Biography

Hydrogeologist and water scientist with more than 10 years of academic, research, and field experience in hydrogeology, environmental geophysics, remote sensing, and geospatial analysis. Experienced in groundwater investigation, geophysical surveying (GPR, ERT, IP, TEM, borehole logging), pumping test analysis, and integrated hydrogeological assessment of coastal and arid environments. Active researcher with international experience at the European Space Agency (ESA-ESRIN, Italy) and Université Savoie Mont Blanc (France). Strong teaching and student supervision experience in hydrogeology, GIS, remote sensing, and geomatics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Research interests include groundwater systems, environmental monitoring, field investigation methods, coastal aquifers, and climate-related environmental processes.

Educational Qualification

PhD in Geology (Hydrogeology)
Port Said University, Egypt | 2018 – 2022

PhD Thesis: “Assessment of Coastal Aquifer at West Port Said, Egypt Using Integrated Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches”

• Research focused on hydrogeological assessment, groundwater exploration, and integrated geophysical investigations in coastal aquifers.
• Applied remote sensing, geophysics, and hydrogeological methods for groundwater characterization and environmental assessment, including density-dependent numerical modeling using SEAWAT to simulate seawater intrusion dynamics and optimize groundwater withdrawal scenarios under salinity constraints

MSc in Geology (Hydrogeology)
Port Said University, Egypt | 2013 – 2017

MSc Thesis: “Hydrogeological Assessment of Shark El-Tafreaa Area, Port Said, Egypt”

• Specialized in hydrogeology, groundwater systems, and environmental geology.
• Conducted research involving geophysical and hydrogeological investigations of coastal groundwater resources.

BSc in Geology
Port Said University, Egypt | 2008 - 2012
Grade: Very Good

• Specialized in geology and geophysics with training in hydrogeology, GIS, and remote sensing.

Academic And Professional Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher
European Space Agency (ESA-ESRIN), Italy | 2025 – 2026

• Conduct research on Earth Observation applications for coastal processes, environmental monitoring, and climate-related studies.
• Analyze multi-source satellite datasets for environmental and hydrogeological assessment.
• Contribute to interdisciplinary research projects integrating remote sensing, GIS, and environmental modeling.
• Collaborate with international researchers and technical teams on applied geospatial and environmental studies.

Postdoctoral Researcher
Université Savoie Mont Blanc, EDYTEM Laboratory, France | 2023 – 2025

• Conduct research in environmental geophysics and hydrogeological investigations.
• Apply geophysical and geospatial methods for subsurface characterization and environmental assessment.
• Participate in field investigations, data interpretation, and scientific publication activities.
• Collaborate on interdisciplinary research projects related to groundwater systems and environmental processes.

Port Said University, Egypt | 2022 – Present

• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in hydrogeology, Geophysics, GIS, remote sensing, geomatics, and environmental geology.
• Supervise undergraduate research projects related to hydrogeology, geophysics, and geospatial analysis.
• Conduct interdisciplinary research integrating hydrogeology, geophysics, remote sensing, and GIS applications.
• Participate in curriculum development, academic activities, and departmental research initiatives.

Assistant Lecturer / Researcher
Port Said University, Egypt | 2017 – 2022

• Conduct research in hydrogeology, geophysics, remote sensing, and environmental monitoring.
• Process and interpret geospatial and geophysical datasets for groundwater and environmental investigations.
• Participate in hydrogeological field investigations and applied research projects.
• Support teaching activities, laboratory instruction, and student mentoring.

Teaching Assistant
Port Said University, Egypt | 2012 – 2017

• Assisted in teaching geology, GIS, remote sensing, and geomatics courses.
• Supported laboratory sessions involving geospatial analysis, mapping, and field data interpretation.
• Assisted students in practical applications of GIS and remote sensing techniques.

Publications

1. Mohamed Abdelfattah, Ahmed Gaber, Mohamed H. Geriesh, Zoltan Szantoi, and Mariam Hassan Sheta: Synergistic Use of Remote Sensing, Geophysics, and Hydrogeology for Sustainable Groundwater Management in Arid Landscapes. Earth Systems and Environment, springer (December 2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-025-00954-y

   C. Casotti, A. Revil, A. Ghorbani, M. Abdelfattah, M. Guerini, F. Hoblea, G. Ménard, Z. Su, S. Qiang, J. Berthet, P. Laroche, C. Lansigu, T. Houtteville, and J.M. Côme: Induced polarization applied to landslides. Part 1: imaging hydraulic barriers. Geophysical Journal International, Oxford Academic (June 2025). https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggaf218

   C. Casotti, A. Revil, T. Johnson, G. Ménard, Z. Su, S. Qiang, A. Ghorbani, P.-A. Duvillard, G. Martin, M. Abdelfattah, T. Houtteville, J.M. Côme, and J.B. Nicaise: Induced polarization applied to landslides. Part 2: Anatomy and water content tomography of a mudflow. Geophysical Journal International, Oxford Academic (June 2025). https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggaf219

