{"id":5350,"date":"2026-01-12T08:24:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmu.edu.et\/?page_id=5350"},"modified":"2026-01-12T08:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:24:34","slug":"sintayehu-leshe-kitawphd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmu.edu.et\/?page_id=5350","title":{"rendered":"Sintayehu Leshe Kitaw(phD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. Full Name: Sintayehu Leshe Kitaw(phD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Academic Rank: Assistant Professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Institutional email: sintayehu_lashe@dmu.edu.et<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Google scholar ID: JIyt2o0AAAAJ&hl<\/strong>,\u00a0 <\/strong>ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7213-2983 <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    LinkedIn<\/strong>: www.linkedin.com\/in\/sintayehu-leshe-551b0b56<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Specialization: Environmental Analytical Chemistry<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Courses taught: Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Instrumental Analysis, Spectroscopy, Chemometrics, Chromatography, Separation Science, Analytical Applications of Complex equilibria, Non-aquoeus solutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Achievements and awards: Best Chemistry Teacher Award, 2015 DMU<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Research interest: Environmental Analysis, Chemistry Education, Medicinal Plants extraction and Analysis, Nanomaterials synthesis and SERS<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • List of Publications:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      1. Kitaw, S.L., et al., An advanced plasmonic bimetallic nanostar composite for<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      ultra-sensitive SERS detection of crystal violet. <\/em>Nanoscale, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      2. <\/strong>Candra, A., Kitaw, S.L<\/strong>., 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. <\/em>Journal of Drug Delivery Science <\/em>and Technology, 2024: p. 105477.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      3. Kitaw, S.L<\/strong>., et al., Fabrication of Polydopamine Functionalized AgNF SERS Substrate:Applications for Sensitive Detection of Nivalenol in Food Samples and Cell Biocompatibility. <\/em>Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, <\/em>2024: p. 133398.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      4. Thankachan, D., Kitaw, S.L<\/strong>., 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). <\/em>Dyes and <\/em>Pigments, 2024. 221: p. 111812.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      5. Kitaw<\/strong>, 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. <\/em>Environmental Research, 2023. 221: p. 115247.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      6. Kitaw<\/strong>, 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. <\/em>Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2023. 302: p. <\/em>123113.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      7. Candra, A., Kitaw S.L<\/strong>., et al., Eco-benign synthesis of nano- gold chitosan-bacterial cellulose in spent ground coffee kombucha consortium: Characterization, microbiome community, and biological performance. <\/em>International Journal of Biological <\/em>Macromolecules, 2023. 253: p. 126869.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      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. <\/em>2024.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      9. Sintayehu Leshe and Habitamu Baye, <\/strong>International Journal of Chemistry; Vol. 12, No. 2;2020, ISSN 1916-9698 E-ISSN 1916-9701, <\/em>Extraction of Green Acid-Base <\/em>Indicators from Acanthus Pubescens <\/em>Flower for Use in the School Laboratory<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      10. Habitamu Baye and Sintayehu Leshe<\/strong>, AJCE, vol.9, No 2, July 2019<\/em>, Preparation and use of acanthus sennii chiovenda <\/em>flower extract as a green substitute for synthetic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      acid-base indicators, https:\/\/www.ajol.info\/index.php\/ajce\/article\/view\/188873<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      11. Yihenew Simegniew Birhan, Sintayehu Leshe Kitaw<\/strong>, Yihalem Abebe Alemayehu,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Nakachew Minuye Mengesha, SM J Med Plant Stud. 2018; 2(1): 1006<\/em>, Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat human diseases in Enarj Enawga District,Ethiopia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      12. Yihenew Simegniew Birhan, Sintayehu Leshe Kitaw<\/strong>, Yihalem Abebe Alemayehu and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Nakachew MinuyeMengesha, Int J Anim Sci. 2018; 2(1): 1014<\/em>., Ethnoveterinary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Medicinal Plants and Practices in EnarjEnawga District, East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      13. Sintayehu Leshe<\/strong>, AJCE vol.6, N0 1, 2016<\/em>, Developing and implementing assessment moderation procedures to evaluate writtenlaboratory reports,<\/em>http:\/\/www.faschem.org\/images\/ajce january2016.pdf<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      14. Sintayehu Leshe <\/strong>and Merid Tessema<\/strong>, AJCE vol.4, N0 4, 2014<\/em>, Determination of the levels of essential and toxic heavy metals in lentil(Lens CulinarisMedik) by flame atomic absorption spectroscopy,<\/em>http:\/\/www.faschem.org\/images\/ajce july2014.pdf<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      15. Habitamu Baye, <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      11.MSc and\/or PhD students advised (ongoing and Graduated):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            2 MSC students ongoing, >50 MSc students Graduated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com\/in\/sintayehu-leshe-551b0b56 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5350","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5350"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5353,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5350\/revisions\/5353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmu.edu.et\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}