Africa Water Security Conference (AWS-2026): Towards a Water-Secure and Resilient Africa Flyer
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A PhD candidate at the Africa Center of Excellence for Water Management, Mathewos Hailu Worku, has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation A PhD candidate at the Africa Center of Excellence for Water Management, Yosef Abebe Yimer, has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation A major academic milestone has been achieved at the…
A PhD candidate at the Africa Center of Excellence for Water Management, Mathewos Hailu Worku, has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation
A PhD candidate at the Africa Center of Excellence for Water Management, Yosef Abebe Yimer, has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation
ACEWM PhD candidates have successfully defended their PhD dissertation
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Mr. Yosef Abebe Yimer, will defend his PhD research titled “Origins, Pollutions, and Consequences of Heavy Metals in Awash Basin, Ethiopia: As (III) and Mo (VI) Adsorptive Removal Technology and Optimization” on Tuesday, 3 March 2026, at 2:00 PM (EAT).
The defense session can also be accessed on Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/6392602703 Meeting ID: 639 260 2703
Mr. Mathewos Hailu Worku, will defend his PhD research titled “Microplastic Pollution in Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes: Catchment Drivers to Food Web Function” on Thursday, 5 March 2026, at 2:00 PM (EAT).
The defense session can also be accessed on Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/6392602703 Meeting ID: 639 260 2703
Mr.Habtamu Alemneh Gela will defend his MSc thesis titled “Analysis of Water Supply Coverage and Water Losses in the Distribution System of Mekansisa Branch, Addis Ababa” and supervised by Dr. Habtamu Hailu on Monday, 9 March 2026, at 10:00 AM (EAT).
The ACEWM Seminar Room located on the third floor of the new Graduate Library Building, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University is where the examination session will be held.
Please also kindly note that https://zoom.us/j/6392602703 is the virtual space zoom link of the evaluation session.
Mr. Etsub Brhanesilassie Hailemichael will defend his PhD research titled “Hospital Water System as a Source of Waterborne Pneumonia: An Investigation of Pathogen Prevalence, Water Management Practices, and Clinical Awareness in Selected Hospitals of Addis Ababa” on Tuesday, 24 March 2026 at 2:00 PM (EAT).
The defense session which will be held in the ACEWM Seminar Room located on the third floor of the Digital Library Building, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University.
The defense session can also be accessed on Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/6392602703 Meeting ID: 639 260 2703
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