   Muhamed Elshalkany, Mohamed Ahmed, William Sauck, Abdou Abouelmagd, Sherif Mansour, Islam Nekhiely, Mohamed Abdelfattah, Mohamed Gamal, Ramadan Abdelrehim, and Ahmed Omar: Geophysical and Remote Sensing Constraints on the Fault Controls on Groundwater Accumulation in Basement Aquifers. Surveys in Geophysics, Springer (April 2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10712-025-09883-x

   Amir Ismail, Mohamed Ahmed, Muhamed Elshalkany, Abdou Abouelmagd, Sherif Mansour, Islam El-Nekhiely, Mohamed Abdelfattah: Exploring the Challenges of Using 2D Seismic Reflection Imaging in Basement Terrains: A Case Study from Southern Sinai, Egypt. Journal of Applied Geophysics, Elsevier (April 2025) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2025.105733

   Hany F. Abd-Elhamid, Mohamed Abdelfattah, Martina Zeleňáková, Abd Elnaby Kabeel, Jacek Barańczuk, and Mohamed Mahdy: Monitoring Coastal Changes in Port Said, Egypt Using Multi-Temporal Satellite Imagery and GIS-DSAS. Modeling Earth System and Environment, Springer (January 2025) https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-024-02266-y.

   Eman Mohamed M. EL-Bana, Haya M. Alogayell, Mariam Hassan Sheta and Mohamed Abdelfattah: An integrated remote sensing and GIS-based technique for mapping groundwater recharge zones. A case study of SW Riyadh, Central Saudi Arabia. Hydrology, MPDI (March 2024) https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11030038.

   Haya M. Alogayell, Eman Mohamed M. EL-Bana, and Mohamed Abdelfattah: Groundwater Quality and Suitability Assessment for Irrigation Using Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Pollution Indices: A Case Study of North Al-Quwayiyah Governorate, Central Saudi Arabia. Water, MPDI (September 2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/w15183321.

   Mohamed Abdelfattah, Heba Abdelaziz, Zakari Aretouyap, Mariam Hassan Sheta, Taher Mohammed Hassan, Mohamed H. Geriesh, Shams El-Din Shaheen, Haya M. Alogayell, Eman Mohamed M. EL-Bana and Ahmed Gaber: Mapping the impacts of the anthropogenic activities and seawater intrusion on the shallow groundwater coastal aquifer of Port Said, Egypt. Frontiers in Earth Sciences (June 2023). https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2023.1204742.

   Gehad Gamal, Taher Hassan, Ahmed Gaber, Mohamed Abdelfattah: Groundwater Quality Assessment along the West of New Damietta Coastal City of Egypt Using an Integrated Geophysical and Hydrochemical Approach. Environmental Earth Sciences journal, springer (February 2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-023-10762-0.

   Mohamed Abdelfattah, Heba Abdel-Aziz Abu-Bakr, Mohamed Saber, Taher Mohammed Hassan, Mohamed H. Geriesh, Farag M. Mewafy, and Ahmed Gaber: Hydrogeophysical and hydrochemical assessment of the northeastern coastal aquifer of Egypt for desalination suitability. Water, MPDI (January 2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/w15030423.

   Zakari Aretouyap, Mohamed Abdelfattah, Ahmed Gaber: Urban sprawl analysis and shoreline extraction in Douala-Cameroon city using optical and radar sensors. Geocarto International (June 2022). https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2022.2088865.

   Mohamed Abdelfattah, Heba Abdelaziz, Ahmed Gaber, Mohamed H. Geriesh,  Ashraf Y. Elnaggar, Nihal El Nahhas, Taher Mohammed Hassan: Proposing the Optimum Withdrawing Scenarios to Provide the Western Coastal Area of Port Said, EGYPT, with Sufficient Groundwater with Less Salinity. Water, MPDI (November 2021). https://doi.org/10.3390/w13233359.

   Mohamed Abdelfattah, Ahmed Gaber, Mohamed H. Geriesh, Taher Mohammed Hassan: Investigating the Less Ambiguous Geophysical Method in Exploring the Shallow Coastal Stratified-Saline Aquifer: A Case Study at West Port Said Coast, Egypt. Environmental Earth Sciences, Springer (January 2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-09442-8.

   Ahmed Gaber, Bassam A. Amarah, Mohamed Abdelfattah, Sarah Ali: Investigating the use of the dual-polarized and large incident angle of SAR data for mapping the fluvial and Aeolian deposits. NRIAG Journal of Astronomy and Geophysics (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nrjag.2017.10.005.

   Ahmed Gaber, Mohamed H. Geriesh, Shams El-Din Shaheen, Mohamed A.El-Fattah: Mapping the Surface Changes in the Area of East Port-Said, Egypt Using Multi-Temporal and Multi-Sensors Remote Sensing Data. IOSR Journal of Applied Geology and Geophysics (2016)