Potential Research Topics

1. Short-Time Research
2. M.Sc. Thesis and
3. PhD Dissertation works

Note:
This Research Topics are extracted from the National Technology Roadmap of Ethiopia for 10 years,
prepared by the Ministry of Science and Technology

July, 2017
Ministry of Science and Technology
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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1 Identifying potential herbs and Characterization of active compounds for Pharmaceuticals

Drugs
2 Standardization of herbal drugs Pharmaceuticals
3 Design and Process Optimization of Batch extractor for Drug Pharmaceutical
4 Design and Process Optimization of Supercritical fluid extractor for Pharmaceutical
drugs
5 Design and Process Optimization of Furrow Irrigation methods Irrigation
6 Process Optimization and Comparative analysis of Sprinkler , pivot , Irrigation
drip Irrigation
7 Design and Development of Application Software for Pest surveillance Crop
(diversity, distribution, status and their natural enemies) monitoring and
forecasting (PMF) of Agro chemicals
8 Design and Development of Software for Pest surveillance (diversity, Crop
distribution, status and their natural enemies) monitoring and
forecasting (PMF) of Bio-control
9 Design and Development of Software for Pest surveillance (diversity, Crop
distribution, status and their natural enemies) monitoring and
forecasting (PMF) of Host resistance
10 Design and Development of Software for Pest surveillance (diversity, Crop
distribution, status and their natural enemies) monitoring and
forecasting (PMF) of Quarantine
11 High yielding and stable varieties of A biotic stress tolerant ( Heat and Crop
drought)varieties
12 Processing quality varieties (oil, flakes, flour, feed, starch) Crop
13 Developing Highly Nutritious varieties (protein, minerals and vitamins) Crop
14 Design and Development of Application Software for Crop modeling Crop
15 Design and Development of Application Software for Pest surveillance Crop
16 Design and Development of Application Software for Meteorology Crop
17 Design and Development of Optimal Water abstraction and lifting Irrigation
technologies
18 Design and Development of Optimal Irrigation water saving Irrigation
technologies
19 Design and Development of Automation technologies Irrigation
20 Design and development of Optimal Soil and water quality management Irrigation
technologies
21 Design and development of Optimal Soil moisture monitoring Irrigation
technologies
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22 Design and development of Optimal Flow control and measurement Irrigation

technologies
23 Design and development of Optimal Automated trimming technology Leather
Trimming
(raw hides and skins, wet blue, crust and finished leather)
24 Design and development of Optimal Beam house operations, Leather
Enzymatic soaking and liming
Anti-wrinkle chemicals
25 Analysis of Supercritical CO2 technology Beam house operations Leather
26 Design and development of Optimal Tanning technology with Chrome Leather
recycling and Supercritical CO2 technology
27 Design and development of Optimal Re-tanning and dyeing Aqua mix, Leather
automated chemical dosing system

28 Design and development of Optimal Re-tanning and dyeing Leather

Supercritical fluids technology in dyeing and fat liquoring
29 Design and development of Optimal Finished leather Digital print Foil Leather
finish /Lamination
30 Design and development of Optimal Finished leather Metal
Microencapsulation :encapsulating functional materials with film
forming materials
31 Design and development of Optimal process for beneficiation Metal
32 Design and development of Optimal process on Locally manufacture Metal
DRI plant structure and parts.
33 Design and development of Optimal operational and maintenance Metal
process of smelting plant
34 Design and development of Optimal operational and maintenance Metal
process of scrap based steel making technology
35 Design and development of Optimal operational and maintenance Metal
process of Scrap segregation technology and management
36 Design and development of Optimal operational and maintenance Metal
process of Secondary metallurgy (RH degasser and ladle furnace
Steel making technology)
37 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Structural Mine
mapping of Remote sensing: A-1) Space born spectral and radar
images, B) Aerial photograph; colored or panchromatic
38 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Advanced Mine
chemical Leaching system
39 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Chemical Mine
purification and/ or Biotechnology
40 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Energy
manufacturing and Installation of Small Scale turbine
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41 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Energy

manufacturing and Installation of Small scale Generator
42 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Energy
manufacturing of Hydro steel structure
43 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Energy
manufacturing of Power Transformer
44 Design and manufacturing of Switch Gear components Energy
45 Design and development of Optimal operational process for in Energy
Hydropwer plants to a better support the grid integration of large
amounts of variable renewable Energy Technology
46 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Rolling Train
stock Car body design & manufacturing technology
47 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Rolling Train
stock Electric traction system

48 Design and development of Optimal operational process for EMI Train

testing technology

49 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Multiple Train

unit & coupling

50 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Train

Infrastructure Design & Construction rails,
51 Design and development of Optimal operational process for sleepers, Train
52 Design and development of Optimal operational process for electric Train
poles, pantographs,
53 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Motive Train
Power Power quality improvement

54 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Motive Train

Power Power Advanced power systems with reduced electromagnetic
emissions
55 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Motive Train
Power Efficient Energy Storage Technology
56 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Train Train
Control Innovative man-machine interface
57 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Train Train
Control Fail-safe rail signaling and communication technologies

58 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Train Train

Control Moving Block technology
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59 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Train

Operations and Traffic Management and Level Crossing Control
Technologies
60 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Traffic Train
Management Train scheduling and traffic control technologies

61 Design and development of operational process for Smoke detection Train

system
62 Design and development of operational process for Fire suppression Train
system
63 Design and development of operational process for Modern fare Train
collection system
64 Design and development of operational process for Station Operational Train
Capacity Optimization (loading-unloading, marshaling...)
65 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Animal Meat
Receiving Pen technology , Loading and unloading Ramp technology,
Washing system technology, Electric stick technology, Cold Storage,
Deboning, De-Hiding, Refrigerated Tracks, Abattoirs mini Laboratory
equipment [ISO Standard Laboratory, Food Scan Technologies,
Microbial Testing facilities]
66 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Waste Meat
treatment
67 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Hot Meat
carcass balance technology, Frozen meat cutter technology
68 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Electrical Meat
stimulator technology, Meat PH measuring technology, Quality
evaluation technology, Labeling, printing and coding technology, Meat
grinder technology, Mixer /blender and Ice flaker technology, Bowl
cutter (bowl chopper) technology
69 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Active Meat
Anti-Microbial vacuum Packaging technology, Ingredient technology,
T h e r m a l technology, Curing technology, Fermentation technology,
Tumbler or Massager technology, Smokehouses technology, Clipping
machine technology
70 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Biogas Meat
technology with anaerobic digestion system
71 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Hide and Meat
skin Preservation
72 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Compost Meat
Processing Plant [Composting in remote area by transporting from each
plant],
73 Design and development of Optimal operational process for Blood Meat
Processing [Continuous ring dryer blood processing], Rendering Plant,
[Semi-automatic controlled, Computerized parameter controlled batch
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rendering plant], Blood Processing [Continuous ring dryer blood

processing], Gelatin Processing Plant [Gelatin extraction and
processing plant, Milling, calibration Mixing of gelatin unit], Offal
Processing Plant [Advanced sausage product, Intestine as raw material
processed for surgical suture, Different pharmaceutical product]
74 Process development and analysis of AMMONIA PRODUCTION using Fertilizer
Desulphurization
75 Process development and analysis of AMMONIA PRODUCTION using Fertilizer
Methanation
76 Process development and analysis of AMMONIA synthesis Fertilizer
77 Process development and analysis of NITROPHOSPHATE Ammonia Fertilizer
and air filtration
78 Process development and analysis of NITROPHOSPHATE Absorption Fertilizer
79 Process development and analysis of Ammonia evaporation Fertilizer
80 Process development and analysis of Catalytic reactor Fertilizer
81 Process development and analysis of COMPLEX FERTILIZER using Fertilizer
Granulation
82 Process development and analysis of COMPLEX FERTILIZER using Fertilizer
cyclones
83 Process development and analysis of COMPLEX FERTILIZER using Fertilizer
Coating drums