Adane Kassa Yetemegne(phD)

• Full Name: Adane Kassa Yetemegne(phD)
• Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
• Institutional email: adane_kassa@dmu.edu.et
• Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Q5DnGvEAAAAJ / ORCID address: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3710-7763 / Scopus ID: 57217985882 / WoS:/ KMY-6993-2024
• Specialization: Analytical Chemistry
• Courses taught: Advanced Electroanalytical Chemistry, Advanced Analytical Chemistry, Instrumental Analysis I & II, Analytical Chemistry, Chemometrics for Analytical chemistry, Surface Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry and Catalysts, Inorganic Synthesis and Analysis and other undergraduate and postgraduate Analytical Chemistry courses.

i) Editorial Board Member for the 20th Edition of the International Conference on Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (2024)

ii) First Best Researcher Award at University Level, Debre Markos University, Ethiopia (20 July 2023)

iii) Top Downloaded Article Recognition by Wiley (2022)

iv) Contribution to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through published articles recognized by Elsevier (2019–2020)

v) Outstanding Performance in Teaching Chemistry — Recognition Letter from Debre Markos University (1 October 2015)
vi) Associate Editor of Advanced Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies (AJIDS)

vii)Permanent Reviewer for ACS Journals and other prestigious international journals

• Research interest: 

  i) Development of Analytical Methods

  ii) Design and Application of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors

 iii)  Synthesis and Utilization of 2D Materials and Coordination Compounds

  iv) Advanced Electroanalytical Techniques

  v) Analysis of Environmental Samples (like Water Samples, Soil Samples, Biological Samples, …)

 vi)  Electrochemical Detection in Pharmaceutical, Food, and Environmental Matrices

  vii) Electrocatalysis for Enhanced Sensing Performance

  viii) Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Applications

  ix) Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials

  x) Application of Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Techniques

  xi) Pharmaceutical and Environmental Electrochemical Analysis

  xii) Inorganic and Materials Chemistry

  xiii) Development of Conductive Polymers for Electrochemical Applications

1. List of Publications: 

Key Publications:

