Staff Profile

Dereje Engida Woldemichael (PhD)

Email: dereje.engida@aastu.edu.et

College: Engineering

Department: Mechanical Engineering

Academic Rank: Associate Professor

Qualification: Phd in Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, 2009 MSc in Mechanical Engineering (Design), Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 2004. BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 2001.

Research Interest: Mechanical Design, Applied Mechanics, Modelling and simulation, Fault Diagnosis, Machine Learning, AI in Design, Optimization

Publication: Google Scholar

Digafe Alemu

Email: digafe.alemu@aastu.edu.et

College: Collage of Natural and Applied Science

Department: Biotechnology

Academic Rank: Chief Technical Assistant

Qualification: Masters

Research Interest: Environmental Biotechnology

Publication: Ten

Dr. Aman Kassaye Sibhatu

Email: aman.kasye@aastu.edu.et

College: Engineering

Department: Chemical Engineering

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Qualification: PhD in Chemical Engineering, with a focus on Process Engineering

Research Interest: My research interests span photovoltaics, photocatalysts, energy storage, biomass, computational work (DFT), artificial intelligence, material recycling (waste/by-product), catalysis (photo/electrochemical), material science, and polymer science. I am focused on exploring and optimizing the performance and stability of 2D Nanomaterials and hetero-structures with different compositions, structures, and functionalities under various operating conditions.

Publication: Recent publications DFT investigation of the electronic and optical properties of hexagonal MX2/ZrXO (M= W, Mo and X= S, Se) van der Waals heterostructures for photovoltaic solar cell application (Oct, 27, 2022) Two-dimensional MXO/MoX2 (M= Hf, Ti and X= S, Se) van der Waals heterostructure: a promising photovoltaic material (Aug, 3, 2022)

Ephrem Tegegne

Email: ephrem.tegegne@aastu.edu.et

College: College of Social Science and Humanities

Department: Social Sciences Division

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Qualification: PhD

Research Interest: Urban livelihood and Food security, Urban Management, Socio-economic development and Environment

Publication:  Assessment of Urban Sprawl using Geospatial Technology: A case study of Debre Birhan, Ethiopia. International journal of advanced Technology and Engineering Research. 2018. (Co author).  Analysis of sustainable urban water front development by using urban design principles in the case of Addis Ababa, Bole sub city. International journal of advanced research in engineering and applied sciences 2019 (co author).  Application of Biogas Plant Technology as a Sustainable Source of Energy Supply in DBU of Ethiopia. International journal of advanced research in engineering and applied sciences, 2019 (co author).  Factors Affecting Green Area Development and Management for Improving Sustainable Urban Environment. The Case of Debre Berhan Town, Ethiopia: Make Town Aesthetic with Greenery. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2019 (co author).  Indigenous Natural Resource Management Mechanisms in North Shewa Zone with a particular emphasis on the Qero system in Menz Gera midir and Menz Lalo Midir Woredas, 2021.( Principal author)

Frehun Abebe

Email: frehun.abebe@aastu.edu.et

College: Collage of Natural and Applied Science

Department: Food Science and Applied Nutrition

Academic Rank: Chief Technical Assistant

Qualification: MSc

Research Interest: food science and nutrition

Publication:

Gamachis Korsa Jabicho

Email: gamachis.korsa@aastu.edu.et

College: Collage of Natural and Applied Science

Department: Biotechnology

Academic Rank:

Qualification: MSc (in Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology)

Research Interest: Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology area of research

Publication: Microbial cellulase production and its potential application for textile industries G Korsa, R Konwarh, C Masi, A Ayele, S Haile Annals of Microbiology 73 (1), 13 36 2023 Bacterial performance in crack healing and its role in creating sustainable construction D Alemu, W Demiss, G Korsa International Journal of Microbiology 2022 (1), 6907314 14 2022 Azolla plant production and their potential applications G Korsa, D Alemu, A Ayele International Journal of Agronomy 2024 (1), 1716440 11 2024 Harnessing the potential use of cellulolytic Klebsiella oxytoca (M21WG) and Klebsiella sp. (Z6WG) isolated from the guts of termites (Isoptera) G Korsa, C Masi, R Konwarh, M Tafesse Annals of Microbiology 72 (1), 5 9 2022 Wastes from Fruits and Vegetables Processing Industry for Value-Added Products A Ayele, C Masi, EM Abda, G Korsa Value Added Products From Food Waste, 127-146 3 2024 Bacterial diversity from soil-feeding termite gut and their potential application G Korsa, A Beyene, A Ayele Annals of Microbiology 73 (1), 38 2 2023 Bioenzymes from Wastes to Value-Added Products G Korsa, C Masi, D Alemu, A Beyene, A Ayele Value Added Products From Food Waste, 75-106 1 2024 Industrially Important Microbial Enzymes Production and Their Applications G Sinshaw, A Ayele, G Korsa, GK Bekele, MT Gemeda Microbial Enzymes: Production, Purification and Industrial Applications 1 … 2025 Microbial Alkaline Protease: Production, Purification, and Applications D Tadesse, A Ayele, G Korsa, C Masi Microbial Enzymes: Production, Purification and Industrial Applications 2 … 2025 Harnessing the potential use of cellulolytic Klebsiella oxytoca (M G Korsa, C Masi, R Konwarh, M Tafesse 2022

