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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.

Yonas Chebude (Prof.)

Professor of Inorganic Chemistry/Environmental Catalysis, Addis Ababa University
Core Water Laboratory Coordinator
Personal Information
  1. Full Name: Yonas Chebude
  2. Title: Professor of Chemistry, Addis Ababa University
  3. E-mails: Chebude@aau.edu.et
Professional Preparation/Educational Background
  1. Sc. in hemical Engineering in 1984 at Technische Hochschule Carl Schorlemmer, German Democratic Republic
  2. D. in Inorganic Chemistry in 1999 at University of Wuppertal, Germany.
Experiences and Appointments Experiences
  1. Professor of Inorganic Chemistry/Environmental Catalysis, Addis Ababa University Core Water Laboratory Coordinator
  2. Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Addis Ababa University since 2007
  3. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Addis Ababa University from 2001 – 2007
  4. Research Assistant, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Wuppertal, Germany in 1991
  5. Associate Consultant, Industrial Projects Service, Addis Ababa in 1994
  6. Project Officer, GTZ – Reintegration Programme, Addis Ababa from 1993 – 1994
  7. Senior Project Engineer, Industrial Projects Service, Addis Ababa from 1989 – 1993
  8. Lecturer, Chemical Engineering Department, Addis Ababa University from 1989 – 1990
  9. Project Engineer, Industrial Projects Service, Addis Ababa from 1987 – 1989
  10. Junior Project Engineer, Industrial Projects Service, Addis Ababa from 1985 – 1987
Appointments
  1. Dean, Faculty of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Addis Ababa University from 2010 – 2012
  2. Chair, Chemistry Department Addis Ababa University from 2009 – 2010
  3. Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Programs, Faculty of Science, Addis Ababa University from 2005 – 2007
Selected Publications/Conference Participation/Pertinent Selected Publications
  1. Guesh, K., Mayoral, A., Marquez-Alvarez, C., Chebude, Y. and Diaz, I., 2016. Enhanced photocatalytic activity of TiO2 supported on zeolites tested in real wastewaters from the textile industry of Ethiopia. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 225, pp.88-97.
  2. Ayele, L., Pérez-Pariente, J., Chebude, Y. and Diaz, I., 2016. Synthesis of zeolite A using kaolin from Ethiopia and its application in detergents. New Journal of Chemistry, 40(4), pp.3440-3446.
  3. Mamo, Y.  Chebude, C.  Márquez-Álvarez, I.  Diaz, E.  Sastre, Comparison of glucose conversion to 5-HMF  using  mordenite  in  ionic  liquid  and biphasic  media. Catalysis Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1039/C5CY02070K
  4. Surface selective dealumination FUA zeolite for TiO support and its  enhanced photocatalytic activity,    Guesh, C.  Márquez-Álvarez, Y.  Chebude, I.  Díaz Applied Surface Science (in press)
  5. Sánchez-Sánchez, M., Getachew, N., Díaz, K., Díaz-García, M., Chebude, Y. and Díaz, I., 2015. Synthesis of metal–organic frameworks in water at room temperature: salts as linker sources. Green Chemistry, 17(3), pp.1500-1509.
  6. Adem, M., Sani, T., Chebude, Y., Fetter, G., Bosch, P. and Diaz, I., 2015. Comparison of the defluoridation capacity of zeolites from Ethiopia and Mexico. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 29(1), pp.53-62.
  7. Mamo, W., Awoke, Y., Chebude, Y. and Diaz, I., 2015. Mild modification method for the generation of mesoporosity in synthetic and natural mordenite. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 29(1), pp.95-103.
  8. Ayele, L., Pérez-Pariente, J., Chebude, Y. and Díaz, I., 2015. Synthesis of zeolite A from Ethiopian kaolin. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 215, pp.29-36.
  9. Guesh, K., López-Muñoz, M.J., Márquez-Álvarez, C., Chebude, Y. and Diaz, I., 2015. Ethiopian natural zeolites for photocatalysis. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 29(3), pp.431-440.
  10. Desalegn, T., Garcia, I.J.V., Titman, J., Licence, P. and Chebude, Y., 2015. Synthesis of starch vernolate in 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium chloride ionic liquid. Starch‐Stärke, 67(1-2), pp.200-203.
  11. Gómez-Hortigüela, L., Pérez-Pariente, J., Chebude, Y. and Díaz, I., 2014. Controlled growth of hydroxyapatite on the surface of natural stilbite from Ethiopia: application in mitigation of fluorosis. RSC Advances, 4(16), pp.7998-8003.
  12. Gómez-Hortigüela, L., Pinar, A.B., Pérez-Pariente, J., Sani, T., Chebude, Y. and Díaz, I., 2014. Ion-exchange in natural zeolite stilbite and significance in defluoridation ability. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 193, pp.93-102.
  13. Adeno, F., Mulugeta, E., Zewge, F. and Chebude, Y., 2014. Adsorptive removal of fluoride from water using nanoscale aluminium oxide hydroxide (AlOOH). Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 28(2), pp.215-227.
