Sitotaw Erena | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award

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Ms. Sitotaw Erena | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award

 

Dr at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Sitotaw Haile Erena, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Food Security Studies, College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, specializing in environmental planning. His expertise lies in mitigating urban and peri-urban flood hazards through flood mapping, vulnerability assessment, and landscape-based management strategies. With a robust academic background from Ethiopian and international universities, he has conducted extensive research and published numerous papers on flood risk analysis, urban flood vulnerability, and environmental management. Sitotaw also leads impactful projects in environmental and social compliance audits, demonstrating his commitment to sustainable development in Ethiopia.

 

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šŸŒŸQualification

PhD in Environmental Planning Mitigating and Adapting to urban and peri-urban flood hazards through flood mapping, vulnerability assessment and landscape based management strategies

šŸ’¼Work Experience

March 24, 2023 – Present Assistant Professor Center for Food Security Studies (CFSS), College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Teaching and Research. March 2019 ā€“ March 23, 2023 Assistant Professor Haramaya University, Ethiopia Teaching and Research. August 10, 2010 – October 2013 Haramaya University, Ethiopia Teaching and Research Lecturer High school teacher Gute High School, East Wollega zone, Wayyu Tuka Woreda, Ethiopia Teaching

 

šŸŽ“Education and Training

October 2013 – March 2019 Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Planning Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building, construction and City Development (EiABC), Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. September 11, 2008 – July 22, 2010 Master of Art in Geography and Environmental Studies Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. September 11, 2000 – July 29, 2004 Bachelor of Education in Geography Dilla University, Ethiopia

šŸ§‘ā€šŸ”¬Research Experience

  • Detailed list of research projects and publications available upon request

Publications Top NotesšŸ“

 

  • Title: Impacts of Land Use/Land Cover Changes on the Hydrology of the Fafan Catchment Ethiopia
    Authors: Amare, M.T., Demissie, S.T., Beza, S.A., Erena, S.H.
    Year: 2024
    Journal: Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis
    Volume: 8(1)
    Article Number: 10

 

  • Title: Flood vulnerability mapping and local mitigation strategies: The case of Adama City, Ethiopia
    Authors: Erena, S.H., Reddy, R.U., Wodnimu, M.A., Mohamed, A.
    Year: 2024
    Journal: Urban Climate
    Volume: 55
    Article Number: 101906

 

  • Title: Land Cover Change Detection and Prediction in the Fafan Catchment of Ethiopia
    Authors: Amare, M.T., Demissie, S.T., Beza, S.A., Erena, S.H.
    Year: 2023
    Journal: Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis
    Volume: 7(2)
    Article Number: 19

 

  • Title: Customers’ satisfaction towards Addis Ababa City’s minibus taxi service
    Authors: Deyas, G.T., Woldeamanuel, M.G., Erena, S.H.
    Year: 2023
    Journal: Heliyon
    Volume: 9(11)
    Article Number: e22102

 

  • Title: Spatiotemporal trends of NDVI and its response to climate variability in the Abbay River Basin, Ethiopia
    Authors: Hussien, K., Kebede, A., Mekuriaw, A., Beza, S.A., Erena, S.H.
    Year: 2023
    Journal: Heliyon
    Volume: 9(3)
    Article Number: e14113

 

  • Title: Determinant factors hinder urban structure plan implementation: The case of Nekemte Town, Ethiopia
    Authors: Negeri, M.D., Guta, M.S., Erena, S.H.
    Year: 2023
    Journal: Heliyon
    Volume: 9(3)
    Article Number: e13448

 

  • Title: Modelling spatiotemporal trends of land use land cover dynamics in the Abbay River Basin, Ethiopia
    Authors: Hussien, K., Kebede, A., Mekuriaw, A., Asfaw Beza, S., Haile Erena, S.
    Year: 2023
    Journal: Modeling Earth Systems and Environment
    Volume: 9(1)
    Pages: 347ā€“376

 

Tammi Jonas | Political ecology | Best Researcher Award

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Ā Dr. Tammi Jonas | Political ecology | Best Researcher Award

Experienced Agroecologist and President of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, leading Jonai Farms & Meatsmiths since 2011. Specializes in heritage breed livestock and operates a Primesafe-licensed butcher shop. Educator in butchery and meat literacy. Lecturer at Southern Cross University, former Senior Risk Analyst at TEQSA, and past leadership roles in various agricultural and educational organizations. Holds a PhD in Agriculture & Environment, a Certificate IV in Meat Processing, and postgraduate degrees in Cultural Studies and Education. Advocates for smallholders at international forums, promoting agroecology and food sovereignty

