Name : Alemu Tadesse
Education
- Ph.D in Civil Engineering - University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA.
- M.Sc. in Civil Engineering - University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA.
- M.Sc. in Renewable Energies - Oldenburg University, Oldenburg, Germany.
- Certificate on Application of Meteorological Satellites Data for
Hydrological Modeling - University of Reading, Reading, England.
- Certificate on Advanced Techniques of Satellite Rainfall
estimation - University of Reading, Reading, UK.
- Diploma in Computer Science (with distinction) - Addis Ababa
University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Certificate on Database Management System in Agrometeorolgy
World Meteorological Training Institute, Telaviv, Israel.
- Postgraduate Diploma in General Meteorology, Indian
Meteorological Department, Poona, India.
- Microsoft Certificate on C-Programming - Data Proschool, Poona, India.
- BSc in Physics - Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Work Experience
- December 1 2007 to Current - Research Associate (at the Mississippi State University Georesources Institute)
- July 2007 to November 2007 - Research Scientist (at the University of Connecticut)
- Aug 2004 to November 2007 - NASA Fellow (08/2004 - 09/2007)
- NASA Grant
- Dec 2004 to January 2005 - Worked on Cloud tracking algorithm, University of Sao Paulo and INPE, Brazil
- Aug 2001 - August 2004 Research Assistant at the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, University of Connecticut,USA.
- 11/00 - 2/01 Assistant Researcher, Performa Nord Co., Bremen, Germany.
Conducting research on "the Impact of cirrus cloud on meteorological satellites
sensors in the mm wave range"- university of Bremen, Bremen, Germany in
Collaboration with the UKMetOfice, UK, and NOAA , Builder Colorado, USA.
- 2/92 - 10/00 Systems analyst for the Satellite Data Reception & Processing Unit; Computer Programmer & Trainer; Meteorologist, NMSA, Ministry of Water Resources, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Duties and responsibilities include:
- Satellite rainfall estimation using MeteoSat satellite data
- Forest fire, flood and vegetation monitoring using NOAA satellites data
- Developing and maintaining programmes
- Taking care of all hard ware and software in the satellite data reception
and processing unit of NMSA
- Teaching computer science for staff members
- 1/91 - 8/99 Various Teaching/Instruction positions and assignments:
Instructor for Windows, Programming Languages, Applications. Computer Science &
Satellite Image Interpretation Atlanta International Language and Computer
Training Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (1997-1999); Ethiopian Air Force, Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia (10/98-1/99); World Vision International, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia (11/98) ; Silicon Computer Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1997)
Qualifications & Skills
- Platforms: MS Windows, DOS, Linux/Unix
- Programming languages: C/C++, Fortran, Pascal, IDL, AWK
- GIS Software (IDA, IRDAS imagine, ArcView and ArcGIS, IDRISI)
- Statistical packages and mathematical software: SAS, SPSS, S+,Matlab,Mathematica, Minitab and other application software
Professional Membership
- American Gephysical Union
- American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
- The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
- Ethiopian Computers Standards Association (ECOSA)
- Ethiopian Heritage Trust
- Ethiopian Physical Society
- Ethiopian Society for Appropriate Technology (ESAT)
Foreign languages
- English - very good
- French and Germany for communication
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References Will be provided upon request.
Address
261 Glenbrook Rd
Department of Civil and Envrinmental Engineering
University of Connecticut
U-2037
Storrs,CT,06269
USA
or
Alemu Tadesse
110 Hebron
Graduate Dorms
University of Connecticut
Storrs,CT,06269
USA
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