Professional Experience
Dr. Geleta is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National Taiwan University, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Taipei, Taiwan, since May 2024. His research focuses on the environmental remediation of emerging pollutants through the photocatalytic activity of perovskite (ABX3)/graphitic carbon nitride (C3N4) heterojunctions. From August 2022 to April 2024, he worked as a Senior Application Engineer at MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions, where he specialized in the final finishing of printed circuit boards (PCB) with ENIG and ENEPIG products. He also served as a research assistant at the R&D Center for Membrane Technology and the Chemical Engineering Department at Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan. Previously, he was a Lecturer in Physics at Bule Hora University, Ethiopia, from October 2016 to February 2018, and a Physics Teacher at Hinde Secondary and Preparatory School, Ethiopia, from September 2010 to October 2016.
Education
Dr. Tesfaye Abebe Geleta obtained his Ph.D. in solar energy harvesting (photovoltaics) from the Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in January 2021. He earned his Master of Science in Quantum Optics from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, in February 2016, and his Bachelor of Science in Physics from Wollega University, Ethiopia, in June 2010.
Honors and Certifications
Dr. Geleta has received several certifications, including a Technical Program Committee role at the 2nd International Conference on Smart Grid and Green Energy, a certificate for participating in activities to protect the clean ocean, and a social service certificate for the i-Village Digital Learning Companion Project. Additionally, he has completed training in Python programming, Quantum Espresso software, and quantum computing.
Skills and Expertise
Dr. Geleta’s expertise encompasses a wide range of areas including photocatalysts, density functional theory (DFT), computational simulations, liquid chromatography (LC), gas chromatography (GC), total organic compound (TOC) analysis, and various techniques related to the final finishing of PCBs. He has proficient research skills in membrane technology, renewable energy sources, nanomaterials synthesis and characterization, quantum optics, and quantum physics. His technical prowess extends to tools such as XRD, OM, TEM, HRTEM, BET, PL, FTIR, SEM, UV-Vis, XPS, and EIS.