneer Coordinator and acting Head of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences as well as the pioneer Coordinator of the Climate and Society programme of the Centre for Sustainable development both in the University of Ibadan. He is currently the President of Environmental Health Scientists Association in Nigeria and a member of the Africa Academy of Environmental Health. He is a registered and licensed Environmental Health Practitioner with the Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria. He is a consultant to several local and International organizations on Environmental issues.
