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Tadesse Fikre Teferra

College Station, TX, USA Email: tadessefikre@gmail.com

Mobile: +1 979-599-8774

700 University Dr.

East College station 77840

Texas, USA

SUMMARY I have been working as an instructor and a researcher at Hawassa University, Ethiopia in the Department of Food Science and Post-harvest

Technology under the School of Nutrition, Food Science and technology since October, 2010.

EDUCATION October, 2010: Masters of Science:

o Food Engineering, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia July 2006: Bachelor of Science:

o Food Science and Post-harvest Technology, Hawassa

University, Hawassa, Ethiopia

TRAINING Scientific Paper Writing: Certificate

o December, 2013, organized by Hawassa University (Ethiopia)

and University of Saskatchewan (Canada) Agriculture-Nutrition Linkages: Certificate

o November, 2013, organized by Hawassa University (Ethiopia)

and Wageningen University (The Netherlands) Food Fortification: Certificate of Trainers of Trainees

o February, 2013, organized by Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia) and the Federal Ministry of Health (Ethiopia)

SKILLS Food Laboratory Analysis

Computer Applications (Microsoft Office, Data Processing Software, other Application software)

Communication [Writing reports (Technical and Scientific), oral

communications, Internet communications]

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EXPERIENCE October, 2010 to present - Teaching and Research staff at

Hawassa University, Hawassa Ethiopia. o Teaching courses, Advising students, Supervising Classes,

laboratories, visits o Planning and executing Applied and operational researches,

reporting and communicating research findings, delivering

community services and consultancy services to Food industries.

o Delivering training to processors and farmers on postharvest handling of perishable crops.

August 2006 to October 2010 - Teaching Assistant staff at

Hawassa University, Hawassa Ethiopia. o Assisting courses and Laboratories

o Supervising undergraduate students o Coordinating visits and mini projects

Additional Administrative Assignments I have played additional administrative roles in Hawassa University:

Food Science Program Coordinator between January, 2011 and November 2012.

Assistant Registrar of the Continues and Distance Education Division of College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, between May, 2007 and October, 2008.

Research and Community service projects: Coordinator and Co-Principal Investigator of Bio-Innovate

Africa Project 06/2011 from September 2012 to March 2014. Coordinator of Local Complementary Food Production

September 2012 to May 2013.

Co-Principal investigator of other researches: o Nutrition education and Nutritional status of young children

o Anchote adaptation and Product development research Project o Legume Post-harvest: Contribution to Nutrition Research

Project

o Packaging and storage research on highland fruits, in Ethiopia. Student Research Supervision.

o Served as a co-advisor of 6 MSc Students in the department of Food Science and Postharvest Technology, Hawassa University; 4 of which have defended. The candidates and titles of the MSc

Theses:

i. Candidate: Jemal Yassin

Title: “Effect of Green Coffee Processing and Roasting Temperature on Sensory

(Physical & Cup) Quality of Coffee”

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ii. Candidate: Kebebush Tessema Title: “Effects of Storage Treatments on Physico-chemical Quality of Chickpea (Cicer

arietinum L.) at Jole Andegna Kebele, Meskan Woreda, Ethiopia”

iii. Candidate: Gezahegn Nigusse Title: “Nutritional and Sensory Acceptability of Wheat (Tritium aestivum L.) White

Bread Fortified with Flour of Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato (Ipomoea bat alas L.)”

iv. Candidate: Meseret Tilahun Title: “Production of Nutritional beverages from whey obtained after acid and heat

coagulation and flavored with natural fruit flavors”

v. Candidate: Biniyam Juhar Title: “Effect of Blending Ratio of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Flour and Oyster

Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus): on Nutritional Quality and Sensory Properties of

Bread”

vi. Candidate: Fitsum Woldemariam Title: “New Product Development and Quality Characterization from Amaranths

(Amaranthus caudatus L.) and Maize Grains to Improve Food Security in Ethiopia”

PUBLICATIONS

Articles Published 1. Beruk Berhanu Desalegn, Fikre T. Tadesse, Dereje Haile (2015). Physical and

Procimate Characterization of Anchote (Coccsinia abyssinica) Accessions Grown

under Hawassa and Wondo Genet Conditions, Southern Ethiopia. Food Science and

Quality Management Vol. 42, pp. 62-74. (Open Access)

http://iiste.org/Journals/index.php/FSQM/article/view/24744/25347. For (TOC)

http://iiste.org/Journals/index.php/FSQM

2. Teferra F. Tadesse, Gezahegn Nigusse, and Henok Kurabachew (2015). Nutritional,

Microbial and Sensory Properties of Flat-Bread (kitta) Prepared from Blends of Maize

(Zea mays L.) and Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.)

Flours, International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1,

2015, pp. 33-39. doi: 10.5923/j.food.20150501.05. (Open Access)

http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.food.20150501.05.html

3. Kebebush Tesema, Henok Kuarabachew and Teferra F. Tadesse (2015). Evaluation

of the Efficacy of Plant Powders, Cow Dung Ash and Malathion Dust against

Callosobruchus Chinensis L. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) On Chickpea in Jole Andegna:

Southern Ethiopia, Journal of Agricultural Studies Vol. 3 No. 2, 2015, pp. 129-144.

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jas.v3i2.7775. (Open Access)

http://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/jas/article/view/7775

4. Teferra F. Tadesse, Solomon Abera, Solomon Worku (2015). Nutritional and

Sensory Properties of Solar-Dried Carrot Slices as Affected by Blanching and Osmotic

Pre-Treatments, International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Engineering, Vol.

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5 No. 1, 2015, pp. 24-32. doi: 10.5923/j.food.20150501.04. (Open Access)

http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.food.20150501.04.html

Articles in Preparation 1. Tadesse Fikre Teferra and Mengistu Seifu Maru (2015). Evaluation of Grain and

Malt Qualities for Different Varieties of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

2. Fikre Teferra Tadesse (2015). Effect of Convectional Processing Techniques on

Nutritional Quality and Processing Economy of Common Legumes: A Review.

3. Kebebush Tessema, F. Teferra Tadesse and Henok Kurabachew (2015). Effects of

Storage Treatments for the Control of Callosobruchus Chinensis L. on Proximate

Composition of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), in Meskan District, Ethiopia

4. F. Teferra Tadesse, Abadi Gebre, Abrehet F.Gebremeskel and Carol J. Henry

(2015). Pasting Characteristics of Starches in Flours of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

and Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) as Affected by Sorting and Dehulling Practices

5. F. Teferra Tadesse, Solomon Abera, W.K. Solomon (2015). Rehydration capacity and kinetics

of Solar-Dried Carrots as Affected by Blanching and Osmotic Pretreatments

6. Tadesse F.T., Jemal Y. and Abebe H. (2015). Effect of Greeen Coffee Processing Methods and Roasting Temperatures on Physical and Cup Quality of Sidama Coffee, Southern Ethiopia.

Books and Manuals (not published) 1. Tadesse Fikre Teferra (2015). Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture: A complementary

Manual for Agriculture Students, Center for Food Science and Nutrition, Addis Ababa

University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

2. Tadesse Fikre and Asfaw Kifle (eds), Alye Teferra, Sinedu Abate, Brihanu

Siam, Abrham Astatike, Tefaye Habte and Akalewold Samuel (2013). Ginger

(Zingiber Oficinale Rosec.): Production, Postharvest Handling, Processing and

Marketing - A Comprehensive Extension Package Manual, Farm Africa Ethiopia Office.

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