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
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
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)
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)
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:
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
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
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
Email: getachew.gamlak@aastu.edu.et
College: Engineering
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Academic Rank: Lecturer
Qualification: PhD Scholar
Research Interest: Nanotechnology
Publication: 5
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