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Education šŸŽ“

PhD in Agriculture & Environment, University of Western Australia (2024) šŸŒ±Dissertation: Australiaā€™s New Peasantry and the Rise of Agroecology: Biodiverse, Decolonial and Non-Capitalist Praxes on Small-Scale FarmsInvestigating the biodiverse, non-capitalist, and anti-colonial values and practices of small-scale livestock farmers, and how to build an agroecological state.Certificate IV in Meat Processing (Meat Safety) (2022) šŸ„©Meat InspectorTo undertake inspection in future Meat Collective @ Jonai Abattoir.PhD (non-completion) in Cultural Studies, University of Melbourne (2006-2014) šŸ“šDissertation: Eating the Vernacular, Being Cosmopolitan: Melbourne Culinary EconomiesPostgraduate Diploma in Arts (Cultural Studies), University of Melbourne (2005) šŸ“œPostgraduate Bachelor of Education, Deakin University (1996) šŸŽ“CTEFLA, RSA/Cambridge Certificate, Holmes College (1993) šŸ“šBachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of California, San Diego (1993) šŸ§ 

Relevant Experience šŸ“š

Jonai Farms & Meatsmiths (2011-present) šŸŒ¾

AgroecologistšŸ– Farm heritage breed Large Black pastured pigs & Dairy Short Horn cattle.šŸ„© Operate a Primesafe-licensed on-farm butcherā€™s shop producing fresh cuts, smallgoods, and charcuterie under HAACP since 2014.šŸ‘©ā€šŸ« Teach workshops on butchering, salami making, and meat literacy.šŸ—ļø Recently attained development approval to build a collectively governed on-farm micro-abattoir for approximately 15 smallholders.

Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) (2014-present) šŸŒ

President

šŸŒŸ Represent smallholders at local, state, national, and international levels, including across processes of FAO, the CBD, the ITPGRFA, the CGRFA, ASEAN, and the CSIPM.šŸŒ AFSA is a member of:the IPC for Food Sovereignty (coordinator of Asia Pacific regional committee and the working group on agricultural biodiversity),La Via Campesina, andUrgenci: the international network for community-supported agriculture.

Publications Top Notes šŸ“

1. Eating the Vernacular, Being Cosmopolitan

Journal: Cultural Studies Review 19 (1), 117-137, 2013
Citations: 23

2. Health Before Medicine: Community Resilience in Food Landscapes

Authors: RG Wallace, R Alders, R Kock, T Jonas, R Wallace, L Hogerwerf
Source: One Planet, One Health: Looking After Humans, Animals and the Environment, 2019
Citations: 13

3. Industrial Agricultural Environments

Authors: RG Wallace, A Liebman, D Weisberger, T Jonas, L Bergmann, R Kock, …
Journal: Routledge Handbook of Biosecurity and Invasive Species, 194-214, 2021
Citations: 12

4. Peoplesā€™ Solutions to Food Systems Transformation in Asia and the Pacific

Journal: Development 64 (3), 295-298, 2021
Citations: 7

5. Developing a Critical Writing Pedagogy: A Discontinuous Narrative

Authors: B Kamler, K Cousins, T Jonas, B Lawson, D Linden
Journal: English in Australia, 24-42, 1997
Citations: 5

6. Regenerative Agriculture and Agroecologyā€”Whatā€™s in a Name?

Journal: Food Ethics 24 (6), 2021
Citations: 4

7. The Research Education Experience: Investigating Higher Degree by Research Candidates’ Experiences in Australian Universities

Authors: T Jonas, CA Croker
Year: 2012
Citations: 3

8. Agroecology for Structural One Health

Authors: T Jonas, B Trethewey
Journal: Development 66 (3), 238-244, 2023
Citations: 1

9. Responsibility to Country: Decolonizing Agriculture with Agroecology in Australia

Authors: T Jonas, A Wessell
Journal: Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability 8 (2), 254-260, 2020
Citations: 1

10. Whatā€™s Natural About Capital? Agroecology as Resistance to the New Frontier of Colonial Capitalist Carbon Farming

Journal: Capitalism Nature Socialism, 2024

shabnam sohrabnezhad | Environmental Pollution | Best Researcher Award

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Ā Prof. shabnam sohrabnezhad | Environmental Pollution |Best Researcher Award

Ā ProfĀ  at university of guilan Iran

A distinguished academic with a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Guilan University, renowned for expertise in nano-technology and spectrochemical studies. Recognized for outstanding achievements including top researcher accolades and membership in prestigious scientific organizations like TWOES. Dissertation focused on Spectrochemical and Electrochemical Studies of Phenothiazine Dyes in Molecular Sieves. Extensive teaching experience in General Chemistry and Advanced Analytical Chemistry. Research interests span synthesis and characterization of silica nanocomposites for photocatalysis, as well as mesoporous materials for drug delivery. Acknowledged globally as a top scientist, committed to advancing knowledge in chemistry and nano-technology.

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šŸŽ“Educational Background:

Ph.D. in Chemistry Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran (2004). M.S. in Chemistry Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ahwaz University, Ahwaz, Iran (1995). B.S. in Chemistry Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ahwaz University, Ahwaz, Iran (1993)

Honors/Awards/Membership:

Top researcher in the 3rd festival on ranking top nano-technology figures, 15 October 2008, Tehran, Iran. Rated the first participant in PhD exam. Rated the best student in B.S. Top researcher of Guilan University in 2018. Top researcher of faculty of science 2019. Member of Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOES). Recognized as one of the top two percent of scientists in the world according to the announcement of the Elsevier Scientific and Publishing Institute and the research follower of Stanford University researchers (2022, 2023).

