User:Fufachala

Daba Shabara Gedafa(born in 1980 in Gindeberet/Shoa Province, Ethiopia) is a Ph.D. Candidate in Transportation Engineering at Kansas State University in USA since August 13, 2005. He got his Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Transportation Systems Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) in July 2005. He got his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Civil Engineering from Faculty of Technology, Addis Ababa University (AAU) in August 2001. He joined private company as soon as he graduated from AAU. He contributed to the company as office engineer and supervisor. Then he has joined Arbaminch University as a Faculty.

He is the only Ph.D. candidate who is member of the Engineering Honor Society of Kansas State University. The Engineering Honor Society is the best honor society in engineering and the second oldest honor society in USA. He has published many international conference and journal papers. He has also excellent leadership skills as president, secretary, treasury and ex-official of student organizations.He is young, hard working, honest, understanding and can be an exemplary for young generations, particularly for those in Ethiopia.