Dr. Ahmed Amara Konate is a 2022 ARISE fellow, and is a teacher-researcher at the Higher Institute of Mines and Geology of Boke, Republic of Guinea. On the educational front, he earned a PhD in Applied Geophysics from China University of Geosciences (CUG-Wuhan) in 2015, and obtained his Postdoc Research in Geological Resources and Geological Engineering from CUG-Wuhan (in 2017).

He obtained his Specialized Certificate in Applied Groundwater Modeling from UNESCO-IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands (in 2019). Since2020, Dr Konate has headed the Applied Research Laboratory in Geoscience and Environment at Higher Institute of Mines and Geology of Boke As ateacher-researcher, he supervises Master's and PhD students in their research.Dr Konaté's current research aims to develop new approaches to solving environmental and societal problems linked to mining activities in West African countries.