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Dr. Hossam M. EL-SAYED

Associate Professor

Marine Geophysics

Quick Info
Work Location

Kayet bay El anfoushy
Alexandria
-
Egypt

Nationality
Egypt
Email(s)
Profile URL
Persistent Digital Identifiers (UIDs)
ORCID: 0000-0003-0808-7350
ResearcherID: M-6017-2016
Highest Degree
PhD
Job Type
Research
Subject Area
Marine Geology, Geophysics
Activities

Academic Positions:

o   Associate Professor of Geophysics & Geoinformatics - National Institute of Oceanography & Fisheries (NIOF) (Feb., 2025 - now)

o  
Researcher of Geophysics &
Geoinformatics

- National Institute of Oceanography & Fisheries (NIOF) (May, 2017 - 2025)



o  
Assistant Researcher of Geophysics &
Geoinformatics

- National Institute of Oceanography & Fisheries (NIOF) (August, 2013 – May,
2017)



o  
Assistant of the General Coordinator of
Petroleum Geology Program
,
Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, (February, 2013 – August, 2013)



o  
Member of the "Academic Advising
Team"
in Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, (February, 2012-
August, 2013)



o  
Assistant lecturer (part-time) in the Geology
Department and Petroleum Geology Program, Faculty of Science, Alexandria
University, (October, 2010– August, 2013)



o  
Demonstrator (part-time) in the Geology Department
and Petroleum Geology Program, Faculty of Science,
Alexandria University, (September, 2007 – October, 2010)





 

Administration Activities





o  
Director of the
National
Oceanographic Data Center NODC”
- (May, 2023 - now)



o  
Head of the “NIOF Training Committee” - National Institute of
Oceanography & Fisheries (NIOF) (July, 2022 – May, 2023)



o  
Head of the “MED Training Committee” - National Institute of
Oceanography & Fisheries (NIOF) (June, 2022 - now)



o  
Member of the “Emergency and Crisis
Management Committee”

- National Institute of Oceanography & Fisheries (NIOF) (September, 2020
- now)



o  
Member of the “International Ocean
Institute (IOI) Committee”
- National Institute of Oceanography &
Fisheries (NIOF) (September, 2020 – now)



o  
Assistant of the General Coordinator of
Petroleum Geology Program
,
Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, (February, 2013 – August, 2013)



o  
Member of the "Academic Advising
Team"
in Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, (February, 2012-
August, 2013)





Research Interests:

  • Groundwater exploration
  • Remote sensing and satellite images processing
  • Visualizing and analyzing Earth science
    data
  • Geographic information system
  • Subsurface investigation using
    geophysical tools
  • Shoreline change analysis using RS &
    GIS
  • Change detections and land use/land
    cover assessments
  • Pollution assessment using remote
    sensing data
  • Water quality and pollution




















 International Research Projects:





  • Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) of the
    research project entitled “Groundwater Exploration and Capacity Building in
    the Northern Western Desert of Egypt”
    , Funded by Geoscientists without
    Borders (GWB) & Society of Exploration Geophysics (SEG),
    (2022-Present)
  • Researcher assistant in the project
    entitled “The Reconstruction of the Egyptian Nile History”, Missouri
    S&T University (USA), Oklahoma University (USA), Hamilton Collage (USA) and
    Alexandria University (Egypt),
    (2009 – 2010)






 

National Research Projects:





  • Principal Investigator (PI) of the
    research project entitled “Integrated studies of the shoreline change
    dynamics, Northwestern Coast, Egypt”
    , National Institute of Oceanography
    & Fisheries,
    (2022-Present)
  • Principal Investigator (PI)of the research
    project entitled “Integrated studies of the coastal aquifer for sustainable
    development plans at El-Nagila, Northwestern Coast, Egypt
    ”, National
    Institute of Oceanography & Fisheries,
    (2021-2022)
  • Principal Investigator (PI)of the research
    project entitled “Investigation of seawater intrusion and its impacts on
    El-Alamein coastal area (SIAlamein)
    ”, National Institute of Oceanography
    & Fisheries,
    (2020-2021)
  • Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) of the research
    project entitled “Groundwater exploration and saltwater intrusion studies in
    the Northwestern Coast, Egypt
    ”, National Institute of Oceanography &
    Fisheries,
    (2019-2020)
  • Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) of the research
    project entitled “Hydrogeophysical exploration of El-Hammam Area, NW Coast,
    Egypt
    ”, National Institute of Oceanography & Fisheries,
    (2019)
  • Team member in the research project
    entitled “Environmental studies for sustainable development of Abu Ramad
    Area, Eastern Desert, Egypt
    ”, National Institute of Oceanography &
    Fisheries,
    (2016 –
    2017)
  • Team member in the research project
    entitled “Environmental studies for sustainable development of Shalateen
    Area, Eastern Desert, Egypt
    ”, National Institute of Oceanography &
    Fisheries,
    (2015 –
    2016)
  • Team member in the project entitled “New-Valley
    Project
    ”, National Institute of Oceanography & Fisheries,
    (2014 – 2015)
  • Team member in the project entitled “Environmental
    studies of Salum area, Egypt
    ”, National Institute of Oceanography &
    Fisheries,
    (2013 –
    2015)
  • Team member in the project entitled “Geological
    and Geophysical Investigations for Development of West of El-Daba'a area, North
    Western Desert, Egypt
    ”, Alexandria University and AlexRep.,
    (2010 – 2012)
























