EDUCATION
Ø B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia 2001
Ø M.Sc , Process Engineering, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 2004
Ø M.Sc Chemical and Process Engineering, Rovira I Virgil University, Spain, 2007
Ø PhD, Chemical, Environmental Process Engineering, Rovira I Virgil University, Spain, 2011
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Ø Associate Professor, Full time, Department of Chemical Engineering, 2017-Present
Ø Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, 2011-2017
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Ø October 2020 – to Date, Project Manager, Africa Center of Excellence for Water Management, Addis Ababa University
Ø PI of a research project on Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Post-harvest Loss Reduction on Solar Grain Drying Research 2014 –Present
Ø Co-PI for project on Development of a Microgrid Research center in Ethiopia to Support USAID’s Power Africa Program, 2014 -2017.
Ø Project advisor for Tana Pulp and Paper Factor, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia 2011–Present
INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Ø September 2016 – to Date, Head of Chemical Analysis and Material Characterization Research Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering
Ø June 2019v- June 2020, Director for Physical Projects and Consultancy Service Office, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University
Ø Scientific Director (Vice president) for the Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, 2013- 2018.
Ø Dean for research, postgraduate studies and Community Service in Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, 2011 – 2013.
SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
Ø Ethiopian Society of Chemical Engineers
PRINCIPAL PUBLICATIONS IN LAST FIVE YEARS Journals:
Ø Fitfety M. Teshager, Nigus G. Habtu, Kibret Mequanint; 2022; A systematic study of cellulose-reactive anionic dye removal using a sustainable bioadsorbent; Chemosphere
Ø Befkadu Ayalkie Gizaw, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu; 2022; Catalytic wet air oxidation of azo dye (Reactive red 2) over copper oxide loaded activated carbon catalyst; Journal of Water Process Engineering
Ø Pranshu Bhatia, Shinichi Akizuki, Masatoshi Kishi, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Solomon Addisu Legasse ; 2022; Biomethane from microalgae", 3rd Generation Biofuels (accepted) - Disruptive Technologies to Enable Commercial Production – Book chapter (23)
Ø Ababay Ketema Worku, Delele Worku Ayele, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Bimrew Tamrat Admasu, Getu Alemayehu, Biniyam Zemene Taye, and Temesgen Atnafu Yemata; 2022; Energy Storage Technologies; Recent Advances, Challenges, and Prospectives; Book chapter in Planning of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Electric Vehicles and Microgrid; Springer
Ø Tsegahun Mekonnen Zewdie, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Abhishek Dutta Bart Van der Bruggen; 2022; Flat sheet metakaolin ceramic membrane for water desalination via direct contact membrane distillation; Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination; 12(1)
Ø Yalew Woldeamanuel Sitotaw, Nigus G. Habtu, Tom Van Gerven; 2022; Intensification of low concentration alkaline pretreatment with planetary ball milling for effcient enzymatic saccharifcation of enset fiber (Ensete ventricosum); Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery;12(1)
