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Staff Members CV

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.

Esayas Alemayehu

Professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering, Jimma University
Adjunct Professor
Personal Information
  1. Full Name: Esayas Alemayehu
  2. Title: Professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering, Jimma University
Professional Preparation/Educational Background
  1. PhD in Environmental Engineering in 2010 at Rostock University, Germany
  2. MSc & MEng in Sanitary Engineering & Water Supply in 2003 at IHE, The Netherlands
  3. BSc in Environmental Health Sciences in 1999 at Jimma University, Ethiopia
Experiences and Appointments Experiences
  1. Professor of Water Supply & Environmental Engineering at Jimma University, Jimma institute of Technology (JiT), Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering from 2016 – present
Appointments
  1. Project Director CINOP Rene Lenssenrlenssen @cinop.nl;www. cinopglobal.com Jimma University (2015 – present)
  2. Project Coordinator, American International Health Alliance (2012 – 2017).
Selected Publications/Conference Participation/Pertinent
  1. Fekadu, S., Alemayehu, E., Dewil, R., Van der Bruggen, B., Pharmaceuticals in freshwater aquatic environments: A comparison of the African and European challenge, Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 654, 324-337
  2. Gebreeyessus G.D., Mekonen, A., Alemayehu, E., A review on progresses & performances in distillery spillages management, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019, doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.383
  3. Gebreslassie, G., Bharali, P., Chandra, U., Sergawie, A, Boruah, P.K., Das, M.R., Alemayehu, E., Hydrothermal synthesis of g-C3N4/NiFe2O nanocomposite and its enhanced photocatalytic activity, Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2019, doi.org/10.1002/aoc.5002.
  4. Geremew, A., Mengiste, B., Mellor, J., Lantangne, D. S., Alemayehu, E., Sahilu, G., Consistent point-of-use chlorination among households using unimproved water sources and treatment preference in Eastern Ethiopia, International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 2019, doi:10.1080/09603123.2019.1569210.
  5. Melak, F., Astatkie, H., Ambelu, A., van Ranst, E., Du Laing, G., Alemayehu, E., Defluoridation of freeze desalination as point of use water treatment technique, Applied Water Science, 2019, 9(34); doi.org/10.1007/s13201-019-0913-0.
  6. Saki, H., Alemayehu, E., Schomburg, J., Lennartz, B., Halloysite Nanotubes as Adsorptive Material for Phosphate Removal from Aqueous Solutions, Water 2019, 11, 203; doi:10.3390/w11020203
  7. Teklu T., Wangatia, L.M., Alemayehu, E., Removal of Pb(II) from aqueous media using adsorption onto polyaniline coated sisal fibers, Journal of Vinyl & Additive Technology, 2019, 25(2), 189-197.
  8. Asaithambi, P., Beyene, D., Abdul Aziz, A. R., Alemayehu, E., Removal of pollutants with determination of power consumption from landfill leachate wastewater using an electrocoagulation process: Optimization using response surface methodology (RSM), Applied Water Science, 2018, doi.org/10.1007/s13201-018-0715-9.
  9. Gebretsadik, T., T., Wangatia, L. M., Alemayehu, E., In situ deposition of polyaniline onto sisal fibers and removal efficiency of chromium (VI) from aqueous solution, Journal of Applied Surfaces and Interfaces, 2018, 3, 1-9.
  10. Melak, F., Alemayehu, E., Ambelu, A., van Ranst, E., Du Laing, G., Evaluation of natural quartz and zeolitic tuffs for As(V) removal from aqueous solutions: a mechanistic approach, Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2018, 15, 217-230.
  11. Geremew, A., Mengiste, B., Alemayehu, E., Lantangne, D. S., Mellor, J., Sahilu, G., Point-of-use chlorination among urban and rural households with under-five year children: A comparative study in Kersa health and demographic surveillance site, Eastern Ethiopia, Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 2018, doi:10.2166/washdev. 2018.173.
