Water for Africa Experts
Eng. Abebe Gobezie Chekole

Eng. Abebe Gobezie Chekole

Lecturer & Researcher | PhD Scholar in Hydraulic Engineering, Hydrological Modeling and Water Resources Management
đź“Ť Yangzhou, China / Gondar, Ethiopia
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Professional Summary

Eng. Abebe Gobezie Chekole is a hydraulic and water resources engineering professional, lecturer, researcher, and PhD scholar in Hydraulic Engineering at Yangzhou University, China. He holds an MSc in Hydraulic Engineering from the University of Gondar and a BSc in Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering from Aksum University. His professional and research work focuses on hydrological modeling, hydrodynamic modeling, SWAT, HEC-HMS, GIS-based watershed analysis, climate change impact assessment, floodplain inundation modeling, sediment yield estimation, evapotranspiration assessment, and water resources management. He has taught fluid mechanics, hydraulics, and open-channel hydraulics laboratory courses at the University of Gondar and has delivered training on HEC-GeoHMS and HEC-HMS hydrological modeling for streamflow simulation. His profile is valuable for African water resources research, watershed modeling, climate-resilient planning, flood risk studies, and decision-support tools for sustainable water management.

Expertise

Hydraulic Engineering Water Resources Engineering Hydrological Modeling Hydrodynamic Modeling SWAT and SWAT+ Applications HEC-HMS and HEC-GeoHMS Modeling Streamflow Simulation and Model Performance Evaluation Climate Change Impact Assessment on Water Resources Watershed Modeling and Water Balance Analysis Floodplain Inundation Modeling Sediment Yield Estimation Evapotranspiration Assessment GIS Analysis with ArcGIS and QGIS ArcHydro and SWAT Extension R for Hydrological Modeling and Visualization Python for Water Resources Management Machine Learning Applications in Hydrology Decision Support Tool Development Hydraulics, Fluid Mechanics and Open Channel Flow Laboratory Teaching

Specialties

Hydraulic engineering Water resources engineering Hydrological modeling SWAT HEC-HMS HEC-GeoHMS GIS ArcGIS QGIS R Python Climate change impact assessment Floodplain inundation modeling Sediment yield estimation Evapotranspiration assessment Gumara Watershed Lake Tana Basin Upper Blue Nile Basin

Projects & Contributions

  • Evaluation of HEC-HMS and SWAT Models in the Gumara Watershed
    Research on the performance of HEC-HMS and SWAT models in simulating streamflow in the Gumara Watershed, Ethiopia.
  • Assessment of Future Climate Change Impacts on Water Resource Availability
    PhD-focused research using SWAT and machine learning to assess future climate change impacts on water resource availability.
  • Climate Change Effects and Evapotranspiration in the Gumara Watershed
    Assessment of climate change effects on hydrological components, land use and land cover changes, and actual evapotranspiration in the Gumara Watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia.
  • Floodplain Inundation, Sediment Yield and Evapotranspiration in the Dirma Watershed
    Research on floodplain inundation modeling, sediment yield estimation, and evapotranspiration assessment in the Dirma Watershed, Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia.
  • HEC-GeoHMS and HEC-HMS Hydrological Modeling Training
    Delivered training on HEC-GeoHMS and HEC-HMS hydrological modeling for streamflow simulation at the University of Gondar.
  • SWAT+ and Python for Water Resource Management
    Workshop participation and skills development in SWAT+ and Python applications for water resource management.
  • R for Hydrological Modeling and Visualization
    Training and application of R for hydrological modeling, visualization, and water resources data analysis.
  • Application of Water Resources Modeling Tools
    Training and application of HEC-HMS, HEC-GeoHMS, HEC-DSS, GIS, Hydrognomon, ArcGIS, QGIS, and related water resources modeling tools.