Updates

ABEBE, Worku
Assistant Professor,
Department of Oral Biology & Maxillofacial Pathology
School of Dentistry, Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, GA 30912, USA; (706)721-3181
wabebe@mail.mcg.edu
Research Area: Cardiovascular pharmacology, diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis and traditional Ethiopian medicine including the use of herbs.

ABEBE GEBREYES, Wondwossen
Assistant Professor of Molecular Epidemiology
North Carolina State University
College of Veterinary Medicine
Dept. of FAHRM
4700 Hillsborough ST., Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 513 6141 (br> Fax: (919) 513 6383
wagebrey@unity.ncsu.edu
Research Area: Food safety, antimicrobial resistance and genetic diversity of foodborne pathogens.

ABEGAZ, Berhanu
Associate Professor of Economics,
College of William & Mary
P. O. Box 8795 (Economics, College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795; (757) 221-2379
bxabeg@morton.wm.edu
Research Area: Development Economics, Demographic Economics, Comparative Economics, Economics of Human Resources,Regional Economic Integration, Macroeconomics.
HOMEPAGE

ADDIS, Adeno
Professor of Law
6329 Freret Street, Suite 230E
New Orleans, LA 70118-5670
504-865-5813
email: aaddis@law.tulane.edu

ADUGNA, Aynalem
Asst. Professor, Sonoma State University
Medical Demography
email: AynalemAdugna@aol.com
Requests help in gathering Ethiopian demographic and socio-economic
data, and seeks partnership in researching these topics.

AGONAFER, Dereje
Professor
Electronic, MEMS & Telecommunications Systems Packaging Center, Director
University of Texas at Arlington
500 W First St, Rm 211A Woolf Hall
Arlington, TX 76019-0018
817-272-7377
817-272-5010 Fax
email: AGONAFER@uta.edu
HOMEPAGE

AGONAFER, Mulugeta
Professor of Political Economy in H.S
Springfield College,
Springfield, MA 01101
Tel.# 413-256-1867
Fax. # 413-748-3236
email: magonafe@spfldcol.edu
My area of research: African Political Economy, Political and Economic Development, International Relations, Third World Politics and US Government.

AKALOU, WoldeMichael
Professor,
Director of Mickey Leland Center for World Hunger and Peace and Professor
Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburne
Houston, TX 77004, USA;
713-313-7794
akalou_wm@tsu.edu

ALEMAYEHU, Tamiru
Addis Ababa University, Department of Geology and Geophysics
P.O.Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
email: tamirua@hotmail.com or dgg@telecom.net.et
Lecturer of Hydrogeology at Addis Ababa University.

ALEMU, Meles
Lecturer in Pharmacology at Jimma Instituteof Health Sciences
P.O.Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia
email: JIHS@TELECOM.NET.ET
Interested in Biomedical Research.

AMDE, Amde M. W/T
Professor & Director of Graduate Studies,University of Maryland at College Park
2056 Mayflower Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20905
301-405-1946(O); 301-879-0140(H); 301-405-2585(FAX)
email: amde@umail.umd.edu

AMSALU, Aklilu
Lecturer
Department of Geography & Environmental Studies
Addis Ababa University, PO Box 150223
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
email: aklilu@geog.aau.edu.et and muksitay@yahoo.com
Research Interests: Natural resource management, application of GIS and Remote Sensing techniques to environmental issues, and econometric approaches to natural resource analysis.

ASEFA, Sisay
Associate Professor
Field:Economic Development; Applied Microeconomics
West Michigan University
sisay.asefa@wmich.edu
Research Area: Economic Development Policy Research focused on Africa; Agriculture, Environment, and Poverty Linkages

ASEFFA, Abraham
Senior Scientist
Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI)
(Formerly) Associate Professor in Medical Microbiology at Gondar College of Medical Sciences
POB 1005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; FAX: +251 1 711390
AHRI@telecom.net.etor aseffaa@netscape.net
Research Area:immunology of mycobacterial infections and especially of tuberculosis.

ASRAT, Dr. Fekadu
Independent Technical Consultant/Self Employed and Adjunct Professor JCSU, Charlotte,NC.
P. O. Box 561955 Charlotte, NC 28256
(704)599-0140
email: wasrat8@msi.umn.edu or wasrat@uncc.edu

ASSEFA, Hizkias
Conflict Transformation Program
East Mennonite University
1141 Mt. Clinton Pike,Harrisonburg, VA 22802-2462
assefah@emu.edu
Research Area: Institute for Peacebuilding, Public and International Affairs.

