Dr. Francis Mensah is currently chair of the Department of Natural Sciences and Associate Professor of Physics at Virginia Union University. He holds a PhD in Atmospheric Lidar Physics from Howard University and a Doctorate (D.Sc.) in Theoretical Physics from the University of Abomey-Calavi in Benin. After completing his PhD at Howard University, Dr. Mensah has been Lecturer of Physics and Mathematics at Howard University in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and in the Department of Mathematics from 2007 to 2013. Concurrently, he became an Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of the District of Columbia from 2009 to 2011. In 2018, he received the Scott & Stringfellow Outstanding Professor Award from Virginia Union University. In 2024, Dr Mensah received Virginia Union University Outstanding Collegiality Award. In 2025, he received the Faculty of the Year Award from Virginia Union University. Dr Francis Mensah has published research articles, book chapters and two books.  He is member of the American Physical Society (APS).