CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INOFORMATION
Name: Teketel Yohannes Anshebo
Date of birth: June 26, 1962
Place of birth: Kembata, Ethiopia
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Ethiopian
FULL ADDRESS OF PERMANENT INSTITUTION
Chemistry Department
Addis Ababa University
P.O. Box 1176
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: 251-11-1239466
Fax: 251-11-1239470
E-mail: tekyoha@chem.aau.edu.et
Homepage: http://www.aau.edu.et/faculties/sc/chem/chem.htm
PERSONAL ADDRESS
P. O. Box 31563
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: 251-91-1408839 (Mobile)
E-mail: teketely@yahoo.com
Homepage: http://www.oocities.org/teketely/
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1999/2000, Postdoc, LIOS, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Linz, Austria
1997, PhD, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1989, MSc, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1984, BSc, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
SCIENTIFIC EMPLOYMENT
1984 – 1985, Graduate Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Bahir Dar Teachers College, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
1985 – 1989, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Bahir Dar Teachers College, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
1989 – 1997, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Bahir Dar Teachers College, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
1997 - July 2000, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Aug. 2000 - Jan. 2003, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Feb. 2003 - Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITY
Head, Chemistry Department, Bahir Dar Teachers College, Addis Ababa University, 1985 – 1987, 1989 – 1993, 1997 - 1998
Chairman of the Project Committee of the Bahir Dar Teachers College, Addis Ababa University, 1997 - 1998
Chairman of the Scholarship committee of the Bahir Dar Teachers College, Addis Ababa University, 1997 - 1998
Member of the Research and Publication office, Faculty of Education, Bahir Dar University, 1999/2000
Member of the Chemistry Department Graduate Committee, Science Faculty, Addis Ababa University, since 2002
MSc and PhD Chemistry graduate seminar coordinator, Science Faculty, Addis Ababa University, 2003 – 2006
Member of the committee initiating a graduate program and preparing a curriculum on Material Sciences, Science Faculty, Addis Ababa University, 2005-2006
COURSES TOUGHT
General Chemistry (Chem. 100, Chem. 101 and Chem. 102)
Practical General Chemistry (Chem. 100, Chem. 101, Chem. 102)
Analytical Chemistry (Qualitative) (Chem. 125)
Practical Analytical Chemistry (Qualitative) (Chem. 127)
Introduction to Organic Chemistry (Chem. 204, Chem. 205)
Introduction to Industrial Chemistry (Chem. 242)
Introduction to Physical Chemistry (Chem. 232)
Methods of Teaching Chemistry (Pdsc 231)
Physical Chemistry I (Chem. 280)
Physical Chemistry II (Chem. 381)
Physical Chemistry III (Chem. 435)
Physical Chemistry IV (Chem. 436)
Electrochemistry (Chem. 684)
Advanced Instrumental Analysis (Chem. 770)
MSc and PhD Seminar Coordinator
ADVISED 2 PhD AND 7 MSc STUDENTS
RESEARCH GRANTS
Research and Publication Office, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2001/2002.
Ethiopian Science and Technology Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2001/2002.
Third World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy, 2002/2003.
Ethiopian Science and Technology Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2004/2005.
SIDA/SAREC, Sweden, 2004/2005
Third World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy, 2005/2006.
SIDA/SAREC, Sweden, 2006/2007
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
Prof. Olle Inganas research group, Laboratory of Applied Physics Department of Physics and Measurement Technology, Linkopings University, Linkopings, Sweden, March 1994 - March 1995.
Prof. Olle Inganas research group, Laboratory of Applied Physics Department of Physics and Measurement Technology, Linkopings University, Linkopings, Sweden, March 1996 - February 1997.
Prof. N. Serdar Sariciftci research group, Linz Institute of Organic Solar Cell, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria, March 1999 - February 2000.
Prof. Yasuhiko Shirota research group, Department of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, June 1, 20001 – November 30, 2001.
Prof. Olle Inganas research group, Laboratory of Applied Physics Department of Physics and Measurement Technology, Linkopings University, Linkopings, Sweden, June 15, 2002 – September 15, 2002.
Prof. N. Serdar Sariciftci research group, Linz Institute of Organic Solar Cell, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria, June 15, 2003 - September 15, 2003.
