welcome

I am a Professor in the department of Physics at California State University, Northridge.

I work on computational biophysics with an emphasis on cardiac arrythmias. Visit my research page for more information.

short bio

 I am originally from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  I went to high school in the International Community School (ICS) in Addis, and went on to get my undergraduate degree in physics from Franklin & Marshall college in quaint Lancaster, PA.  I then did my PhD in Physics at the University of Pittsburgh.  I initially worked with J.D. Crawford on nonlinear dynamics, and after his unfortunate passing,  completed my thesis on spin glass theory under Professor Yadin Goldschmidt.   I then switched fields to cardiac biophysics working with Alain Karma in Northeastern University, Boston.    I completed my training at the UCLA school of medicine under Dr. Jim Weiss(MD), a pioneer in the applications of nonlinear dynamics in cardiology.   I have been at CSUN since 2006.

awards

2023 Polished Apple Award for student mentorship

2015 CSUN outstanding faculty

2015 CSUN College of science and math research award