ASTATKIE, Tessema (Tess)
Professor of Statistics
Department of Engineering
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Truro, NS, Canada, B2N 5E3
(902) 893-6694 Office
tastatkie@cox.nsac.ns.ca
HOMEPAGE

BANTTE, Kassahun
Assistant Professor (Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology)
Jimma University
College of Agriculture
P.O.Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia
Tel. +251-7-110102 Fax +251-7110934
kbantte@yahoo.com
Research Area: Research Area: Plant Molecular Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology.

BAYU, Samson T. MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University
P O Box 34263, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
samibayu@hotmail.com

BEKERIE, Ayele
Asst Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Africana Studies and Research Center
Cornell University
310 Triphammer Rd
Ithaca, Ny 14850
ab67@cornell.edu
(607) 255-4607/fax:0784
HOMEPAGE

BERHANE, Kiros
Dept. of Preventive Medicine, 1540 Alcazar St. CHP-220
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Assistant Professor, USC

BERHANU, Shiferaw
Department of Mathematics
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Professor
(215) 204-7848 (O)
berhanu@math.temple.edu
HOMEPAGE

BILILIGN, Solomon
Associate Professor
Department of Physics,
101 Marteena Hall, North Carolina A &T State
University, Greensboro, NC 27411
Phone: 336 334-7646; Fax: 336 334-7283
bililign@ncat.edu
Reserach Interests; Spectroscopy of Transition State Dynamics,
Laser Spectroscopy and Photodynamics,Electronic Structure Calculations.
HOMEPAGE

DELKE, Isaac
Professor
Univerisity of Florida NSCJ
Office - 653 W 8th St. Iric 3rd fl.
P.O.Box 103462, Gainville Fl 32610- 3462
isaac.delke@jax.ufl.edu

DESALEGNE, Telahun
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Florida Memorial College
Division of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
15800 NW 42nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33054
(305)626-3702/3769(fax)
telahun@fmc.edu

DINKU, Abebe
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Technology
Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia
Research interest: In the areas of construction materials and Construction management.
technorth.aau@telecom.net.etor Abebe_AAU@hotmail.com

ELIAB, Jeremy
Ateneo de Davao University, Jacinto Street, Davao City, Philippines, Professor
(63)(82) 2212411
Philosopher, teaches Philosophy in Filipino
bong-eliab@usa.net

ENDESHAW, Assafa
Business Law Division, Nanyang Business School
Nanyang Technological University
Associate Professor
Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
aendeshaw@ntu.edu.sg
(65) 7906242
HOMEPAGE

ENDRIS, ANWAR YIBRIE
LECTURER OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
GONDARCOLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
P.O.BOX: 196
Gondar, Ethiopia
251-08-1162 21(OFFICE)
251-08-11 43 96(RESIDENCE)
251-08-11 62 21 (fax)
Research interest: Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases, especially:1. Malaria. 2. HIV/AIDS. 3. Tuberculosis.
anwaryib@yahoo.com

ENGEDA, Abraham
Associate Prof. & Director Turobmachinery Lab
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2555 EB
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-432-1834
517-353-1750 (Fax)
engeda@egr.msu.edu

ENGEDAYEHU, Walle
Associate Prof. of Political Science
Head of the Division of Social Work, Behavioral and Political Sciences
Prairie View A&M University of Texas
Prairie View, TX 77446
walle_engedayehu@pvamu.edu

GASHAW, Solomon
Associate Professor of Sociology
Department of Sociology
15 Camden, University of Minnesota
320-589-6200
gashaws@cda.mrs.umn.edu

GEBEYEHU, Zewdu
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Telephone: 334-724-4491(O)334-724-4492 (fax)
E-mail: gebeyehu@tusk.edu
Research Area: Synthesis and Characterization of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds Useful as Nonlinear Optical Materials.

GEBRE-MARIAM, Zinabu
Associate Professor of Biology (Aquatic Ecology), Awassa College of Agriculture
P.O. Box 5, Awassa, Ethiopia
251-6-200094 (O) 251-6-200072 (F)
acare@padis.gn.apc.org
Research Interest: Microbial processes, Nutrient Dynamics, Heavy Metals in the Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes

GEBRE-MARIAM, Tsige
Professor of Pharmaceutics, Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa University, P.O.Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(002511)119533
Pharmacy@padis.gn.apc.org

GEBRE-SELASSIE, Gossa
Department of Mathematics
Howard University, Washington DC
Adjunct Assistant Professor Howard University

GEBRESELASSIE, Petros
Internist, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine ;Jimma Institute of Health Sciences
P.O.BOX 116, Jimma, ETHIOPIA
251-07-112209(office)
JIHS@TELECOM.NET.ET

GEDA, Alemayehu, Dr.
University of London
School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS)
Department of Economics
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom
Tel: 44+207 898 4494, 44+(0)7985109344
Fax: 44+207 898 4559
E-mail:Alemayehu@excite.com
E-mail:Alemayehu44@hotmail.com
Area of Interest: Development Finance, International Trade and Finance (in African context), Macroeconmic and Sectoral Modelling, African Economies.

