Dr Shibre Semane
About me
I am a PhD graduate from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, South Africa, in Astronomy/Astrophysics. My research uses radio observations from the MeerKAT telescope to explore the nature of dark matter, bringing together Astrophysics, Particle Physics, and Radio Astronomy.
I am an Ethiopian, born and raised in Addis Ababa and I hope to build my career at home.
I am a PhD graduate from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, funded through the Pan African Planetary Science Network (PAPSSN) mobility scholarship, awarded after completing my MSc in Space Physics at Addis Ababa University. My doctoral research focused on indirect searches for dark matter in the radio regime, using the MeerKAT radio interferometer and the upcoming SKA. Before starting my PhD, I worked as a Chief Lab Assistant at Addis Ababa University, where I taught undergraduate physics labs alongside my MSc studies.
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