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

 

ElycƩe TINDANO | Ecology | Best Researcher Award

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Assist Prof Dr. ElycƩe TINDANO |Ecology| Best Researcher Award

 

ElycĆ©e Tindano, a BurkinabĆ© national, is an experienced educator and researcher specializing in Botany and Phytoecology. He holds a Doctorate in Botany and Phytoecology from UniversitĆ© Ouaga I Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo (2016). Currently a MaĆ®tre-Assistant at UniversitĆ© Thomas Sankara, Tindano is a member of the university’s Performance Contract Operational Committee and has a history of significant academic and administrative contributions. His research focuses on vegetation dynamics and biodiversity conservation. He has participated in various international capacity-building programs and received several prestigious scholarships, including the ClimapAfrica and TWAS_DFG Cooperation Visits Programme.

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šŸŽ“Educational Background

Doctorate: Botany and Phytoecology, UniversitƩ Ouaga I Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 2016, DEA: Botany and Phytoecology, UniversitƩ de Ouagadougou, 2010, Maitrise: Plant Biology and Physiology, UniversitƩ de Ouagadougou, 2008, Licence: Biological Sciences, UniversitƩ de Ouagadougou, 2007, DEUG: Chemistry-Biology, UniversitƩ de Ouagadougou, 2006, BaccalaurƩat: Series D Mathematics and Natural Sciences, 2004, Oupela

šŸ“„Theses and Dissertations

Doctoral Thesis: Title: Etat et dynamique de la vĆ©gĆ©tation et de la flore des inselbergs du Burkina Faso, Year: 2016, Institution: UniversitĆ© de Ouagadougou, Length: 237 pages. DEA Dissertation: Title: Etude de la vĆ©gĆ©tation des formations rocheuses de Kollel et de Tin-Edjar dans la rĆ©gion de la mare dā€™Oursi (Province de lā€™Oudalan/Burkina Faso), Year: 2010, Institution: UniversitĆ© de Ouagadougou, Length: 60 pages

šŸ†Professional Experience

2021-Present: Member, Operational Committee, Performance Contract, UniversitƩ Thomas Sankara, Oct 2020-Present: Assistant Professor in Plant Biology and Ecology, UFR-ST, UniversitƩ Thomas Sankara, 2018-2021: BaccalaurƩat Exam Jury President, Nov 2017-Oct 2020: Assistant in Plant Biology and Ecology, UniversitƩ Thomas Sankara, 2016-2017: Practical Work Monitor in Plant Biology, UFR/SVT, UniversitƩ de Ouagadougou, Sep 2017-Nov 2017: Team Coordinator for Phytosociological, Dendrometric, and Edaphic Data Collection, WASCAL Research Stations, Oct 2016: Participant in Permanent Plot Inventory, Grazing Ecology, WASCAL, Bolgatanga (Ghana), Nov 2012-Feb 2013: Participant in Permanent Plot Inventory, BKF015-IFN2 Project, Expert in Herbaceous Plants

šŸŒæAreas of Expertise

  • Plant Biology
  • Systematic Botany
  • Ecosystem Biodiversity Conservation
  • Functional Ecology
  • Agro-sylvopastoralism
  • Ethnobotany

šŸ“ˆCapacity Building

Jul 2020: Higher Education Teacher Training on Production of Educational Resources for Distance Learning, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Dec 2018: Training in Higher Education Pedagogy, Ethics, and Deontology, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Sep 2014: Urban Tree Inventory Method Training, BKF/015-IFN2 Project. Mar 2014: Training on “Fighting Climate Change through Technical Cooperation and Knowledge Transfer in The Agro-forestry Sector” (FCC-TECKTAFOR), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Mar 2013: Research Project Writing Training, UniversitĆ© de Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Feb 2012: Homepage Updating Training, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Publications Top Notes šŸ“

  • Effect of artisanal gold mining on woody plant diversity in Western Burkina Faso
    • Year: 2024
    • Authors: Tindano, E.; Ganame, M.; Bongoungou, S.; Bayen, P.
    • Source: Scientific African, 24, e02221
  • Plant communities on inselbergs in Burkina Faso
    • Year: 2024
    • Authors: Tindano, E.; KaborĆ©, G.E.; Porembski, S.; Thiombiano, A.
    • Source: Heliyon, 10(1), e23653
  • Effects of abiotic factors on the flora and vegetation of inselbergs in Burkina Faso
    • Year: 2023
    • Authors: Tindano, E.; KadĆ©ba, A.; TraorĆ©, I.C.E.; Thiombiano, A.
    • Source: Environmental Advances, 12, 100378
  • Inselbergs: potential conservation areas for plant diversity in the face of anthropization
    • Year: 2023
    • Authors: Tindano, E.; LankoandĆ©, B.; Porembski, S.; Thiombiano, A.
    • Source: Journal of Phytology, 15, pp. 70ā€“79

