Expertise

Areas of Research

  • Food-Energy-Water Nexus
  • Water Footprint
  • Water Management
  • Water Scarcity Assessment

His research focuses on understanding the interactions between human and natural systems in determining the sustainability of freshwater resources. His specialties include water footprint assessment, water scarcity assessment, water management, crop water use modeling, spatial modeling and water for energy.

Degrees
PhD, University of Twente, The Netherlands, Water Engineering and Water Management, 2011
MS, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Infrastructure, Water and Environment, The Netherlands, Environmental Science and Technology, 2005
BA, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, Economics, 2003
MS, University of Oldenburg, Germany, Renewable Energy, 1994
BS, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, Chemical Engineering, 1989