Function and Responsibilities:

Postdoctoral Researcher in working group: Hydrothermal energy

Research Interests:

My research centers on questions related to integrating geophysical data with GIS in geothermal exploration. I have broad experience analyzing geophysical data, GIS tools, and satellite image processing. I am also interested in many geothermal exploration questions and seek to conduct sound and interesting science.

Career:

May 2023- today Postdoctoral Researche, GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrums für Geoforschung, Germany

March 2020-December 2022  Guest Researcher| Institut für Geophysik, University of Münster, Germany

May 2015-February 2020 Researcher | National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, NRIAG, Egypt

September 2009-January 2015 Lecturer | Geology department, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, Egypt

Education:

January 2019 Ph.D. | Geology, Damietta University, Egypt

• Dissertation: ”Exploration of Geothermal Resources in Egypt using Geophysical Tools and GIS”
• Research project was funded by the Egyptian Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF)

May 2011 M.Sc. | Geology, Damietta University, Egypt

• Dissertation: ”Application of hydrochemical and isotopic techniques for evaluating the groundwater resources in the coastal area northwest Sinai Peninsula, Egypt”

July 2007 B.Sc. | Geology, Damietta University, Egypt

•  Graduation Project: Detection of landmines using geophysical techniques in Egypt.
  

Projects:

2023-2025 | Global Heat Flow Data Assessment Project

2022-2023 | A Prospective Study on the Geothermal Potential in Egypt, funded by the Egyptian Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF), project ID: 43553) 

2018-2021 | Assessment of Geothermal Resources in Farafra, Western Desert, Egypt, funded by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology in Egypt (Grant no. 1351).

2017-2019 | Exploration of Geothermal Resources in Egypt using Geophysical Tools and GIS, funded by the Egyptian Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF)