Ausbildung

• Since 09/2019 | PhD Candidate at the Chair of Hydrology and River Basin Management, TU München, Germany
• 09/2016 – 07/2017 | Higher Diploma, Licensed Professional Instructor of Higher Education Institution at Arba Minch University, Ethiopia
• 05/2012 – 07/2017 | International Post Graduate Training Course at Hydraulics Research Institute of Egypt
• 09/2009 – 11/2011 | M.Sc. Degree in Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering at Arba Minch University, Ethiopia
• 09/2004 – 07/2008 | B.Sc. Degree in Water Resources & Irrigation Engineering at Arba Minch University, Ethiopia

Beruflicher Werdegang

• Seit 2023 | Wissenschaftlicher Assistent am Lehrstuhl für Hydrologie und Flussgebietsmanagement, TU München
• Seit 2020 | Doktorand am Lehrstuhl für Hydrologie und Flussgebietsmanagement, TU München
• 02/2018 – 09/2019 | Dekan der Fakultät: Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering
• 10/2017 – 01/2018 | Abteilungsleiter: Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering
• 2014 - 2016 | WASH Koordinator | Mercy Corps International, Ethiopia
• 2012 - 2013 | Resident Ingenieur | GENCON Engineering Share Company, Ethiopia
• 11/2011 – 09/2019 | Lehrer am Arba Minch University
• 08/2009 – 10/2011 | Lehrbeauftragter am Arba Minch University

Publikationen

Journal Papers

• Mekonen, S. S., Boyce, S. E., Mohammed, A. K., Flint, L., Flint, A., & Disse, M. (2024). Recharge Estimation Approach in a Data-Scarce Semi-Arid Region, Northern Ethiopian Rift Valley. Sustainability 2023, 15, 15887. Sustainability, 16(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/su152215887
• Mekonen, S. S., Boyce, S. E., Mohammed, A. K., & Disse, M. (2024). Using an Open-Source Tool to Develop a Three-Dimensional Hydrogeologic Framework of the Kobo Valley, Ethiopia. Geosciences, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14010003
• Tafesse, F., Medhanye, B., & Sisay, S. (2019). Hydrologic and Structural Safety Evaluation of Aged Concrete Gravity Dam Using Finite Element Method. American Journal of Water Science and Engineering, 5(4), 138-154. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajwse.20190504.12
• Sisay Simachew, Samuel D. 2017. Climate Change Impact on Water Resources Availability of Finchaa-Amerti-Neshe Multipurpose Cascaded Reservoirs. Ethiopian Journal of Water Science and Technology (EJWST). DOI: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369293797
• Book Chapter under review on Sustaining the Future: Integrating Hydrologic Modeling for Water Resources Management. Mekonen, S. S., Boyce, S. E., Mohammed, A. K., & Disse, M. Journal of Water and Climate Change.

Conferences

• Sisay S. Mekonen, 2023. Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Water Availability in Kobo Valley, Ethiopia on Doctoral Seminar, 19 – 21st April 2023, Alpenhof Krün (Germany)
• Modelling groundwater and surface water interactions for sustainable water resources management in Kobo Valley catchment, Ethiopia, on a Summer School, One Health and the Role of Water from 14 to 19th March 2022 at Pwani University (Kenya).
• Sisay S. Mekonen, Scott E. B, Markus D. 2023. IG05-A012 - Using an Open-source Tool to Develop a Three-dimensional Hydrogeologic Framework of the Kobo Valley, Ethiopia 19th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society during the period 01 Aug to 05 Aug 2022, Singapore. 

• Sisay S. Mekonen, 2022. Hydrogeologic Framework Development for Groundwater Modeling. International Symposium on Sustainable Water Resources Development, from July 10 – 11, 2022, Arba Minch University (Ethiopia).