Mr. Mehari Woldemariam (Lecturer)

Department: Textile Engineering

Phone: +251 912 352 167

Email: mewedeja@gmail.com

P.O. Box: 1037

Working Experience

¨Currently, I am a lecturer and researcher at Bahir Dar University.

Course Manager at Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology.

PhD student at Gent University, Belgium.

Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering.

¨ 2017 – 2020: Research Center Director, Bahir Dar University.

Curriculum review and Academic standards preparation. Conducting, promoting, and coordinating research, publications, and dissemination. Organizing conferences, seminars, and symposia. Planning and administration of the Research and Innovation Center’s annual plan and budget.

¨2014 – 2017: Lecturer, Bahir Dar University.

Delivering Fundamental Energy Courses

¨2005 – 2014: Production Department Head, Kombolcha Textile S.C.

Manage all production-related technical activities in different divisions, prepare production plans, evaluate daily performances, and plan annual input requirements.

Postgraduate Study

• 2012 – 2014: Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Engineering, Bahir Dar University.

Focus: Advancements in sustainable energy and fluid mechanics.

Master Theses: 

Analysis on the viability of power regeneration from textile industry air exhaust fan (case of Kombolcha Textile s.c).

2001 – 2005 Bachelor of Science In Textile Engineering, Bahir Dar University. Focus: Textile Industries.

Languages: Amharic, Oromifa, and English.

Soft Skills: Python, Solid work, Microsoft Office, Latex, and Zotero.

Publications

¨2022: Ethiopian energy consumption forecast, Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology, https://doi.org/10.22581/muet1982.2204.04. 

¨ 2020:  energy analysis in rural Ethiopia eastern Amhara households, MRS Energy and Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1557/mre.2020.41 

¨ 2019:  Assessment of trend and determinant factors for household energy utilization choice in urban areas of Ethiopia: case of eastern Amhara, Journal of Energy Management and Technology (JEMT), https://dx.doi.org/10.22109/jemt.2019.176291.1166

¨ 2014: Energy recovery from exhaust air of textile industry, International Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, doi: 10.11648/j.ijrse.20140304.12

Extra-Curricular Activities

Reading spiritual and historical books

Relaxing: Watching football matches and playing chess, visiting historic heritages