- Full Name: Sintayehu Leshe Kitaw(phD)
- Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
- Institutional email: sintayehu_lashe@dmu.edu.et
- Google scholar ID: JIyt2o0AAAAJ&hl, ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7213-2983
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sintayehu-leshe-551b0b56
- Specialization: Environmental Analytical Chemistry
- Courses taught: Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Instrumental Analysis, Spectroscopy, Chemometrics, Chromatography, Separation Science, Analytical Applications of Complex equilibria, Non-aquoeus solutions
- Achievements and awards: Best Chemistry Teacher Award, 2015 DMU
- Research interest: Environmental Analysis, Chemistry Education, Medicinal Plants extraction and Analysis, Nanomaterials synthesis and SERS
- List of Publications:
1. Kitaw, S.L., et al., An advanced plasmonic bimetallic nanostar composite for
ultra-sensitive SERS detection of crystal violet. Nanoscale, 2024.
2. Candra, A., Kitaw, S.L., et al., A green method for fabrication of a biocompatible gold decorated-bacterial cellulose nanocomposite in spent coffee grounds kombucha: A sustainable approach for augmented wound healing. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 2024: p. 105477.
3. Kitaw, S.L., et al., Fabrication of Polydopamine Functionalized AgNF SERS Substrate:Applications for Sensitive Detection of Nivalenol in Food Samples and Cell Biocompatibility. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2024: p. 133398.
4. Thankachan, D., Kitaw, S.L., et al., Enhanced tumor targeting with near-infrared light-activated indocyanine green encapsulated in covalent organic framework for combined photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT). Dyes and Pigments, 2024. 221: p. 111812.
5. Kitaw, S.L., Y.S. Birhan, and H.-C. Tsai, Plasmonic surface-enhanced Raman scattering nano-substrates for detection of anionic environmental contaminants: Current progress and future perspectives. Environmental Research, 2023. 221: p. 115247.
6. Kitaw, S.L., et al., Fabrication of Ag nanostar and PEI-based SERS substrate for sensitive and rapid detection of SO2: Application for detection of sulfite residues in beer. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2023. 302: p. 123113.
7. Candra, A., Kitaw S.L., et al., Eco-benign synthesis of nano- gold chitosan-bacterial cellulose in spent ground coffee kombucha consortium: Characterization, microbiome community, and biological performance. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023. 253: p. 126869.
8. Meku, E., A. Habtamu, and S. Leshe, Investigation of the preliminary compounds found in leaf extracts of Inula confertiflora and evaluation of their activities against antioxidant and in vitro antibacterial activities. 2024.
9. Sintayehu Leshe and Habitamu Baye, International Journal of Chemistry; Vol. 12, No. 2;2020, ISSN 1916-9698 E-ISSN 1916-9701, Extraction of Green Acid-Base Indicators from Acanthus Pubescens Flower for Use in the School Laboratory
10. Habitamu Baye and Sintayehu Leshe, AJCE, vol.9, No 2, July 2019, Preparation and use of acanthus sennii chiovenda flower extract as a green substitute for synthetic
acid-base indicators, https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajce/article/view/188873
11. Yihenew Simegniew Birhan, Sintayehu Leshe Kitaw, Yihalem Abebe Alemayehu,
Nakachew Minuye Mengesha, SM J Med Plant Stud. 2018; 2(1): 1006, Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat human diseases in Enarj Enawga District,Ethiopia
12. Yihenew Simegniew Birhan, Sintayehu Leshe Kitaw, Yihalem Abebe Alemayehu and
Nakachew MinuyeMengesha, Int J Anim Sci. 2018; 2(1): 1014., Ethnoveterinary
Medicinal Plants and Practices in EnarjEnawga District, East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
13. Sintayehu Leshe, AJCE vol.6, N0 1, 2016, Developing and implementing assessment moderation procedures to evaluate writtenlaboratory reports,http://www.faschem.org/images/ajce january2016.pdf
14. Sintayehu Leshe and Merid Tessema, AJCE vol.4, N0 4, 2014, Determination of the levels of essential and toxic heavy metals in lentil(Lens CulinarisMedik) by flame atomic absorption spectroscopy,http://www.faschem.org/images/ajce july2014.pdf
15. Habitamu Baye, Sintayehu Leshe, Current Perspectives on Chemical Sciences, Vol.4, Book publishing international, (Book Chapter), Greening the Chemistry Laboratory: Use of Flower Extracts as Substitutes for Synthetic Acid-Base Indicators.
11.MSc and/or PhD students advised (ongoing and Graduated):
2 MSC students ongoing, >50 MSc students Graduated