  12. Krishnamoorthy, G., Allurada, P., Alemayehu, E., Sherieff, S. H. M., Addi, W. A., Kwa, T., Krishnamoorthy, J., Log D analysis using dynamic approach, Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2018, 16, 1-11.
  13. Alemu, T., Bahrndorff, Pertoldic, C., Hundera, K., Alemayehu, E., Ambelu, A., Development of a plant based riparian index of biotic integrity (RIBI) for assessing the ecological condition of highland streams in East Africa, Ecological Indicators, 2018, 87: 77 – 85.
  14. Geremew, A., Mengiste, B., Mellor, J., Lantangne, D. S., Alemayehu, E., Sahilu, G., Appropriate household water treatment methods in Ethiopia: household use and associated factors based on 2005, 2011, and 2016 EDHS Data, Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2018, doi.org/10.1186/s12199-018-0737-9.
  15. Alemayehu, E., Melak, F., Sharma, S. K., Van der Bruggen, B., Lennartz, B., Use of porous volcanic rocks for adsorptive removal of copper, Water and Environmental Journal, 2017, doi:10.1111/wej.12234.
  16. Teklu, T., Wangatia, L. M., Alemayehu, E., Sisal fibers coated with conducting polyaniline: Property and structural studies, Polymer Science, Series B, 2017, 59, 624-629.
  17. Ssisay, T., Beyene, A., Alemayehu, E., Spatiotemporal variability of drinking water quality and the associated health risks in southwestern towns of Ethiopia, Environmental Monitoring Assessment, 2017, doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-6277-8
  18. Asaithambi, P., Beyene, D., Alemayehu, E., Treatment of landfill leachate waste using sono (US) and photo (UV) based advanced oxidation processes: Studies on various operating parameters, Desalination and Water Treatment, 2017, 94: 147-155.
  19. Teklu, T., Wangatia, L. M., Alemayehu, E., Effect of surface modification of sisal fibers on water absorption and mechanical properties of polyaniline composite, Polymer Composites, 2017, doi:org/10.1002/pc.24462.
  20. Sisay, T., Bezene, A., Alemayehu, E., Assessment of drinking water quality and treatment plant efficiency in southwest Ethiopia, Journal of Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017, 3, 208-212.
  21. Alemu, T., Weyuma, T., Alemayehu, E., Ambelu, A., Identifying riparian vegetation as indicator of stream water quality in the Gilgel Gibe catchment, southwestern Ethiopia. Ecohydrology, 2017, doi.org/10.1002/eco.1915
  22. Asaithambi, P., Alemayehu, E., Sajjadi, B., Abdul Aziz, A. R., Electrical energy per order determination for the removal of pollutant from industrial wastewater using UV/Fe2+/H2O2 process: Optimization by response surface methodology. Water Resources and Industry, 2017; 18: 17 - 32.
  23. Alemu, T., Bahrndorff, S., Hundera, K., Alemayehu, E., Ambelu, A., Effect of riparian land use environmental conditions and riparian vegetation in the east African highland streams, Limnologica, 2017, 66: 1-11.
  24. Ketema, T., Bacha, K., Yohannes, M., Alemayehu, E., Ambelu, A., In vivo effect of chronic nicotine exposure on outcome of Plasmodium berghei ANKA malaria, 2017, 7(4): 211-219.
  25. Alemu, T., Bahrndorff, S., Alemayehu, E., Ambelu, A., Agricultural sediment reduction using natural herbaceous buffer strips: A case study of the east African highland, Water and Environment Journal, 2017, DOI: 10.1111/wej.12274.
  26. Belay, M. D., Alemayehu, E., Ambo, S. A., Investigation of major success factors on building construction projects management system in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. American Journal of Civil Engineering, 2017 doi.10.11648/j.ajce.20170503.15.
  27. Alemayehu, E., Thiele-Bruhn, S., Lennartz, B., Adsorption behaviour of Cr(VI) onto macro and micro-vesicular volcanic rocks from water. Separation and Purification Technology, 2011, 78, 55-61.
