CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Data:
Full Name: Berhanu Abesha Feyissa Sex: Male
Date of Birth: 4 April 1975
Place of Birth: Debre Elias, Ethiopia Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Ethiopia EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Tertiary Degree
2005/06–2009, PhD in Road and Pavement Engineering, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany Second Degree
1998/99–2001, Masters of Technology in Transportation Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee (IIT- Roorkee), India)
First Degree
1993/94–1998 B. Sc. in Civil Engineering, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Elementary and Secondary School
1992/93 Adet Secondary High School (Adet, Ethiopia)
1989/90–1991/92 Tana Haiq Comprehensive Secondary School (Bahir Dar, Ethiopia) 1988/89 Fasilo Junior and Secondary School (Bahir Dar, Ethiopia)
1981/82–1987/88 Tigle Firie Elementary and Junior Secondary School (Debre Elias, Ethiopia) EXPERIENCE
• 2005/06–2008/09; Researcher(PhD), Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany • March–Oct/2005; Material Engineer, SABA Engineering Private Limited Company, Ethiopia
• Sep/2001–June/2005; Head and Lecturer, Member of Academic Commission and Curriculum Committee, at Bahir Dar University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Member of Academic Commission and Curriculum Committee Ethiopia
• Aug/1998–July/1999; Graduate Assistant II at Bahir Dar University, Faculty of Engineering, Ethiopia PUBLICATIONS
• Chandra S., P. Kumar, B. A. Feyissa, Uses of Marble Dust in Road Construction, International Journal of Road Materials and Pavement Design, Volume 3, No 3, (2002), Paris, France,
• Published Master thesis entitled “Strength Characteristics of Bituminous Concrete with Different Types of Filler.” (2001)
• Chandra S., P. Kumar, B. A. Feyissa, Effect of Filler on Properties of Bituminous Mixes, (2000), National Seminar on Transportation Engineering, Patiala, India,
• Completed a Seminar Report Entitled “Review Studies of Different Types of Filler in Bituminous Concrete” (2000)
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
• 14-15 Sep. 1 Darmstädter Ingenierkongress – Bau und Umwelt; The 1st
Darmstadt Engineering Congress – Civil Engineering and Environment, Darmstadt, Germany
• Jan. 11-15/2009, 2009 Transportation Research Board of The National Academies 88th Annual meeting, Washington DC, USA.
• Feb. 27-29 /2009, “Traffic and Transport 2030”, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany MEMBERSHIP
