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PROFILE

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Educational
background

  • PhD 2013, Tennessee Technological University, USA - Civil and Environmental Engineer

  • MSc 2004, Arba Minch University, Ethiopia - Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering

  • BSc 2002, Arba Minch Water Technology Institute, Ethiopia  -Hydraulic Engineering

 

Research 
topic

  • NASA's Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF): Satellite Rainfall Uncertainty Estimation across the Globe for Diverse Hydrologic Applications Using Readily Accessible Geophysical Features (August 2012 - August 2013)

  • PhD:  Hydrologically-Relevant and Optimal Merging of High Resolution Satellite Precipitation Products to Enhance Macroscale Hydrologic Modeling Application (August 2008 - August 2012)

  • MSc: Regional Flood Frequency Analysis for Blue Nile River Basin, Ethiopia (September 2002 - December 2004)

 

Computer Skills

Platforms

  • Windows

  • Linux 

Programing Languages

  • Fortran

  • C/C++

  • Python

  • IDL

  • Matlab

Work​
experience​
Flood Modeler - Harris County Flood Control District, Houston, TX
Jan 2017 - present
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Project Engineer - Fain Environmental Consulting LLC, Seattle, WA​
Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

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Postdoctoral Researcher - University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

​Oct 2014 - July 2016

 

  • ​Conducting research on the validation of Integrated Multi-satellite Retrievals for Global Precipitation Measurement/GPM (IMERG).

  • Developing a research framework to bridge the GPM mission core and constellation sensors estimates from Level 2 to Level 3 products 

  • Conducting research on remote sensing based Flash Flood Forecasting/FFF system 

 

 

Research Associate - University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

​Aug 2013 - Sep 2014

 

  • ​Involved in the development of Pre-SWOT Earth System Data Records for Global Surface Water Storage – Surface water area estimation for global lakes and reservoirs

  • Participated in evaluation of utility of satellite precipitation measurement mission products for hydrologic prediction

 

Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant - Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, USA

​Aug 2008 - Jul 2013

 

  • ​Conducted research on remote sensing application for hydrologic modelling

  • Taught undergrad and graduate courses

 
Lecture and Researcher - Arba Minch University, Ethiopa

​Dec 2004 - Aug 2008

 

  • Teaching undergrad and graduate courses

  • Conducting research and providing consultancy services

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Awards
Honors
  • NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) Award  (2012 – 2013)
  • Travel grant award from American Geophysical Union (AGU) to participate Chapman conference on Remote Sensing of the Terrestrial Water Cycle, in Kona, Hawaii, USA (February 19 – 23, 2011)
  • NASA Graduate Student Summer Program (GSSP) at Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA (Jun 2011 – August 2011)
  • The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Board of Corporate Affiliates (BCA) Award for demonstrating high scholastic performance (March 28, 2009)
  • Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization (EARO) a research grant award (co-investigator) (May 2005 – April 2007)
  • DAAD (German Scholarship), Research Visit Scholarship Award (2004 - 2005)
  • Best Poster Award, TTU Research Day (three times) (2010, 2011, 2012)
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