1. Other relevant information (e.g. Publications, Patents, Other education, Seminars, lectures attended, Scholarships received):

Papers published in reputable international journals (SCI Journals): 60

Bayu Zeleke, T., Soeprobowati, T. R., Adissu, S., & Warsito, B. (2025). Analysing the effect of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) invasion on water quality and trophic state of Lake Tana. Chemistry and Ecology, 1-17. 

Matebie Muche,  Yayeh Bitew, Yihenew G. Selassie, Ashenafei Gezahegn, Solomon Addisu, Shinjiro Sato. 2025. Synergistic Effects of Water Hyacinth Compost and

Blended Mineral Fertilizers on Key Soil Properties and Bread Wheat Yield. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment.  https://doi.org/10.1002/sae2.70054

Asefash Getachew, Nigus Gabbiye, Surafel Argahegn, Gemechu Kasseye, Eshetu Getahun, Hialemeriam Zewudu, Zenamarkos Bantie, Solomon Addisu, Pranshu Bhatia, Masaaki Fujiwara, Shin-ichi Akizuki & Shinjiro Sato. Treatment of water hyacinth juice in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor with biofilm carriers. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-025-06659-6   

Mekonnen, Gashaw T., Berlie, Arega B., Wubie, Mesfin A., Legesse, Solomon A., Surface Urban Heat Island Intensity and Urban Utility Consumption: Impact Analysis and Projections, The Scientific World Journal, 2025, 3250112, 15 pages, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1155/tswj/3250112

Addisu, S., Aniley, E., Gashaw, T., Kelemu, S., & Fetene Demessie, S. (2024). Evaluating the performances of gridded satellite products in simulating the rainfall characteristics of Abay Basin, Ethiopia. Sustainable Environment, 10(1), 2381349.

Legese, S., Olutayo, O., Sulaiman, H., & Rao, P. (2016). Assessing climate change impacts in the Lake Tana Sub-Basin, Ethiopia using livelihood vulnerability approach. Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change, 7, 368.

Legesse, S. A. (2017). Environmental Protection in the Lake Tana Basin Social and Ecological System Dynamics (pp. 433-452): Springer.

Legesse, S. A. (2016). The outlook of Ethiopian long rain season from the global circulation model. Environmental Systems Research, 5(1), 16. 

Legesse, S. A. (2016). Ethiopian summer temperature from the global circulation model output data and its outlooks. Environmental Systems Research, 5(1), 26. 

Addisu, S., Fissha, G., Gediff, B., & Asmelash, Y. (2016). Perception and adaptation models of climate change by the rural people of lake Tana Sub-Basin, Ethiopia. Environmental Systems Research, 5(1), 7. 

Addisu, S., Selassie, Y. G., Fissha, G., & Gedif, B. (2015). Time series trend analysis of temperature and rainfall in lake Tana Sub-basin, Ethiopia. Environmental Systems Research, 4(1), 25. 

Selassie, Y. G., Anemut, F., & Addisu, S. (2015). The effects of land use types, management practices and slope classes on selected soil physico-chemical properties in Zikre watershed, North-Western Ethiopia. Environmental Systems Research, 4(1), 3. 

Addisu, S., Rao, P., Argaw, M., & Sulayman, H. (2013). Application of GIS on environmental degradation due to the offshoots of highway development projects: central Ethiopian highlands. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 6(1), 1-11. 

Addisu, S., Tadele, A., & Lema, H. (2024). Climate change and hydrological response of Megech catchment, Upper Blue Nile River Basin, Ethiopia. Geocarto International, 39(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2024.2335246

Mohammed, U. D., Legesse, S. A., Berlie, A. B., & Ehsan, M. A. (2022). Climate Change Repercussions on Meteorological Drought Frequency and Intensity in South Wollo, Ethiopia. Earth Systems and Environment, 1-11.

Birkie, A., Addisu, S., & Mekuriaw, A. (2020). Solid waste management practice and dumpsite suitability analysis using GIS technology in Debre Markos town, Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Science and Technology, 13(2), 115-130.

Yirga, A., Addisu Legesse, S., & Mekuriaw, A. (2020). Carbon stock and mitigation potentials of Zeghie natural forest for climate change disaster reduction, Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Earth Systems and Environment, 4(1), 27-41 

Naod, E., Legesse, S. A., & Tegegne, F. (2020). Livestock diversification prospects for climate change adaptation in Dangila district, Ethiopia. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 1-12. 

