Prof Zebib Yenus Nuru has been working in the field of nanocoatings for solar energy applications. Her Research expertise includes synthesis, characterization, and applications of selective solar absorbers.
After her PhD, Prof Nuru was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of South Africa (UNISA) and iThemba LABS, National Research Foundation through the UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
She has Published more than 50 high impact Scientific Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals and more than 30 Research Papers presented at various International Conferences.
Currently, Prof Nuru is an Associate Professor at Adigrat University in Ethiopia. She is also a Future Leader African Independent Research (FLAIR) Fellow funded by the Royal Society, UK. Prof Nuru also received Awards from L'Oreal-UNESCO Regional Sub-Saharan Africa, TWAS-UNESCO, OWSD, US-Africa Materials Initiative, TRIL program in Italian Laboratories, Coimbra Group for Sub-Saharan Africa, and the UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
She is also a 62nd Lindau Nobel laureate meeting alumnus, AAS Affiliate and Member of the International Solar Energy Society, among others. Prof Nuru has Established international collaborators in various countries mainly in the UK (University of Nottingham), US (Arizona State University and the University of Texas at El Paso), Canada (University of Alberta and the Nanotechnology Research Centre), and South Africa (UNISA, iThemba LABS and the UWC).
