• 2006-2010 Head, Staff Development Unit, Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Addis Ababa University

• 2010-2012   Head, Department of Chemistry, Addis Ababa University

• 2011-2014 Leader, Thematic Research on Renewable Energy

• 2011- Coordinator, Graduate Research Seminar

• 2016- Coordinator, Materials Science Program, College of Natural and Computational Science (CNCS), AAU

• 2016- Secretary, Staff Affairs Committee, CNCS, AAU

• Sc. in Chemistry, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1983

• Sc. in Chemistry, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1987

• PhD in Chemistry Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, 2006.

• 2003-2005 Visiting Researcher, Linkoping University, Linköping, Sweden

• Aug-Oct 2007 Visiting Scholar, Princeton University, USA

• Aug-Oct 2008 Developing World Scholar, Nottingham University, UK

• Sept- Oct 2011 Visiting Scientist, University of Hasselt, Belgium

• 2010-2011 Visiting Associate, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy

• 2012-2014 Visiting Scientist, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

• 2010-2011 Associate Member, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy
• 2017- Member, African Network of Electroanalytical Chemists

1. BeleteTesfaw, FekaduChekol, Solomon Meheretie and ShimelisAdmassie, Adsorption of Pb(II) ions from aqueous solutions using lignin from HageniaAbyssinica, Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop., 2016, 30, 473-484.

2. Nagaraj, C. Daniela, A. Abdel, D. Antoine and S. Admassie, J. Christine, and D. Christophe, Surface- and Redox-Active Multi-Functional Polyphenol-Derived Poly(ionic liquid)s: Controlled Synthesis and Characterization, Macromolecules, 49 (2016) 7676-7691.

3. Admassie, F. N. Ajjan, A. Elfwing and O. Inganäs, Biopolymer hybrid electrodes for scalable electricity storage, Materials Horizons, 2016, 3, 174.

4. Shimelis Admassie, Anders Elfwing and OlleInganäs, Electrochemical synthesis and characterization of interpenetrating networks of conducting polymers for enhanced charge storage,Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2016, 3,

5. Shimelis Admassie, Electrochemical synthesis and characterization of bilayers of poly (o-aminophenol)/polypyrrole/lignin composites for enhanced charge storage in supercapacitors , Chem. Soc. Ethiop., 30 (2016) 153.

6. Tefera, A.  Geto, M. Tessema and S. Admassie, Simultaneous determination  of  caffeine  and  paracetamol  by  square  wave  voltammetry  at  poly(4-amino-3-hydroxynaphthalene  sulfonic  acid)modified  glassy  carbon  electrode,  Food Chemistry, 210 (2016) 156.

7. Tefera, M. Tessema, S. Admassie and S. Mehretie, Electrochemical Sensor for Determination of Fenitrothion at Multi-wall Carbon Nanotubes Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode, Anal. Bioanal. Chem. Res., 2(2015) 139-150.

8. Shimelis Admassie, Anders Elfwing, Andreas Skallberg and OlleInganäs, Extracting metal ions from water with redox active biopolymer electrodes, Sci.:Water Res. Technol. 1 (2015) 326.

9. Berhanu W. Zewde Giuseppe Antonio Elia, Shimelis Admassie, Jutta Zimmermann, Michael Hagemann, Christian Schulze Isfort, Bruno Scrosati, Jusef Hassoun, Polyethylene oxide electrolyte added by silane-functionalized TiO filler for lithium battery, Solid State Ionics 268 (2014)174-178.

1. Shimelis Admassie, Ting Yang Nilson and OlleInganäs, Charge storage properties of biopolymer electrodes with (sub) tropical lignins, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16 (2014) 24681-24684.

1. Abebaw A. Tsegaye, Tesfaye T. Waryo, Shimelis Admassie, Emmanuel I.Iwuoha, Poly(3-methoxythiophene/ 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Films Electrodeposited in Two Hydrophilic/ Hydrophobic Imidazolium Ionic Liquids: Voltammetric, UV/Vis Spectroelectrochemical, and AFM Morphology Comparisons, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., 9 (2014) 4840 – 4853.

