Prof. Getachew Alemayehu Damot
Curriculum Vitae (Dec 2016)
1. Personal Data:
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Getachew Alemayehu Damot (PhD) |
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Male |
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September 10, 1964 |
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Gojam/Ethiopia |
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Ethiopian |
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Agronomy/Physiology |
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Married |
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Three (a daughter and two sons) |
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Bahir Dar University, Bahir-Dar, Ethiopia P. O. Box 79 Tel.: +251-912-964266, or +251-918-010902 E-Mail: getachew.64@gmail.com Website: www.bdu.edu.et |
2. Language Proficiency:
Language |
Speaking |
Reading |
Writing |
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Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
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Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
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Good |
Very Good |
Good |
3. Higher Education:
Name & Location of Institution |
Major |
Degree |
Date |
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Agronomy/Physiology |
PhD |
June 2000 |
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Agronomy |
MSc |
July 1990 |
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Plant Sciences |
BSc |
July 1984 |
4. Work Experiences:
Position Title |
Employer |
Employment year |
Services Performed/Achievements |
•Assoc. Prof. and Chair of Agronomy
•Ass. Prof. and Project Coordinator |
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar University |
July 12 – Present
Jan. 09 – June 12 |
•Establishing MSc & PhD programs in Agronomy •Providing several MSc & PhD courses including Biometrics •Advising/supervising thesis & dissertation works •Initiating, developing, executing and coordinating research projects including 4 international projects for the last 5 years •Chair for Agronomy/Physiology •Project Coordinator of the university |
•Director General
•Deputy Director General
•Crop Research Director |
Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI)
ARARI
ARARI
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Jan. 05 – Dec. 08
Jan. 04 – Dec. 05
July 00 – Dec. 04 |
•Founder and engineer for the establishment and expansion of ARARI •Managing, coordinating and leading ARARI & its 8 research centers, 6 sub-centers & 42 trial sites having a total of 1437 permanent workers of which 231 are of highly qualified researchers •Guiding and coordinating the development of annual, short- and long- term research strategies of the institute •Directing, initiating, reviewing and approving research proposals •Monitoring & evaluating research works |
•Research fellow |
Bonn University, West Germany |
Apr. 96 – June 00 |
•Conducting my PhD dissertation research works •Assisting the research activities of the university •Advising M.Sc. and PhD students |
•Graduate Assistant, Assistant Lecturer and Senior Lecturer
•Head, Department of Plant Sciences |
Jimma College of Agriculture, Jimma University, Ethiopia
Jimma College of Agriculture, Jimma University |
Sep. 84 – Mar. 96
Sep. 93 – Oct. 96 |
•Teaching various courses for under-graduate classes •Conducting researches on coffee nursery management, agronomy and processing •Developing crop production and research fields •Coordinating the production and distribution of various horticultural crops seedlings including CBD resistant coffee seedlings to surrounding farmers •Managing, coordinating and leading the teaching, research and outreach activities of the department •Member of the Academic Commission of Jimma College of Agriculture |
5. Teaching Areas:
- Plant/crop physiology
- Crop ecology and cropping system
- Crop husbandry and irrigation agronomy
- Biometrics, experimental designs and analysis
- Research methods
- Coffee agronomy, physiology, processing and nursery management
6. Research Interest:
- Crop agronomy/physiology including irrigation agronomy
- Crop soil/organic/fertility management
- Crop ecology/cropping system
- Apple/coffee agronomy and physiology
- Postharvest physiology
7. Publications:
a) Books and Book Chapters – 2 booklets with 200-273pp on apple physiology and coffee production; 4 book chapters on coffee production and management, and resilient soil, agronomic and plant breeding practices for managing the risks of crop losses
b) Journal Articles – totally hitherto 32 papers