Prof. Etienne Goovaerts research group, Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, July 1, 2004 – September 29, 2004.
Prof. Etienne Goovaerts research group, Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, July 1, 2005 – September 28, 2005.
The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 01 July – 29 September 2006.
Prof. N. Serdar Sariciftci research group, Linz Institute of Organic Solar Cell, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria, July 1, 2007 - September 30, 2007.
Prof. Xiaowei Zhan group, CAS-TWAS Visiting Scholar Fellowship, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, October 7, 2007 – December 30, 2007.
Prof. Carlo Taliani group, TRIL Fellowship, Institute for Nanostructured Materials Studies, ISMN CNR Bologna Division, Bologna, Italy, February 4, 2008 – November 3, 2008.
MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY OR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
Chemical Society of Ethiopia, since 1984 –
Ethiopian Teachers Association, 1984 – 2002
IUPAC Affiliate Member, 1989 – 1993
Junior Associate of the International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 1995 - 1998
American Electrochemical Society, 1993 –1998
International Network of Engineers and Scientists (INES), since 1999 –
Regular Associate of the International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 2003 – 2008
European Physical Society, Since 2008 -
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Associate Editor, SINET, Ethiopian Journal of Science, 2002 – 2007
Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia (CSE), 2004 – 2007
Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the 23rd Annual Congress of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 2006/2007
Member of the Department graduate Committee, Chemistry Department, AAU, since 2002.
Member of the International Board of Editors of The African Physical Review journal, ICTP, Trieste, ITALY, since 2006.
Steering Committee Chairman for launching PhD programs for the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Technology and Faculty of Informatics, March – July, 2007
WORKSHOP AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED ABROAD
College on Methods and Experimental Techniques in Biophysics, September 28 –October 23, 1992, Trieste, Italy
The Trieste Conference on Chemical Evolution and the Origin of Life, October 26 – October 30, 1992, Trieste, Italy
5th International Symposium on Polymer Electrolyte, August 11 – August 16, 1996, Uppsala, Sweden
Workshop on the Structure of Biological Macromolecules, March 16 – March 27, 1998, Trieste, Italy
Winter College on Spectroscopy and Applications, February 8 – February 26, 1999, Trieste, Italy
International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals (ICSM2000), July 15 –July 21, 2000, Gastein, Austria
International Symposium on Organic Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices, October 30 – November 3, 2001, Osaka, Japan
Accelerating Workforce Development in Africa, June 20 – June June 23, 2004, Windhoek, Namibia
Advanced Leadership Seminar, February 7 – March 3, 2006, Hawaii, USA
College on Physics of Nano-Devices, July 10 – July 21, 2006, Trieste, Italy
Fourth Stig Lundqvist Conference on Advancing Frontiers of Condensed Matter Physics, July 3 – July 7, 2006, Trieste, Italy
1st TWAS Young Scientist’s Conference in Africa, December 13 – December 15, 2006, Nairobi, Kenya
13th International Workshop on Computational Physics and Materials Science: Total Energy and Force Methods, January 11 – January 13, 2007, Trieste, Italy
Advanced Workshop on Nanomaterials: A partnership between ICTP, ICMR and TWAS, January 15 – January 19, 2007, Trieste, Italy
The Sixth Edward Bouchet-Abdus Salam Institute International Conference, January 23 – January 26, 2007, iThemba Lab., Cape Town, South Africa
The 9th China-Japan Joint Symposium on Conduction and Photoconduction in Organic Solids and Related Phenomena, October 27 – October 29, 2007, Friendship Hotel, Beijing, China
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Ashenafi Asrat, Assefa Sergawie, and Teketel Yohannes, Solid-State Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion Studies Based on Poly[2-Methoxy-5-(2'-Ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-Phenylenevinylene], MEH-PPV, and a Blend Of MEH-PPV And Fullerene, SINET: Ethiopian Journal of Science, 30 (2007) 85.
Assefa Sergawie, Shimelis Admassie, Wendimagegn Mammo, Teketel Yohannes and Theodros Solomon, Effect of Side Chain Length On The Electrochemical and Photoresponse Characteristics of Poly[3-(2’,5’-Dialkoxyphenyl)Thiophenes], Synthetic Metals, 158 (2008) 307.