1. Green voltammetric strategy for sensitive determination of paracetamol in pharmaceuticals and serum using alizarin red S-modified glassy carbon electrodes. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 100792.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2025.100792
2. Chemometric Analysis of Physicochemical Properties and Heavy Metal Content in Honey: A Case Study from Saint Adijibar, South Wollo, Amhara, Ethiopia. South Wollo, Amhara, Ethiopia.
3. Assessment on level of selected metals and proximate composition of raw cow milk samples from selected sites of Bahir Dar City and it’s surrounding. Food Chemistry Advances, 7, 100951.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focha.2025.100951
4. Selective and simultaneous electrochemical detection of amoxicillin and paracetamol in pharmaceuticals and serum using a mixed-ligand poly(Co(II)-phenanthroline, diresorcinate) modified electrode. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 100746.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2025.100746
5. Application of novel oligomeric Co(II) complexes of 4,4′-bipyridine and 1,10-phenanthroline modified glassy carbon electrode for differential pulse voltammetric determination of ciprofloxacin. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 47, 100721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2024.100721
6. Ethylendiaminetetrakis(1,10-phenanthroline) dicopper(II) chloride: Synthesis and application for voltammetric determination of doxycycline in real samples. Microchemical Journal, 207, 112038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2024.112038
7. Manganese(II) resorcinolate complex: synthesis, characterizations, electrochemical behavior, and antibacterial activities. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry (2024), 1-11.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-024-02194-w
8. Highly specific voltammetric detection of cephalexin in tablet formulations and human urine samples using a poly(2,4,6-2′,4′,6′-hexanitrodiphenylamine)-modified glassy carbon electrode. ACS Omega (2024). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c04730
9. Synthesis, structural characterizations, electrochemical behavior, and antibacterial activities of a chromium(III) resorcinolate complex. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 19(8), 100659.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoes.2024.100659
10. Selective square wave voltammetric determination of tinidazole in pharmaceuticals and human urine using a poly(bis(2,2′-bipyridine)diresorcinolateruthenium(III) chloride) modified electrode. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 43, 100607.
     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2023.100607
11. Characterization and application of a synthesized novel poly(chlorobis(1,10-phenanthroline)resorcinolcobalt(II) chloride)-modified electrode for selective voltammetric determination of cefadroxil. ACS Omega, 8, 15181–15192.
     https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c00170
12. Selective determination of norfloxacin in pharmaceuticals and human urine samples using poly(8-aminonaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid)-modified electrodes. ACS Omega, 8(29), 25758–25765.
     https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c00805
13. Electrochemical determination of chloroquine phosphate in real samples using a diresorcinate-1,10-phenanthrolinecobalt(II)-modified electrode. ChemistryOpen, 12(3), e202300004.
     https://doi.org/10.1002/open.202300004
14. Selective and sensitive determination of tinidazole using poly(diphenylamine-4-sulfonic acid)-modified electrodes. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 39, 100552.
     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2023.100552
15. Highly selective square wave voltammetric determination of gallic acid in groundnut and tea using glycine-modified carbon paste electrodes. Sensors International, 4, 100227.
     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sintl.2023.100227
16. Poly(resorcinol)-modified electrode for selective voltammetric determination of aspirin. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 39,  100554.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2023.100554
17. Sensitive and selective electrochemical determination of doxycycline using poly(dipicrylamine)-modified electrodes. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 37, 100507.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2022.100507
18. Synthesis of a novel diaquabis(1,10-phenanthroline)copper(II)chloride complex and voltammetric detection of amoxicillin. Heliyon, 8, e11199.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11199
19. Poly(diaquabis(1,10-phenanthroline)copper(II)chloride)-modified electrode for aspirin determination. Sensors International, 3, 100187.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sintl.2022.100187
20. Potentiodynamic poly(resorcinol)-modified electrode for cephalexin and cefadroxil detection. ACS Omega, 7(38), 34599–34607.
21. Poly(diphenylamine-4-sulfonic acid)-modified electrode for gallic acid determination in honey and peanuts. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 15(7), 103853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.103853
22. Synthesis of novel diresorcinate-1,10-phenanthrolinecobalt(II) complex for selective voltammetric determination of procaine penicillin G. ChemistrySelect, 7(1), e202103458. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202103458
23. Poly(aquachlorobis(1,10-phenanthroline)copper(II) iodidemonohydrate)/GCE for simultaneous determination of caffeine and theophylline. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 15, 103458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103458
24. Synthesis, characterization, and electropolymerization of a novel Cu (II) complex based on 1, 10-phenanthroline for electrochemical determination of amoxicillin in pharmaceutical tablet formulations. Electrochimica Acta, 384, 138402.
     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138402
25. Highly selective differential pulse voltammetric determination of cefadroxil using poly(Alizarin)/GCE. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 14(8), 103296.
     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103296
26. Poly(4-amino-3-hydroxynaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid)-modified electrode for amoxicillin detection in tablet brands. BMC Chemistry, 15, 1-11.
     https://doi.org/10.1186/s13065-021-00739-0
27. Green synthesized silver nanoparticle-modified carbon paste electrode for simultaneous Cd(II) and Pb(II) determination. Heliyon, 6, e04401.
     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04401
28. Review: Electrochemical determination of paracetamol, rutin, and sulfonamide using glassy carbon electrodes. Cogent Chemistry, 5, 1681607.
     https://doi.org/10.1080/23312009.2019.1681607
29. The Physico-Chemical Studies of Wastewater in Hawassa Textile Industry. J. Environ. Anal. Chem, 2(4), 2380-2391.
30. Lime-induced iron chlorosis in fruit trees. J. Chemistry Chem. Sci, 5, 293-302.
31. Analysis of copper, chromium & lead in hawassa and arba minch textile effluents. Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Sciences, 5(4), 153-168.
32.  Socio-economic impact assessment of textile wastes in Arba Minch and Hawassa textile factories.
33. Research and project information (completed and ongoing): One ongoing and one completed mega research
34. MSc and/or PhD students advised (ongoing and Graduated): 

Successfully advised ten (10) MSc students in the fields of Analytical Chemistry, Electrochemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry between 2020–2024 at Debre Markos University, Ethiopia and Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. Currently advising/supervising six (6) MSc students.

PhD Students: mentor one (1) PhD student in Analytical Chemistry at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia