- Full Name: Jenbrie Molla Kessete(PhD)
- Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
- Institutional email: jenbriemolla@dmu.edu.et alternative email: jenbriemolla@gmail.com
- Google scholar/ORCID address/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=b6v4gbQAAAAJ&hl=en / https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4246-1759
- Specialization: Physical Chemistry
- Courses taught: Chemical Thermodynamics, Chemical Kinetics and Electrochemistry, Practical Physical Chemistry I, Quantum Chemistry, Statistical Thermodynamics and Surface Chemistry, Practical Physical Chemistry II, computational chemistry for undergraduate and postgraduate students, advanced physical chemistry for postgraduate students, Industrial Chemistry I, Industrial Chemistry II, Special topics in physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, organic Chemistry I, organic Chemistry II, Practical analytical Chemistry I, Biochemistry and STEM (grade 10-12).
- Research Interests:
- Catalytic conversion of CO2 to fuels and valuable chemicals using DFT methods.
- Catalytic water splitting to H2 using DFT methods
- Catalysis
- List of Publications:
- Jenbrie M. Kessete, Taye B. Demissie, Misha Chilume, Ahmed M. Mohammed and Valery Andrushchenko (2022). Phosphine-Borane Catalysts for CO2 Activation and Reduction: A Computational Study. 121, Molecular Physics.
- Taye B. Demissie Jenbrie M. Kessete (2022). Mechanistic Studies of the Catalytic Reduction of CO2 to CO: Efficient CO-Releasing Si- and Ge-Based Catalysts. ACS Omega, 7, 5, 4694–4702.
- Jenbrie M. Kessete, Taye B. Demissie and Ahmed M. Mohammed (2021). Computational mechanistic insights into hafnium catalyzed CO2 activation and reduction. Molecular Physics.
- Jenbrie M. Kessete Taye B. Demissie, Ahmed M. Mohammed (2019). Promises and Challenges of Density Functional Theory in CO2 Reduction. Gen. Chem, 5, 190019.
- Jenbrie Molla Kesste (2019). Progress and Perspectives of Photocatalytic Water Splitting. DMUJIDs.
- Jenbrie Molla Kessete (2018). Mechanism of Formate Hydroxylation Catalyzed by Xanthine Oxidase Enzyme. International Journal of Chemical and Molecular Engineering 4 (1), 7-26.
- Jenbrie Molla Kessete (2018). Modeling the transition state structures of the xanthine oxidase enzyme active site bound to thioformate. International Journal of Chemical and Molecular Engineering 4 (1), 37-47
- Booklet OF Debre Markos University Research Vice President: A GLANCE INTO OUR ENGAGEMENTS: Research, Community Service and University Industry linkage (2021-2023)
- Research and project information (completed and ongoing):
- Assessment of chemical toxicants in locally consumed foods and beverages in selected districts of East Gojjam, Amhara region, Ethiopia ongoing project, 2025 GC)
- Assessing the Socioeconomic, Environmental, and Health Impacts of Agrochemical use Among Smallholder Farmers in East and West Gojjam Districts, Ethiopia (ongoing project, 2025 GC)
- MSc and/or PhD students advised (ongoing and Graduated): 2 Msc students