Ethiopia: World-Famous Ethiopian Astrophysicist - Dr. Legesse Wetro

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Legesse Wetro is a doctor of astrophysics. He is the Founder of Ethiopian Space Science Society (ESSS) and founding member of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences, African Astronomical Society, African and Ethiopian Physical Societies. He is a lead scientist in theoretical pulsar astrophysics. Dr. Legesse is as well member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU)-Commissions 40 A - B - C and Ethiopia's Liaison at IAU. To everyone's surprise, he solved the 460 years world problem of geomagnetic filed reversals. Following his outstanding research in pulsar astrophysics, he got "Man of the Year" award from the American Biographical Institute (ABI) in 2011.

Also, Dr. Legesse is editorial board member of AFRICAN SKIES, the only Astronomy Journal in AFRICA. He is the Leader of the Astronomy - Astrophysics Group at Addis Ababa University since 1998. Currently, he is seeking a patent for oil and gas exploration technique based on travel time data. The Ethiopian Herald had a short stay with Dr. Legesse with a view to familiarising his personal and professional life with our readers. Excerpts:

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