BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Alaa is Assistant Professor of hydrogeology at the United Arab Emirates University in UAE. He holds a PhD in Hydrogeology from University of South Australia (2016), MSc from Ain Shams University (2010) and BSc from Bani Suef University (2004). With an educational background in hydrogeology, Dr Alaa Ahmed has a multidisciplinary geology/hydrogeology research profile including topics in hydrochemistry, remote sensing and GIS, geochemical modelling and water resources management. He is highly motivated researcher with more than 15 years’ experience in hydrogeology.
Through his work at Desert Research Centre in Egypt and UniSA in Australia, Dr. Alaa has contributed to numerous research projects, developed innovative and cost-effective solutions to significant environmental issues and awarded funding for four projects in the last ten years. Dr. Alaa has considerable undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience as a lecturer of hydrogeology, geology, research theory and practicing and project management courses. He is also an experienced research supervisor to Doctoral, Masters, and undergraduate/internship students.
EDUCATION
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Doctorate Degree, Hydrogeology of the Oratunga Catchment, South Australia, , University of South Australia, 2016
RESEARCH AREAS
- Water resources
- Hydrogeology
- Natural disasters
- Remote Sensing
- Geomorphology
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
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(2021). "Identification of Groundwater Potential Recharge Zones in Flinders Ranges, South Australia Using Remote Sensing, GIS, and MIF Techniques". Co-Authors: Abdullah Alrajhi and Abdulaziz S. Alquwaizany . Water. 13. 18
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(2021). "Comparison of Multicriteria Decision-Making Techniques for Groundwater Recharge Potential Zonation: Case Study of the Willochra Basin, South Australia". Co-Authors: Chathuri Ranasinghe-Arachchilage,Abdullah Alrajhi , and Guna Hewa. Water. . 26
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(2021). "Flood susceptibility mapping using a geomorphometric approach in South Australian basins". Co-Authors: Guna Hewa & Abdullah Alrajhi . Natural Hazards. 106. 24
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(2020). "Integrating of remote sensing, GIS and geophysical data for recharge potentiality evaluation in Wadi El Tarfa, eastern desert, Egypt". Co-Authors: Ashraf R.Shabana. Journal of African Earth Sciences. 172. 25
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(2019). "Mapping of lineaments for groundwater assessment in the Desert Fringes East El-Minia, Eastern Desert, Egypt". Co-Authors: Mahmoud El Ammawy, Abdel Galil Hewaidy, Bothaina Moussa, Nabil Abdel Hafz & El Sayed El Abd . Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 191. 22
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(2019). "Using hydrochemical and isotopic data to determine sources of recharge and groundwater evolution in arid region from Eastern Desert, Egypt". Co-Authors: Ashraf Shabana and Abeer Saleh
. Journal of African Earth Sciences. 151. 24
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(2016). "Groundwater flow and geochemical evolution in the Central Flinders Ranges, South Australia. Science of the Total Environment". Co-Authors: Ian Clark. Science of The Total Environment. . 25
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(2013). "Contribution to the stratigraphy and sedimentation of the Cretaceous aquifers, SE Sinai, Egypt. micropaleontology". Co-Authors: Sanaa Hussein Attia, Ahmed Ali Ismail, Ashraf Ramadan Shabana. Micropaleontology. 59. 23
