Mr. Zelalem Masresha has successfully defended his PhD dissertation in Mechanical with a Specialization in Thermal Engineering under the Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University (BiT-BDU). His research, titled “Rock Bed Thermal Energy Storage for Coffee Cherry Drying: Drying Kinetics and Performance Evaluation,” was conducted under the supervision of Prof. Nigus Gabbiye and Dr. Bimrew Tamirat, both from BiT-BDU.