Plant Project

Curriculum vitae

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E-mail: *******@*****.***

Education

****-****: MSc candidate in Soil Science, Hawassa University College

of Agriculture, SNNP, Ethiopia

2003-2006: BSc in Plant Science, Hawassa University College of

Agriculture, SNNP, Ethiopia

1998-2002: ESLCE, Certificate, Shambu Senior Secondary High School,

Oromia, Ethiopia

1988-1997: Regional Exam, Dado Sire Budo, Oromia, Ethiopia

Work Experience

Professional

. June, 2011- September, 2012: Research Assistant, Hawassa University &

University of Saskatchewan, Canadian Food Security Research Fund

Project, Hawassa, Ethiopia

. January, 2010- May, 2011: Research Assistant, Hawassa University &

Hohenium University, Hawassa, Ethiopia (Part timer)

. October, 2008- September, 2009: Representative of Soil and Water

Research Process, Ethiopia Institute of Agricultural Research, Assosa,

Ethiopia

. April, 2007- September, 2009: Junior Researcher as Agronomist,

Ethiopia Institute of Agricultural Research, Assosa, Ethiopia

. October, 2006- April, 2007: Green house supervisor, Ethiopian Meadows

PLC., Holetta, Ethiopia

Non professional

. April, 2013 - Now: Cashier, Shell, Forest Dale BLVD, VA 4110,

United States of America

. January, 2012 - Now: Cashier, 7-Eleven 1701 Featherstone

Rd., Woodbridge VA 22191, United States of America

. December, 2012 - Now: Cashier, 7-Eleven 16806 Jefferson Davis Hwy,

Dumfries, VA, United States of America

Trainings

23.10.2010 - 05.11.2010: NOVA SOIL SOC Courses On Sustainable Use of

Tropical Soil, Venue: Hawassa University, Hawassa Ethiopia and

By NOVA University Network Lecturers

18.11.2009 - 19.11.2009: Management and Statistical Analysis of

Farmer's Field Trial Data Using Statistical Softwares, Venu:

Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia, by Bangor University

Wale, UK Staff (Professor D.S. Virk)

29.06.2009 - 03.07.2009: Agricultural Research Project Planning,

Monitoring & Evaluation, and Venue: EIAR Main Office, Addis

Ababa Ethiopia, By EIAR leader Researchers

11.05.2009 -16.05.2009: Design & Analysis of Experimental Data Using

SAS, Venue: EIAR Main Office, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, By EIAR

leader Researchers & Statisticians

25.03.2009 -27.03.2009: Agricultural Science Writing and

Communications, Venue: EIAR Main Office, Addis Ababa Ethiopia,

By EIAR leader Researchers

Skills

Research Skills:

V Proposal writing and conducting research

V Quantitative and qualitative data collection and management

using excel

V Data analysis using SAS and SPSS

V Scientific paper writing and communication

V Research result (technology) demonstration, promotion, and

extension

Laboratory Skills:

V Culture media preparation for bacteria related research

V Rhizobium bacteria isolation, identification, preservation,

testing purity, testing nitrogen fixation efficiency, screening

for different medium

V Preparing rhizobium inoculants carrier for various legume crops

V Rhizosphere bacteria isolation, preservation, and rhizosphere

related studies

V Soil and plant sample analysis

V Using dielectric materials for soil moisture studies, like Time

Domain Refractometer

Customer & Budget Management:

V Facilitate laboratory chemicals and equipment purchase

V Facilitate and monitor daily and casual laborer works

V Facilitate graduate and postgraduate student research activities

V Facilitate workshop program

V Issuance and settlement of budgets for research, workshop and

related activities efficiently

V Distribute improved and verified technologies for customers

V Collect customers' feedback and report to principal investigator

V Organize research and management documents and distributes to

stakeholder

Research Executed

V Chickpea Participatory Variety Selection at Taba kebele of Damote Gale

and Andegna Jole of Maskan Woreda, SNNP, Ethiopia

V Effects of Soil Type and Drought Stress on nifH gene abundance in

Rhizosphere of Various, drought Tolerant and Sensitive Varieties of cow

pea (Vigna unguiculata)'

V Performance of Effective Rhizobium Strains Nodulating Haricot Bean

(Phaseolus vulgaris) Grown Under Different Soil pH & Moisture Deficit

Conditions at Hawassa, Ethiopia (MSc T)

V Performance of effective rhizobium strains under low pH soil of Assosa,

Benishangul Gumuz, Ethiopia (MSc Thesis)

V Symbiotic effectiveness of rhizobium strains nodulating haricot bean

(Phaseolus vulgaris) Hawassa, Ethiopia ( MSc Thesis)

V The effect of row and plant spacing of ground nut (Arachis hypogae) at

Assosa Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz, Ethiopia

V Effect of different rates of nitrogen and phosphorous fertilizer on

rice, Nerica variety at Bambasi Woreda of Beenishangul Gumuz, Ethiopia

V Evaluation of foliar disease resistant groundnut varieties at Assosa

woreda, Benishangul Gumuz, Ethiopia

V Evaluation of confectionary type groundnut varieties at Assosa woreda,

Benishangul Gumuz, Ethiopia

V Nodulation & Dry Matter Yield of Haricot Bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, On

Different Levels of N-Fertilizer at Hawassa, SNNP, Ethiopia (BSc

Thesis)

Language spoken

English, Amharic Afan Oromo

Interest & Hobby

Reading Books and research related information on the internet

National Geography, nature admiration, & investigation

Reference

Sheleme Beyene (PhD)

Associate Professor, Soil and Plant Nutritionist, former Vice President for

Academic and Research

Affairs, Principal Investigator of CIFSRF Ethiopian Project, Hawassa

University, Ethiopia

E-mail: *********@*****.***

Walelign Worku (PhD)

Associate Professor, agronomist and Plant Physiologist, School of Plant &

Horticultural Sciences,

Coordinator of CIFSRF Ethiopian Project, Hawassa University, Ethiopia,

E-mail: *************@*****.**.**

Endalkachew Wolde-meskel (PhD)

Associate Professor, soil microbiologist, School of Plant & Horticultural

Sciences, Principal

Investigator of NUFU, Cynobateria and Cowpea projects, Hawassa University

College, of Agriculture, Ethiopia, E-mail: ***************@*****.***

Tesfaye Abebe (PhD),

Associate Professor, Forest Ecologist, School of Plant & Horticultural

Sciences, Director of Research

and Development, and Principal Investigator CASCAPE Project, Hawassa

University, Ethiopia

E-mail: **********@*****.***

Tolessa Debela (PhD)

Leader Researcher, Soil & Water Research Core Process Director, Ethiopian

Institute of agricultural

Research, P.O.Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, E-mail:

*************@*****.***,

Mob: +251***-**-**-**, Tell: +251-***-**-**-**

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