I am Melaku Tafese Awulachew, a Researcher at the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Ethiopia, and a PhD student in Chemical Engineering (Food Engineering) at Addis Ababa University.

My expertise spans food engineering, food science and nutrition, food processing, plant proteins, sustainable food systems, food waste valorization, and agricultural product development. My research interests focus on developing innovative, sustainable, and scalable technologies for improving food quality, nutrition, resource efficiency, and value addition.

I am particularly interested in native plant protein production and fractionation, sustainable food processing, biotechnology, food waste reduction and valorization, AI applications in food product development, and food safety.

I actively contribute to scientific research, peer review, academic collaboration, and knowledge sharing, with a strong interest in connecting research with practical solutions for sustainable food and agricultural systems.