2. AlemnewGeto, MeridTessema and Shimelis Admassie, Determination  of  histamine  in  fish  muscle  at  multi-walled  carbon  nanotubes  coated  conducting  polymer  modified  glassy  carbon  electrode,  Synthetic  Metals  191  (2014)  135–140.

3. Maereg  Amare,  Samuel  Abicho  and  Shimelis  Admassie,  A  voltammetric  sensor based on polymer-modified glassy carbon electrode for determination of fenitrothion in water,Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL 97 (2014) 580-585.

4. OlleInganäs and Shimelis Admassie, Organic photovoltaic modules and biopolymer supercapacitors for supply of renewable electricity: A perspective from Africa, Advanced Materials 26 (2014)830.

5. Shimelis Admassie, Anders Elfwing, Edwin W. H. Jager, QinyeBao and OlleInganäs, A renewable biopolymer cathode with multivalent metal ions for enhanced charge storage, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2 (2014) 1974.

6. Hulugirgesh Degefu, Meareg Amare, Merid Tessema, Shimelis Admassie, Lignin modified glassy carbon electrode for the electrochemical determination of histamine in human urine and wine samples, ElectrochimicaActa 121 (2014) 307314.

7. Hailemariam Kassa, Alemnew Geto and Shimelis Admassie, Voltammetric Determination of Nicotine in Cigarettee Tobacco at Electrochemically Activated Glassy Carbon Electrode, Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 27 (2013) 321.

8. Berhanu W. Zewde, Shimelis Admassie, Jutta Zimmermann, Christian Schulze Isfort, Bruno Scrosati and Jusef Hassoun, Enhanced performances of lithium polymer battery using polyethylene oxide-based electrolyte added by silane treated, Al2O ceramic filler, ChemSusChem, 6 (2013) 1400-1405.

9. Alemnew Geto, Marcos Pita, Antonio L. De Lacey, Merid Tessema, Shimelis Admassie, electrochemical determination of berberine at a multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified glassy carbon electrode, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical  183 (2013) 96-101.

1. Ignacio J. Villar-Garcia, Atakilt Abebe, Shimelis Admassie, YonasChebude, 4,4-Bipyridinium Ionic Liquids Exhibiting Excellent Solubility for Metal Salts: Potential Solvents for Electrodeposition, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 29 (2013) 210–212.

1. Welesamuel Geremedhin, Maereg Amare and Shimelis Admassie, Electrochemically pretreated glassy carbon electrode for electrochemical detection of fenitrothion in tap water and human urine, ElectrochimicaActa 87 (2013) 749– 755.

2. Solomon  Mehretie,  José    Losada,  Merid  Tessema,  Shimelis  Admassie, Theodros  Solomon,  Isabel  Diaz  Carretero,  Joaquin  Pérez-Pariente, Stripping voltammetric determination of pyridine-2-aldoxime methochloride at iron (III)doped zeolite modified glassy carbon electrode, Analyst 137 (2012) 5625.

3. Berhanu Wondimu and Shimelis Admassie, Electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction at Vapor Phase Polymerized  Poly(3,4-thylenedioxidethiophene)  Modified  Glassy Carbon Electrode,  Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 26 (2012) 449-454.

4. Berhanu Wondimu and Shimelis Admassie, Electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction at poly (4-amino-3-hydroxynaphthalene sulfonic acid) and platinum loaded polymer modified glassy carbon electrodes, Journal of Power Sources 216 (2012) 502-507.

5. Yazachew  Alemu,  Maereg  Amare,  Shimelis  Admassie and  Merid  Tessema, Simultaneous  determination of hydroquinone and catechol at Poly (pASA)/MWNTs composite Film modified glassy carbon electrode, SINET: Ethiopian Journal of Science,35 (2012) 29-40.

6. AlemnewGeto, Maereg Amare, Merid Tessema and Shimelis Admassie,Poly(4Amino-3-Hydroxynaphthalene Sulfonic Acid) Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode for the Electrochemical Detection of Quinine in Pharmaceutical Formulations, Anal BioanalChem (2012) 404:525–530.

7. Solomon Mehretie, Shimelis Admassie, Merid Tessema and Theodros Solomon,  Electrochemical  Study  of  Niclosamide  at  Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)  Modified  Glassy  Carbon  Electrode,  Sensors  and  Actuators  B:  Chemical  168 (2012) 97.

8. Maereg Amare and Shimelis Admassie,Polymer modified glassy carbon electrode for the electrochemical detection of caffeine in coffee, Talanta93 (2012)122– 128.

9. Alemnew Geto, Maereg Amare, Merid Tessema and Shimelis Admassie, Voltammetric determination of nicotine at poly (4-amino-3-hydroxynaphthalene sulfonic acid)-modified glassy carbon electrode, Electroanalysis 24 (2012) 659-665.

1. Maereg Amare and Shimelis Admassie, Differential pulse voltammetric determination of theophylline at poly (4-amino-3-hydroxynaphthalene sulfonic acid)-modified glassy carbon electrode, Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 26 (2012)

1. Maereg Amare, Worku Assefa and Shimelis Admassie, Poly (4-Amino-3Hydroxynaphthalene Sulfonic Acid)-Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode for Electrochemical Detection of Ephedrine in Human Urine, Bioanal. Electrochem. 3 (2011) 365.

2. Solomon Mehretie, Shimelis Admassie, Tadele Hundie, Merid Tessema and Theodros Solomon, Simultaneous determination of N-acetyl-p-aminophenol and p-aminophenol with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) modified glassy carbon electrode, Talanta, 85 (2011) 1376.

3. Solomon Mehretie, Shimelis Admassie, Merid Tessema and Theodros Solomon, Voltammetric Determination of Paracetamol with Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene) Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode, Bioanal. Electrochem. 3 (2011) 38.

4. Hillete Hailu, Berhane Atsbeha, Shimelis Admassie, Wendimagegn Mammo, V.J.T. Raju and Yonas Chebude, Variable Denticity of a MultidentateTerthiophene Derivative Towards Ni(II) and Zn(II)-Structural Studies, Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 25 (2011)

5. Taye Beyene,Shimelis Admassie, Ahmed M. Mohammed and Wendimagegn Mammo, Effect of side chain length on the stability and structural properties of 3(2’,5’-dialkoxyphenyl)thiophenes: a theoretical study, Chem. Soc. Ethiop., 24 (2010) 93.

6. Tong, B. Babatope, S. Admassie, J. Meng, O. Akwogu, W. Akande and W.O. Soboyejo, Adhesion in Organic Electronics, J. Appl. Phys. 106   (2009) 083708.

7. G. Padmalekha and Shimelis Admassie, Electrochromic, magnetotransport and AC transport properties of vapor phase polymerized PEDOT (VPP PEDOT), Synthetic Metals, 159 (2009) 1885.

8. Assefa Sergewie, Shimelis Admassie, Wendimagegn Mammo, Teketel Yohannes and Theodros Solomon, Effect of side chain length on the electrochemical and photoresponse characteristics of poly[3-(2 ,5 dialkoxyphenyl)thiophenes],Synthetic Metals, 158 (2008) 307.

9. Gadisa, W. Mammo, L.M. Andersson, S. Admassie, F. Zhang, M.R. Andersson, and O. Inganäs, A New Donor–Acceptor–Donor Polyfluorene Copolymer with Balanced Electron and Hole Mobility, Adv. Funct. Mater. 17(2007) 3836.

1. Assefa Sergewie, Shimelis Admassie, Wendimagegn Mammo, Teketel Yohannes and Theodros Solomon, Synthesis and Characterization of Poly[3-(2′,5′-Diheptyloxy-phenyl)thiophene] for Use in Photoelectrochemical Cells,Chem. Soc. Ethiop., 21(2007) 405.

