Francis Beamish Tetteh, a Ghanaian student and former contestant at the National Science and Maths Quiz for Chemu Senior High School has passed away in Toronto, Canada, whilst pursuing his PhD.
Francis was admitted to the MSc Programme in Mechanical Engineering at York University but due to his hard work and determination, he was transferred to the PhD by virtue of his exploits in academics and research.
The brilliant young man, apart from being on the NSMQ, graduated with a first-class from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and was awarded the best Material Science and Engineering Graduate.
However, Francis Tetteh was reportedly diagnosed with cancer a year ago, and he has been unwell since the incident occurred and was undergoing treatment.
It is indicated that while he was going through treatment and surgery, he passed his qualifying examination, authored research papers, and fulfilled his Teaching Assistantship duties.
Francis Beamish Tetteh sadly passed away on April 10, 2021.