Assefa Sergawie, Teketel Yohannes, Serap Guenes, Helmut Neugebauer, and Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci, A Photoelectrochemical Cell Based On Emeraldine Base Form Of Polyaniline, Journal of Brazilian Chemical Society, 18 (2007) 1189.
Teketel Yohannes, Conjugated polymer cells enable solar-energy conversion, The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Newsroom, 10.1117/2/1200701.0526 (2007).
Assefa Sergawie, Teketel Yohannes, and Theodros Solomon, A Comparative Study on Liquid-State Photoelectrochemical Cells Based on Poly(3-Hexylthiophene) and a Composite Film Of Poly(3-Hexylthiophene) and Nanocrystalline Titanium Dioxide, Journal of Synthetic Metals 157 (2007) 75.
Assefa Sergawie, Shimelis Admassie, Wendimagegn Mammo, Teketel Yohannes, and Theodros Solomon, Synthesis and Characterization of Poly[3-(2”,5”-Diheptyloxyphenyl)Thiophene] for use In Photoelectrochemical Cells, Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 21 (2007) 405.
Tesfalidet Lemma and Teketel Yohannes, Poly(3-methylthiophene-co-3-octylthiophene) Based Solid-State Photoelectrochemical Device, Journal of Brazilian Chemical Society, 18 (2007) 818.
Assefa Sergawie, Teketel Yohannes, and Theodros Solomon, The Photoresponse Behavior of a MEH-PPV Sensitized Titanium Dioxide Photoelectrochemical Cell, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 21 (2007) 281.
Teketel Yohannes, “Solid State Organic Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion Based on Conjugated Substituted Polythiophenes”, in “Leading Edge Research in Solar Energy”, Editor: Patrick N. Rivers, Chapter 3, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., (2007) pp. 105-146, ISBN 1-60021-336-7.
Ushula Mengesha and Teketel Yohannes, Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion Based on Blend of Poly (3-hexylthiophene) and Fullerene, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 90 (2006) 3508.
Shimelis Admassie, Zeckarias Yacob, Wendimagegn Mammo, Teketel Yohannes, and Theodros Solomon, Optical and Electrochemical Characterization of Anthrancene and Benzothiadiazole-Containing Polyfluorene Copolymers, Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop., 20 (2006) 309.
Shimelis Admassie, Wendimagegn Mammo, Theodros Solomon, Teketel Yohannes, and M. R. Andersson Chromic Transitions in Phenylsubstituted Polythiophenes, Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop., 19 (2005) 267.
Teketel Yohannes, H. Neugebauer, G.M. Farinola, C. Winder, F. Babudri, A. Cardone, F. Naso, and N.S. Sariciftci, Vibrational Spectroscopic Study of a Push-Pull Substituted Fluorinated Poly(p-phenylenevinylene) copolymer, Synthetic Metals, 152 (2005) 149.
Mosissa Adi, Teketel Yohannes, and Theodros Solomon, Solid-State Photoelectrochemical Device Based on Poly(3-hexylthiophene) and an Ion Conducting Polymer Electrolyte, Amorphous Polethylene Oxide Complexed with I3¯/I¯ Redox Couple, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 83 (2004) 301.
Teketel Yohannes, F. Zhang, M. Svensson, J. C. Hummelen, M. R. Andersson and O. Inganäs, Polyfluorene Copolymer Based Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells, Thin Solid films, 449 (2004) 152.
Helmut Neugebauer, Christoph Brabec, Antonio Cravino, Teketel Yohannes, Patric Denk, Silvia Luzzati, Marinella Catellani, and N. Serdar Sariciftci, Infrared Spectroscopic Investigations of Organic Polymeric Photovoltaic Systems, Organic Photovoltaics II, Z.H. Kafafi, Ed., Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 4465 (2002) 129.
Teketel Yohannes, H. Neugebauer, S. Luzzati, M. Catellani, S. Yi, S.A. Jenekhe and N.S. Sariciftci, In Situ UV-VIS-NIR and Raman Spectroelectrochemical Studies of the Conjugated Ladder Polymer Polybenzimidazobenzophenanthroline (BBL), Synth. Met., 119 (2001) 319.
H. Neugebauer, Teketel Yohannes, and N. S. Sariciftci, Semiconductor/Conjugated Polymer/Electrolyte interfaces studied with Infrared Photospectroelectrochemistry, Synth. Met., 119 (2001) 379.