1. Mammo, S. Admassie, A. Gadisa, F. Zhang, O. Inganas and M.R. Andersson, New low band gap alternating polyfluorene copolymer-based photovoltaic cells, Sol. Energy Mat. and Sol. Cells, 91 (2007)1010.

2. Lars J. Lindgren, Fengling Zhang, Shimelis Admassie, Xiangjun Wang, Mats R. Andersson, and OlleInganäs,  Blue light-emitting diodes based on novel polyfluorene copolymers, Luminescence, 121-123(2007) 610.

3. Gadisa, K. Tvingstedt, S. Admassie, L. Lindell, X. Crispin, M.R. Andersson, W.R. Salaneck and O. Inganas, Transparent polymer cathode for organic photovoltaic devices, Synthetic Metals, 156 (2006) 1102.

4. Shimelis Admassie, Zekarias Yacob, Fengling Zhang, Wendimagegn Mammo, Teketel Yohannes and Theodros Solomon, Synthesis, Optical and Electrochemical Characterization of Anthrancene and BenzothiadiazolecontainingPlyfluorene Copolymers, Chem.Soc.Ethiop.,20 (2006)309.

5. Fengling Zhang, Wendimagegn Mammo, L. M. Adnersson, Shimelis Admassie, Mats R. Andersson and OlleInganäs, Low-Bandgap Alternating Fluorene Copolymer/ Methanofullerene Heterojunctions in Efficient Near-Infrared Polymer Solar Cells, Mater., 18(2006)2169.

6. Eric Perzon, Xiangjun Wang, Shimelis Admassie, Mats R. Andersson and OlleInganäs, An alternating low band-gap polyfluorene for optoelectronic devices, Polymer,47 (2006) 4261.

7. Xiangjun Wang, Erik Perzon, Wendimagegn Mammo, Frederic Oswald, Shimelis Admassie, Nils-Krister Persson , Fernando Langa, Mats R. Andersson, and OlleInganäs, Polymer solar cells with low-bandgap polymers blended with C70-derivative give photocurrent at 1 µm, Thin Solid Films, 511-512 (2006) 576.

8. Abay Gadissa, Xiangjun Wang, Shimelis Admassie, Erik Perzon, Frederic   Oswald, Fernando Langa, Mats R. Andersson, and OlleInganäs,  Stoichiometry dependence of charge transport in polymer/methanofullerene and polymer/C70 derivative based solar cells, Organic Electronics, 7 (2006) 195.

9. Shimelis Admassie, OlleInganäs, Wendimagegn Mammo, Erik Perzon and Mats R. Andersson, Electrochemical and optical studies of the band gaps of alternating polyfluorene copolymers, Synthetic Metals, 156 (2006) 614.

1. Shimelis Admassie, Fengling Zhang, A.G. Manoj, Mattias Svensson, Mats R. Anderson and OlleInganäs,  A Polymer Photodiode Using Vapour-phase Polymerized PEDOT as an Anode, Energy Mat. Sol. Cells, 90 (2006)133.

1. Shimelis Admassie, Wendimagegn Mammo, Theodros Solomon, Teketel Yohannes and Mats R. Andersson, Chromic Transitions in Phenyl-substituted Polythiophenes, Chem. Soc. Ethiop., 19 (2005) 267.

2. Xiangjun Wang, Erik Perzon, Frederic Oswald, Fernando Langa, Shimelis Admassie, Mats R. Andersson, and OlleInganäs, Enhanced Photocurrent Spectral Response in Low-Bandgap Polyfluorene and C70-Derivative-Based Solar Cells, Funct. Mater.,15 (2005) 1665.

3. Shimelis Admassie and OlleInganäs, Electrochromism in Diffractive conducting Polymer Gratings, Electrochem. Soc., 151 (2004) H153.

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