Araro, K., Legesse, S. A., & Meshesha, D. T. (2019). Climate Change and Variability Impacts on Rural Livelihoods and Adaptation Strategies in Southern Ethiopia. Earth Systems and Environment, 1-12. 

Addisu, S., & Mekonnen, M. (2019). Check dams and storages beyond trapping sediment, carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation, Northwest Ethiopia. Geoenvironmental Disasters, 6(1), 4. 

Addisu, S., Kassawmar, B., Mekuriaw, A., & Haileslassie, A. (2019). Geographic Information System based suitability analysis for potentials and challenges of small-scale irrigation in Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia. International Journal of River Basin Management, 1-12. 

Kendie, G., Addisu, S., & Abiyu, A. (2019). Biomass and soil carbon stocks in different forest types, Northwestern Ethiopia. International Journal of River Basin Management, 1-7. 

Ahmed, M., Nigussie, A., Addisu, S., Belay, B., & Sato, S. (2021). Valorization of animal bone into phosphorus biofertilizer: effects of animal species, thermal processing method, and production temperature on phosphorus availability. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 1-11.

Ahmed, M., Nigussie, A., Addisu, S., Belay, B., Lehmann, J., & Sato, S. (2021). Valorization of animal bone waste for agricultural use through biomass co-pyrolysis and bio-augmentation. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-10. 

Senamaw, A., Addisu, S., & Suryabhagavan, K. V. (2021). Mapping the spatial and temporal variation of agricultural and meteorological drought using geospatial techniques, Ethiopia. Environmental Systems Research, 10(1), 1-17.

Yudai Kohira, Desalew Fentie, Mekuanint Lewoyehu, Tassapak Wutisirirattanachai, Ashenafei Gezahegn, Solomon Addisu & Shinjiro Sato (2024)  Elucidation of ammonium and nitrate adsorption mechanisms by water hyacinth biochar: effects of pyrolysis temperature. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-35808-z

Tesfaye Bayu Zeleke, Tri Retnaningsih Soeprobowati, Solomon Adissu & Budi Warsito (10 Dec 2024): Analysing the effect of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) invasion on water quality and trophic state of Lake Tana, Chemistry and Ecology, DOI: 10.1080/02757540.2024.2432886 

Ono, Marcelo Takeda, Milkiyas Ahmed Yasin, Desalew Fentie Meselu, Yudai Kohira, Solomon Addisu Legesse, Berhanu Belay Abune, and Shinjiro Sato. 2024. “Impacts of Acacia Biochar and Irrigation Scheme on Teff Production for Dry Season in Highland of Ethiopia”. Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 10 (4):569-83. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i4429

Tazebew, E., Addisu, S., Bekele, E. et al. Sustainable soil health and agricultural productivity with biochar-based indigenous organic fertilizers in acidic soils: insights from Northwestern Highlands of Ethiopia. Discov Sustain 5, 205 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00380-6

Yihune, E., & Addisu, S. Assessment of Physicochemical Properties and Heavy Metals Content of Floriculture Soil in Amhara Region of North West Ethiopia. Journal of Ecological Engineering.

Kohira, Y., Fentie, D., Lewoyehu, M., Wutisirirattanachai, T., Gezahegn, A., Addisu, S., & Sato, S. (2024). Mitigation of Ammonia Volatilization from Organic and Inorganic Nitrogen Sources Applied to Soil Using Water Hyacinth Biochars. Chemosphere, 142872. 

Fentie, D., Mihretie, F. A., Kohira, Y., Legesse, S. A., Lewoyehu, M., & Sato, S. (2024). Enhancing Soil Environments and Wheat Production through Water Hyacinth Biochar under Deficit Irrigation in Ethiopian Acidic Silty Loam Soil. Soil Systems, 8(3), 72. 

Lewoyehu, M., Kohira, Y., Fentie, D., Addisu, S., & Sato, S. (2024). Water Hyacinth Biochar: A Sustainable Approach for Enhancing Soil Resistance to Acidification Stress and Nutrient Dynamics in an Acidic Nitisol of the Northwest Highlands of Ethiopia. Sustainability, 16(13), 5537. 

