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The Center has more than 45 senior-level faculty from national, regional, and international institutions. ACEWM affiliated 38 faculty who are engaged in teaching, research, joint supervision of students, and offering short courses.

Andualem Mekonnen

Associate Professor of Environmental sciences, Addis Ababa University
Water Science & Technology
Personal Information
  1. Full Name: Andualem Mekonnen Hiruy
  2. Title: Assistant Professor of Environmental sciences, Addis Ababa University
Professional Preparation/Educational Background
  1. PhD in Environmental pollution & Sanitation in 2016 at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
  2. MSc. in Environmental Science in 1997 at Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  3. BSc. in Chemistry in 1993 at Haromaya/Alemaya University, Ethiopia
Experiences And Appointments
  1. Researcher; Environmental public health unit, Non-infectious diseases research team, Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, (July 2002 to April 2011).
  2. Lecturer, Center for Environmental Science, College of Natural Science, Addis Ababa University (April, 2011 to September 7, 2016).
  3. Assistant professor, Center for Environmental Science, College of Natural Science, Addis Ababa University (September, 2016 to present).
Selected Publications/Conference Participation/Pertinent Selected Publications
  1. 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.
  2. 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,
  3. Andualem Mekonnen, Seyoum Leta and Njau K. N. (2016) Anaerobic Co-treatment of tannery wastewater and Cattle dung for biogas production using a pilot scale Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor (ASBR). International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research Volume 7(6)
  4. 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)
  5. 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
  6. 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)
  7. Andualem Mekonnen, Tsigerda Assefa, Kirubel Tesfay and Deribu Getahun (2014). Spatial Distribution of Nitrate in the Drinking Water Sources Found in Ethiopia; Retrospective Study.Global Journal of Environmental Science and Technology: ISSN-2360-7955, Vol. 2(7): pp 075-081
  8. Andualem Mekonnen and Seyoum Leta (2014). Spatial Variation of Noise Pollution Level in the Main Commercial Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. International Journal of Environmental Sciences Vol. 3 No. 4. Pp. 175-182
  9. Andualem Mekonnen and Seyoum Leta (2011). Effects of Cycle and Fill Period Length on the Performance of a Single Sequencing Batch Reactor in the Treatment of Composite Tannery Wastewater. Nature and Science, 9(10)
  10. Andualem M. (2010). Biological Treatment of Tannery Wastewater in Sequencing Batch Reactor. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
  11. Andualem M. and Seyoum L. (2008) Performance of laboratory Scale sequencing Batch reactors for the treatments to tannery wastewater. Proceeding. BIO-EARN/VICRES Scientific conference
  12. Andualem M. (2004, Dec.) Lead and Its toxicity. Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute. Newsletter Vol. 5 NO.1
  13. Andualem M. (2005, May.) The Environmental effects of Acid rain. Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute. Newsletter Vol. 5 NO.2
Selected Conference Proceedings
  1. Performance of Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor for the Treatment of Tannery wastewater and Climate change mitigation, Adama Science and Technology University, June 8-10, 2017
  2. Biological treatment of tannery wastewater with methane recovery for climate change mitigation; using anaerobic sequencing batch reactor, Debre Markose University, April 22-23, 2017
  3. Biodiesel Production Potential of Fleshing Solid Waste Generated from Cattle hides Processing Tanning Industry, Summer school, At the EXCEED summer school on “SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT (MSW) IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND EMERGING ECONOMIES” in Braunschweig, Germany, 2016
  4. Integrated Anaerobic-Aerobic SBRs and Constructed Wetland System for Tannery Wastewater Treatment and Biogas Production at Modjo Tannery, Ethiopia , Poster presentation on 1st Bio-Innovate Regional Scientific Conference “Harnessing Bio-resources  through Bioscience Innovations for Socio-economic Transformation of Eastern Africa,” Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February, 2013
  5. Biogas production from Different Types of Wastewater; Review, March, 2013.
  6. Performance of Laboratory Scale Sequencing Batch Reactor for Tannery Wastewater Treatment, Proceeding of the BIO-EARN/VICRES scientific conference on "Harnessing bio-resources for social, economic transformation for eastern Africa", Kampala,Uganda, November 2008.
PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Participation In Research Projects
  1. Co-Principal Investigator: “Integrated Process for Sustainable Agro-process Waste Treatment and Climate Change Mitigation In Eastern Africa”, SIDA funded project through Bio-Innovate Program (2013 to 2014).
  2. Principal Investigator: Modjo Tannery, Modjo town. SIDA Funded project “Performance of Anaerobic-aerobic SBR coupled with constructed Wetland System” Addis Ababa (2012-2014).
  3. Principal Investigator: Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Funded “Traffic Noise and Market place Noise pollution in Addis Ababa” (2013-2014).
  4. Principal Investigator: EHNRI, Addis Ababa, CDC-Atlanta funded project “Heavy Metal Exposure Assessment in Akaki-Kality Sub city”, Addis Ababa (2010).
  5. Principal Investigator: Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Funded project on “Lead Exposure Assessment in the Residence of Addis Ababa” (2008).
Community Engagement
  1. Member, Research Ethical Review Committee, College of Natural Science, AAU, (2012 to the present)
  2. Acting Director of Infectious and Non-infectious Disease Research directorate, Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute ENSC program on Delegations (2009-2011)
  3. Coordinator of Non-infectious Disease Research Team, Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, EHNRI (2009-2011)
  4. 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).
  5. Member, National Task force on Situational Analysis and Need Assessment of Environmental and Health Inter linkage in Ethiopia.
  6. Member, Chemical Laboratory Technician occupation Curriculum Development Committee, (2004-2005)
  7. National consultant on Assessment of climate change vulnerability and adaptive capacity of water sector in Ethiopia (May 2017 up to know)
  8. Senior expert for Addis Ababa river and river side development and climate change adaptation office (November 2015 to 2017)
  9. Assistant researcher for qualitative research on IYCF-KAP and WASH, employed by Save the children (October- November ,2015)
  10. Waste and Natural Resource Management plan for Desta Mender and Hamlin College of Midwifery (2011)
  11. Climate Change Impacts, Challenges and opportunities; Its implication to Industrial Sector in Ethiopia (2013).
Training And Professional Development
  1. Certificate in Research Methodology and Health Ethics Debrezeit, Ethiopia (2009)
  2. Certificate in Research Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Holeta, Ethiopia (2001)
  3. Certificate in Constructed Wetland for Wastewater Treatment, UNESCO-IHE, Netherlands (2013).
  4. Certificate in Chances and Risks of Wastewater Recycling, Braunschweig, Germany (2009).
  5. Certificate in Water, Wastewater and the Environment Urgent Issues for Sustainability, Braunschweig, Germany (2009).
  6. Certificate in Rapid Assessment of Drinking Water Quality (Physico-chemical, Microbiological and Sanitary Risk Assessment) Medologies, EHNRI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2005).
  7. Certificate in Conformity Assessment infrastructure supporting Trade 19 – 21 November, 2008, Organized by International organization for Standard (ISO) and the quality and standards Authority of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.
  8. Certificates in Strengthening Lab Management Towards Accreditation Training; Phase I, November 2010, Adama; Phase II, December, 2010 Bishoftu; Phase III, March 2011 Hawassa, Ethiopia.
Main Research Activities/Interts
  • My research areas involve Climate change, pollution in soil/water/Air, Treatment and Reuse of wastes (effluents & sludge) and human health impacts of pollution.

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