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Abeyou Wale Worqlul
Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-5701
(607) 229-9691 / +251-911-03-25-75
E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Candidate, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University (since 2011)
M.S. Integrated Watershed Modeling and Management, International Institute for Geo-information science and
earth observation (ITC), the Netherlands, 2008
B.S. hydraulics Engineering, Arba Minch Water Technology Institute, Ethiopia, 2003
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lecturer at Bahir Dar University School of Civil and Water Resource Engineering (since 2005)
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
Impact of climate and land use change on the river flow for the case of Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia.
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Abeyou. W. W., Rientjes, T.H.M., Gieske, A.S.M. and Getachew, H.A. (2009) Ungauged catchment contributions to Lake
Tana’s water balance. In: Hydrological processes: an international journal, (2009) IN PRESS, 12 p.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hyp.7284/pdf
Gieske, A.S.M., Abeyou, W.W., Getachew, H.A., Alemseged, T.H. and Rientjes, T.H.M. (2008) Non - linear
parameterization of Lake Tana's flow system. In: Proceedings of the workshop on hydrology and ecology of the Nile
river basin under extreme conditions: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 16-19, 2008 / editor W. Abtew, A.M. Melesse. -
Miami: Florida International University, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4276-3150-3. pp. 127-144.
Birhanu Zemadim, Matthew McCartney, Bharat Sharma and Abeyou Wale W.. (2011). Integrated rainwater management
strategies in the Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian highlands. International Journal of Water Resources and
Environmental Engineering 3: 220-232, 21 October, 2011. http://www.academicjournals.org/ijwree/PDF/pdf%202011/21%20Oct/Zemadim%20et%20al.pdf
Abeyou W. W., Mengeste A., Workaferahu A., Mulken M., Aemro B. and Essayas K. (2011) Opportunities of the Low-
Cost Satellite Image Reception Station Established at GIS & RS Center of Bahir Dar University, Institute of
Technology. Proceeding 2nd Symposium on biodiversity and Natural Conservation at Arba Minch University, Ethiopia
(June 03-05, 2010).
BOOK AND BOOK CHAPTERS
Abeyou W. W. (2008) Hydrological balance of Lake Tana upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia. Enschede, ITC, 2008. 94 p.
http://www.itc.nl/library/papers_2008/msc/wrem/wale.pdf
Abeyou. W. W., Rientjes, T.H.M., Dost, R.J.J. and Gieske, A.S.M. (2008) Hydrological balance of Lake Tana, upper Blue
Nile basin, Ethiopia. In: Proceedings of the workshop on hydrology and ecology of the Nile river basin under extreme
conditions: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 16-19, 2008 / editor W. Abtew, A.M. Melesse. - Miami : Florida International
University, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4276-3150-3. pp. 159-180
http://www.unles.net/workshop/publications/abstracts/abstract2.pdf
PROFESSIONAL POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
Abeyou. W.W., Birhanu Z. B. , Workaferhu A.M. and Amy C. Irrigation area suitability mapping by GIS in the case of
Lake Tana Basin. In: proceedings of the 2010 Regional workshop on awareness creation of water resources management
and linkages between stakeholders. Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, June 22-23/2010. At ANRS Bureau of Water Resources
Department.
Abeyou W.W. Flood zoning of Lake Tana using GIS. Regional training course on integrated flood management (IFM).
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, June 7-11/2010. Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
http://www.freewebs.com/bduwrie/Lake%20Tana%20Flood%20zone%20mapping.pdf
Abeyou W.W., Elini Use of low cost Earth observation data for climate monitoring over Africa. Taking further the African
Union-AMESD initiative from 5-16 Oct, 2009. At CGISNUR, Butare, Rwanda.
http://afrclim.webng.com/data/Abeyou%20&%20Eline.ppt
Abeyou W., Essayas K., Daniel F., Ben M., Chris M. & Tammo S. (2011). Opportunities of low-cost satellite image
reception station. Water Scarcity and policy in the Middle East and Mediterranean Nov 4-6, 2011. Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York. ftp://ftp.itc.nl/pub/maathuis/2_EO/Poster_abeyou.pdf