Staff Profile
Despite its short history, the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science has able to attract senior and experienced professionals. Currently, the College has 95 academic staffs among which 16 are PhD holders while DVM, MSc, BSc and Diploma holders are 2, 47, 24 and 3, respectively. Three of the academic staffs are expatriates. Twenty nine staff members are currently under study leaves pursuing their PhD (18) and MSc degrees (11) in the country as well as in abroad. This massive capacity building activity will significantly improve the academic staff profile of the College and is instrumental to achieve the Vision.
No. Name Specialization/Area of Interest Academic Level Academic Rank 1 Firew Tegegne Animal Nutrition PhD Ass. Professor 2 Mussie Hailemelekot Tropical Animal Disease DVM Ass. professor 3 Getinet Mekuriaw Animal Breeding and Genetics MSc Lecturer 4 Asaminew Tassew Animal Production MSc Assistant Professor 5 Yeshambel Mekuriaw* Animal Nutrition MSc Lecturer 6 Kefyalew Alemayehu Animal Breeding PhD Asst. professor 7 Hailu Mazengia Veterinary medicine DVM Asst. professor 8 Belay Zeleke* Animal Production and Technology Diploma Technical Ass. 9 Bimrew Asmare Animal Nutrition MSc Lecturer 10 Fentahun Mihret* Animal Science BSc Graduate Assistant 11 Damtie Kebede Animal Science BSc Graduate Assistant 12 Hirut Geremew Animal Science BSc Graduate Assistant 13 Mengistie Taye Animal production MSc Lecturer 14 Mossa Endris* Social Anthropology MA Lecturer 15 Abraham Mebrat* Environmental Science MSc Lecturer 16 Adane Tesfaye* Entomology MSc Lecturer 17 Aschale Dagnachew* Development Study MA Lecturer 18 Temesgen Tilahun Development Study PhD Asst. Prof. 19 Tarekegn Ayalew Risk, Crisis, and Disaster Management MSc Lecture 20 Selamawit Silesh Disaster Risk Management & Sust.Dev’t MSc Lecturer 21 Markos Budusa Disaster Risk Management & Sust. Dev’t MSc Lecturer 22 Tesfahun Asmamaw Environmental and Geographical Science MSc Lecturer 23 Sadaw Toyib Disaster Risk Management & Sust.Dev’t BSc Graduate Assist. 24 Jemal Simeneh Computer Science Diploma Technical Ass. 25 Birhanu Sisay Development Studies MSc Lecturer 26 Misganaw Teshager* Disaster Risk Management & Sust. Dev’t BSc Graduate Assistant 27 Yidnekachew Merkeb* Disaster Risk Management & Sust. Dev’t BSc Graduate Assistant 28 Zena Ewnetu* Disaster Risk Management & Sust. Dev’t BSc Graduate Assistant 29 Gebeyehu G/Michael Aquaculture PhD Asst. professor 30 Minweyelet Mengist Fishery Biology PhD Asst. professor 31 Gashaw Beyene* Fishery Biology MSc Lecturer 32 Abrehet Kahessay Fisheries and Wetlands MSc Lecturer 33 Degeneh Derese* Fisheries, Wetlands and Wildlife Mgmt BSc Graduate Assistant 34 Shewit G/medhin Fisheries, Wetlands and Wildlife Mgmt MSc Lecturer 35 Fassil Tadesse Fisheries, Wetlands and Wildlife Mgmt BSc Graduate Assistant 36 Tesfaye Melake Biology MSc Lecturer 37 Banchamlak Getnet* Fisheries, Wetlands and Wildlife Mgmt BSc Graduate Assistant 38 Shemelse Aynalem Wildlife MSc Lecturer 39 Firehiwot Mekonnen* Fisheries, Wetlands and Wildlife Mgmt BSc Graduate Assistant 40 Ashfaque Ahmed** Wildlife PhD Asst. Prof. 41 Goraw Goshu Limnology and Aquatic environment MSc Lecturer 42 Asnake Mekuriaw* Environmental