Gebrehiwot Gebreslassie Beyene

Email: gebrehiwot.gebreslassie@aastu.edu.et

College: Collage of Natural and Applied Science

Department: Industrial Chemistry

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Qualification: PhD

Research Interest: Photocatalysis, Membrane technology and fuel cells

Publication: 1. G. Gebreslassie, H.G. Desta, Y. Dong, X. Zheng, M. Zhao, B. Lin, Advanced membrane-based high-value metal recovery from wastewater, Water Research, 265 (2024) 122122. 2. H.G. Desta, G. Gebreslassie, J. Zhang, B. Lin, Y. Zheng, J. Zhang, Enhancing performance of lower-temperature solid oxide fuel cell cathodes through surface engineering, Progress in Materials Science, 147 (2025) 101353. 3. G. Wang, R. Liu, G. Gebreslassie, H.G. Desta, D. Tian, B. Lin, Rapid and accurate identification of structural and electronic properties of Xenes under different strains via a first-principles machine-learning approach for energy-electronic devices, Materials Today Communications, 40 (2024) 109904. 4. M.T. Yifira, A.K. Mersha, G. Gebreslassie, K.N. Mekonnen, Cellulose-based photocatalytic membranes for dye degradation: a review, Carbohydr. Polym. Technol. Appl. (2024) 100589. 5. T.G. Gindose, T.B. Atisme, G. Gebreslassie, A.B. Gebresilassie, E.A. Zereffa, A poly-vinyl alcohol aided multiphase Z-scheme ZnO-AgI-CuO nanocomposite as an efficient photocatalyst for dye photodegradation, Materials Advances, (2024). 6. G.G. Gebreegziabher, D.G. Gebrehiwot, E. Assayehegn, G. Gebreslassie, Reductant-free synthesis conditions for water-dispersible reduced graphene oxide, Next Materials, 2 (2024) 100058. 7. E. Assayehegn, A. Tadese, G. Gebreslassie, G. Gebremariam, A. Solaiappan, Y. Chebude, Effective catalysts for wastewater treatment under sunlight: Gas dependent preparation of mesoporous biphasic N-doped TiO2 nanoparticles, Materials Today Communications, 37 (2023) 107447. 8. A.K. Mersha, B.F. Finina, G. Gebreslassie, (2023). Applications, Opportunities and Challenges of Nanotechnology in the Food Industry. In: Bachheti, R.K., Bachheti, A., Husen, A. (eds) Nanomaterials for Environmental and Agricultural Sectors. Smart Nanomaterials Technology. Springer, Singapore. 9. G. Gebreslassie, M. Gebrezgiabher, B. Lin, M. Thomas, W. Linert, Direct Z-Scheme CoFe2O4-Loaded g-C3N4 Photocatalyst with High Degradation Efficiency of Methylene Blue under Visible-Light Irradiation, Inorganics. 11 (2023) 119 10. G. Gebreslassie, P. Bharali, U. Chandra, A. Sergawie, P.K.Boruah, M.R.Das, E. Alemayehu, Hydrothermal Synthesis of g-C3N4/NiFe2O4 nanocomposite and its enhanced photocatalytic activity, Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 33:e5002 (2019) 1–12. 11. G. Gebreslassie, P. Bharali, U. Chandra, A. Sergawie, E. Alemayehu, Novel g-C3N4/graphene/NiFe2O4 nanocomposites: As magnetically separable visible light driven photocatalysts, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology A: Chemistry, 382 (2019) 111960. 12. M. Gebrezgiabher, G. Gebreslassie, T. Gebretsadik, G. Yeabyo, F. Elemo, Y. Bayeh, M. Thomas, W. Linert, A C-doped TiO2/Fe3O4 nanocomposite for photocatalytic dye degradation under natural sunlight irradiation, Journal of Composites Science, 3 (2019) 75 13. M. Gebrezgiabher, Y. Bayeh, T. Gebretsadik, G. Gebreslassie, F. Elemo, M. Thomas, W. Linert, Lanthanide-Based Single-Molecule Magnets Derived from Schiff Base Ligands of Salicylaldehyde Derivatives. Inorganics 2020, 8, 66. 14. G. Gebreslassie, P. Bharali, G. Gebremariam, A. Sergawie, E. Alemayehu, (2021) Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Extraordinary Photocatalytic Activity Under Visible Light Irradiation. In: Delele M.A., Bitew M.A., Beyene A.A., Fanta S.W., Ali A.N. (eds) Advances of Science and Technology. ICAST 2020. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 385. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80618-7_29, ISBN 978-3-030-80617-0

Geleta Warkisa Deressa

Email: geleta.warkisa@aastu.edu.et

College: Engineering

Department: Mining Engineering

Academic Rank: Lecturer

Qualification: PhD candidate

Research Interest: Drilling and blasting, Mine planning, Rock mechanics and Slope stability

Publication: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=gHC3eDUAAAAJ

Getachew Gebreamlak

Email: getachew.gamlak@aastu.edu.et

College: Engineering

Department: Mechanical Engineering

Academic Rank: Lecturer

Qualification: PhD Scholar

Research Interest: Nanotechnology

Publication: 5

Habtamu Dubale Zerfe

Email: habtamu.dubale@aastu.edu.et

College: Engineering

Department: Electromechanical Engineering

Academic Rank: Lecturer

Qualification: MSc.

Research Interest: Mechanical Design, Material Engineering, Solid Mechanics, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Reactor Technology, and Sustainable Energy

Publication: 2