AASTU | Food Science & Nutrition Team

Food Science & Nutrition | Center of Excellence

Advancing food systems, nutritional security, and functional products — Research-driven academic team
🥗 Academic & Research Staff
Full name Academic Qualification Academic Rank Specialization Current Position Research Interest Email Phone
Sinke Mengesha Negash MSc Lecturer Food Science and Nutrition HoD underutilized foods, nutritional profiling, food ecosystem and climate resilient, product development, food quality and safety, functional food and bioactive compound 0912277945
Kaleab Hailu Weldeyohannes PhD Assistant Professor Food Science and Nutrition Lecturer Micronutrient nutrition, Food Fortification, agronomic fortification —
Tesfaye Deme Hunde PhD Assistant Professor Food Science and Nutrition Lecturer & Researcher Foodomics, Sustainable food System, Edible Oils authentication 0911542689
Tilahun Abera Teka PhD Associate Professor Food Science and Nutrition Instructor & Researcher Improving food quality, nutritional value, value addition, food fortification, innovative food processing techniques —
Demelash Hailu Yimer MSc Lecturer Food Science and Nutrition Instructor @ CNAS Registrar Head Bioaccessible and Bioavailable of Micronutrient, Bioactive Material, Food Systems and Data Science, Chemistry of food. 0912273338
Zemenu Yaregal PhD Assistant Professor Food Science and Nutrition Instructor & Researcher Clinical Nutrition, Food Matrix, and Epidemiology 0911395011
Frehun Abebe Ketema MSc ARA Community Nutrition Chief ARA I Nutritional Profiling, Bioavailability of Nutrients, Underutilized Climate-Resilient Marine Species, product development, Food Fortification, Nutrition Deficiency Prevention Strategies. 0912024252
Solomon Abebaw Tadesse PhD Assistant Professor Food Engineering Assistant Professor and V/HoD Valorization of underutilized resources and industrial by-products, bioactive peptides, novel processing technologies and food biotechnology and fermentation 0910958970
Abera Belay Shume Ph.D. Associate Professor Food Science and Nutrition Instructor and Researcher underutilized foods, product development, sensory evaluation, biofunctional properties, valorization, postbiotics 0911082847
Eskedar Getachew Assefa PhD Assistant Professor Nutrition and Food Hygiene Instructor and Researcher Nutrition and Disease Prevention, Food safety and public Health, Food quality and processing, Polyphenoles compounds and peptides 0911475157
Tariku Erena Gemeda PhD Assistant Professor Food Science and Nutrition Instructor and Researcher Sustainable food systems & alternative proteins, Functional foods & bioactive compounds and Food safety, Traceability & microbiology 0913069856
Alehegn Sewnet Melaku MSc ARA Food Science and Applied Nutrition Chief ARA I Traditional food medicinal values and nutraceutical properties, Food safety and adulteration —
Kidist Taksene Tameye MSc CTA Food Science and Nutrition Chief Technical Assistant I Product development, Nutritional improvement of underutilized foods 0983260886
Eneyew Tadesse PhD Assistant Professor Food Science and Nutrition Instructor & Researcher — —
Sintayehu Bedaso MSc Lecturer Food Science and Nutrition Lecturer Biochemical constituents of plants, herbs and spices and underutilised foods 0921838888
Habtamu Fekadu Gemede PhD Associate Professor Food Science and Nutrition Instructor and Researcher Indigenous food, New product development and food fortification, Food Safety and Quality, Food Composition, Nutritional assessment, Value addition 0917036925
Meseret Haile Wolemariam MSc Lecturer Food Science and Nutrition PhD candidate Biofunctional, Fermentation, and food composition 0946511652
Atnafu Wondimu Laliso MSc Lecturer Food Science and Nutrition Lecturer Food science and nutrition, crop science 0916362745
Kedir Kayma Kata MSc CTA Food Science and Nutrition Chief Technical Assistant I Underutilized foods, Nutrition and Health, Food safety, Food fermentation and Food composition 0916699460
Selamawit Mulugeta Medifu MSc CTA Food Science and Nutrition Chief Technical Assistant I Food science and nutrition, Food Safety and product development 0910412033
🍽️ Total Faculty & Staff: 20+ Specialists | Food Science, Nutrition, Food Engineering & Community Nutrition — Innovating for food security and public health
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