  14. Getachew, N., Chebude, Y., Diaz, I. and Sanchez-Sanchez, M., 2014. Room temperature synthesis of metal organic framework MOF-2. Journal of Porous Materials, 21(5), pp.769-773.
  15. Desalegn, T., Garcia, I.J.V., Titman, J., Licence, P., Diaz, I. and Chebude, Y., 2014. Enzymatic synthesis of epoxy fatty acid starch ester in ionic liquid–organic solvent mixture from vernonia oil. Starch‐Stärke, 66(3-4), pp.385-392.
  16. Ayele, L., Dadi, G., Mamo, W., Chebude, Y. and Diaz, I., 2014. Conversion of glucose into platform chemicals using aluminophosphates (SAPO-5 and MeAPO-5) in [BMIM] Cl ionic liquid. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 28(1), pp.45-52.
  17. Desalegn, T., Garcia, I.J.V., Titman, J., Licence, P., Diaz, I. and Chebude, Y., 2014. Enzymatic synthesis of epoxy fatty acid starch ester in ionic liquid–organic solvent mixture from vernonia oil. Starch‐Stärke, 66(3-4), pp.385-392.
  18. Gómez-Hortigüela, L., Pérez-Pariente, J., García, R., Chebude, Y. and Díaz, I., 2013. Natural zeolites from Ethiopia for elimination of fluoride from drinking water. Separation and purification technology, 120, pp.224-229.
  19. Abebe, A., Admassie, S., Villar-Garcia, I.J. and Chebude, Y., 2013. 4, 4-Bipyridinium ionic liquids exhibiting excellent solubility for metal salts: Potential solvents for electrodeposition. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 29, pp.210-212.
  20. Villar-Garcia, I.J., Abebe, A. and Chebude, Y., 2012. 1, 10-Phenanthrolinium ionic liquids exhibiting excellent solubility for metal complexes: Potential solvents for biphasic and supported ionic liquid phase (SILP) catalysis. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 19, pp.1-3.
  21. Blake, A.J., Chebude, Y., Tadesse, H. and Wondimu, B., 2012. 1, 3-Ninhydrin dihydrazone featuring an R44 (12) motif with\bf\overline {4} symmetry and comprising only N and H atoms. Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications, 68(9), pp.o362-o364.
  22. Tadesse, S., Abebe, A., Chebude, Y., Garcia, I.V. and Yohannes, T., 2012. Natural dye-sensitized solar cells using pigments extracted from Syzygium guineense. Journal of Photonics for Energy, 2(1), p.027001.
  23. Hailu, H., Gebru, B.A., Admassie, S., Mammo, W., Raju, V.J.T. and Chebude, Y., 2011. Variable denticity of a multidentate terthiophene derivative towards Ni (II) and Zn (II)-structural studies. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 25(2), pp.221-231.
  24. Worku Assefa,  J.T.  Raju, Yonas  Chebude and  Negussie  Retta, Bull.Chem.Soc.Ethiop. 2009, Dinuclear metal complexes derived from a bis-chelating heterocyclic ligand, 23 (2), 187-196
  25. A.O. Woods, H.O. Omoregie, N. Retta, Y. Chebude and F. Capitelli, 2009. Synthesis an Physicochemical Studies of Nickel(II) Complexes of 2-substituted1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedione, their 2,2’-Bipyridine  and  1,10-Phenanthroline Adducts  and  X-Ray  Structure  of  (2,’-bipyridine)Bis(1,3-diphenyl-1,3propanedionato) Nickel(II, Synthesis and  Reactivity in  Inorganic. Metal-Organic and Nano Metal Chemistry, 39(10), 694-703.
  26. Yonas Chebude, Debebe Yilma, Peter Licence and Martyn Poliakoff, 2007. Green Chemistry in Ethiopia: The Third Annual Workshop, Green Chemistry, 9(8), 822.
  27. Shahab A A Nami, K. S. Siddiqi & Yonas Chebude, 2006. Synthesis, characterization and thermal behaviour of ZnS4P chromophore as prototype, Indian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 45A, 1139-1143.
  28. S. Siddiqi, Shahab A.A. Namia, Yonas Chebude and A. Marzotto, 2006. Piperazine-bridged homodinuclear transition metal complexes, Journal of Chemical Research, 67-71.
  29. Khwaja S. Siddiqi; Shahab A. A. Nami Lutfullah; Yonas Chebude , 2006. Template synthesis of symmetrical transition metal dithiocarbamates, J. Braz. Chem. Soc. São Paulo. Vol.17 no.1.
  30. Belete Kebede, Negussie Retta, V. J. T. Raju and Yonas Chebude, 2005. Synthesis and Characterization of 2,4,6-tris(hydrazino)-s-triazine and its Metal Complexes Transition Metal Chemistry, 19-26.