Adino Andaregie, Hirohisa Shimura, Mitsuko Chikasada, Satoshi Sasaki, Shinjiro Sato, Solomon Addisu, Tessema Astatkie & Isao Takagi (2024) Intention of consumers dwelling in urban areas of Ethiopia to consume Spirulina-fortified bread, Cogent Business & Management, 11:1, 2366434, DOI: 10.1080/23311975.2024.2366434 

Gashaw Telay Mekonnen, Arega Bazezew Berlie, Mesfin Anteneh Wubie & Solomon Addisu Legesse (2024) Drivers of surface urban heat island of Gondar City, Ethiopia: a comparative study, Cogent Social Sciences, 10:1, 2354974, DOI: 10.1080/23311886.2024.2354974 

Andaregie, A., Sasaki, S., Shimura, H., Chikasada, M., Sato, S., Addisu, S., ... & Takagi, I. (2024). Promoting Spirulina-Enriched Bread for Primary School Children in Ethiopia: Assessing Parental Willingness to Purchase through Information Nudging. Applied Food Research, 100403. 

Bayu, T., Soeprobowati, T. R., Adissu, S., & Warsito, B. (2024). Effect of climate change on “Eichhornia crassipes” infestation in Lake Tana Sub-Basin, North Western Ethiopia. Sustainable Environment, 10(1), 2314399. 

Tazebew, E., Addisu, S., Bekele, E., Alemu, A., Belay, B., & Sato, S. (2024). Enhancing wood to charcoal conversion efficiencies from smallholder plantation charcoal production systems: Implications for carbon emissions and sustainable livelihood benefits in North Western Ethiopia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196(2), 162.

Mekonnen, G. T., Berlie, A. B., Legesse, S. A., & Wubie, M. A. (2023). The implication of climate change in causing urban heat island in Gondar City, Ethiopia: an analysis made using Mann–Kendall’s trend test and homogeneity test. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 16(12), 638. 

Misganaw, A., Addisu, S., Alemayhu, G., Kesete, N., & Khan, H. (2023). Crop production in northwestern Ethiopian highlands under changing climate. International Journal of Climatology, 43(12), 5797-5812. 

Shitu, K., Hymiro, A., Sultan, D., & Addisu, S. (2023). Trends and climate change analysis for common climate variables in Gelgel Belese Watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 154(1), 505-519.

Lewoyehu, M., Fentahun, D., & Addisu, S. (2023). Evaluation of Koga irrigation water in Mecha district, Amhara Region, as an example of irrigation water quality in Northwestern Ethiopia. Applied Water Science, 13(10), 196. 

Gezahegn, A., G. Selassie, Y., Agegnehu, G. Legesse Solomon A, et al. Pyrolysis temperature changes the physicochemical characteristics of water hyacinth-based biochar as a potential soil amendment. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-024-05338-2

Tazebew, E., Sato, S., Addisu, S., Bekele, E., Alemu, A., & Belay, B. (2023). Improving traditional charcoal production system for sustainable charcoal income and environmental benefits in highlands of Ethiopia. Heliyon, 9(9).

Zelalem Yekoye Alemayehu, Amare Sewnet Minale & Solomon Addisu Legesse | (2023) Land‑use and land‑cover dynamics nexus to local climate variability in Suha watershed, upper Blue Nile basin, Northwest Ethiopia, Sustainable Environment, 9:1, 2278828, DOI: 10.1080/27658511.2023.2278828 

Kohira, Y., Akizuki, S., Mihretie, F. A., Meselu, D. F., Legesse, S. A., & Sato, S. (2023). Enhancement of alkali-and oxidation-modified biochars derived from water hyacinth for ammonium adsorption capacity. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 1-13.

Akizuki, S., Sato, S., Legesse, S. A., & Cuevas-Rodríguez, G. (2021). Treatment of piggery wastewater with an integrated microalgae-nitrifiers process: current status and prospects. Integrated and Hybrid Process Technology for Water and Wastewater Treatment, 595-616.

Bhatia, P., Akizuki, S., Kishi, M., Habtu, N. G., & Legesse, S. A. (2022). Biomethane from microalgae. 3rd Generation Biofuels, 463-503.

Alemayehu, Z. Y., Minale, A. S., & Legesse, S. A. (2023). Vulnerability of local farmers’ livelihood to climate variability across different agro ecology zone in Suha watershed, Upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia. Climate and Development, 1-18.

Bayable, G.; Cai, J.; Mekonnen, M.; Legesse, S.A.; Ishikawa, K.; Imamura, H.; Kuwahara, V.S. Detection of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Using Machine Learning Algorithms. Water 2023, 15, 880. https://doi.org/10.3390/ w15050880

Mohammed, J. A., Gashaw, T., Tefera, G. W., Dile, Y. T., Worqlul, A. W., & Addisu, S. (2022). Changes in observed rainfall and temperature extremes in the Upper Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia. Weather and Climate Extremes, 100468.

