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Conversation with Endeshaw Hailu Mengistu
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Endeshaw Hailu Mengistu
An Engineer at Micron Technology in Boise,
Idaho. Currently he works on research and development of NAND Flash devices and DRAM Modules technologies. Before joining Micron Endeshaw worked
at IBM and at Halo LSI. EPS-NA would like to thank Endeshaw for taking time to share his Physics/life experience.
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Conversation with Dr. Hailemariam Ambaye
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Dr. Hailemariam Ambaye
A staff scientist at the Spallation Nneutron Ssource (SNS): the world's brightest source of neutrons, the Oak Ridge national lab. EPS-NA had a conversation with Dr Hailemariam Ambaye
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Ethiopian Physicist Dr. Mesfin Tsige earned NSF grant to boost solar cell efficiency
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Dr. Mesfin Tsige
EPS-NA congratulates Dr. Mesfin Tsige, assistant professor of physics in the College of Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, for receiving the prestigious NSF CAREER grant to improve solar cell efficiency. This is a ground breaking research and great hope for developing countries like Ethiopia, which happens to have "13 months of Sunshine". In conversation with EPS-NA Dr. Mesfine expressed his hope that within a decade more efficient, smaller and cheaper solar cell could be available to harvest solar energy throughout the year. Dr. Mesfin is also an adjunct professor of physics at the Department of Physics, Addis Ababa University. He is the founding and active member of EPS-NA. See the links below for full story....(Photo by Tim Crosby, courtesy of SIU)
SIUC News
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Conversation with Dr. Mulugeta Bekele
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Dr. Mulugeta Bekele
Dr. Mulugeta Bekele is an Associate Professor of Physics at the Department of Physics, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. He has been working in the Department since 1970 except during the period of his leaves for his masters and doctoral degrees and his prison years for about seven years during the military regime led by Colonel Mengistu. He was Lecturer and Assistant Professor up to 2002. He served as Department Head for about one and a half years starting from August 1999 and once again from December 2003 till December 2005. During the past eleven years he has advised successfully twenty students for their masters theses and currently six PhD students are being advised under his supervision.
Dr Mulugeta is a founding member and the first president of the Ethiopian Physical Society (EPS), which was founded in October 1998. He is a Senior Associate Member of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics,Trieste, ITALY for six years since May 1999. He has published, along with his students, numerous papers on Physical Review and other reputable Physics journals here in USA and Europe. We invite you to read his words...
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Dr. Sossina Haile opens her lectures to the world
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Professor Sossina M. Haile, Prof. of Mat. Sci. and of Chem. Eng.,
California Institute of Technology.http://addis.caltech.edu |
Dr. Sossina Haile, from Caltech, opens her
lectures from her course entitled "Solid State Electrochemistry for
Energy Storage and Conversion" for students and researchers around the
world. Dr. Sossina, a world leader in the field, states "I do hope
the lectures are useful to folks around the world. That would be my
true pleasure."
Click here for the course website.
Click here to link to the lectures.
In 2008 Professor Sossina
received a new special NSF recognition “for her timely and transformative research in
the energy field and her dedication to inclusive mentoring, education and outreach across many levels
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Conversation with Dr. Fesseha Kassahun
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Dr. Fesseha Kassahun is an Associate Professor of Physics at the Department of Physics, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. He is one of the few Physicists at early times obtained his PhD and decided to go home and serve his country. He has headed the department multiple times for several years and was a key participant in the formation of Ethiopian Physical Society in 1998. He taught several courses ranging from junior undergraduate to PhD candidates. He successfully advised two PhD and more than 20 MSc research projects. Currently Dr. Fesseha is advising six PhD research projects. He has published numerous papers on Physical Review and other reputable Physics journals. Dr Fesseha wrote two books with Lulu publication (Fundamentals Of Quantum Mechanics and Fundamentals of Quantum Optics ).
Most of his students agree that he has a unique ability in explaining complicated physical phenomena to his students in a simple and understandable way. He as many of his Physicist collogues, has a unique perspective on the question of "Intelligent Design". EPS-NA had a conversation with him
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National Conference on EAS
National Conference on the Establishment of Ethiopian Academy of Sciences to be held at the United Nations Conference Center (ECA) on February 13, 2009, Addis Ababa Ethiopia. EPS-NA congratulates members of the Adhoc Committee for the Establishment of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences (EAS), for their tireless effort in making this conference possible.
Conference Program EAS Feburary 13, 2009 >>
Information Booklet- Academy of Sciences - Organization and structures >>
EPS-NA Interim Report
On January 26, 2009, the EPS-NA executive committee released an interim report by reviewing the activities of the committee and the society since its formation August 2008. read full report >>
Addis Ababa University Employing Adjunct Professors
In connection with the expansion of graduate programs in various
departments AAU Graduate Studies and Research Office has finalized a
hiring procedure for Adjunct professor and visiting Scholars.
This is a great opportunity for qualified scholars to bring their
expertise and make a difference. Department of Physics, in particular
encourages qualified scholars to apply for the position. read full provisions >>
Brief Report of EPS-NA First Formative Meeting
On Saturday August 2, 2008, Ethiopian physicists from across the USA met at
the American Physics Society (APS) headquarter, One Physics Eclipse, College Park, MD 20740, for the first organizational meeting of the Ethiopian Physics Society-North America (EPS-NA)...more >>
Project Proposal for the Establishment of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences
Scholars and academicians have completed initial discussions of a new type of organization in
Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences (EAS) and formed an ad-hoc committee to
spearhead the formation process. The vision of EAS shall be to see scientific culture developed
and the life of the people of Ethiopia improved with the application of scientific methods to solve
social, economic and environmental problems ...more >>
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