Full Name

Andualem Mekonnen (PhD)   

Education attended

·         PhD, Environmental pollution and Sanitation, Addis Ababa University (2016)

·         M.Sc., Environmental Sciences, Addis Ababa University (2007)

·         Bachelor Degree in Chemistry, Alemaye University (2000)

·         Higher Diploma Program (Addis Ababa University), award  Post Graduate Diploma in Teacher Education

·         Certificate in Constructed Wetland for Wastewater Treatment, UNESCO-IHE, Netherlands (2013).

·         Certificate in Chances and Risks of Wastewater Recycling, Braunschweig, Germany (2009).

·         Certificate in Water, Wastewater and the Environment Urgent Issues for Sustainability, Braunschweig, Germany (2009).

·         Certificate in Rapid Assessment of Drinking Water Quality (Physico-chemical, Microbiological and Sanitary Risk Assessment) Mythologies, EHNRI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2005).

·         Certificate in Research Methodology and Health Ethics Debre zeit,  Ethiopia (2009)

·         Certificate in Research Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation,  Holeta,  Ethiopia (2001)

Academic Rank

·         Assistant Professor

Working in AAU Science

·         April, 2011

Administrative positions held

·         Coordinator of Non-infectious Disease Research Team, Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, EHNRI (2009-2011)

·        Acting Director of Infectious and Non-infectious Disease Research directorate, Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute on Delegations base  (2009-2011)

·        Member, Research Ethical Review Committee, College of Natural Science,  AAU, (2012 to 2019)

·         Chairman, Institution Review Board

Community Services and  membership etc.

·        Senior environmental pollution and waste management expert for Addis Ababa river and river side development and climate change adaptation office (November 2015 to 2017)

·        Senior environmental pollution and waste management expert for Addis Ababa river and river side development and climate change adaptation office (November 2015 to 2017)

·         Senior Environmental expert for Assessment of climate change vulnerability and adaptive capacity of water sector in Ethiopia (2017 – 2018),

·        Member, National Investigation Team to Unravel the Etiology of the Unknown Leaver Diseases (ULD) in the Woredas of North Western and Central Zones of Tigray Regional State (2010-2012).

·        Member, National Task force on Situational Analysis and Need Assessment of Environmental and Health Inter linkage in Ethiopia.

·        Member, Chemical Laboratory Technician occupation Curriculum Development Committee, (2004-2005)

Awards & recognitions

·         Award from Addis Ababa University for the study of High-Tech and Low-Cost Nanotechnology for Efficient Waste Management and Enhanced Biofuel Production in Ethiopia (2018-2020)

·         Award from Ethiopian Water Technology Institute to study the Water Quality and Water Resource Management status in the Five lakes found in Debre zeit area, Ethiopia (2018-2019)

·      Award from CDC-Atlanta for the project to study heavy Metal Exposure Assessment in Akaki-Kality Sub city”, Addis Ababa (2010).

·       Award for Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute for the project on “Lead Exposure Assessment in the Residence of Addis Ababa” Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, (2008).

·      Award from Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute for the study of water quality in Akaki-Kality water field

·      Recognition Certificate from Ministry of Health for the participation in the investigation team to Unravel the Etiology of Unknown Leaves Diseases (ULD) in the Woredas of North Western and Central Zones of Tigray Regional State (2010-2012)

·      Recognition Certificate from Adama Science and Technology University for presenting research paper (2017)

·      Recognition Certificate from Dilla University for presenting research paper (2018)

·      Recognition Certificate from Debre Markose University for presenting research paper (2017)

·      Recognition Certificate from Braunschiewge Technical University in Germany for presenting research paper (2016)

·        Certificate of Recognition for participating in the Rapid Assessment of Drinking Water Quality (Physico-chemical, Microbiological and Sanitary Risk Assessment), EHNRI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2005).

Address

·         Campus: Arat Kilo

·         Building name: Post Graduate Building

·         Floor number: 6^th

·         Office room no.:  620

·         Office Tel: +251-11-6551910

·         Mobile: +251-960146732

·         E-email ID: andumk21@gmail.com; andualem.mekonnen@aau.edu.et

Research interest/not more than hundred words

·         Water and wastewater treament (biological and nanobased treatement)

·         Waste to energy conversion (biogas and biofuel) and managment

·         Water quality assessment using conventional and molecular techniques

·         Environmental public health study

·         Climate change vulnerbilty and adaptive capacity in water sector

Publications on reputable journals

·         Getachew Dagne, Andualem Mekonnen and Esayas Alemayehu (2019) A review on progresses and performances in distillery stillage management: Journal of Cleaner Production 232, 295-307

·         Tadesse Alemu, Andualem Mekonnen and Seyoum Leta (2019). Integrated tannery wastewater treatment for effluent reuse for irrigation: encouraging water efficiency and sustainable development in developing countries Journal:  Journal of Water Process Engineering 30 (2019) 100514

·         Tadesse Alemu., Andualem Mekonnen  and Seyoum Leta (2017) Post-treatment of tannery wastewater using pilot scale horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (polishing)  Water Sci Technol, 77 (4): 988-998

·         Andualem Mekonnen, Seyoum Leta and Karoli Nicholas Njau (2017). Anaerobic treatment of tannery wastewater using ASBR for methane recovery and greenhouse gas emission mitigation, Journal of Water Process Engineering, Volume 19, pp. 231-238.

·         Andualem Mekonnen, Seyoum Leta and Njau K. N. (2017) Kinetic analysis of anaerobic sequencing batch reactor for the treatment of tannery wastewater Vol. 11(6), pp. 339-348,

·         Andualem Mekonnen, Seyoum Leta and Njau K. N. (2016) Co-digestion of tannery wastewater and phragmites karka using a laboratory scale anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (ASBR), New York Science Journal 9(1)

·         Tadesse A.,  Eshetu L., Andualem M. and  Seyoum L. (2016) Performance of Pilot Scale Anaerobic-SBR System Integrated with Constructed Wetlands for the Treatment of Tannery Wastewater. Environ. Process. DOI 10.1007/s40710-016-0171-1

·         Ellen Yard, Tesfaye Bayleyegn, Almaz Abebe, Andualem Mekonnen, Matthew Murphy  et al. (2015) Metals Exposures of Residents Living Near the Akaki River in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health  http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/935297

·         Andualem Mekonnen, Seyoum Leta and Njau K. N. (2015) Wastewater treatment performance efficiency of constructed wetlands in African countries: a review. Water Science & Technology 71 (1)  

Teaching philosophy

I have been teaching about different courses (Water Pollution and Solid Waste Management; Wastewater Treatment; Environmental Chemistry and Air Pollution and Control) for the last seven years in Addis Ababa University. I believe that the major aim of education is to teach students how to aware, understand, do, apply knowledge and skill. My teaching philosophy is to provide a classroom environment where students are encouraged to engage their minds in the learning process. In other words, the class room should be learner-centered. I make this by providing creative ideas and inspiring lectures. My objective is to encourage participation in the teaching-learning process and to facilitate learning by encouraging students. I want my students to enjoy the interaction in my classroom and to be challenged by the intellectual discussion of course material.

My goal in teaching is to train students about environmental sciences and make them critical thinkers and problem solvers in the real environmental word. I also strive to support the students to improve their writing skills.