Esubalew Dessie Tegaw (PhD, Assistant Professor)

Department of Textile Engineering

Phone: +251910971919

Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

Educational Background

¨ Doctor of Philosophy in Textile Technology: Collaboration between Bahir Dar University and Donghua University, 2018/2022.

¨ Master of science in Textile Technology, Bahir Dar university: Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 2011/2012.

¨ Bachelor of science in Textile engineering: Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 2003 /2007.

¨ Advanced diplomat in Textile technology: Bahir Dar Polytechnic Institute, 20/9/1989-25/8/1992 .

Other certificates

· Entrepreneurship training

· ProNet Entrepreneurship training

· Transformational leadership in the changing world

· Project proposal preparation and writing

· Auditor /Lead Auditor/Quality manager for quality management system ISO 9001:2000

Awards and Honors

· Technology Transfer: Fabrication of Esu Flying Hand Loom

· Patent on Handloom device

· Recognition certificate and Medal, my Prime Minister Research award

· Design modification of the hand loom

Work experience

¨ 2023 up to date: Assistant Professor (PhD), Lecturer, and researcher

¨ 2012-2018: Lecturer, Teaching courses: Weaving, woven fabric Structure and design, spinning, textile testing, and knitting courses for undergraduate students, guiding research work for undergraduate students, and maintaining the lab equipment.\

¨ 26/09/2007-6/03/2012: Assistant Lecturer, Teaching courses: Weaving, woven fabric, Structure and design, Spinning, textile testing, and knitting course for undergraduate students, guiding research work for undergraduate students, and maintaining the lab equipment.

¨ 08/10/2002-24/09/2007: Demonstrate a practical course, guiding research work for undergraduate students and maintaining the lab equipment

¨ 13/08/1998 - 07/10/2002: Junior Mechanic, Mechanic, Senior mechanic, Production foreman, Planned maintenance management and production foreman, Bahir Dar Textile Share company.

¨ 8/06/1994-12/08/1998: Administration head, market expert and administrator, Administration of personnel, Management of finance. Market expert, Administrator for vocational training center (Debre Tabor).

Administrative experience

· March 2017: Vice dean, Distance and continuing education, Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology.

· 2016-2018: Student's service director (Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology), Bahir Dar University.

· 2014-2015: Institute industry linkage office, Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology.

8/06/1994-12/08/1998: Administrator, Debre Tabor Vocational Training Center.

Main activities and responsibilities

·Teaching Bsc and Postgraduate courses.

·Evaluating Postgraduate students as jury

·Involved in research and community service work

·Microsoft office (Word, Power point, Excel), Design Expert, ANSYS, MATLAB

List of research and review articles

1. Esubalew Dessie, Tamrat Tesfaye, Rotich Kipchirchir Gideon, Melkie Getnet Tadesse and Yiping Qiu. 2022. The influence of location along the pseudo-stem on enset fiber physio-mechanical properties: Application of weibull distribution statistics. Applied Sciences, 12(14), 7323. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12147323

2. Esubalew Dessie, Liu Fanxizi, Tamrat Tesfaye, Rotich Kipchirchir Gideon, Adane Dagnaw Gudayua & Yiping Qiu., 2021. Effect of silane treatment on tensile strength, moisture absorption and thermal property of unidirectional woven mat enset fibers reinforced PP composite. Composite Interfaces, 29(7), 795-815. https://doi.org/10.1080/09276440.2021.2015151

3. Esubalew Dessie, Qiu Yiping, Tamrat Tesfaye, Rotich Kipchirchir Gideon & Liu, 2021. Effect of surface treatment on the mechanical performance of unidirectional enset fiber reinforced PP composite. Journal of Natural Fibers, 19(14), 9111-9124. https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2021.1982441

4. Esubalew Dessie, Liu Fanxizi, Tamrat Tesfaye, Rotich Kipchirchir Gideon, & Yiping Qiu., 2022. The effect of fibre position and gauge lengths of enset fiber in the plant leaf sheath on the physical and mechanical properties of the enset fibers: Application of statistics; 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2022.2150742

List of conference proceedings, book chapter and book editing

1. Esubalew Dessie, Yiping Qiu. (2021). “Effect of the location of the enset fiber within the plant sheath on its physical and mechanical properties." 2021 Sino-Africa International Symposium on textile and apparel and Sino-Africa Cultural Exchange Forum, Donghua University, Shanghai, China, MOI university ELDORETR Kenya, NOV.5th-7th,2021.

2. Esubalew Dessie, Yiping Qiu. (2020). "Effect of chemical treatments on mechanical properties of unidirectional enset fiber reinforced PP composites." The 6th Sino-Africa International Symposium on Textile and Apparel, Donghua University, Shanghai, China, MOI University, August 12th-14th,2020.

3. XIE Yilin1,Wu Xiaojun3,TESSEMA Shimelis Adugna4,TEGAW Esubalew Dessie4,DING, Xuemei1,2* SWOT Analysis of the E-Commerce Development for Personal Protective Textile Products in Ethiopia, 3 International Cultural Exchange School, Donghua

University, Shanghai, China

4. Esubalew Dessie, 2012, Design and fabrication of Highly Traditional Hand loom the international conference on cotton, textile, and apparel value chain in Africa”

June 1-2,2012

Projects, collaborations, community and professional service and participation in university affairs

Research project

(2021 “Belt and Road” International Science Organization Collaboration Platform Development Project) with China Association for Science and Technology-Belt and rod plate form, China-Africa

Training module preparation, Adult Supplemental weaving work Skills Module preparation by Ministry of Education, 1/09/2022-30/07/2023.