Kibret Mequanint, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Western University, Canada. His research is in biomaterials, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine interfacing polymer science, materials and chemical engineering, and life sciences.Assefa Asmare Tsegaw, Ph.D., is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University. His research areas are agricultural machinery design, precision manufacturing, metrology engineering, composite materials characterizations, advanced material joining methods (friction stir welding), additive manufacturing, unconventional manufacturing, and process optimization.Zenamarkos Bantie Sendekie, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of chemical engineering at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University.Birhanu Kebede, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of hydraulic and water resources engineeringat Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University. He has extensively worked in biophysical land management practices and soil amendments. His primary research interest is hydrological modeling of the effect of SWC practices on reducing soil loss. Ephrem Yetbarek Gedilu, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of hydraulic and water resources engineering with the Faculty of Civil and Water Resources Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University. His research interest is subsurface flow and transport modeling, surface water and groundwater interactions, precision agriculture, and soil and water conservation.