GELAYE, Seyoum
Associate Professor of Animal Science
Coordinator, Animal Science Program
Fort Valley State University, Georgia
912/825-6320
gelayes@mail.fvsu.edu
Research Area: Evaluation of energy and protein requirements of goats, forage evaluation and utilization, intermediary utilization of micro nutrients and lactation physiology in the dairy goat
HOMEPAGE

GERIMA, Haile
Professor of Film, C.B.Powell Building
Howard University
Washington,D.C. 20059
(202) 636-7927
SANKOFA@CAIS.COM
Research Area: Films
HOMEPAGE

GETU, Seyoum
Associate Professor (Applied Science - Operations Research) Howard University
1404 N Beauregard St. #202 Alexandria, VA 22311
Telephone: (202) 636-6830 (O)

GUEBRE-XABIHER, Tessema
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
Associate Professor
Private Bus: Consulting
Telephone: (803) 656-4350 (O)
E-mail: tguebre@clust1.clemson.edu

GURMU, Shiferaw
Associate Professor
Economics Department
University Plaza
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 30303
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 651-1907/Fax:4985
prcsg@langate.gsu.edu
Research Area:Theoretical and Applied Econometrics, Cross-section Econometrics, Count and Duration Models, Nonparametric Methods, Health Care,Transportation, Fertility, Welfare, and Education.
HOMEPAGE

HAILE, Getachew
Regents Professor of Medieval Studies, Cataloguer of Oriental Manuscripts
Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, College of St.Benedict
Saint John's University
St.Joseph, MN 56374
(320)363-2856/Fax:3222
ghaile@csbsju.edu
HOMEPAGE

HAILE, Sosena
Associate Professor,Department of Material Science
California Institute of Technology (CALTech)
Pasadena, CA 91125
Telephone: (803) 656-4350 (O)
E-mail: smhaile@hyperfine.caltech.edu
Research Area: Ionic conduction in solids with technological applications including batteries, sensors, ion pumps and fuel cells.
HOMEPAGE

HAILE, Tesfa
Professor of Computer Science
P. O. BOX 181
JACKSON, MS. 39205-0181
(601)973-3480 office
thaile@stallion.jsums.edu

HAILE, Tigistu
Asst. Prof. of Geophysics
Department of Geology and Geophysics
Addis Ababa University, AA, ETHIOPIA
251-1-553214(office)
hbeimnet@hotmail.com

HAILU,Solomon
Assistant Professor
Public Policy
University of South Florida
gsolomon@cas.usf.edu

JARSO, Tamiru
International Center, University of the Philippines Diliman
1101 Quezon City Philippines
Assitant Professor at University of the Philippines
jarso@math01.cs.upd.edu.ph

KASSAHUN, Getachew
Assistant Professor Tourism
65 White Oak Blvd. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-7930
717-780-2495(O)
gamdk@epix.com and/or gwkassah@hacc01b.hacc.edu

KASSU, Afework
Lecturer
Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology
University of Gondar
P O Box 196 Gondar, Ethiopia
afeworkkassu@yahoo.com
Research area: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other bacterial infections, intestinal parasitoses, medical laboratory service

KEBEDE, Abebe
Department of Physics
NCA&T State University
Greensboro, NC 27411
e-mail: gutaye@garfield.ncat.edu
Research and Education in CMR Materials
HOMEPAGE

KEBEDE, Girma
Department of Geography
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA 01075
HOMEPAGE

KELETA, Ethiopia
Associate Professor,
Department of History, Geography, & Economics
Texas Southern University
Houston, TX 77004, USA; (713)313-7794

LAKEOU, Samuel
Professor and Chairman University of DC
12704 Castleleigh Court Silver Spring, MD 20904
(202) 274-5834 (O)
slakeou@udc.edu

LEMA, Makonnen, Ph.D.
Professor, Animal Nutrition
Tennessee State University
Dept. of Agric. Sci.
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209
615-963-1391 Fax: 615-963-5436
mlema@tnstate.edu