Ø Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Ababay Ketema Worku, Delele Worku Ayele, Minbale Admas Teshager, Zerihun Getahun Workineh; 2021; Facile Preparation and Electrochemical Investigations of Copper-Ion Doped α-MnO2 Nanoparticles; (Book chapter) 9th EAI International Conference on Advancements of Science and Technology, August 27-29; Bair Dar, Ethiopia
Ø Eshetu Getahun, Nigus Gabbiye*, Mulugeta A. Delele, Solomon W. Fanta, Maarten Vanierschot; 2021; Two-Stage Solar Tunnel Chili Drying: Drying Characteristics, Performance, Product Quality, and Carbon Footprint Analysis; Solar Energy; Volume 230; Pp-79 - 90
Ø Agegnehu Alemu, Nigus Gabbiye and Brook Lemm; 2021; Evaluation of Tannery Wastewater Treatment by Integrating Vesicular Basalt with Local Plant Species in a Constructed Wetland System; Frontiers in Environmental Science; Volume 9
Ø Ababay Ketema Worku, Delele Worku Ayele, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu*, Temesgen Atnafu Yemata; 2021; Engineering Co3O4/MnO2 nanocomposite materials for oxygen reduction Electrocatalysis; Heliyon;
Ø Jemal Beshir Belay, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu*, Venkata Ramayya Ancha, Ali Seid Hussen; 2021; Alkaline hydrogen peroxide pretreatment of cladodes of cactus (opuntiaficus-indica) for biogas production; Heliyon;(7): page 1 -7
Ø Yalew Woldeamanuel Sitotaw, Nigus G. Habtu, Abaynesh Yihdego Gebreyohannes, Suzana P. Nunes & Tom Van Gerven; 2021; Ball milling as an important pretreatment technique in lignocellulose biorefineries: a review; Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery:
Ø Dargie Halei, Nigus Gabbiye; 2021; The applications of Canadian water quality index for ground and surface water quality assessments of Chilanchil Abay watershed: The case of Bahir Dar city waste disposal site; Water Science & Technology Water Supply
Ø Ababay Ketema Worku, Delele Worku Ayele, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu*; 2021; Influence of nickel doping on MnO2 nanoflowers as electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction; Journal of SN Applied Sciences; V-3; 764
Ø Kassa Wudineh Liyew, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Yoann Louvet, Dawit Diriba Guta, Ulrike Jordan; 2021; Technical design, costs, and greenhouse gas emissions of solar Injera baking stoves; Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews; V-149; pp-111392
Ø Ababay Ketema Worku, Delele Worku Ayele , Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Minbale Admas Teshager, and Zerihun Getahun Workineh; 2021; Enhancing oxygen reduction reaction activity of ε-MnO2 nanoparticles via iron doping; Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
Ø Dargie Halei, Nigus Gabbiye; 2021; Groundwater Quality Assessment of Chilanchil Abay Watershed: the Case of Bahir-Dar City Waste Disposal Site; Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management; Volume 29 Issue 2: 123–134
Ø Ababay Ketema Worku , Delele Worku Ayele, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu , Minbale Admas Teshager, and Zerihun Getahun Workineh ; 2021; Recent progress in MnO2-Based Oxygen Electrocatalysts for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries; Materials Today Sustainability
Ø Eshetu Getahun, Mulugeta A Delele, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Solomon Workneh Fanta, Maarten Vanierschot; 2021; Importance of integrated CFD and product quality modeling of solar dryers for fruits and vegetables: A review: Solar Energy; 220, 88 - 110
Ø Tsegahun Mekonnen Zewdie, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Abhishek Dutta and Bart Van der Bruggen; 2020; Solar-assisted membrane technology for water purification: a review; Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination.
