Faculty of Meteorology and Hydrology

Contact address

Name: Tadesse Tujuba Kenea

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Mobile: +251 946692840

Educational background and Work experience

· PhD in Hydrogeology

· MSc and BSc in Meteorology

· Alexander von Humboldt fellow

·Meteorologist at National Meteorology Agency from 2005 to 2009, Lecturer at Arba Minch University from 2009 to 2018 and Assistant Professor from 2018 to current

Research interest

·Groundwater hydrology, Climate Change/variability, Water storage variations in space and time, Satellite gravimetry (GRACE, GRACE-Follow On) for the assessment of large-scale water storage changes, large scale global hydrological models.

Faculty of Meteorology and Hydrology

The Faculty of Meteorology and Hydrology was initially established as the Department of Meteorology during 2002/2003 academic year at the then Arba Minch Water Technology Institute of the current Arba Minch University. Six batches of BSc students, and two batches of advanced diploma students were graduated between 2005 and 2010 years.

The faculty has been running a four years BSc program in Meteorology and Hydrology since 2008, a two years MSc program in Meteorology since 2007, a two years MSc program in Climate Change and Development since 2011 and PhD in Geoinformation and Earth Observation for Hydrology since 2019. It is also to launch PhD in Meteorology and PhD in Climate Change and Sustainable Development soon.

The faculty has 35 staffs with one Associate professor, 6 Assistant professors, 24 lecturers, one graduate assistant and 4 Technical Assistants academic rank.

Academic Programs

Under graduate (BSc)

· Meteorology and Hydrology

Post graduate (MSc)

· Meteorology

· Climate Change and Sustainable Development

· Geoinformation and Earth Observation for Hydrology

Post graduate (Ph.D.)

· Geoinformation and Earth Observation for Hydrology

· Meteorology

· Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Infrastructures

· GIS and RS Laboratory

· Meteorological and Hydrological Instruments Laboratory

· Weather Analysis Laboratory

Chair system in the faculty;

1. Meteorology and Climate Chair

Head, Mr. Tewodros Addisu

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. Hydrology

Head, Mr. Nebyat Yilma

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