 

  • Ecology and drought adaptation mechanisms of Caralluma adscendens N.E.Br. in western Burkina Faso
    • Year: 2023
    • Authors: Tindano, E.; Traore, A.; Ouoba, P.
    • Source: International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, 17(6), pp. 2412ā€“2428

 

  • An overview on desiccation-tolerant mat-forming monocotyledons on tropical inselbergs
    • Year: 2021
    • Authors: Porembski, S.; Rexroth, J.; Weising, K.; Rabarimanarivo, M.N.; de Paula, L.F.A.
    • Source: Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants, 285, 151953

 

  • Sahelian inselberg vegetation in Burkina Faso
    • Year: 2015
    • Authors: Tindano, E.; Ganaba, S.; Sambare, O.; Thiombiano, A.
    • Source: Bois et ForĆŖts des Tropiques, (325), pp. 21ā€“33

 

  • Geographical patterns of woody plants’ functional traits in Burkina Faso
    • Year: 2013
    • Authors: Schmidt, M.; TraorĆ©, S.; OuĆ©draogo, A.; Hahn, K.; Zizka, G.
    • Source: Candollea, 68(2), pp. 197ā€“202

 

Emily Bonner | Environmental Chemistry | Best Researcher Award

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Ms. Emily Bonner | Environmental Chemistry | Best Researcher Award

Ms, Oregon State University, United States

šŸ‘©ā€šŸ”¬Emily Bonner, MS, is a dedicated Toxicology PhD Candidate at Oregon State University with a keen focus on evaluating chemical exposures, particularly in firefighting contexts. Her research spans the use of innovative passive sampling techniques to assess firefighter and community exposures, alongside developing interventions to enhance personal protective equipment (PPE) effectiveness. With a solid foundation in analytical chemistry and statistics, Emily excels in data analysis and research translation, effectively communicating findings to diverse stakeholders. Her leadership roles in academic organizations and extensive outreach efforts underscore her commitment to advancing public health and safety.šŸŒŸ

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šŸ“šAcademic History

Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 2019 ā€“ 2024 (anticipated)

  • Ph.D. in Toxicology, Statistics minor
  • Concurrent M.S., Toxicology (2021)
    Thesis: ā€œEvaluating Firefighter and Community Chemical Exposures Using Passive Samplingā€
    Advisor: Dr. Kim Anderson

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 2016 – 2019

  • BS, Biochemistry (with distinction), summa cum laude
  • Renee Crown University Honors Program
    Thesis: ā€œAn Exploration of Ruthenium Catalyzed Alder ene Reactionsā€
    Advisor: Dr. Nancy Totah

šŸ’¼Relevant Skills

Relevant Research Experience

  • NIEHS Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Oregon State University
  • NIEHS P42 Superfund Hazardous Substances Research Trainee, Oregon State University
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Oregon State University
  • Undergraduate Honors Researcher, Syracuse University

Oregon State University, Food Safety and Environmental Stewardship Lab

  • Doctoral Research
    • Skills: Organization of complex sampling campaigns, communication, data management, analytical chemistry techniques, community-engaged research.
    • Projects: Evaluating firefighter and community chemical exposures, characterizing exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in an industrial community.

Syracuse University, Totah Lab

  • Undergraduate Honors Research
    • Studied regioselectivity of the Ruthenium-catalyzed Alder ene reaction, culminating in an honors thesis.

Additional Lab/Software Skills

  • Cell culture, gel electrophoresis, PCR, protein modeling, etc.

šŸ†Grants/Awards

  • Multiple awards and grants for research excellence and dedication.

šŸŽ“ This academic history demonstrates a strong background in biochemistry and toxicology, complemented by extensive research experience and recognition for outstanding academic achievements.

Publications Top Notes šŸ“

  1. Title: Silicone passive sampling used to identify novel dermal chemical exposures of firefighters and assess PPE innovations
    • Authors: Bonner, E.M., Horn, G.P., Smith, D.L., Adams, K.T., Anderson, K.A.
    • Journal: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
    • Year: 2023
    • Volume: 248
    • Pages: 114095
    • Citations: 5

 

  1. Title: Firefighter exposures to potential endocrine disrupting chemicals measured by military-style silicone dog tags
    • Authors: Poutasse, C.M., Haddock, C.K., Poston, W.S.C., Hoffman, P.D., Anderson, K.A.
    • Journal: Environment International
    • Year: 2022
    • Volume: 158
    • Pages: 106914
    • Citations: 8

 

  1. Title: The chemistry and toxicology of vaping
    • Authors: Bonner, E., Chang, Y., Christie, E., Wilson, L.B., Tanguay, R.L.
    • Journal: Pharmacology and Therapeutics
    • Year: 2021
    • Volume: 225
    • Pages: 107837
    • Citations: 30