Postgraduate R&D

Postgraduate R&D Program at SSGI

Fields Program Affiliation
Astronomy & Astrophysics MSc & PhD AAU (Addis Ababa University)
Space Science MSc & PhD AAU
Remote Sensing MSc & PhD AAU
Geodesy & Geodynamics PhD AAU
Space engineering MSc AASTU (Addis Ababa Science and Technology University)
Aerospace Engineering MSc & PhD AASTU

Core Research Areas and Training programs

  1. Astronomy & Astrophysics Department
Training:
  • PhD & MSC program
Research:
  • Focused on Observational, Instrumentation, theoretical, & Computational Astronomy & Astrophysics fields
Research Areas
  • Planetary Astronomy: – Study about Solar system, Near Earth objects and Extra-solar planets
  • Stellar Astronomy & Astrophysics: – study the structure & activity of sun and other stars
  • Galactic & interstellar Medium Astronomy: – study structure, composition and evolution of our galaxy and nearby galaxies
  • Extragalactic Astronomy & Cosmology: study the universe beyond our Galaxy such as galaxy formation, evolution, interaction, intergalactic medium and the totality of the universe in general.
  • Radio Astronomy: study star formation, Astrochemistry, Late Stages of Stellar Evolution, Early Universe, alike
  • Space & Astronomical Instrumentation
  1. Space Science and Applications Department
Training:
  • PhD & MSC program

Research Areas

  • Earth-solar system environment interactions.
  • Forecast of geomagnetic storm: based on Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) and Ionospheric Parameters (IP)
  • Ionospheric Study: – total electron density
  • Tropospheric study: – estimate atmospheric water vapour
  • Modelling and Characterizing Climate change and its impact
  1. Geodesy and Geodynamics Department

Training:

  • PhD program

Research:

  • Focused on physical and space geodesy

Research Areas

  • Global Navigation Satellite System for precise positioning, navigation, cadastral and resource mapping, surveillance operation, and ionospheric and tropospheric applications.
  • Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) for ground surface deformation and land slide and subsidence monitoring.
  • Altimetry and Satellite Laser Ranging for better understanding of the Earth system
  • Gravity field for height system modernization, water resource sensing, exploration and geodynamics.
  • Integrated geodetic research to contribute for the realization of International Reference Frame and System and contribute to satellite orbit determination.

Other Space Geodesy: satellite laser ranging /tracking, Very Long Baseline

  1. Remote Sensing Department

Training:

  • PhD & MSC program

Research Areas

  • Forestry and Ecosystem monitoring and mapping
  • precision agriculture: crop monitoring and yield forecasting
  • Geology Applications: lithological and sedimentation mapping, geo-hazard mapping.
  • Hydrology Applications: watershed mapping & management, flood delineation and mapping, ground water targeting.
  • Land Use/Land Cover mapping: natural resource management, wildlife protection, encroachment.
  • Urban and Regional planning and Development: land parcel and cadastral mapping, infrastructure mapping, urban and fringe land use change detection, future urban expansion planning
  1. Aerospace and Aeronautic Department

Training: MSC and PhD

Research Areas

This research division focus on:

  • Building of small scale (cube sat) to large scale (earth observation) satellite Projects
  • Develop satellite data receiving and archiving center
  • Explore present and future satellite data.
  • Provide satellite data for application-oriented development research.
  • Build the capacity of higher education in satellite data analysis and interpretation.
  • Develop advanced research in satellite through learning-by -doing on design, manufacture, integration and test of satellites