Lewoyehu, M., Abeje, N., & Addisu, S. (2022). Assessment of the Pollution Load of Effluents Discharged from Higher Institutions in Ethiopia: The Case of Bahir Dar University Zenzelma Campus. International Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2022.

Alemayehu, Z. Y., Minale, A. S., & Legesse, S. A. (2022). Spatiotemporal rainfall and temperature variability in Suha watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Northwest Ethiopia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 194(8), 1-25.

Cai, J., Jiao, C., Mekonnen, M., Legesse, S. A., Ishikawa, K., Wondie, A., & Sato, S. (2022). Water hyacinth infestation in Lake Tana, Ethiopia: a review of population dynamics. Limnology, 1-10.

Alemayehu, Z. Y., Minale, A. S., & Legesse, S. A. (2022). Determinants of smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to climate variability in Suha watershed, Upper Blue Nile basin, Northwest Ethiopia. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 15(23), 1-22.

Gashaw, T., Bantider, A., Zeleke, G., Alamirew, T., Jemberu, W., Worqlul, A. W., ... & Addisu, S. (2021). Evaluating InVEST model for estimating soil loss and sediment export in data scarce regions of the Abbay (Upper Blue Nile) Basin: Implications for land managers. Environmental Challenges, 5, 100381.

Alaminie, A. A., Tilahun, S. A., Legesse, S. A., Zimale, F. A., Tarkegn, G. B., & Jury, M. R. (2021). Evaluation of Past and Future Climate Trends under CMIP6 Scenarios for the UBNB (Abay), Ethiopia. Water, 13(15), 2110.

Mekonnen, M., Abeje, T., & Addisu, S. (2021). Integrated watershed management on soil quality, crop productivity and climate change adaptation, dry highland of Northeast Ethiopia. Agricultural Systems, 186, 102964.

Tassie, K., Misganaw, B., Addisu, S., & Tesfaye, E. (2021). Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of Charcoal Production Activities of Rural Households in Mecha District, Ethiopia. Advances in Agriculture, 2021.

Alewoye Getie, M., Legesse, S. A., Mekonnen, M., & Aschalew, A. (2020). Soil properties and crop productivity strategies as a potential climate variability adaptation options in Adefwuha Watershed, Ethiopia. Earth Systems and Environment, 4, 359-368. 

Gashaw, T., Worqlul, A. W., Dile, Y. T., Addisu, S., Bantider, A., & Zeleke, G. (2020). Evaluating potential impacts of land management practices on soil erosion in the Gilgel Abay watershed, upper Blue Nile basin. Heliyon, 6(8), e04777.

12. Review of Journal Papers 

Reviewed papers for several reputable and international reviewed Journals

13. Community service 

High experience in delivering climate change adaptation strategies implementation to the rural community, climate early warning to the lake Tana sub-basin community, climate change impacts on the invasive species expansion and agrochemical applications to mecha farmers who are practicing irrigation . 

14. References 

1. Prof Shinjiro Sato Professor, Soka  University, Tokyo Japan; E-mail: ssato@soka.ac.jp  
2. Enyew Adgo (PhD), Professor, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar,Ethiopia; E-mail: enyewadgo@gmail.com
3. Derege Tsegaye (PhD), Associate Professor, Bahir Dar University, deremesh@yahoo.com
4. Professor P. V. V. Prasadarao, Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Science and Technology, Andhra Universitypo box. peddineniprasadarao@gmail.com

                Motivation letter to apply for the Postdoc application call 

Currently, I am the staff member of the Bahir Dar University, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Department of Natural Resources Management. My MSc and PhD research focused on Environmental Sciences specialization in climate change and rural livelihoods. I am teaching climate change adaptation and mitigation, Environmental Pollution and management, agro-climatology, Environmental Impact assessment, Forest Resources management and Environment and Development course for undergraduate program and advance climatology, Environmental pollution and management and climate change adaptation and mitigation for MSc and PhD students. I am also conducting research in addition to supervising student’s research. I am currently supervising 8  Agronomy PhD students and conducting research on the impact of climate change on crop production and productivity. Hence, this kind of post doc position will help me in capitalizing my knowledge and skills. After the post doc, I will contribute for my university with the experience that will be obtained from others. 

Thank you in advance for your consideration 

                                         Solomon Addisu Legesse(PhD)

                      Email soladd2000@yahoo.com