1. Menen Asmamaw Tiruneh

• Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
• Position/Status; Lecturer 
• E-mail Address; menenac209@gmail.com 
• Institutional E-mail; Menen.Asemamaw@bdu.edu.et 
• Phone; +251- 0913855464

2. Biography

3. Education

• Education Master of Arts in Geography and Environmental Studies 

Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

Graduated: August 25, 2022 

Honors: Best Project Award, CGPA: 4.00 

• Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Environmental Studies 

Debre Markos University, Ethiopia 

Graduated: August 31, 2021 

 Honors: CGPA: 3.49

4. Awards and Honors

• Best Project Award of the university 

5. Teaching Experience 

Lecturer

• Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia | October 2022 – Present
• School Manager (Owner)
• Burayu, Addis Ababa Special Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia | September 2013 – July 2020

Teacher

• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | September 2011 – June 2013
• Bure Zuria, Amhara Region, Ethiopia | August 2006 – July 2011

6. Research interests

• Climate change, Natural Resource management, Hydrology

Research Skills 

• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 
• Quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis
• Statistical analysis using STATA and SPSS 
• Mathematical modeling 
• Qualitative interviewing techniques
• Application of scientific theory to data

7. Research projects since joining BDU

• Wetland dynamics, Its Impact on the of Ecosystem Services Values, and Management Practices in the Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve

8. Publications

• Journal articles
• Asmamaw, M., & Debie, E. (2023). Characterizing groundwater quality for a safe supply of water using WQI and GIS in Bahir Dar city, northwest Ethiopia. Water Practice and Technology, 18(4), 859-883.