Dr.-Ing. Getnet Belay, Picture

Getnet Belay Tesema (PhD, Assistant Professor)

Department of Textile Engineering

Phone: +251 0918766962

Telephone:  +251 0918766962

E-Mail:  getbeltes@gamil.com, getnet.belay@uni-bremen.de

Address:  P.O. Box 904

Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Educational background

· 2015 – 2021: Dr.-Ing. Department 4 Production Engineering, University of Bremen, Germany.

· 2007 – 2009: M.Tech in textile engineering, Indian Institute of Technology ( IIT Delhi).

· 2001 – 2006: B.Sc. in textile engineering, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.

· 1981 – 1984: High school certificate, Tana Haik Comprehensive secondary school, Bahir Dar – Ethiopia.

Qualification trainings

· 2022: Certificate of completion of the International Germany Alumni training.

Subject: International Exchange on Distant, Blended, and Online Education and Learning

Place: Zwickau, Germany

Certificate of participation in the international seminar.

Topic: Online Educa Berlin (OEB).

Place: Berlin, Germany.

· 2020: Member of International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) for International Committee on Cotton Testing Methods (ICCTM): “Full vote” giving member for endorsing international recognition applications for new cotton testing laboratory instruments and methods which are beneficial for the cotton value added chain- for testing and for spinning mill purposes.

· 2009 – 2010: International society for engineering education, IGIP Award.

· 2001: Certificate on textile testing and quality control, SITRA (South India Textile Research Association)

Professional experience

· 2021 onwards: Dr.-Ing. (Asst. Prof.) 

· 16.06.2013-10.09.2015: Lecturer and director of textile production research and innovation center

· 01.09.2012 – 15.06.2013: Managing of laboratories, research activities promoting and leading, leading staff members of the textile production center of competence in Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology (EiTEX), Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

· 01.09.2011 – 21.07.2012: Practical trainings trainer at textile factories, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Research Areas

· New methods of yarn production

· Environmentally sustainable cotton cultivation and production

· Developing, evaluating and reviewing standards on fibers, yarns and fabrics

· CAD/CAM applications in textiles

· Nonwoven and composite production

· Quality management and product development

· Technical textiles

· Smart Textiles

Language skill:

Amharic (Mother tongue), English (Very good) and German (Level B1.1)

Computer knowledge: 

Good skills of computer systems and application software (MS-DOS, Microsoft Word, Excel, IBM SPSS, Design Expert, MATLAB, AutoCAD, Origin, etc.