Tsegaye Kassa Gogie (PhD)

FULL NAME:  Tsegaye Kassa Gogie (PhD)

ACADEMIC RANK:  Associate Professor of Space Physics

ANY ADMINISTRATIVE OR ACADEMIC POSITION: No

OFFICE ADDRESS : College of Science, Department of Physics

                                     Washera Geospace and Radar Science Laboratory, Office No. E-35

PHONE NUMBER: 0920761042

E-MAIL ADDRESS: tsegaye8684@gmail.com

 

EDUCATION

Degree

Year of Award

Awarding Institution

PhD in Space Physics

2015

Bahir Dar University

MED in Physics

2007

Bahir Dar University

B.Sc. in Physics

2004

Addis Ababa University

TRAINING (Selected most important trainings)

The Training Delivered by the staff:

Title of the Training

Organized by

Duration (….to….)

Place

Programing via Matlab

Dept. of Physics

2008

Bahir Dar University

 

AWARDS AND HONORS (include date and Awarding organ)

  1. Satellite based investigation of precipitation measurement: feasibility study of Bahir Dar City and premises to Ethiopia, BNWI, 2015. 

  2. The 2014 Ethiopian Physical Society-North America (EPS-NA) Scholarship for a PhD Student Category in recognition of highest scholastic accomplishment, his high quality research in the field of physics and his contribution to the community, On the First Day of February 2014 (budget awarded: 180 USD) . 

  3. A statistical study of low latitude ionospheric F-region irregularities in the Ethiopian longitudinal sector: Response to geomagnetic storms during post-sunset hours in the year 2012-2013. Funded by Graduate, Research and community Service of Science College (Project period: 2014/15 and budget awarded: 21, 000 ETB ) 

  4. Investigating the Response of Ethiopian Ionosphere to the Minor Magnetic Storm of 06 April 2011 and 22 January 2012. Funded by Graduate, Research and community Service of Science College (Project period: 2012/13 and budget awarded: 16, 000 ETB). 


 

 

COURSES TAUGHT

  1. Space Physics
  2. Radar system, principle and design
  3. Computational physics

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

1. Ethiopian Space Science Society

2. Ethiopian Physical Science Society

PUBLICATIONS

a) Journal articles

  1. Beshir E. & Kassa T. Characterization of Ionospheric Scintillation in a Geomagnetic Equatorial Region Station. Adv. Space Res., July 2015, Article inpress, http://dx.doi:10.1016/j.asr.2015.07.035.
  2. Kassa T., Damtie B., Bires A., Yizengaw E. & Cilliers P. Storm-time characteristics of the equatorial ionization anomaly in the East African sector. Adv. Space Res., April 2015, http://dx.doi:10.1016/j.asr.2015.04. 002. 

  3. Kassa T., Damtie B., Bires A., Yizengaw E. & Cilliers P. Spatio-temporal characteristics of the Equatorial Ionization Anomaly (EIA) in the East African region via ionospheric tomography during the year 2012. Adv. Space Res., 55, 184-198, 16- Sep-2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2014.09.001. 

  4. Mengistu E. & Kassa T. Temporal characteristics of Equatorial Electrojet and Counter Electrojet over Ethiopian sector. Adv. Space Res., October 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2014.10.031. 

  5. Asmare Y., Kassa T. & Nigussie M. Validation of IRI-2012 TEC model over Ethiopia during solar minimum (2009) and solar maximum (2013) phases. Adv. Space Res., 53 (1), 1582-1594, February 2014, http://dx. doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2014.02.017. 

  6. Chartier A., Kinrade J., Mitchell C., Rose J., Jackson D., Cilliers P., Habarulema J., Katamzi Z., Mckinnell L., Matamba T., Opperman B., Ssessanga N., Mezgebe N., Tyalimpi V., Franceschi G., Notarpietro R., Romano V., Scotto C., Dovis F., Avenant E., Wonnacott R., Oyeyemi E., Mahrous A., Mengistu G., Lekamisy H. , Olwendo J., Sibanda P., Kassa T. & Rabiu B. Ionospheric Imaging in Africa. Radio Sci., 49, doi: 10.1002/2013 RS005238, USA, January 2014. 

  7. Kassa T., Damtie B. & Yizengaw E. The Response of Ethiopian Ionosphere to the Magnetic Storm of 11 October 2008. LAJPE, 6, Mexico, June 2012. 

  8. Kassa T. & Damtie B., Hydrostatic Equilibrium in modeling the neutral atmosphere. LAJPE, 4 (2), Mexico, May 2010. 

  9. Kassa T., Damtie B. & Sahlu D., Computer based teaching aid for basic vector operations in higher institution Physics. Latin American Journal of Physics Education. 4 (1), Mexico, January 2010. 

