GCMS Training: A Hands on Approach Ethiopia 2021

Dr. Estifanos Ele received his BSc and MSc from Addis Ababa University and was a lecturer, and later a head department of Chemical Education, Addis Ababa University. He obtained his PhD from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Saskatchewan in the group of Prof. M. S. C. Pedras. Currently he is a faculty member of the Department of Chemistry and Director for teaching-learning support office of Addis Ababa University.

He is also a volunteer regional trainer of GCMS training organized and supported by RSC/PACS.

His research focuses on:
● Bio-assay guided isolation of bioactive compounds from natural sources
● Isolation and characterization of plant chemical defences (phytoalexins and phytoanticipins) and their biosynthetic pathway study, and synthesis of biosynthetic precursors.
● Analysis of trace organic contaminants in the environment (from waste water, factory discharges, effluents, fruit, vegetables etc.)

Dr. Minaleshewa Atlabachew graduated with B.Ed in Chemistry from Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia in 2004, M.Sc and PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Addis Ababa University in 2007 and 2013 respectively. Before he left for his M.Sc study, he was a graduate assistant at Bahir Dar University in 2004/2005. In 2007, he returned to Bahir Dar University to be a Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry in the Chemistry Department and was promoted to assistant Professor in 2013. From 2013 to 2015 he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria, South Africa. He subsequently returned to Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia as assistant professor of analytical chemistry and then promoted to an associate professor in 2017. In addition to his position at the department of Chemistry, He served as Directorate head of the central laboratories management at Blue Nile water Institute of the Bahir Dar University for two years since 2016. Currently he is the laboratory manager of the college of science, chair of analytical chemistry stream and member of the local GC-MS trainers’ volunteer group organized by RSC and PACN.

Minaleshewa Atlabachew’s research spans the development of modern sample preparation techniques for bioactive molecules investigation and extensive use of the advanced analytical techniques like Spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques
together with multivariate data analysis for various applications.