PI: Dr. Mustafa Kemal Emil Co-PI: Dr Mohamed Sultan Duration: 2023 – 2024 Abstract: The objective of the work is to construct a fully automated Continuous Ground Motion Monitoring Service that covers the entire country of Qatar and use the service for identification of natural and anthropogenic factors controlling the ground deformation in Qatar. Mapping …
Funding Agency: NASA; Period 2023-2026 We are evaluating the lithologic mapping capabilities of EMIT, their application for identifying mineralization in arid and hyperarid crystalline terrains, and their potential contribution to our understanding of the accretionary and post-accretionary history of areas under investigation. We selected as our test sites, the once contiguous Eastern Desert of Egypt …
Funding Agency: NASA; Period 2023-2027 We continue, build on, and expand the scope of our ongoing GRACE-funded research titled “Monitoring deep aquifer response to climatic variability using GRACE data” in three major ways. Firstly, the study is not restricted to deep aquifers but expands to include shallow aquifers, basins, and reservoirs. Secondly, we use GRACE …
Funding Agency: NASA; Period 2023-2026 We are applying a multi-disciplinary study to characterize the nature of active deformation along the Suez Rift. The Rift comprises an integral segment of the Afro-Arabian rift system, the largest rift system on Earth. Despite being widely cited as an example of failed rifts, the Suez Rift is still experiencing …
Funding Agency: USGS; Period 2023-2024 The United States has determined a deficiency in data on the distribution of critical minerals in the U.S. Under the Presidential order, the Earth Mineral Resources Initiative (EMRI) program was initiated in 2018. Given the increasing demand for critical minerals, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was tasked to search for …
In the upcoming years, Egypt will be facing challenges meeting its increasing needs for freshwater resources compounded by the reduced River Nile flow due to the completion of the construction of the Renaissance Dam along the Blue Nile. Our recent findings from STDF- and NASA- funded projects indicated that Lake Nasser is the main source …
Dr. Mohamed Sultan, ESRS Director, took the stage as a keynote speaker at the 8th Arab Conference on Astronomy and Geophysics (ACAG 8) hosted by NRIAG in Cairo, Egypt. His presentation, titled “Keeping an Eye on the Aswan High Dam and the GERD from a Distance,” unveiled pioneering techniques for remotely overseeing these vital structures. …
Dr. Mohamed Sultan, ESRS Director, and PhD student Hassan Saleh presented their latest research at the GRACE Science Team Meeting (GSTM) held at UCAR in Boulder, Colorado from Oct. 16 to Oct. 18, 2023. Dr. Sultan discussed “Monitoring Artificial Reservoirs from a Distance,” while Hassan Saleh presented “Tropical Cyclone Contribution to Groundwater Recharge in Southern …
The ESRS researchers (Dr. Mohamed Sultan, Dr. Mustafa Emil, Dr. Abdelmohsen, and Ph.D. candidate Ms. Juzalay Sataer) briefed President Montgomery, the Board Members, and the attendees on the composition, research interests, funding, and ongoing projects of the ESRS.
Dr Sultan was invited (September 12th, 2022) by Ambassador Sameh AboulEnein, the Consul General of Egypt, to meet Indiana’s Governor Eric Holcomb, in preparation for his upcoming visit (Nov 6-18, 2022) to Egypt to attend the Cop 27 meeting in Sharm El Sheikh city. Dr. Sultan will be attending the Cop 27 meeting and presenting …