Graduate Assistant Center Director

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Curriculum Vitae

I. Personal information

Name Melkamu Biyana Regasa

Nationality Ethiopian

Date of birth March 04, 1979

Sex Male

Marital status Single

Language

Proficiency

Afan Oromo(mother tongue), English(very good), Amharic(Good) Address P.O. Box 395, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia E-mail: ***********@*****.***

Phone:+251*********(Mobile)

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4731-6312

Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Melkamu_Regasa II. Educational background

Year degree

awarded

Degree University

2022 Postdoctoral fellow in Chemistry from

since September 2021 to August 2022

Institute for Nanotechnology

Innovation (INI), Rhodes

University, South Africa

2020 PhD in Materials Science and Engineering Jimma University, Ethiopia 2010 M.Sc. in Chemistry (Analytical) Ambo University, Ethiopia 2006 B.Sc. in Chemistry Haramaya University, Ethiopia III. Professional Experience

1. Since Nov. 2015, Assistant professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia. 2. STEM Center director from 2015-2016 at Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia. 3. Chemistry department head from 2012-2015, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.

4. June 2010 - Oct 2015, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.

5. Nov 2006 to Oct 2008, graduate assistant, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia. IV. Teaching Experiences

Chemical sensors and biosensors: Molecularly imprinted polymers based electrochemical sensors at Abo Akademi University from 25/11/2021- 8/12/2021 for MSc students

Advanced Electroanalytical Chemistry, Advanced Analytical Chemistry, Advanced Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Chemical Instrumentation, and Research methodology and scientific writing for MSc students at Wollega University from 2019-2021.

Instrumental Analysis and Analytical Chemistry for undergraduate students at Wollega University from 2011-2021.

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V. Publications

Research articles:

1. Agesa Abdisa Hambisa, Melkamu Biyana Regasa, Haile Gurmessa Ejigu, Chala Boru Senbeto (2023). Adsorption studies of methyl orange dye removal from aqueous solution using Anchote peel-based agricultural waste adsorbent. Applied Water Science. 13(1):24. 2. Melkamu Biyana Regasa and Tebello Nykong (2022). Synergistic recognition and electrochemical sensing of 17β-Estradiol using ordered molecularly imprinted polymer- graphene oxide-silver nanoparticles composite films. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 922: 116713.

3. Melkamu Biyana Regasa and Tebello Nykong (2022). Design and fabrication of electrochemical sensor based on molecularly imprinted polymer loaded onto silver nanoparticles for the detection of 17-β-estradiol. Journal of Molecular Recognition. 35: e2978, https://doi.org/10.1002/jmr.2978.

4. Melkamu Biyana Regasa, Tesfaye Refera Soreta, Olu Emmanuel Femi, Praveen C. Ramamurthy, Saravanan Subbiahraj. (2020). Development of melamine electrochemical sensor using molecularly imprinted conducting polyanilne-oxalic acid blend as a molecular recognition element. Nano Hybrids and Composites Journal. 29: 61-73. 5. Melkamu Biyana Regasa, Tesfaye Refera Soreta, Olu Emmanuel Femi, Praveen C. Ramamurthy, Saravanan Subbiahraj.(2020). Development of Molecularly Imprinted Conducting Polymer Composite Film Based Electrochemical Sensor for Melamine Detection in Infant Formula. ACS Omega. 5(8): 4090-4099. 6. Melkamu Biyana Regasa, Tesfaye Refera Soreta, Olu Emmanuel Femi, Praveen C. Ramamurthy, Saravanan Subbiahraj. Molecularly Imprinted Polyaniline Molecular Receptor Based Chemical Sensor for the Electrochemical Determination of Melamine. Journal of Molecular Recognition. 33(2020):1-11.

7. Melkamu Biyana Regasa, Tesfaye Refera Soreta, Olu Emmanuel Femi, Praveen C. Ramamurthy, Saravanan Subbiahraj. Novel multi functional molecular recognition elements based on molecularly imprinted poly (aniline-co-itaconic acid) composite thin film for melamine electrochemical detection. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research. 27

(2020): 100318.