Science MSc Lecturer 43 Belayneh Ayele Environmental Science PhD Asst. professor 44 Enyew Adgo Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition PhD Ass. professor 45 Getachew Fisseha* Soil Science MSc Lecturer 46 Walle Jemberu Tropical Land Resources Management MSc Lecturer 47 Aemro Terefe Land Resources Management MSc Lecturer 48 Enyew Wondifraw Natural Resources Management BSc Graduate Asst. 49 Solomon Addisu Environmental Science MSc Lecturer 50 Wubet Gashaw* GIS and Remote Sensing MSc Lectuere 51 Yihenew G/silassie Soil Science PhD Ass. professor 52 Kindye Ebabu* Natural Resource Maanagement BSc Graduate Asst. 53 Bilisuma Kuma Forestry MSc Lecturer 54 Birhanu Gedif GIS and Remote Sensing MSc Lecturer 55 Leweye Tsegaye GIS and Remote Sensing MSc Lecturer 56 Selamawit Damtew Soil and water management BSc Graduate Asst. 57 Dhan Pal** Soil and Water Conservation PhD Professor 58 Tsigie Genet Plant Breeding and Genetics PhD Ass. Professor 59 Tadesse Dessalegn Plant Breeding and Genetics PhD Ass. Professor 60 Melkamu Ayalew* Plant Pathology MSc Lecturer 61 Kiflemariam Yehuala Horticulture MSc Lecturer 62 Elisabeth Bizuayehu Botany MSc Lecturer 63 Dereje Ayalew* Agronomy MSc Lecturer 64 Nurilign Mekuriaw General Agriculture Diploma Tech. Assistant 65 Agmas Bele Agronomy MSc Lecturer 66 Getachew Alemayehu Agronomy/ Plant Physiology PhD Asst. Professor 67 Demeke Mewa Plant biotechnology MSc Lecturer 68 Adane Gebeyehu* Plant Science BSc Graduate Asst. 69 Yesuf Muhammed Plant Science BSc Graduate Asst. 70 Mirkuz Abera Plant Protection PhD Asst. Professor 71 Masho Aklile Haile Plant Science BSc Graduate Asst. 72 Melkamu Alemayehu Horticulture PhD Asst. Professor 73 Zewdu Birhanie Agricultural Economics MSc Lecturer 74 Zemen Ayalew* Agricultural Economics MSc Lecturer 75 Girmachew Siraw Agricultural Extension MSc Lecturer 76 Samson Chanie* Sociology MA Lecturer 77 Beneberu Assefa* Development study MA Lecturer 78 Wuletaw W/agegn Sociology MSc Lecturer 79 Zerihun Ngusie Agricultural Economics MSc Lecturer 80 Desalegn Molla* Agricultural Extension MSc Lecturer 81 Almaz Geizew* Communication MSc Lecturer 82 Fentahun Tesafa Agricultural Economics MSc Lecturer 83 Seid Ali Rural development BSc Graduate Asst. 84 Tamirat Wubshet Rural Development BSc Graduate Asst. 85 Yemane Asmelash Agricultural Extension MSc Lecturer 86 Addis Minyahel Rural development BSc Graduate Asst. 87 Azanaw Abebe Agricultural Extension MSc Lecturer 88 R. Ramesh** Rural development PhD Asst. Professor 89 Asegdew Gashaw* Irrigation Engineering MSc Lecturer 90 Wondifraw Teshome Irrigation and Drainage Engineering MSc Lecturer 91 Teshager Admasu* Irrigation Engineering MSc Lecturer 92 Birhanu Kebede Hydrology MSc Lecturer 93 Dagninet Sultan Hydrology MSc Lecturer 94 Minyichil Getaw Water Resource and Irrigation Managt. BSc Graduate Asst. 95 Moges Asfaw* Water Resource and Irrigation Managt. BSc Graduate Asst. NB: *On study leave ** Expatriate staff Apart from the academic staffs, the College has currently 27 supportive employees including data keepers, secretaries, customer relation experts, human resources management experts and drivers as well. This number will increase drastically, when the new campus of the College became operational.