  31. Siddiqi K.S., Fouzia Rafat, Siddiqi M.Y., Lutfullah and Yonas Chebude,, 2004. An Ionic Moiety, MCl42-(M=Copper,  zinc,  cadmium,  and  mercury)  Stabilized  by Bis (diethylenetriamine) copper (II) Cation , Polish J. Chem., 78, 2047-2053.
  32. David J. Brauer, Yonas Chebude, Gottfried Pawelke, 2001. Synthesis of perfluoroalkylnitroborates: structure of Cs[(C2F5)3BNO], Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 112 (2001) 265-270.
  33. David J. Brauer, Yonas Chebude, Gottfried Pawelke, 2000. Diazenidoborate: Formation and Structure of Cs [(CF3)3BN=N CF3]
  34. David J. Brauer, Hans Bürger, Yonas Chebude, Gottfried Pawelke, 1999. Electrochemical and Ozone Oxidation of (CF3)3B. NH: Formation and Characterization of Products with Nondegradated  (CF3)33B Groups,  (1999) (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 247-253)
  35. David J. Brauer, Hans Bürger, Yonas Chebude, and Gottfried Pawelke, 1999. Halogenation of (CF3)3B. NH:N,N-Dihaloamino-  and  Halotris(trfluoromethyl)borates[(CF3)3B-   NX2]-and [(CF3)33  B-X]-,  X=F,  Cl,  Br,  (Inorg. Chem, 38, 3972-3977)
Selected Conference Proceedings
  1. Co-organized the “First Workshop on Green Chemistry in Ethiopia”, December-January 2004/2005
  2. Co-organized the second, third, fourth and fifth Green Chemistry Workshop in Ethiopia
  3. Attended the African Green Chemistry Workshop, January 2007. Stellenbosch, South Africa
  4. Invited speaker at the 11th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, June 2007, Washington, DC, USA
  5. Invited speaker, Gordon Research Conference, August 2008, Maine, USA
  6. Invited speaker, GC workshop, Cairo, Egypt 2009
  7. Invited speaker, GC workshop, Nairobi, Kenya, 2009
  8. Invited speaker,40TH South African Chemical Institute (SACI) National Convention and Federation of African Chemical Societies (FASC) Meeting, Johannesburg, 2011
  9. International Deans’ Course 2011/2012, Osnabrueck-Nairobi-Addis Ababa
  10. Invited speaker, 7th International Kenya Chemical Society Conference Maseno University, Kenya, 2012
  11. Invited speaker, 2nd Symposium on Analytical Chemistry (ACSD 2013) and 4th Congress of the Federation of African  Societies  of  Chemistry  (FASC) Marakech, Morocco, 2013.
Participation in Research Projects and Community Engagement Participation in Research Projects
  1. Royal Society - Royal Society of Chemistry International Exchanges Award” 2015, Collaboration between University of Nottingham (Prof. Steve Howdle) and Chemistry Department, AAU
  2. SS-FF /018/2005: Synthesis, Characterization, Physicochemical Studies and Applications of New Polymacrocyclic Metal Complexes”- ETB 101, 000 Birr
  3. Making Chemical Science and Chemical Manufacture More Sustainable and Responsive to People's Needs in Ethiopia" DelPHE/British Council, 2006-2008, GBP 45.000
  4. GCI-DEN Promoting Green Chemistry/Green Engineering in Local Universities and Industries in Ethiopia, 2007 USD 5000
  5. Analytical chemistry Trust Fund Developing World Scholarships, 2008- GBP 5000
  6. AECID (A1/035517/11) “Elimination of Fluorine from the Rift Valley Using Natural Zeolites” (13/12/2011 - 12/06/2013) – 23,000EUR.
  7. CSIC (I-COOP0014) “The role of zeolites in the conversion of Ethiopian biomass” (01/07/2011-30/06/2013) – 20,000EUR.
  8. SIDA SAREC CAOR/PY_132/2011 (TR/008/2011) “Solar Energy Conversion and Utilization Based on Conducting Polymers, Nanomaterials and Zeolites or Sustainable Development in Ethiopia” (01/11/2011 - 31/10/2014
  9. AECID (C/030766/10) “Zeolites in Ethiopia: an untapped resource” (27/01/2011 - 27/01/2012) – 20,000EUR.
  10. Transition metal complexes with heterocyclic ligands with possible applications as metallodrugs
  11. Green Chemistry
  12. Zeolites Chemistry (catalysis)
Community Engagement
  1. Editor-In-Chief, Solutions, Newsletter of the Ethiopian Chemical Society Advisory Board member, Green Chemistry, RSC, UK
  2. Chemical Society of Ethiopia, President (2009-2013) PACN, Ethiopia Mini-Hub, Chair Federation of African Societies of Chemistry, EC member, Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, IUPAC Fellow, Member, Advisory Council of the International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre.
Training and Professional Development
  • Certificate in Plastic Technology and Engineering, Sueddeutsches Kunststoff-Zentrum,  Wuerzburg, Germany.   
Main Research Activities/Interts
  • NA

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