Nationality: Ethiopian
E-mail: mule.genanu@gmail.com
Education：
2006-2009: Arba Minch University (AMU), Ethiopia, BSc degree in Meteorology Science
2011-2013: Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources, Addis Ababa University (AAU), MSc degree in Water Resources Engineering and Management
2017 to 2020: Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), PhD degree in Hydrology and Water Resources.
Work Experience:
Amhara National Regional State, Lalibela Town Administration: Municipality, and Youth & Sport Affairs Office, Ethiopia (Dec 2009 - Nov 2010)
Arba Minch University, Ethiopia as assistant professor, Head of Meteorology & Hydrology Department and Coordinator of AWTI IQA Office (Since Nov. 2010 to Nov 2022)
Addis Ababa University Institute of Geophysics, Space Science and Astronomy (IGSSA), Ethiopia as assistant professor, Head of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department and Coordinator of IGSSA MSc programs (since Nov 2022 to still now)
Visiting Scientist of the CAS PIFI Program at the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Feb 2024 to Nov 2024)
Research interests：
Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Hydrology and Water Resources, Climate change impacts on water resources and agriculture
Publications：
1. Genanu M.K., Wang L, Li X & Zhidan H. (2020). Remote sensing-based river discharges estimation for a small river flowing over high mountain regions of the Tibetan Plateau. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 41:9, 3322-3345. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2019.1701213.
2. Genanu M.K., Wang L, Yang K, Chen D, Li X, Zeng T, & Hu Z. (2020). Discharge estimates for ungauged Rivers flowing over complex high-mountainous regions based solely on remote sensing-derived datasets. Remote Sensing, 2020, 12, 1064. doi:10.3390/rs12071064.
3. Wang L, Sichangi, AW, Zeng T, Li X, Hu Z, & Genanu M.K. (2019). New methods designed to estimate the daily discharges of rivers in the Tibetan Plateau. Science Bulletin, 64, 418–421. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2019.03.015.
4. Mulugeta Genanu, Tena Alamirew, Gabriel Senay, Mekonnen Gebremichael. Remote Sensing Based Estimation of Evapo-Transpiration Using Selected Algorithms: The Case of Wonji Shoa Sugar Cane Estate, Ethiopia. International Journal of Sensors and Sensor Networks. Vol. 5, No. 1, 2017, pp. 1-13. doi: 10.11648/j.ijssn.20170501.11.
5. Medikonda Anil Kumar, Daniel Reddy Thota, Rajasekhar Medidi and Mulugeta Genanu (2016). Special properties of water and sea water. Weekly Science International Research Journal, 3(40), 2016.
6. Fikadu Getachew, Ephram Mamo, Teodros Sisay, Tesema Adamu, Mulugeta Genanu…(2017). Climate change vulnerability of the pastoral areas of Ethiopia, Arba Minch University 17th Symposium on Sustainable Water Resources Management, Arba Minch University, Ethiopia.
7. Hagos, Yonas*; Bedaso, Zelalem; Kebede, Mulugeta (October, 2023): Groundwater Potential Assessment Using Geospatial and AHP Techniques In Gomboro River Watershed ff Omo Gibe Basin, Ethiopia. Geological Society of America (GSA) Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 55, No. 6, 2023 doi: 10.1130/abs/2023AM-391942. GSA Connects 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
8. Jie Xu, Lei Wang, Yaoming Ma, Tian Zeng, Mulugeta Genanu Kebede, Xiuping Li & Zhidan Hu (2022) A new approach towards temporal densification of river discharge estimates by filling cloud- and stripe-gaps using Landsat and Sentinel-2 images, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 43:12, 4682-4707, DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2022.2118002.
9. Wagaye Bahiru Abegaz, Mulugeta Genanu Kebede (2022). Analysis of Climate Variability and Its Impact on Crop Yield Over Waghemra Zone, Ethiopia. Journal of Earth and Environmental Science Research. SRC/JEESR-197. DOI: doi.org/10.47363/JEESR/2022(4)168.
10. Meron Teferi Taye, Fasikaw Atanaw Zimale, Tekalegn Ayele Woldesenbet, Mulugeta Genanu Kebede, Selamawit Damtew Amare, Getachew Tegegne, Kirubel Mekonnen and Alemseged Tamiru Haile (2023). Priority research topics to improve streamflow data availability in data-scarce countries: the case for Ethiopia. Water. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology10120220.
11. Yonas Hagos*; Zelalem Bedaso; Mulugeta Genanu (2023). Delineating groundwater potential zones using geospatial and analytical hierarchy process techniques in the Gomboro watershed, Ethiopia. Water Resources Management, under review.