Gutema Mulatu Shifera

Areas of expertise

• Water Science and Engineering

Background

Gutema joined Cranfield University as MSc by research student in 2025.He is a former lecturer at Haramaya University, Ethiopia. He holds an MSc in Water Engineering from IHE Delft Institute for Water Education and MSc in Water Supply and Sanitaion from Addis Ababa University. His previous research was titled “Characterising Algogenic Organic Matter (AOM) from Chlorella sp. and Anabaena sp. and its removal using iron-based coagulants.”

Research opportunities

wastewater treatment processes, phosphorus removal, water quality analysis, and sustainable water and sanitation systems

Current activities

Gutema is currently investigating the impact of phosphorus species and water characteristics on phosphorus removal from wastewater, using chemical coagulation methods