  10. Kassa T. & Damtie B., Impacts of computer Simulation on Students’ Achievement, Group interaction and Attitude in Direct Current Circuits, The Ethiopian Journal of Higher Education (EJHE), 4 (1), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2007. 

  11. Kassa T., Demonstrating the Physics of Simple Pendulum Via Computer Simulation. The Ethiopian Journal of Science and Technology. 44 (1), 57-58, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, October 2006. 


b)  Books

  1. Kassa T., PhD Dissertation, Spatiotemporal characteristics of the Equatorial ionization anomaly in the East African sector via ionospheric tomography, LAP LAMBERT Publishing GmbH and Co. KG, Heinrich-Bocking-Str., Saarbrucken Germany, 2015. 

  2. KassaT.,Masterthesis,ImpactsofComputerSimulations,LAPLAMBERTPublishingGmbHandCo.KG,Heinrich- Bocking-Str. 6-8, 66121 Saarbrucken Germany, 2011. 


      c) Proceedings

  1. Kassa T., Space Research Facilities and Activities at Washera Geospace and Radar Science Laboratory (WaGRL), the 4th Gondar School of Science and Technology, Gondar University, Ethiopia, 03- 05 January 2014. 

  2. Kassa T., Ionospheric Response to Solar Eclipse of Selected Events during the Period of 2009 - 2013 in Different Ethiopian Regions, the 4th Gondar School of Science and Technology, Gondar University, Ethiopia, 03-05 January 2014. 

  3. Kassa T., Effects of Geomagnetic Storms on GPS Ionospheric Observables (VTEC (ROTI) and S4 index), the 3rd Gondar School of Science and Technology, Gondar University, Ethiopia, 13-16 December 2012. 

  4. KassaT.,SeasonalVariationsoftheEquatorialAnomalyInferredfromground-basedGPSReceiversintheEthiopian Sector via Tomographic Study, the 2nd Gondar School of Science and Technology, Gondar University, Ethiopia, 22-25 December 2011. 


    d) Conference Papers

  1. Kassa T., Damtie B., Bires A., Yizengaw E. & Cilliers P. Spatio-temporal characteristics of the Equatorial Ionization Anomaly (EIA) in the East African region via ionospheric tomography during the year 2012. United Nations/Japan Workshop on Space Weather ”Science and Data Products from ISWI Instruments”, Fukuoka, Japan, 2-6 March 2015. 

  2. Aara’L Y. and Kassa T. Statistics of ionospheric amplitude scintillation and its correlation with phase scintillation over Bahir Dar using GPS SCINDA during solar maximum phase. Emerging Researchers National Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), February 19-21 2015, Washington DC, USA. 

  3. Kassa T., Tessema F., Bires A. and Nigussie M. Ionospheric response to Annular solar eclipse of 15 January 2010 and 03 November 2013 in the Ethiopian zone, the 4th Gondar School of Science and Technology, January 2014, Gondar University, Ethiopia. 

  4. Kassa T. Space Science activities and facilities at Washera Geospace and Radar Science Laboratory, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, the 4th Gondar School of Science and Technology, January 2014, Gondar University, Ethiopia.
  5. KassaT.Characterizing the Ethiopian Ionosphere via GPS Observables and 2D electron density profile, ISWI/SCOSTEP, 21 October to 01 November 2013, Nairobi, Kenya. 

  6. KassaT. Space Science activities at Washera Geospace and Radar Science Laboratory, ISWI/SCOSTEP,21October to 01 November 2013, Nairobi, Kenya. 

  7. Kassa T. Characterizing Equatorial Ionization Anomaly in Ethiopian sector, Beacon Satellite symposium, Bath University, 08-12 July 2013, UK. 

  8. Kassa T. Effects of 07 April 2011 and 22 January 2012 geomagnetic storms on GPS ionospheric observables at Bahir Dar , the 1st Annual Science Conference (ASC) organized by Science College, BDU, 31 May-01 June 2013, Gondar University, Ethiopia. 

  9. Kassa T. Characterizing Equatorial Ionization Anomaly in Ethiopian sector, Ionospheric monitoring workshop, Hermanus, 24-25 January 2013, South Africa. 

  10. KassaT. Seasonal Variations of the Equatorial Anomaly Inferred from ground-based GPS Receivers in the Ethiopian Sector via Tomographic Study, the 2nd Gondar School of Science and Technology, December 2012, Gondar University, Ethiopia. 


 

RESEARCH INTERESTS (Use few sentences to express your research interest)

  1. Investigating ionospheric irregularities using different methods such as ionospheric tomography, computing Rate of Total Electron Content Index (ROTI)

i.e. Space Science research (specific to ionospheric Physics)

  1. Developing software in improving delivery of Physics courses such as basics vector concepts, projectile motion and others (Computational Physics)
  2. Science Education Research

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  1. Computer Programing using MATLAB
  2. Latex Typesetting
  3. Ionospheric data calibration