Ashebir Sewale Belay(Ph.D.) 

Specialization: Hydrogeology, Geoinformation

Email: ashebir.sewale@bdu.edu.et ,ashebir1439@gmail.com 

Phone:+251929133515

P.O.Box: 79

Zenzelima Campus, 

Office No.:156

Bahir Dar University

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

• Education :

•  Ph.D.: In Geology (Investigation of Hydro-Systems in Data scarce regions: a case of Beles Basin Ethiopia), Gent University, Belgium
   MSc.2: Environmental Geology, specialization in Hydrogeology and Pollution, University Of Oslo, Norway
   MSc.1: Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (Earth Resource exploration) University Of Twente, The Netherlands
   BSc: Applied Geology, Mekelle University, Ethiopia

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• Research Interests:

•  Groundwater surface water interaction.
   Groundwater flow systems
   Water chemistry and Isotope characterization
   Climate change and Groundwater
   Remote Sensing Hydrology.
   Geological mapping and mineral exploration

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• Teaching Areas:

  • Hydrogeology and Hydrochemistry,
     GIS & Remote Sensing,
     Structural Geology ,
     Mineral Exploration

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• Professional Experience:

•  12. 2022 – NOW Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, Assistant Professor
   11. 2014 – 10. 2017 Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, Lecturer
   06. 2010 – 09. 2011 Open College Mekelle, Ethiopia Par time lecturer
   04. 2010 – 09. 2011 Mekelle University, Ethiopia Lecturer
   05.2007 – 08.2008 Mekelle University, Ethiopia Assistant Lecturer

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• Awards & Achievements :

•  Student grant award to attend 27th IUGG General Assembly 2019, by the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics ( IUGG )
   Ph.D. scholarship by Belgian Government VLIR-UOS scholarship.
   QUTA scholarship MSc. Study by Norwegian Government.
   Erasmus Mundus scholarship MSc. Study by European Union
   Honors Distinction in recognition upon completion of BSc study by Mekelle University

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• Projects & Grants 

•  Project member of Integrated geoscientific studies of Lake Tana basin, Upper Blue Nile, Ethiopia: A comprehensive investigation on Geology, structural setting and associated geological resources. (2024--), BDU Mega project
   Project member of Geological mapping and Resource exploration at Kafeta-Humera Woreda.” Grants for Scientific Research, Amhara region Mineral development office. 2024 – 2015 ongoing.
   Project member of ’’ Baseline Probabilistic Climate Risk Assessment Information – A Foundation for Scaling Up Smallholder Agriculture Adaptation through Insurance’’ sponsored by Climate Adaptation Research Program(CARP)2023-2024
   Project Member ‘’Shallow groundwater and its sustainable use for safe water supply and irrigation in rural communities of the lake Tana basin’’ short Initiative (SI) project of VLIR-UOS bilateral: Ghent University – Bahir Dar University) 2022-2024.
   Principal Investigator “ Water Balance of Beles Basin“ A Ph.D. research by Inter-university Cooperation (IUC) between Bahir Dar University and Belgian Universities, sponsored by Belgian Flemish government VLIR-UOS. 2017 –2022.
   Project Member:Climate Resilient Green Economy research in northwest Ethiopia, Sub-Project: Hydro(geo)logy, Funded by: Inter-University (IUC) VLIR-
• UOS Belgian Government . 2017 – 2027
   Co-investigator “ Sustainability of groundwater exploitation in changing
  environment», in the framework of the North-South-South (NSS) cooperation
  program of Belgian flemish government VLIR-UOS. 2016 – 2018.
   Co-investigator “ Hydrogeological Investigation of Tana Basin“ Tana Geo-Hydro
  Team project Bahir Dar University sponsored by Belgian Flemish government
  VLIR-UOS. 2015 – 2019.
•  Principal Investigator(project coordinator) “Geological mapping and Resource
  exploration at Wadla, Delanta, Meket, Dawunt and Gidan Woredas.” Grants for
  Scientific Research, Amhara region Mineral development office. 2016 - 2017.

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• Links: 

• Google Scholar

• ResearchGate

• ORCID

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