Ø Ababay Ketema. Worku, Delele Worku. Ayele, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu; 2021; Recent advances and future perspectives in engineering of bifunctional electrocatalysts for rechargeable zince-air batteries; Material Today Advance; Volume 6; pp 1-19
Ø Abebe Reda Woldu, Delele Worku Ayele, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Yeshitila Asteraye Tsigie; 2020; Anthocyanin components for dye-sensitized solar cells extracted from Teclea Shimperi fruit as light-harvesting materials; Material science for energy technology; volume 3, pp 889–895
Ø Eshetu Getahun, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Mulugeta A Delele, Solomon Workneh Fanta, Mekonnen Gebreslasie Gebrehiwot , Maarten Vanierschot; 2020; Effect of maturity on the moisture sorption isotherm of chili pepper (Mareko Fana variety); Heliyon, volume 6(8)
Ø Moges Admasie Mengstie and Nigus Gabbiye Habtu; 2020; Synthesis and Characterization of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Corncob Using Solid Sulfonated Carbon Catalyst; International Journal of Chemical Engineering ttps://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8886361
Ø Aynadis M. Asemu, Nigus G. Habtu, Mulugeta A. Delele, Bhadriraju Subramanyam, Sajid Alavi; 2020; Effects of Grain Drying Methods on Post-Harvest Insect Infestation and Physicochemical Characteristics of Maize Grain; Journal of Food Process Engineering;
Ø Agegnehu Alemu, Nigus Gabbiye and Brook Lemma; 2020; Application of Integrated Local Plant Species and Vesicular Basalt Rock for the Treatment of Chromium in Tannery
Book Chapter
Ø Habtu, Nibus Gabbiiye, Worku, Ababay Ketema, Ayele, Delele.Worku . 2021; Facile preparation and electrochemical investigations of copper-ion doped α-MnO2 nanoparticle (Oral Presentation); 9th EAI International Conference on Advancements of Science and Technology, August 27-29; Bair Dar, Ethiopia
Ø Gemechu Kassaye, Fikru Temesgen, Nigus Gabbiye; 2021; Correlation of UV Assisted Fenton Process and Fenton Process for Removal of Reactive Red 2(RR2) Dye Color from Wastewater; (Oral Presentation); 9th EAI International Conference on Advancements of Science and Technology, August 27-29; Bair Dar, Ethiopia
Ø Dargie Haile, Nigus Gabbiye; 2021; Assessment of Nutrients and Heavy Metals in the Groundwater and Surface Water in the Zeber Watershed: The Case of the Bahir - Dar City Waste Disposal Site; (Oral Presentation); 9th EAI International Conference on Advancements of Science and Technology, August 27-29; Bair Dar, Ethiopia
Ø Tsegahun Mekonnen Zewdie, Nigus Gabbiye Habtu, Abhishek Dutta, and Bart Van der Bruggen; Fabrication and Characterization of Metakaolin Based Flat Sheet Membrane for Membrane Distillation; Book chapter of the 7th EAI International Conference on Advances of Science and Technology, ICAST 2019; Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, August 2–4, 2019
Ø Mequanint Demeke and Nigus Gabbiye; Organic Biofertilizer from BreweryWastewater Sludges via Aerobic Composting Process; Book chapter of the 7th EAI International Conference on Advances of Science and Technology, ICAST 2019; Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, August 2–4, 2019
Ø Chirotaw Getem and Nigus Gabbiye; Synthesis and Characterization of β–Wollastonite from Limestone and Rice Husk as Reinforcement Filler for Clay Based Ceramic Tiles Book chapter of the 7th EAI International Conference on Advances of Science and Technology, ICAST 2019; Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, August 2–4, 2019
Ø Eshetu Getahun, Maarten Vanierschot, Nigus Gabbiye, Mulugeta A. Delele, Solomon Workneh, and Mekonnen Gebreslasie; Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Red Chili Solar Cabinet Dryer; Book chapter of the 7th EAI International Conference on Advances of Science and Technology, ICAST 2019; Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, August 2–4, 2019
Ø Feleke K. Sishu, Elsabeth K. Thegaye, Petra Schmitter3, Nigus G. Habtu, Seifu A. Tilahun, and Tammo . Steenhuis; Endosulfan Pesticide Dissipation and Residue Levels in Khat and Onion in a Sub-humid Region of Ethiopia; Book chapter of the 7th EAI International Conference on Advances of Science and Technology, ICAST 2019; Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, August 2–4, 2019
Professional Development/ Training
Ø Scientific and Statistical Data Analysis Tools using R- Statistical software, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Ø Higher Education Leadership and Management, Osnabruck, Germany
Ø Food Extrusion Applications for Food Security, United States of America (USA)
HONORS AND AWARDS
Ø Three-month scholarship for European mentioned doctorate from Ministry of education of Spain, June- September 2010
Ø Third prize of the Scholastic award of the year 2000/2001 from the Ethiopian Society of Chemical Engineers.
