Mohamed Sultan, Ph.D.
Professor
mohamed.sultan*wmich.eduResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed_Sultan10
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=miZGTSQAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Interests:
Dr. Sultan’s research group applies an interdisciplinary research approach that takes advantage of the best available tools to address a wide range of timely and complex geologic and environmental problems. Our publication and funding record covers a wide range of disciplines (remote sensing, GIS, hydrology, surface runoff and groundwater flow modeling, geophysics, geochemistry, geochronology, and isotope geochemistry, tectonics, Precambrian geology, and Quaternary geology) and attests to the interdisciplinary nature of our ongoing research. Currently, my research is focused on interdisciplinary research for a better understanding of the settings and temporal variations of hydrologic systems (aquifers, watersheds, etc) using: (1) Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) data, (2) land deformation using radar interferometric techniques applications over the Nile Delta (Egypt), urban settings (Qatar), salt diapir (Saudi Arabia), and the USA, (3) aquatic remote sensing (Great Lakes, Kuwait Bay, and Florida), (4) paleoclimate of Saharan Africa and Arabia, and (5) machine learning applications in geological and environmental sciences.
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Curriculum vitae
Karem Fathy Abdelmohsen, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
karem.abdelmohsen@wmich.eduResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karem_Abdelmohsen2
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=txJGIHcAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Interests:
Integrates different approaches (geophysics, remote sensing, hydrogeology, modeling, GRACE satellite data, and GIS) to investigate a wide range of complex geological, hydrological and environmental problems. Current research activities involve the use of gravity data (i.e., GRACE, EGM, ground-based), magnetic data (i.e., airborne and ground-based), remote sensing data (i.e., GRACE, TRMM, GPM, SMOS, Landsat, PALSAR, Sentinel, and Envisat), numerical modeling (i.e., GLDAS, CLM), and statistical approaches (i.e., weighted, unweighted linear regression). He also incorporates GIS methodologies and techniques to address a variety of geophysical, geological, hydrological, and environmental problems.
Currently, he is investigating how aquifers respond to climatic variability (A Case Study from the Nubian Aquifer), extreme precipitation events, and associated flood risks by integrating different geophysical and remote sensing approaches.
Mustafa Kemal Emil, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
mustafakemal.emil*wmich.eduResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mustafa_Emil
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ugILX7UAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Interests:
Dr. Emil’s primary research interest has been monitoring ground deformation caused by anthropogenic and natural factors using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) time-series analysis and GPS observations. In his dissertation, he applied InSAR techniques to investigate controlling factors and the extent of ground deformation in Qatar experiencing rapid urban development. His second research interest has been climate change. He investigates the nature and timing of wet climatic periods in arid environments (i.e., Arabian Peninsula) using noble gas thermometry, isotope geochemistry, and remote sensing. Additionally, he conducted research on natural groundwater discharge processes in the Western Desert of Egypt using multisensor multitemporal satellite data. In the past few years, he also contributed to various other projects on (1) age, origin, and sustainability of fossil aquifers in Saudi Arabia, (2) landslide hazard susceptibility mapping in the Jazan area in Saudi Arabia, (3) assessment of subsidence and associated sea encroachment in Nile Delta of Egypt, and (4) monitoring mass wasting along coastal bluffs of Michigan.
Abotalib Zaki Abotalib Farag, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
abotalibzakia.farag@wmich.eduResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abotalib-Abotalib
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SpKj0jIAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Interests:
My research focuses on the investigation of groundwater dynamics and structural control on groundwater flow, water quality, landscape evolution, and paleoclimate records in desert environments and on Mars. I am interested in analyzing hydrogeomorphic parameters of different landforms and investigating geological and structural settings, chemical and isotopic composition, and ages of fossil groundwaters and Quaternary deposits (tufa, calcite veins, terraces) to examine their origin and evolution.
Hannah G. Pankratz, Ph.D.
Researcher
hannah.g.pankratz*wmich.eduResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hannah_Pankratz
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Y5a2TOgAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=3
Research Interests:
Using remote sensing and geophysical techniques to assess a variety of natural hazards.
Current Collaborative Projects:
(1) Assessing land deformation associated with salt diapirs along the southern Red Sea coastline, Saudi Arabia.
(2) Continous monitoring of land deformation in Qatar through an automated PSI model.
Hossein Sahour, Ph.D.
Researcher
hossein.sahour@wmich.eduResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hossein_Sahour
Research Interests:
I am interested in applications of remote sensing, GIS, statistical models, and neural networks to address environmental problems. Currently, I am applying GRACE satellite data and land surface models to assess the temporal variations in terrestrial water storage in Michigan’s glacial aquifers and factors controlling the variations.
Jay Sagin, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
jay.sagin@wmich.eduResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zhanay-Sagintayev
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=miZGTSQAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Interests:
Dr. Sagin works on promoting the scientific cooperation between WMU researchers with their colleagues in Kazakhstan, and in the Central Asian (CA) Universities and research centers. Specifically, he works on developing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs, collaborative research projects, training courses on application of Remote Sensing and GIS in environmental applications and development of natural resources. He utilizes online and face-to-face platforms, and promotes interdisciplinary approaches, together with field and mapping studies to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) in clean water and climate action adaptation programs.
Ahmed Nasreldeen Badawy
Graduate Student, Geosciences (Ph.D.)
a.badawy@wmich.edu.Research Interests:
My current research interest aims at developing an understanding of the cyclic nature of precipitation of the Nile Basin source areas, predicting the frequency of extreme precipitation events, and developing conceptual and numerical methods for optimum utilization scenarios for excess river Nile waters when it occurs.
Moein Izadi
Graduate Candidate, Geosciences (Ph.D.)
moein.izadi@wmich.eduResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Moein-Izadi
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ghb3KbUAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Interests:
My research interests include Remote Sensing, GIS, working with big data, data mining, machine learning, and Artificial Intelligence. I am currently working on natural hazard modeling & Radar Interferometry to create time-series analysis and algal bloom prediction using different statistical learning methods.
Abdullah Mohammad
Graduate Student, Geosciences (Ph.D.)
Research Interests:
My primary research interests are centered on understanding rock deformation at all scales. I am particularly interested in orogenic deformation processes,
thrust tectonics, growth of faults and ductile shear zones, microstructures, and remote sensing.
Hassan Saleh
Graduate Student, Geosciences (Ph.D.)
h.saleh*wmich.eduResearch Interests:
My research interests are focused on monitoring the influence of climate change on water resources using multiple Remote Sensing datasets. Most recently, I have worked on analyzing the impact of extreme climatic events on groundwater storage in the Arabian Peninsula.
Guzalay Sataer
Graduate Candidate, Geosciences (Ph.D.)
guzhaliayi.sataer@wmich.eduResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Guzalay-Sataer-2
Research Interests:
I am interested in assessing slope stability and landslide events along the Lake Michigan shoreline, using radar images and high-resolution DEM data.
Hadi Karimi
Graduate Student, Geosciences (Ph.D.)
Research Interests:
I am interested in the applications of Remote Sensing, Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, and GIS (Geographic Information systems) regarding climate change and environmental issues.
MaryElizabeth Rose Shalifoe
Graduate Student, Geosciences (Ph.D.)
Research Interests:
I am interested in using GIS and Remote Sensing for Environmental applications and Hazard Mitigation.
Hesham Elhaddad
Graduate Student, Geosciences (Ph.D.)
Research Interests:
I am interested in using geophysical methods and Remote sensing data for hydrological studies.