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Mustafa Kemal Emil, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2021
Dissertation: Use of InSAR Technologies for Countrywide Monitoring of Ground Deformation in Qatar and Identification of Controlling Factors
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2021
Dissertation: Use of InSAR Technologies for Countrywide Monitoring of Ground Deformation in Qatar and Identification of Controlling Factors
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University
Moein Izadi, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2022
Dissertation: A Remote Sensing and Machine Learning-Based Approach to Forecast the Onset of Harmful Algal Bloom
Current Position: Data Scientist, Johnson & Johnson
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2022
Dissertation: A Remote Sensing and Machine Learning-Based Approach to Forecast the Onset of Harmful Algal Bloom
Current Position: Data Scientist, Johnson & Johnson
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Abdulaziz Ibrahim Aljammaz, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2021
Dissertation: An Integrated Approach for the Assessment and monitoring of land deformation in the Riyadh City and Surroundings
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2021
Dissertation: An Integrated Approach for the Assessment and monitoring of land deformation in the Riyadh City and Surroundings
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Hannah G. Pankratz, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2020
Dissertation: Monitoring Salt Diapir Related Land Deformation and Distribution: A geophysical and Remote Sensing Approach Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Position: Visiting Professor, Department of Geology, Grand Valley State University
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2020
Dissertation: Monitoring Salt Diapir Related Land Deformation and Distribution: A geophysical and Remote Sensing Approach Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia
Current Position: Visiting Professor, Department of Geology, Grand Valley State University
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Karem Fathy Abdelmohsen, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2020
Dissertation: Response of Deep Qquifers to Climate Variability
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2020
Dissertation: Response of Deep Qquifers to Climate Variability
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University
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Hossein Sahour, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2020
Dissertation: Statistical Downscaling Techniques to Enhance the Spatial Resolution of the GRACE Satellite Data and to Fill Temporal Gaps
Current Position: Remote Sensing Data Scientist at Hypercubes
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2020
Dissertation: Statistical Downscaling Techniques to Enhance the Spatial Resolution of the GRACE Satellite Data and to Fill Temporal Gaps
Current Position: Remote Sensing Data Scientist at Hypercubes
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Fahad Khudier Alshehri, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2020
Dissertation: An Integrated Approach (Remote Sensing, hydrogeology, GIS, and Statistical Modeling) to Identify the Distribution of Shallow Groundwater Occurrences over Southwest Saudi Arabia
Current Position: Faculty, Department of Geology and Geophysics, King Saud University
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2020
Dissertation: An Integrated Approach (Remote Sensing, hydrogeology, GIS, and Statistical Modeling) to Identify the Distribution of Shallow Groundwater Occurrences over Southwest Saudi Arabia
Current Position: Faculty, Department of Geology and Geophysics, King Saud University
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Sita Karki, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2019
Dissertation: Developing Early Warning Systems for Debris Flows and Harmful Algal Blooms
Current Position: Earth Observation Computational Scientist, Irish Centre for High-end Computing, Ireland
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2019
Dissertation: Developing Early Warning Systems for Debris Flows and Harmful Algal Blooms
Current Position: Earth Observation Computational Scientist, Irish Centre for High-end Computing, Ireland
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Esayas Gebrekidan Gebremichael, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2018
Dissertation: Assessing Land Deformation and Sea Encroachment in the Nile Delta: A Radar Interferometric and Modeling Approach
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Departmental of Geological Sciences, Texas Christian University
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2018
Dissertation: Assessing Land Deformation and Sea Encroachment in the Nile Delta: A Radar Interferometric and Modeling Approach
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Departmental of Geological Sciences, Texas Christian University
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Abdullah Ghurmullah Saeed Othman, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2017
Dissertation: An Integrated Approach (Remote sensing, Hydrogeology, Geotechnical, and Geoinformatics) to Assess and Monitor Fossil Aquifers and Associated Land Deformation over the Arabian Peninsula
Current Position: Head of the Department of Environmental Engineering, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2017
Dissertation: An Integrated Approach (Remote sensing, Hydrogeology, Geotechnical, and Geoinformatics) to Assess and Monitor Fossil Aquifers and Associated Land Deformation over the Arabian Peninsula
Current Position: Head of the Department of Environmental Engineering, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
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Abotalib Zaki Abotalib Farag, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2016
Dissertation: An Integrated Approach for a Better Understanding of the Paleo-Hydrology and Landscape Evolution in the Sahara During the Previous Wet Climatic Periods
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scientist, University of Southern California, and Research Scientist, Division of Geological Applications and Mineral Resources, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Cairo, Egypt
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2016
Dissertation: An Integrated Approach for a Better Understanding of the Paleo-Hydrology and Landscape Evolution in the Sahara During the Previous Wet Climatic Periods
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scientist, University of Southern California, and Research Scientist, Division of Geological Applications and Mineral Resources, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Cairo, Egypt
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Lamees Mohamed, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2015
Dissertation: Structural Controls on the Distribution of Groundwater in Southern Sinai, Egypt: Constraints from Geophysical and Remote Sensing Observations
Current Position: Associate Professor, Geology Department, Mansoura University, Egypt
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2015
Dissertation: Structural Controls on the Distribution of Groundwater in Southern Sinai, Egypt: Constraints from Geophysical and Remote Sensing Observations
Current Position: Associate Professor, Geology Department, Mansoura University, Egypt
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Racha El Kadiri, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2014
Dissertation: An Integrated Approach (Remote Sensing, GIS, Engineering, Data Mining) for Modeling, Assessing and Mitigating Slope Stability Hazards in Mountainous Environments
Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences, Middle Tennessee State University
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2014
Dissertation: An Integrated Approach (Remote Sensing, GIS, Engineering, Data Mining) for Modeling, Assessing and Mitigating Slope Stability Hazards in Mountainous Environments
Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences, Middle Tennessee State University
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Cameron J. Manche, Ph.D.