Dissertation Title: Spectrochemical and Electrochemical Studies of the Phenothiazine Dyes Incorporated in Molecular Sieves

Taught Courses:

General Chemistry, Advanced Analytical Chemistry (Master student), Chromatography and Separation Methods (Master student), Instrumental of Analytical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry

šŸ…Research Interest:

Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous and microporous silica nanocomposites such as MCM-41 and zeolites and their application in photocatalytic processes. Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous or core-shells such as MOFs or COFs and their application of drug delivery and biology systems.

Publications Top Notes šŸ“

  1. Application of AlMCM-41 for Competitive Adsorption of Methylene Blue and Rhodamine B: Thermodynamic and Kinetic Studies
    • Authors: S Eftekhari, A Habibi-Yangjeh, S Sohrabnezhad
    • Journal: Journal of Hazardous Materials
    • Year: 2010
    • Volume: 178
    • Pages: 349-355
    • Citations: 207

 

  1. Electrochemical Study of Methylene Blue Incorporated into Mordenite Type Zeolite and its Application for Amperometric Determination of Ascorbic Acid in Real Samples
    • Authors: M Arvand, S Sohrabnezhad, MF Mousavi, M Shamsipur, MA Zanjanchi
    • Journal: Analytica Chimica Acta
    • Year: 2003
    • Volume: 491
    • Issue: 2
    • Pages: 193-201
    • Citations: 143

 

  1. The Green Synthesis of Ag/ZnO in Montmorillonite with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity
    • Authors: S Sohrabnezhad, A Seifi
    • Journal: Applied Surface Science
    • Year: 2016
    • Volume: 386
    • Pages: 33-40
    • Citations: 119

 

  1. Comparison Absorption of New Methylene Blue Dye in Zeolite and Nanocrystal Zeolite
    • Authors: S Sohrabnezhad, A Pourahmad
    • Journal: Desalination
    • Year: 2010
    • Volume: 256
    • Issues: 1-3
    • Pages: 84-89
    • Citations: 106

 

  1. Synthesis and Characterization of CuOā€“Montmorillonite Nanocomposite by Thermal Decomposition Method and Antibacterial Activity of Nanocomposite
    • Authors: SH Sohrabnezhad, MJM Moghaddam, T Salavatiyan
    • Journal: Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
    • Year: 2014
    • Volume: 125
    • Pages: 73-78
    • Citations: 96

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Raja Timilsina | Sustainability | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Raja Timilsina | Sustainability | Best Researcher Award

PHD at the Asian Development Bank Institute, Japan

Raja Rajendra Timilsina, Ph.D., an Economist at the Asian Development Bank Institute, specializes in development economics, behavioral economics, and mechanism design. With a Ph.D. from Kochi University of Technology, he focuses on sustainability, agriculture, and economic behaviors. Timilsina has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications and research projects, showcasing his expertise in education, health, and cultural sustainability. Fluent in Japanese and English, he holds multiple awards and scholarships, including the ADB-JSP Scholarship for Masters. With extensive teaching experience and professional activities, he continues to influence policy and research in economic development and sustainability.

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šŸ”¬ Experience

Economist-consultant, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), July 2023-Current Assistant Professor (Project based), Kochi University of Technology, April 2021-March 2022 Research Associate, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), April 2022-June 2023 Research Associate, Research Institute for Future Design, April 2018-March 2021 Plus various roles prior

šŸŽ“Education

Ph.D. in Economics, Kochi University of Technology, 2015-2018 Research Interest: Development economics, Experiment and Behavioral economics, Mechanism design Dissertation Title: Social design and sustainability of environmental resources: Learning from field experiments Masters in International Development Program (Economics), International University of Japan, 2009-2011 Bachelors of Business Administration (Finance), Tribhuvan University, 2003-2007

Awards and Scholarships

Multiple awards and scholarships including the ADB-JSP Scholarship for Masters

Research Interests

Education, Health, and Nutrition Agriculture, Climate Change, and Livelihood Economic Behaviors and Preferences Cultural Change and Intergenerational Sustainability Experimental and Development Economics

Publications Top Notes šŸ“

  1. Enhancing crop yields and farm income through climate-smart agricultural practices in Eastern India, publication date: 2024.

 

  1. Effect of irrigation on farm efficiency in tribal villages of Eastern India, publication date: 2024.

 

  1. Accountability as a resolution for intergenerational sustainability dilemma, publication date: 2023.

 

  1. Interstate war and food security: Implications from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, publication date: 2023.

 

  1. Prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension among the adults in South Asia: A multinomial logit model, publication date: 2023.

 

  1. Are households shifting toward cleaner cooking fuel? Empirical evidence from India during 2005-2021, publication date: 2023.

 

  1. Intragenerational deliberation and intergenerational sustainability dilemma, publication date: 2022.

 

  1. Non-kinship successors for resource sustainability, publication date: 2022.

 

  1. Concerns for future generations in societies: A deliberative analysis of the intergenerational sustainability dilemma, publication date: 2021.

 

  1. Exploring the possibility of linking and incorporating future design in backcasting and scenario planning,Ā publication date: 2020.