LEMMA, Mulatu
Professor of Mathematics
Savannah State University
Savannah, GA 31404
lemmam@savstate.edu

LULSEGED, Ayalew A.
Assistant Professor
College of Business,
Florida State University
(850)644-6554
alulsege@cob.fsu.edu

MAMO,Michael
Department of Economics
Westminster College of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84105
mmamo@westminstercollege.edu

MAMO, Wubshet
Associate professor in medical microbiology, University of Uppsala
Senior research scientist, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
AstraZeneca R & D Södertälje
SE-151 85 Södertälje,Sweden
(46) 8 5532 8342 (office); (46) 8 464 9867 (home)
wubshet.mamo@astrazeneca.com
Research Interest: HIV/AIDS & Malaria interaction, Neurodegeneration, Recombinant vaccines
HOMEPAGE

MELESSE, Assefa Mekonnen, Ph. D., P. E.
Assistant Professor of Water Resources Engineering
Department of Environmental Studies, ECS 339
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199
Tel: (305) 348-6518 Fax: (305) 348-6137
assefa.melesse@fiu.edu
HOMEPAGE

MEKURIA, Yilma
Assitant Professor University of South Carolina
Indigo Hall Apt #50 Rosement Ave
Georgetown, SC 29440
Telephone: (803) 527-1371 (O)

MEQUANINT, Kibret, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
University of Western Ontario, London, ON
N6A 5B9 Canada
Tel: +1-519-661-2111 ex 88573
kmequani@eng.uwo.ca
HOMEPAGE

MESFIN, Elsabeth
Assistant Professor Southern University
308 West Queen Street #10
Inglewood, CA 90301
Telephone: (504) 771-3103 (O)

MIKIAS,Paulos Dr.
Professor of Humanities and Political Science
Marianopolis College/Concordia University
3880 Cote des Neiges R.
Montreal, Quebec, CANADA H3Z 1M2
pmilkias@yahoo.com

MITIKU, Girma
professor /University of Illinois
1907 Winchester Drive Champaign,Illinois 61821
217-244-6103 ( O)
g-mitiku@uiuc.edu

MULUGETTA, Abraham
School of Business
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-274-3950 or 607-274-3117
e-mail: mulugett@ithaca.edu
Research Area: Ranking of Investments and Their Performances,Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Closed-end-funds (U.S., Single Country and International).
HOMEPAGE

OLIKA, Biratu.M. ( M.D., M.C.S.E.)
P.O.BOX-2657,FLORIDA LAKE,1709
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA
Telefax.+27 11 4726780(h)
Phone:+27 11 9393725(w)(Baragwanath hospital)
email: olikabiratu@netscape.net

SEIFU, DEREJE
Assistant Professor
Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland 21239 U.S.A.
Phone: 443-885-4560
email: dseifu@morgan.edu
HOMEPAGE

SHIFERAW, Michael
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Addis Ababa University
P .O. Box 150238 Addis Ababa Ethiopia
email: smichael@geog.aau.edu.et and zeguda@yahoo.com
Research interests: Economic Geography, Agricultural Geography, Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security, Land use/land management, poverty

SIMESSO, Awetu
Professor, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
650-328-7983
awetu@leland.Stanford.edu

SINESHAW, Tilahun
Professor of Psychology
Ramapo College of New Jersey
tsinesha@ramapo.edu
Research Area : Social Psychological Correlates of Schooling, Parenting, and Literacy Development.

TESFAHUN, Asnake, Dr.
Assistant Professor, Public Health Medicine,Institute Of Health Sciences, Jimma
P.O.Box 5, Jimma, Ethiopia
+251-7-111461 (Office);
Asnake@hotmail.com

Tamiru, Elias. Dr. med
Specialist vor Orthopedics, spec. orthopedics surgery
Departmet of Traumatology
Charite Universitätsmedizin
Campus Benjamin Franklin
Hindenburgdamm 30
12200 Berlin
Leonorenstr. 67
12247 Berlin
ETamiru@aol.com

TIBEBU, Teshale
History
Temple University
Philadelphia,Pa
Associate Professor
ttibebu@vm.temple.edu
Research Area: Modern Africa; Social History of Ethiopia; Comparative History (of Nationalism, Feudalism, Slavery).
HOMEPAGE

TSEGAYE, Teferi
Soil Physics/Geostatistics/Assistant Professor/Alabama A&M University
Center for Hydrology, Soil Climatology, and Remote Sensing
Alabama A&M University P.O.Box 1208 Normal AL, 35762
(205)851-5462 ext. 279 (O) (205) 851-5429 (FAX)
ttsegaye@asnaam.aamu.edu

TUME-LISAN, Amha
Department of Mathematics
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Associate Professor
mmlisa@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu

WALKER, Kent K.
Communications Department
Humber College
Professor
205 Humber College Blvd. Toronto, Ontario CANADA M9W 5L7
kentwalker@sympatico.ca
Interests: Set up workshops at Kotebe College in the summer of 1986.

