Welcome Mekonen Bayssie

We are delighted to have Mekonen Bayssie, Ph.D. join our Partners in Ethiopia Committee.

Mekonen joined the Partners in Ethiopia Committee in June 2022. He was one of two founding members of Partners in the Horn of Africa in 2001, where he served as board member for 22 years until Partners in the Horn officially dissolved in June of 2022. Mekonen works for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a Materials Scientist. Mekonen is active with the community and helping other non-profit organizations involved with developmental work in Africa and the USA. Mekonen was Assistant Professor of Physics in Tennessee State University. Mekonen worked as Technology Development Physicist for National Recovery Technologies, where he was responsible for characterizing materials for high-speed material inspection in Nashville, TN. Mekonen lives in Rockville, MD with his wife and three children.

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