Dean, Faculty of Water Supply and Environmental Engineering

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Name: Zelalem Abera Angello (PhD)

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Educational background

• PhD in Water Management from the University of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
• Msc. in Hydraulic Engineering from Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• BSc. in Water Supply and Environmental Engineering from Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.

Administrative background

• Dean, faculty of water supply and Environmental Engineering from March 2023 till now
• Officer, University-Industry Linkage and Technology Transfer, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

Area of interest

• Urban and rural water supply and sanitation
• River water pollution and remediation
• Wastewater management and engineering

Faculty of Water Supply and Environmental Engineering

Water supply and Environmental Engineering Department has been offering B.Sc. and Msc programs since 2004. Following the reestablishment of Arba Minch Water Technology Institute in 2017, renamed as faculty of Water supply and Environmental Engineering. Presently, the faculty offers one BSc program, one MSc program, and two Ph.D. programs.

The faculty has 56 staff with Associate professor, Assistant professor, lecturer and Technical Assistant academic rank.

Academic programs

Under graduate (BSc)

• Water Supply and Environmental Engineering

Postgraduate (MSc)

• Water Supply and Sanitation Engineering

Post graduate (Ph.D.)

• Water and Environmental Engineering
• Water Supply and Sanitary Engineering

Infrastructures

· Water quality laboratory

·Air quality laboratory

·Wastewater quality laboratory

·Environmental Engineering laboratory

Chair system in the faculty;

1.Water supply and Treatment Chair

Head, Mrs. Samirawit Dereje

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2.Wastewater and Solid Waste Engineering Chair

Head, Daniel Getachew

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3.Environmental Engineering Chair

Head, Mrs. Rediet Sisay

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 contact address

Name:Aweke Genene Tsegaye

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Chair Heads

Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering has three chair Heads, who can manage and implement academic and research works at undergraduate and postgraduate studies. All chair head are accountable for the faculty dean.

1. Engineering Hydrology Chair Head

2. Irrigation and drainage Chair Head

3.Water Resources Management Chair head

Objective of the Program

At undergraduate level, this program is aimed at training manpower required for the realization of the use of country’s massive water resources potential. Well-qualified Water Resources and Irrigation Engineers will be produced through this program who can actively be engaged in the planning, design, development and management of water resources projects.

At postgraduate level, the program aimed to train a well-qualified potential expertise and researchers for the development of water resources potential in the area of Irrigation and Drainage, Hydrology and Ground water for the country as well as for international community.

Post Graduate Programs given in the faculty

Some of the Academic Staff Research Area of Interest

Laboratories and Demonstration Areas

Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering faculty have one computer lab for practice of software, two experimental labs for experimental works on the site as well as in the laboratory and one demonstration farm for the students of undergraduate and graduate programs.

Community Services

Faculty can participate and professionally perform community works and services in different water resources and irrigation projects phases along the project cycle, including the following:

§ Identification of water resources and irrigation problems of existing infrastructure and elaboration of technically and economically feasible concepts for their solution:

§-site surveys, pre feasible and detail designs specifications of irrigation and water resources projects

§ Preparation of bills of quantities and construction documents

§ Assistance in the tender process and contract administration

§ Construction supervision, control and approval of contractors’ documents and settlement of claims and disputes

§ Operation, management and long-term quality control of water infrastructure

§ Training of operational technical staff

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Current Dean, Faculty of Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering

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Name: Abebe Temesgen Ayalew

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Educational background

• MSc in Hydraulic Engineering
• Sc. in Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering

Work experience

• Assistant Professor, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia, 18/02/2022 – Present
• Lecturer, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia, 15/12/2017 – 23/03/2021
• lecturer, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia, 01/10/2014 – 15/12/2017

Publications: More than 10 publications on reputed and peer-reviewed journals

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Research interest

Hydraulic engineering, Hydrological modelling, Water resources engineering, Watershed management, Renewable energy

Faculty of Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering

Ethiopia is highly endowed with substantial amounts of water resources potential; approximately 122BMC surface water and 40BMC groundwater (BMC = Billion Meter Cube). However, the contribution of these resources to socio-economic development of the country has been very low. One of the main reasons is lack of capacity in terms of trained manpower. Thus, in order to at least minimize the lack of skilled professionals and water engineers, the former Arba Minch Water Technology Institute (AWTI) was established in September 1986. The Faculty of Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering is one of the very few senior faculties initially established as a Department of Hydraulic Engineering under this institute.

The faculty, in its 18 years of service, has trained a number of professionals which are contributing significantly to the socio-economic development of the country in water and related sectors at different capacities. Up to its transformation to the Department of Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering, the faculty has graduated many students at degree, advanced diploma and diploma level. To build its capacity, the faculty has benefited from the strong link to some of the German Universities (Siegen and Dresden University as well as Free University of Berlin) which was supported by a long term project (1986-2007) called ‘GTZ support to AWTI’ funded by the German Government. Among the 2 M.Sc. programmes launched in the institute in  2002, Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering is the first M.Sc. program in the faculty.

After 18 years of teaching and research experiences, the Institute was transformed and officially inaugurated to full-fledged University. In 2004, the University expanded the programs into MSc level. The first ever two programs were MSc in Irrigation Engineering and in Hydraulics/Hydropower Engineering. In 2006, Hydrology and Water Resources Management and in 2007 Meteorology Science were launched at M.Sc. level. Likewise, the recently launched MSc in Dam Engineering program can be considered a great success as the country is currently building so many hydropower, irrigation and water supply dams. Following the re-establishment of Water Technology Institute and a number of programs run under the department, the department was renamed as a Faculty of Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering in September 2018.

Currently, the faculty has been actively running one Ph.D., 4 M.Sc. and one B.Sc. programs.

Academic Programs

Under graduate (BSc)

· Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering

Post graduate (MSc)

· Hydraulic Engineering

· Hydropower Engineering

· Sustainable Water Resources Engineering and

<Dam Engineering

Post graduate (Ph.D.)

· Hydraulic Engineering

Infrastructures

· Laboratory of Hydraulics Engineering

· Laboratory of Power Engineering

· Irrigation demo farm

Chair system in the faculty;

1. Hydraulics Engineering

Head, Mr. Abebe Temesgen Ayalew

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2. Hydraulic Structure

Head, Mr. Abera Ermias Koshuma

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3.Hydropower Engineering

Head, Mr. Yonas Berhane

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