 

Publications:





1.     El-Sayed, H.
M.
, & Elgendy, A.
R. (2024). Geospatial and Geophysical Insights for Groundwater Potential Zones
Mapping and Aquifer Evaluation at Wadi Abu Marzouk in El-Nagila, Egypt. The
Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research
, (in press)



2.     Mohamaden, M.,
Araffa, S. A., Taha, A., AbdelRahman, M. A., El-Sayed, H. M., &
Sharkawy, M. S. (2023). Geophysical techniques and geomatics-based mapping for
groundwater exploration and sustainable development at Sidi Barrani Area, Egypt.
The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, (in press) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejar.2023.12.001



3.     El-Sayed, H.
M.
, Ibrahim, M. I.,
Abou Shagar, A. S., & Elgendy, A. R. (2023). Geophysical and hydrochemical
analysis of saltwater intrusion in El-Omayed, Egypt: Implications for
sustainable groundwater management. The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research,
49, pp. 478-489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejar.2023.11.005



4.     El-Sayed, H. M., Khafagy, M. E., Abou
Shagar, A. S., & Fattah, T. A. A. (2023). Groundwater Investigation
Using Electrical Resistivity Method at New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria,
Egypt. The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, 49, pp. 57-65,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejar.2022.12.001



5.     Soliman, M.,
Usami, T., Imamura, S., Yano, K., Ballal, H., Abbas, A. M., Abdel Fattah, T.,
El-Kafrawy, S., El-Sayed, H., and El-Shafie, A., (2021).
Synthesis of Geospatial Database and Interdisciplinary to Achieve NSDS for
Downtown Alexandria, Egypt Vision 2030. Proc. Int. Cartogr. Assoc., 4, 101,
https://doi.org/10.5194/ica-proc-4-101-2021, 2021.



6.     Awad, M. & El-Sayed,
H.
, (2021). The analysis of shoreline change dynamics and future
predictions using automated spatial techniques: Case of El-Omayed on the
Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Ocean and Coastal Management, Vol. 205,
105568,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105568



7.     El-Sayed, H.
M.
, Zaher, M. A.,
Soliman, S. A., & Mohamaden, M. I. (2021). Geophysical investigation
for sustainable development at Alamein Area, Northwestern Coast, Egypt. The
Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research
, 47, pp. 45-52,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejar.2020.07.002



8.     Soliman, M.,
Usami, T., Imamura, S., Yano, K., Abbas, A.M., Fattah, T.A., El-Sayed, H. and
EL-Shafie, A., (2021). Geographical approach to Sustaining the potential
Cultural Heritage of Alexandria, Egypt, 2030: Visualization of the Latin
Quarter for the Tourism Industry. The Association of Japanese Geographers,
P. 51



9.     Soliman, Sh. A.,
El-Sayed, H. M., Shazley, T. F., Younis, A., (2020). Combined
Application of Electrical Resistivity and GPR Techniques for Water Seepage
Detection at New Cairo City, Egypt. Current Science International, Vol.
09, No. 04, pp. 633-640



10.  Khafagy, M.E., El-Sayed,
H.
& Darwish, K.M. (2020). Land cover/use change analysis and
mapping of Borg El-Arab City, Egypt. Arab J Geosci 13, 1123.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-020-06115-x



11.  Ahmed, S.M.,
Ahmed, A.F.T., Abbas, Z.E.S., Mohamed, A.A. and El-Sayed H., (2020).
Heterogeneity of Ancient Alexandria and Subsidence Phenomena. The Association
of Japanese Geographers
, p. 81



12.  Mohamaden, M. I.
I., El-Sayed, H. M. & Mansour, S. A., (2017). Combined
Application of Electrical Resistivity and GIS for Groundwater Exploration and
Subsurface Mapping at NE Qattara, Northwestern Desert, Egypt. Egyptian
Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences,
4, pp. 80-88.



13.  El-Sayed, H.
M.
& Mohamaden,
M. I. I., (2017). Application of Resistivity Method for Groundwater
Exploration in Barrani - Salum Sector, Northwestern Coast, Egypt. Egyptian
Geophysical Society Journal,
Vol. 15, No. 1, 159-170.



14. Mohamaden, M. I.
I., Wahaballa, A. & El-Sayed, H. M., (2016). Application of
electrical resistivity prospecting in waste water management: A case study
Kharga Oasis, Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, 42, pp. 33-39



15. Mohamaden, M. I.
I., El-Sayed, H. M. & Hamouda, A. Z., (2016). Combined
Application of Electrical Resistivity and GIS for Subsurface Mapping and
Groundwater Exploration at El-Themed, Southeast Sinai, Egypt. Egyptian
Journal of Aquatic Research
, 42, pp. 417-426

Sea regions of study
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
Red Sea
Working language(s)
Arabic
English
Citation(s)
Created: 2021-08-06 | Last Updated: 2025-03-13


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