Abadi Gebre Mezgebe
Professor, Namibia University of Science and Technology
Introduction
Dr. Abadi is an academic staff at School of Nutrition, Food Science and Technology (SNFST), College of Agriculture (CA), Hawasa University (HU) (Ethiopia). His research interest focuses on Food Science and Technology linked to Human Nutrition with domain of Grain processing technology, Grain chemistry, starch and protein chemistry, functional bio-molecules and healthy diets, food structure-function, food product development, malting and brewing, food and nutrition security, and sensory Studies.
Dr. Abadi has received PhD in Food Science from University of Pretoria (South Africa), MSc in Food Technology from K.U.Leuven (Belgium) and BSc in Food Science and PHT from Hawassa University. He has served Hawassa University at different levels & positions since 2007. He supervised postgraduate students, published articles in reputable journals, and involved in collaborative research projects of improved sorghum, teff, pulses, and food-nutrition security as researcher & Co-PI. He is executive member of the African Network for Sensory Evaluation Research.
