CONTACT
PHONE: +251-932-17-46-21/929-38-75-96
WEBSITE: www.haramaya.edu.et
EMAIL:datomsa@yahoo.com/atomsa.derele@gmail.com
dereje.atomsa@haramaya.edu.et
ORCiD:0000-0002-6034-6738
HOBBIES
- Reading and Writing
- Watching Spiritual and Educational Videos
- Playing sports
- Listening Spiritual Songs and playing Piano
DEREJE ATOMS AONCHO (MSc)
Assistant professor
EDUCATION
Addis Ababa University
2012 - 2014
MSc in Botany with emphasis on plant biology and biodiversity management
Hawassa University
2008 – 2010
BSc in applied biology from Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia
WORK EXPERIENCE
Haramaya University, Assistant Professor
2020 to present
Haramaya University, Lecturer
2014–2020
Haramaya University, Graduate Assistant
2010–2012
SKILLS
- Microsoft Office skills
- Writing, listening and speaking in English, Amharic and Affan Oromo.
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Active Learning and empathy
- Conflict resolution ability
- Leadership
Research Interest
My research interest includes biodiversity conservation and management, ecology and ecosystem services, ethno botany, natural resource conservation, climate change adaptation and mitigation techniques, Utilization of biotechnology for local problem solving and development, etc
Local Research projects and their status
- Woody species diversity, population structure and regeneration potential of Bakalcha natural forest, West Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia: implication for biodiversity conservation (140,500.00 Birr) Grant No. HURG-2018-06-01-38 (2018 - 2020), (Completed) (PI).
- ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY OF WILD EDIBLE PLANTS AT WESTERN HARARGE, ETHIOPIA: IMPLICATION FOR FOOD SECURITY (253,610 Birr) Grant No. HURG-2017-01-02 (2017-2019) (Completed) (PI).
Publications
1. Dereje O.A., Duguma I.D. 2019.Woody Species Composition and Natural Regeneration Status of Ades
Forest, Oromia Regional State, West Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia. Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment.9(1):27-36.https://doi.org/10.31357/jtfe.v9i1.3947.
2. Melese Mengistu, Dargo Kebede, Dereje Atomsa, Arayaselasie Abebe & Dinkayehu Alemnie | (2019) Status and utilization of medicinal and aromatic plants in Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia, Cogent Food & Agriculture, 5:1, 1701349.https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2019.1701349.
3. Dereje Atomsa, Meseret Chimdessa, Olyad Erba.2021. Phytochemical constituent and antimicrobial properties of guava extracts of east Hararghe of Oromia, Ethiopia. Clinical Phytoscience. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40816-021-00268-2
4. Olyad Erba Urgessa1, Dereje Atomsa Oncho, Meseret Chimdessa Egigu, Teshome Gonfa Hordofa.2019.Column Chromatographic Fractionation and Evaluation of In vitro Antioxidant Activity of Flavonoid Enriched Extracts of Some Selected Citrus Fruit Peels. Ethiopian Journal of Science and Sustainable Development. 6(2).
5. Dereje Atomsa, Duguma Dibbisa.2019. Floristic composition and vegetation structure of Ades forest, Oromia regional state, West Hararghe zone, Ethiopia. Tropical Plant Research,6(1):139-147: DOI:10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i1.020
6. Olyad Erba, Dereje Atomsa, Meseret Chimdessa, Teshome Gonfa.2020.Determination of Flavonoid Contents and Evaluation of in vitro Antioxidant Activities of the Extract of Selected Citrus Fruit Peel. International Journal of Secondary Metabolite.7(1):8-18.https://dx.doi.org/10.21448/ijsm.660578.
REFERENCES
1.PROF. SEBSEBE DEMISSEW
Department of Biology
College of Natural Sciences,
Addis Ababa University
P.O. Box 3434, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Telephone: 251-911-247616 (mobile);
Fax: 251-111-236769;
e-mail: sebsebe.demissew@aau.edu.et; sebseb.demissew@gmail.com
2. PROF. TAMRAT BEKELE
Department of Biology
College of Natural Sciences,
Addis Ababa University
P.O. Box 3434, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Fax: 251-111-236769;
2. DR. MESERET CHIMDESSA EGIGU
School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
Collage of Natural and Computational Sciences
Haramaya University
P.O. Box 138
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Tel: +251-255-53-03-80 (Office)
Tel: +251-961-64-64-05 (Cell)
E-mail: meseretc2019@yahoo.com