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Curriculum Vitae 

Personal information                                                                                       

Surname /First name 

 

Bogale, Fekadu Mazengiaw 

Address 

Faculty of Chemical and Food  Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir 

Dar University, P.O. Box 26, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia 

Mobile no 

+251-0932-224900 

E-mail 

mazenfekadu@gmail.com  

Nationality  

Ethiopian 

Date of birth 

22/12/1995 

Gender 

Male 

       Position held 

 

 Lecturer at the Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University from March, 2024 up to now 

 Assistant Lecturer at the Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University from August 2019 up to March, 2024.

 

   Education 

 MSc in Environmental Engineering at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, January, 2021-March, 2024 

 BSc. in Chemical Engineering at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, October 2014 - July 2019. 

    On-job   

Trainings 

 Research training on the Valorization of Waste to Energy at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy, from February 2022 to June 2022 funded by Erasmus + ICM exchange mobility program

 Completion of the Higher Diploma Program (HDP) at Bahir Dar University from October 2019-June 2020 

 Completion of AuthorAID’s online courses focused on “Research and Proposal Writing in the Sciences” from 7th September to 1st November 2021 (eight weeks). 

 An internship practice at MOHA Soft Drink’s Share Company in Gondar, near Bahir Dar city; January 2018 - June 2018. And doing a project on the characterization of wastewater generated by the company. 

 Training on Facilitation skills, Foundational skills, Voluntarism, Networking, and Self-branding from February 23-26, 2023 organized by the BiT-career Development Center at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology. 

Languages 

 

 Amharic – Mother’s tongue 

  English -   B2 (Medium of Instruction) 

Professional memberships 

 Ethiopian Society of Chemical Engineers (ESChE) 

Research         

Interests 

  • Biological-Based Water and Wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery 
  • Bioremediation polluted sites 
  • Valorization of Waste to Energy and valuable products 
  • Biomass Energy development 
  • Environmental Impact Assessment 

Awards and honors 

 Having got academic awards from Bahir Dar Institute of Technology for appreciating a student that got a good performance in their education status among the batch students. 

  Accomplished and Ongoing 

Projects / Research 

  • Sequential anaerobic-aerobic biological treatment methods of Textile Industry wastewater (MSc thesis research) 
  • Valorization of industrial solid wastes to bioenergy through circular economy perspectives (research done at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
  • Production and Characterization of Wood Varnish from plastic wastes, Polystyrene (BSc thesis). 
  • Assessment of potential Biogas production in rural areas: Challenges and opportunities. 

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   Peer-reviewed published articles 

 

Aragaw TA, Bogale FM, Role of coagulation/flocculation as a pretreatment option to reduce colloidal/bio-colloidal fouling in a tertiary filtration of textile wastewater: A review and future outlooks. Frontiers in Environmental Science 11 (2023): 1142227.

https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1142227 

 

 

Aragaw TA, Bogale FM and Gessesse A (2022), Adaptive Response of Thermophiles to Redox 

Stress and Their Role in the Process of dye Degradation from Textile Industry Wastewater. Front. 

Physiol. 13:908370. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.908370 

 

 

Aragaw, T. A., Bogale, F. M. (2021) Biomass-based adsorbents for removal of dyes from wastewater: a review. Front. Environ. Sci., 9, 764958.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.764958 

 

 

T.A. Aragaw, F.M. Bogale, B.A. Aragaw, Iron-based nanoparticles in wastewater treatment: A review on synthesis methods, applications, and removal mechanisms, J. Saudi Chem. Soc. 25 

(2021)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscs.2021.101280 

    Computer programming skills 

 

Computer skills in the area of Latex document preparation, MS Windows, MS word processing, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.   

 

 

Mendeley referencing system, MATLAB, Aspen HYSYS, and SPSS software 

   Social skills and competences 

 

Good teamwork spirit with different people of varied ideologies, cultures, and values and good communication skills gained through my experience in different national relationships 

 

 

Good hardworking habits and Responsible and do things following a time plan. 

Other Experiences 

and skills 

 

 

Participated in different volunteer works during my primary education and undergraduate studies, (Example studying academic subjects with friends, street children, and lower-grade students) 

 

 

Love to travel and experience different cultures. 

 

 

Love to travel to monasteries, historical places, and museums 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References 

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2. 

Prof. Mulugeta Admasu Delele   

Scientific Director, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University 

Professor of Bio-system Engineering at the Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering 

Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia 

Email: muluadmasdel@gmail.com 

Phone: +251903123125 

Belay Tefera (Ph.D.) 

Dean of Students, Bahir Dar University 

Assist. Professor, Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering 

Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia 

Email: belaytefy@gmail.com 

Phone: +251911419372 

 

3. 

Tadele Assefa Aragaw (Ph.D. Candidate) 

Lecturer, Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering 

Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Email: taaaad82@gmail.com 

 Phone: +251918225543 

I hereby declare that the information furnished above is correct to the best of my knowledge Signature as: Fekadu Mazengiaw Bogale 05/04/2024