Teketel Yohannes, H. Neugebauer, S. A. Jenekhe, and N. S. Sariciftci, Multiple Reduction States with Different Conductivities of Polybenzimidazobenzophenanthroline (BBL) Studied with Infrared Spectroelectrochemistry, Synth. Met., 116 (2001) 241.
H. Neugebauer, C. Kvarnstrom, A. Cravino, Teketel Yohannes, and N. S. Sariciftci, Photoexcited Spectroscopy and In Situ Electrochemical Spectroscopy in Conjugated Polymers: A Comparative Study, Synth. Met. 116 (2001) 115.
Teketel Yohannes, H. Neugebauer, N.S. Sariciftci, S. Luzzati, M. Catellani, and S.A. Jenekhe, Multiple Electrochemical Doping Induced Insulator to Conductor Transitions Observed in Conjugated Ladder Polymer Polybenzimidazobenzophenanthroline (BBL), J. Phys. Chem. B, 104 (2000) 9430.
Teketel Yohannes, H. Neugebauer, N. S. Sariciftci, S. Yi and S. A. Jenekhe, In Situ Attenuated Total Reflection FTIR Spectroelectrochemistry of Polybenzimidazobenzophenanthroline (BBL), Mat. Res. Symp. Proc., 598 (2000) BB3.75.1 – 6.
H. Neugebauer, Teketel Yohannes, and N. S. Sariciftci, Infrared Photospectroelectrochemistry of Germanium/PEDOT/Electrolyte Interfaces, Mat. Res. Symp. Proc., 598 (2000) BB3.73.1 - 6.
Teketel Yohannes, and Olle Inganäs, All-Solid-State Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion with the Conjugated Polymer Semiconductor Poly(3-(4-octylphenyl)-2,2'-bithiophene), Synth. Met., 107 (1999) 97.
Teketel Yohannes, and Olle Inganäs, Photoelectrochemical Studies of the Junction between Poly[3-(4-octylphenyl) thiophene] and a Redox Polymer Electrolyte, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 51 (1998) 193.
Olle Inganäs, J.C. Carlberg, and Teketel Yohannes, Polymer Electrolytes in Organic Devices, Electrochim. Acta,43 (1998) 1615.
L.S. Roman, M.R. Anderson, Teketel Yohannes, and Olle Inganäs, Photodiode Performance and Nano Structure of Polythiophene/C60 Blends, Advan. Mat., 9 (1997) 1164.
Teketel Yohannes, All-Solid-State Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion, Based on the Conjugated Polythiophenes and a Polymer Electrolyte, Ph.D. Dissertation, 1997, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Teketel Yohannes, J.C. Carlberg, Olle Inganäs, and Theodros Solomon, Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Characteristics of Copolymers Electrochemically Synthesized from 3-ethylthiophene and 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene, Synth. Met., 88 (1997) 15.
Teketel Yohannes, Theodros Solomon, and Olle Inganäs, Polymer Electrolyte Based Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion with Poly(3-methylthiophene) Photoactive Electrode, Synth. Met., 82 (1996) 215.
Teketel Yohannes, and Olle Inganäs, Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion at the Conjugated Polymer/Redox Polymer Electrolyte Interface, J. Electrochem. Soc., 143 (1996) 2310.
Teketel Yohannes, Polarographic Investigation of beta-N-oxalyl-L-alpha- beta-Diaminopropionic acid, M.Sc. Thesis, 1989, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Teketel Yohannes and W. Hermann, Laboratory Manual of General Chemistry, 1987, Bahir Dar Teachers College, Ethiopia.
Negussie Retta and Teketel Yohannes, Studies on the Waters of the Main Ethiopian Rift (part I) - The Chemistry of Sodere Area (Ethiopia) Geothermal Waters, Kenyan Journal of Science Series, 8 (1987) 107.
Teketel Yohannes, Introduction to Physical Chemistry, Teaching Compiled Text, 1987, Bahir Dar Teachers College, Ethiopia.
