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Open Defense
Tuber yam Aerial yam
Yam flours
PhD defense
PhD defense
Sosina Gebremichael, my PhD student in Analytical Chemistry at AASTU, has successfully defended her PhD dissertation entitled "CHEMICAL, STRUCTURAL, AND PHYTOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF YAMS (DIOSCOREA SPP.) FROM SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA", on 06 September 2024.
She is my first PhD student as co-advisor to graduate!
Open Defense
Functional Cookies
MSc defense
MSc defense
Nigusu Getahun, my MSc student in Food Process Engineering at AASTU, has successfully defended his MSc thesis entitled "Development and characterization of gluten free functional cookies from amaranths flour supplemented with bee bread", on 02 September 2024.
Raw OFSP (A), peeled OFSP (B) and diced OFSP (C)
MS leaf (A), washing leaves (B) and shade drying (C)
MF without MSLE (A), MF With MSLE (B) and CF with MSLE (C)
MSc defense
MSc defense
Feben Girma, my MSc student in Chemical Engineering (Food Engineering stream) at AAiT, has successfully defended her MSc thesis entitled "Development and characterization of active edible packaging film based on orange-fleshed sweet potato starch and Moringa stenopetala leaf extract", on 09 October 2024.
MSc defense
MSc defense
Getachew Abie, my MSc student in Chemical Engineering (Food Process Engineering stream) at AASTU, has successfully defended his MSc thesis entitled "Optimization of bee pollen addition on the physicochemical, antioxidant and sensory properties of mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit leather", on 16 January 2025.
Chickpea Cheese samples with and without Pineapple extract
MSc defense
MSc defense
Lamrot Damene, my MSc student in Chemical Engineering (Food Process Engineering stream) at AASTU, has successfully defended her MSc thesis entitled "Development and characterization of chickpea cheese coagulated with pineapple (Ananas comosus) extract", on 01 September 2025.
MSc defense
MSc defense
Temesgen Gebremedhin, my MSc student in Chemical Engineering (Food Process Engineering stream) at AASTU, has successfully defended his MSc thesis entitled "Development and evaluation of instant functional drink from beebread and prickly pear using foam-mat freeze drying", on 01 September 2025.
Bee bread
Functional beer
MSc defense
MSc defense
Birtukan Hailemariam, my MSc student in Chemical Engineering (Food Process Engineering stream) at AASTU, has successfully defended her MSc thesis entitled "Ultrasonic assisted extraction of value added components from bee bread: optimization and utilization for functional beer development", on 02 September 2025.
Bee pollen
Fresh tomatoes
Functional tomato juice
MSc defense
MSc defense
Melat Kassahun, my MSc student in Food Science and Nutrition at AASTU, has successfully defended her MSc thesis entitled "Development and Characterization of Functional Bee Pollen-Enriched Tomato Juice", on October 2025.
Bee pollen
Sesame samples
Functional sesame milk
MSc defense
MSc defense
Sara Seife, my MSc student in Food Science and Nutrition at AASTU, has successfully defended her MSc thesis entitled "Development and characterization of functional sesame milk enriched with bee pollen ", on October 2025.
Coffee beans
Wet pectin
PhD defense
PhD defense
Girma Biratu, my PhD student in Chemical Engineering (Food Process Engineering stream) at AASTU, has successfully defended his PhD dissertation entitled "Development of Active Edible Film from Coffee Pulp Pectin", on 04 September 2025.
Visit to UEM, Mozambique
Visit to UEM, Mozambique
Honored to visit the Center of Excellence for Agri-food System and Nutrition at Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique. I had the opportunity to present our multidisciplinary research on bee products as functional ingredients—exploring their potential in enhancing the nutritional and therapeutic value of food and beverages.
I also delivered a seminar titled “Beyond Conventional Food Preservation”, highlighting emerging technologies like High Pressure Processing (HPP) and Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) and their transformative role in food safety and quality.
Grateful for Prof. Lucas and the engaging exchange and the potential for future collaboration in advancing agri-food innovation across Africa.
#FoodInnovation #BeeProducts #FunctionalFoods #FoodProcessing #HPP #PEF #AgriFoodSystems #AASTU #EduardoMondlaneUniversity #ResearchCollaboration #AfricaScience #NutritionTech #SustainableFoodSystems
Partcipation in Grant Writing Writeshop, Entebbe, Uganda
Partcipation in Grant Writing Writeshop, Entebbe, Uganda
Honored to participate in the Intra-Africa Mobility and Horizon Call writeshop held recently in Entebbe, Uganda, organized by RUFORUM. The workshop brought together dedicated professionals working to strengthen proposal development and academic mobility across African universities.
Grateful to contribute to this important dialogue and to help shape future initiatives that expand opportunities for students, faculty, and institutions across the continent.
#RUFORUM #AcademicMobility #HigherEducationAfrica #ProposalDevelopment #EUfunded #CapacityBuilding #AASTU #AfricaEU #NDICI2025 #EntebbeWorkshop #InternationalCooperation #MobilityForImpact
IMPACT-HE Project Consortium Meeting, Jimma University, Ethiopia
IMPACT-HE Project Consortium Meeting, Jimma University, Ethiopia
Proud to represent AASTU at the recent IMPACT-HE Project Consortium Meeting hosted by Jimma University. Coordinated by OBREAL, the event brought together African and European partners to rethink how universities manage international cooperation and development funding.
Grateful to be part of a project that’s building stronger networks, smarter systems, and greater impact across African higher education.
#IMPACTHE #OBREAL #HigherEd #AASTU #InternationalCooperation #CapacityBuilding #AfricaEU
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