WELDEGIORGIS, Yohannes
Assistant Professor
CADD Program Coordinator
Baltimore City Community College
Technology and Applied Arts Department
600 E. Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-986-5553
410-986-5535 (Fax)
yweldegiorgis@bccc.edu

WOLDESENBET, Eyassu
Mechanical Engineering
Louisiana State University/Southern University
Associate Professor
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
woldesen@me.lsu.edu
Research Area: Composite materials, Solid Mechanics
HOMEPAGE

WOLDE-TINSAE, Amde M.
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
University of Maryland, College Park
2107 Edgewater Parkway Silver Spring, MD 20903
Structural Engineering
(301) 405-1946 (O) Fax: (301) 314-9320 or (301) 314-9639
aw29@umail.umd.edu

WOLDU, Habte G.
Senior Lecturer, School of Management
University of Texas at Dallas
wolduh@utdallas.edu
Research Area: International Business Management, "How Culture Impacts Management Styled in Different Countries" and "Determining Foreign Direct Investment in Sub-Sahara Africa."

WONDMIKUN, Yared
Associate professor of Physiology
Academic and Research vice dean
Gondar College of Medical Sciences
P.o.box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia
gcms@telecom.net.et
Research area: Micronutrient deficiency (vitamin A)

WUBIE, Bizunesh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education
Marshall Univesity Graduate College
100 Angus E. Peyton Drive
South Charleston, WV 25303
Tel: 304/746-8978 Fax: 304/7461942
Toll Free: 1-800/642-9842 ext.8978
wubieb@marshall.edu

YESIHAK, Dagne
Professor of Law @ Quinsigamond College, Worcester, MA
Attorney At Law
552 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
617 868 2277 (Law Office) 617 8685431 (fax)
Dwy@Qcc.Mass.edu

YIBRAH, Haile
Professor of Virology
University of California, Davis
Telephone: (916) 752-8306 (O)
Fax: (916) 752-2801
Haile.Yibrah@sgen.slu.se

YITAYEW, Muluneh
Associate Professor,
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering,
Shantz Building, Room 403, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
P.O. Box 2100-0038, Tucson, Arizona 85721
(520) 621-7232
muluneh@ccit.arizona.edu
Research Area: Microirrigation and Soil Hydraulics;Irrigation.

YOHANNES, Teketel
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Addis Ababa University
P.O.BOx 1176
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
teketely@yahoo.com
Research Area: Organic solar energy conversion, Electrochemistry, Spectroelectrochemistry, Conducting polymers, Polymer electrolytes, Fullerene chemistry.
HOMEPAGE

ZEGIORGIS, Seyoum
Professor of Computer Networking Technologies
Collin County Community College District
Preston Ridge Campus, Room 230A
Frisco, TX 75035
972-377-1676 (office), 972-422-9797 (home), 972-633-2929 (FAX)
szegiorgis@ccccd.eduOR seyoum_zeg@hotmail.com
Research/Consulting Area: transfer of technology and Third World Development Planning.

ZEIN AHMED, zein
College of Health Sciences, P.O.BOX 12, Bahrain, Arabian Gulf Public Health
(0973)-713143 (home), 255555 ext 5212 office,
drzein@batelco.com
Formerly Dean , Associate Professor and chairman, Department of Community Health, Gondar College of Medical Sciences, Gondar, Ethiopia Authoredand cooauthered "The ecology of Health and disease in Ethiopia", and "Bibliography of health..

ZENEBE, Kinfu
Associate Professor
Department of Mass Communcation
People's Friendship University of Russia
Russia - Moscow
+7 (095) 434-53-45 Ex. 1158, 1160 (Phone)
kinfu@Putin.ru
kinfu@yahoo.co.uk
Research Area: Foriegn policy and international journalism. Regional politics and international journalism

ZEWDIE, Habtamu
Professor of Chemical Physics
Department of Chemistry
Faculty of Science
Addis Ababa University
P. O. Box 1176
Addis Ababa, ethiopia
habtamu_zewdie@hotmail.com
Research Area: Computer Simulation Studies of Liquid Crystals.