Getaneh Firew Alemayehu(PhD)

1. Full Name: Getaneh Firew Alemayehu(PhD)
2. Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
3. Institutional email: getaneh_firew@dmu.edu.et Or (getafiral@gmail.com)
4. Google Scholar/ORCID address/Scopus/WoS: ORCID address: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7548-0403 

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0EIYbJ8AAAAJ&hl=en

4. Specialization: Physical Chemistry /Food Science and Technology
5. Courses taught:Chemical Thermodynamics, Chemical Kinetics and Electrochemistry , Quantum Chemistry, Statistical Thermodynamics, Advanced Statistical Thermodynamics, Practical Physical Chemistry I, Practical Physical Chemistry II, Practical Physical Chemistry II, Practical Analytical Chemistry I, Fundamental Inorganic Chemistry, General Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry II, Food Safety and Analysis
6. Research interest: Food Chemistry, Electrochemical Analysis, Food Processing, Food Product Development, Food Science and Nutrition, Phytochemical Analysis
7. List of Publications:

• Nutritional and Phytochemical Composition and Associated Health Benefits of Oat (Avena sativa) Grains and Oat-Based Fermented Food Products.
• Effects of Natural Fermentation and Toasting on Nutritional Composition and Antinutrient Contents of Ethiopian Oat Grains.
• Optimization of nutritional and sensory properties of fermented oat-based composite beverage.
• Effect of Toasting and Natural Fermentation on the Phytochemical and Functional Properties of Oats Grown in Ethiopia.
• Proximate, mineral, and anti-nutrient compositions of oat grains (Avena sativa) cultivated in Ethiopia: Implications for nutrition and mineral bioavailability.
• Traditional Food Processing Practices of Oats (Avena Sativa) and Its Contribution to Food Security in Gozamin District of Northwest Ethiopia.

8. Research and project information (completed and ongoing):

• Completed Research project as Principal Investigator (PI) – ASSESSMENT OF CHEMICAL TOXICANTS IN LOCALLY CONSUMED FOODS AND BEVERAGES IN SELECTED DISTRICTS OF EAST GOJJAM, AMHARA REGION, ETHIOPIA
• Ongoing Research Project as Co-PI – ASSESSING THE SOCIOECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF AGROCHEMICAL USE AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN EAST AND WEST GOJJAM DISTRICTS, ETHIOPIA

9. MSc and/or PhD students advised (ongoing and graduated):

• Graduated MSc students advised (as Major advisor): Ayele Dagne