  28. Alemayehu, E., Lennartz, B., Adsorptive removal of nickel from water using volcanic rocks, Applied Geochemistry, 2010, 25, 1596-1602
  29. Melak, F., Du Laing, G., Ambelu, A., Alemayehu, E., Application of freeze desalination for chromium (VI) removal from water, Desalination, 2016, 377; 23-27.
  30. Fufa, F., Alemayehu, E., Lennartz, B., Sorptive removal of arsenate using termite mound, Journal of Environmental Management, 2014, 132, 188-196.
  31. Alemayehu, E., Lennartz, B., Virgin volcanic rocks: Kinetics and equilibrium studies for the adsorption of cadmium from water. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2009, 169, 395-401.
  32. Fufa, F., Alemayehu, E., Lennartz, B., Defluoridation of groundwater using termite mound. Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 2013, doi: 10.1007/s11270-013-1552-y.
  33. Dessie, A., Alemayehu, E., Mekonen, S., Legesse, W., Kloos, H., Ambelu, A., Solar disinfection: an approach for low-cost household water treatment technology in Southwestern Ethiopia, Journal of Environmental Health Sciences & Engineering, 2014, doi:10.1186/2052-336X-12-25.
  34. Fufa, F., Alemayehu, E., Deboch, B., Defluoridation of groundwater using gypsiferous limestone, Journal of Environmental and Occupational Science, 2014, 3, 71-76.
  35. Devi, R., Alemayehu, E., Singh, V., Kumar, A., Mengiste, E., Removal of fluoride, arsenic and coliform bacteria by modified homemade filter media from drinking water, Bioresource Technology, 2008, 99, 2269-2274.
  36. Ketema, T., Bacha, K., Alemayehu, E., Ambelu, A., Incidence of sever malaria syndromes and status of immune responses among khat chewer malaria patients in Ethiopia, PLOS ONE, 2015, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0131212.
  37. Birhane, M., Abebe, A., Alemayehu, E., Mengiste, E., Efficiency of locally available filter media on fluoride and phosphate removal for household water treatment system, Chinse Journal of Population Resources and Environment, 2014, 12, 110-115.
  38. Ketema, T., Yohannes, M., Alemayehu, E., Ambelu, A., Effect of chronic khat (Catha edulis, Forsk) use on outcome of Plasmodium berghei ANKA infection in Swiss albino mice, BMC Infectious Diseases, 2015, doi:10.1186/s12879-015-0911-2.
  39. Getahun, T., Mengiste, E., Haddis, A., Wasie, F., Alemayehu, E., Dadi, D., Gerven, T.-V., Van der Bruggen, B, Municipal soild waste generation in growing urban areas in Africa: current practices and relation to socioeconomic factors in Jimma, Ethiopia, Environ. Monit. Assess., 2012, 184, 6337-6345
  40. Ketema, T., Yohannes, M., Alemayehu, E., Ambelu, A., Evaluation of immunomodulatory activities of methanolic extract of khat (Catha edulis, Forsk) and cathinone in Swiss albino mice, BMC Immunology, 2015, doi:10.1186/s12865-015-0072-5.
  41. Melak, F., Redi, M., Tessema, M., Alemayehu, E., Electrochemical determination of catechol in tea samples using anthraquinone modified carbon paste electrode, Natural Science, 2013, 5, 888-894.
Participation in Research Projects And Community Engagement
  1. Academic Expert / Focal Person/ Steering Committee Member, African Centre of Excellence for Water Management Program (ACEWM) financed by World Bankis, Addis Ababa University (2017 – present)
  2. National Medical Equipment Technology Manufacturi ng: Steering Committee, Ministry of Information Technology (2019 – present)
  3. University Board, Mizan-Tepi University (2017 – 2019)
  4. Project Coordinator, American International Health Alliance (2012 – 2017).
Training and Professional Development
  • NA
Main Research Activities/Interts
  • NA

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