Teketel Yohannes, Geochemical Study of the Geothermal Water from Sodera Area, B.Sc. Diploma Project, 1984, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Teketel Yohannes, “Organic Solar Energy Conversion”, The Sixth Edward Bouchet-Abdus Salam Institute International Conference, January 23 – January 26, 2007, Cape Town, South Africa, Poster Presentation
Teketel Yohannes, “Solid State Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion Based on conjugated Substituted Polythiophenes” Advanced Workshop on Nanomaterials: A partnership between ICTP, ICMR and TWAS, January 15 – January 19, 2007, Trieste, Italy, Poster Presentation
Teketel Yohannes, “Organic Solar Energy Conversion”, 1st TWAS Young Scientist’s Conference in Africa, December 13 – December 15, 2006, Nairobi, Kenya, Oral Presentation
Teketel Yohannes, “Organic Solar Energy Conversion”, Condensed Matter Physics Associates’ Meetings, September 11, 2006, ICTP, Trieste, Italy, Oral Presentation
Teketel Yohannes, “Conducting Polymers: From Discovery, to commercial Products, and Nobel Prize” Workshop on Physics and Related Interdisciplinary Sciences in Ethiopia, December 22 and 23, 2005, Science Faculty, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oral Presentation
Teketel Yohannes, “Solid State Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion Based on Poly(3-hexylthiophene) and an ion Conducting Polymer Electrolyte”, The Workshop on The Tenth Cycle Local Research Grant, Ethiopian Science and Technology Commision, November 17 – 18, 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oral Presentation
H. Neugebauer, Teketel Yohannes and N.S. Sariciftci: "Semiconductor/Conjugated Polymer/Electrolyte Interfaces Studied with Infrared Photospectroelectrochemistry" International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals, July 15 - 22, 2000, Badgastein, Austria, Abstract, Poster WedA166
Teketel Yohannes, H. Neugebauer, S. Luzzati, M. Catellani, S. Yi, S. A. Jenekhe and N. S. Sariciftci: "In situ UV-VIS-NIR and Raman Spectroelectrochemical Studies of the Conjugated Ladder Polymer Polybenzimidazobenzophenanthroline (BBL)" International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals, July 15 - 22, 2000, Badgastein, Austria, Abstract, Poster WedA126
H. Neugebauer, A. Cravino, Teketel Yohannes and N.S. Sariciftci: "Photoexcited Spectroscopy and in situ Electrochemical Spectroscopy in Conjugated Polymers: A Comparative Study" Fourth International Conference on Optical Probes of Conjugated Polymers and Photonic Crystals, February 15-19, 2000, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, Abstract, Lecture S-9
Teketel Yohannes, H. Neugebauer, N.S. Sariciftci, S. Yi and S.A. Jenekhe: "In situ Attenuated Total Reflection FTIR Spectroelectrochemistry of Benzimidazobenzophenanthroline (BBL)" Fourth International Conference on Optical Probes of Conjugated Polymers and Photonic Crystals February 15-19, 2000, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, Abstract, Poster P2-25
Teketel Yohannes, H. Neugebauer, N.S. Sariciftci, S. Yi, and S.A. Jenekhe: "In situ Attenuated Total Reflection FTIR Spectroelectrochemistry of Benzimidazobenzophenanthroline (BBL)" MRS Fall Meeting 99, Symposium BB: Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Organic Solid-State Materials V, 29 November - 3 December 1999 Boston, USA, http://www.mrs.org/meetings/fall99 Abstract, Poster BB3.75
Helmut Neugebauer, Teketel Yohannes and N. Serdar Sariciftci: "Infrared Spectroelectrochemistry of Germanium/PEDOT/Electrolyte Interfaces" MRS Fall Meeting 99, Symposium BB: Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Organic Solid-State Materials V, 29 November - 3 December 1999 Boston, USA, http://www.mrs.org/meetings/fall99, Abstract, Poster BB3.73
Lucimara S. Roman, Teketel Yohannes, M. R. Andersson and Olle Inganas: Polythiophene Meets C60: Electrical And Structural Characterisation Of Novel Photodiode Materials” MRS Spring Meeting 97, Symposium H8: Organic Electronic Materials and Devices, March 31 - April 4, 1997, San Francisco, USA, http://www.mrs.org/meetings/spring 97, Abstract, Poster H8.3.
Teketel Yohannes and Olle Inganas, Polymer Electrolyte Based Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion with Conjugated Polymer, 5th International Symposium on Polymer Electrolytes (ISPE5), August 11-16, 1996, Uppsala, Sweden, Abstract, Poster P-71.