8. Melkamu Biyana Regasa, Kefyalew Gomoro Fayisa, Haftom Hagos Woldegebriel. Bioactive Phytochemical Screening and Antioxidant Potential of Different Solvent Extracts of Anchote: The Underutilized Delicious Cultural Food of Oromo People, Ethiopia. Food Science and Technology. 6(4) (2018): 81-90. 9. Tamirat Tesfaye Ayele, Melkamu Biyana Regasa, Desalegn Amenu Delesa. Antibacterial and antagonistic activity of selected traditional medicinal plants collected from east Wollega zone against clinical isolated human pathogens. Sci. Technol. Arts Res. J. 4(3) (2015): 175-179.

10. Tamirat Tesfaye Ayele, Melkamu Biyana Regasa, Desalegn Amenu Delesa. Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of some Ethiopian traditional medicinal plants against wound causing bacterial pathogens. Sci. Technol. Arts Res. J. 4(2) (2015): 199-203 11. Tamirat Tibebu, Raghavender A.T, Kebede Legesse Kabeta, Anjaneyulu T, Melkamu Biyana Regasa. Structural and magnetic Properties of Mn, Co, Ni doped ZnO Nanocrystals. Sci. Technol. Arts Res. J. 4(1) (2015): 88-90. 12. Bekam Dengia Nagasa, Raghavender A.T, Kebede Legesse Kabeta, Anjaneyulu T, Melkamu Biyana Regasa. Size Induced Structural and Magnetic Properties of 3

Nanostructured Cobalt Ferrites Synthesized by co-precipitation Technique. Sci. Technol. Arts Res. J. 4(1) (2015): 84-87.

13. Melkamu Biyana Regasa. Level of selected precedence pollutants in soils of the industrial regions of Welmera district (Oromia Special Zone around Finfinne), Ethiopia, Journal of Science & Development. 2(2) (2014): 123-135. 14. Attah, L.E., Melkamu Biyana Regasa. GC-MS Determination of Pesticide Residues in Effluent Run-off, River and Adjacent Soil around a Floriculture Industry in Holeta Town, Ethiopia, Journal of Science & Sustainable Development. 1(2) (2013): 25-40. 15. Attah, L.E., Melkamu Biyana Regasa. Assessment of Heavy Metals, pH and EC in Effluent Run-off, River And Adjacent Soil Around A Floriculture Industry in Holeta, Welmera District, Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management. 6(6) (2013): 620-629.

Proceedings:

1. Melkamu Biyana Regasa.(2020). Chemical Sensor Based on Molecularly Imprinted Organic-Organic Nanocomposite Film for the Analysis of Melamine in Infant Formula. ECS Meeting Abstracts. Volume May2020-01, IMCS11: Chemical and Biosensing Materials and Sensing interface Design. DOI: 10.1149/MA2020- 1352457mtgabs.

2. Melkamu Biyana Regasa, Tesfaye Refera Soreta, Praveen C Ramamarthy, Saravanan Subbiahraj.(2019). Proceedings of the 3

rd

Annual conference of Oromo Society of

Science and Technology (OSST). Adama Science and Technology University

(ASTU). August 3-4, Adama, Oromia, Ethiopia.

Conference participation: Oral presentation:

1. Melkamu Biyana Regasa, Tesfaye Refera Soreta, Praveen C Ramamarthy, Saravanan Subbiahraj. Electrochemical sensor for melamine detection based on molecularly imprinted polyaniline thin film. Proceedings of the 3 rd

Annual conference of Oromo

Society of Science and Technology (OSST). Role of Science and Technology in Sustainable Development of Oromia Held at Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU). August 3-4, 2019, Adama, Oromia, Ethiopia. 2. Melkamu Biyana Regasa, Kefyalew Gomoro Fayisa and Haftom Hagos Woldegebriel.

Phytochemical screening and antioxidant potential of Anchote. Proceedings of the 2

nd

Annual Conference of Oromo Society of Science and

Technology. Oromo Culture Center, Finfinne, Ethiopia. August 24-25 th

, 2018.

3. Mekamu Biyana Regasa:- Bioactive phytochemical screening and antioxidant potential of Anchote [Coccinia Abyssinica (lam.) Cogn]: The underutilized delicious cultural food of Oromo Nation, Ethiopia. 2nd World Summit and Expo on Food Technology and Probiotics, Sustainable Food Security, November 20-22, 2017 Las Vegas, USA.

Award

1. 1st place flash talk prize, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sensor Technologies for a Healthy and Sustainable Future for the flash talk presented at Sensor Day 2020 University of Cambridge, 15 October 2020.

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