M.S. Geosciences, 2014
Thesis: A Remote Sensing-Based Early Warning System for Algal Blooms in Kuwait Bay and Coastal Waters
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate Berg-Hughes Center, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University
M.S. Geosciences, 2014
Thesis: A Remote Sensing-Based Early Warning System for Algal Blooms in Kuwait Bay and Coastal Waters
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate Berg-Hughes Center, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University
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Talal Ghazi Alharbi, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2014
Dissertation: Integrated (Remote Sensing, GIS, and Modeling) Hydrological Investigations and Landslide Susceptibility Studies in the Arabian Shield
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2014
Dissertation: Integrated (Remote Sensing, GIS, and Modeling) Hydrological Investigations and Landslide Susceptibility Studies in the Arabian Shield
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
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Hachemi Y. Bouali, Ph.D.
M.S. Geosciences, 2013
Thesis: Utilizing Persistent Scatterer Interferometry to Investigate the Nature and Factors Controlling Nile Delta Subsidence
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, Nevada State College
M.S. Geosciences, 2013
Thesis: Utilizing Persistent Scatterer Interferometry to Investigate the Nature and Factors Controlling Nile Delta Subsidence
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, Nevada State College
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Abdou A. Abouelmagd, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2012
Dissertation: Paleoclimatic Regimes of the African Sahara Desert during Pleistocene and the Origin of Groundwater in the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System
Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Geology, Suez Canal University, Egypt
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2012
Dissertation: Paleoclimatic Regimes of the African Sahara Desert during Pleistocene and the Origin of Groundwater in the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System
Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Geology, Suez Canal University, Egypt
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Mohamed El Sayed Ahmed, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2012
Dissertation: Integrated Approach for Hydrogeologic Investigations in Africa: Inferences from Space-Borne and Land-Based Gravity, Aeromagnetic, GIS, and Remote Sensing Data
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2012
Dissertation: Integrated Approach for Hydrogeologic Investigations in Africa: Inferences from Space-Borne and Land-Based Gravity, Aeromagnetic, GIS, and Remote Sensing Data
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
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Jinal Kothari
M.S. Geosciences, 2011
Thesis: Remote Sensing-Based Solutions to the Rainfall Run-Off Models – Study from the Tigris Euphrates Watershed
Current Position: Project Manager at Procore Certified Consultant
M.S. Geosciences, 2011
Thesis: Remote Sensing-Based Solutions to the Rainfall Run-Off Models – Study from the Tigris Euphrates Watershed
Current Position: Project Manager at Procore Certified Consultant
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Dee Becker
M.S. Geosciences, 2011
Thesis: A Web-Based GIS Vehicle for the Assessment of Ground Water Potential in Arid Lands: A Case Study From Egypt
Current Position: GIS contractor
M.S. Geosciences, 2011
Thesis: A Web-Based GIS Vehicle for the Assessment of Ground Water Potential in Arid Lands: A Case Study From Egypt
Current Position: GIS contractor
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Janay Sagin, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2010
Dissertation: Integrate Approach for the Assessment and Development of Groundwater Resources in Arid Lands: Applications in the Quetta Valley, Pakistan
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2010
Dissertation: Integrate Approach for the Assessment and Development of Groundwater Resources in Arid Lands: Applications in the Quetta Valley, Pakistan
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
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Adam Milewski, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2008
Dissertation: Remote Sensing Solutions for Estimating Runoff and Recharge in Arid Environments
Current Position: Full Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Geology, University of Georgia
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2008
Dissertation: Remote Sensing Solutions for Estimating Runoff and Recharge in Arid Environments
Current Position: Full Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Geology, University of Georgia
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Ricky Becker, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2008
Dissertation: Remote Sensing Studies for the Assessment of Geohazards: Toxic Algal Blooms in the Lower Great Lakes, and Land Subsidence in the Nile Delta
Current Position: Full Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo
Ph.D. Geosciences, 2008
Dissertation: Remote Sensing Studies for the Assessment of Geohazards: Toxic Algal Blooms in the Lower Great Lakes, and Land Subsidence in the Nile Delta
Current Position: Full Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo
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Chris Jones
M.S. Geosciences, 2007
Thesis: Towards A Better Understanding of the Hydrology of the Tigris-Euphrates System and its Marshlands,
Current Position: Senior Hydrogeologist at Haley & Aldrich
M.S. Geosciences, 2007
Thesis: Towards A Better Understanding of the Hydrology of the Tigris-Euphrates System and its Marshlands,
Current Position: Senior Hydrogeologist at Haley & Aldrich
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Nakul Manocha
M.S. Geosciences, 2005
Thesis: Development of a Web-Based GIS for Groundwater Exploration in Arid Lands
Current Position: Senior Programming Analyst at ESRI
M.S. Geosciences, 2005
Thesis: Development of a Web-Based GIS for Groundwater Exploration in Arid Lands
Current Position: Senior Programming Analyst at ESRI