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Prof. Salah M. Mahmoud
National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG)
Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
Name: Salah Mohamed Mahmoud
Date and place of birth: 31-8-1955, Sohag, Egypt
Nationality: Egyptian
Present Job: Head of Geodynamics Department at NRIAG
Address of Work: Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
Address of Residence: 2 Hassan Fathey St., Megawara 8, 15 th May City, Cairo, Egypt
General Field of Work: Geophysics and Geodesy
Special Field of Work: Geodynamics and crustal deformation monitoring by GPS (Global
Positioning System, a space geodesy technique) devoted to geophysical studies and seismic
hazard mitigation
Foreign Language: English, Russian and Japanese
Education:
(1978) B.Sc. in Geology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt
(1983) Diploma in Seismology, Int. Inst. of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (IISEE),
Tsukuba, Japan
(1988) M. Sc. in Applied Geophysics, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
(1993) Ph. D. in Physics and Mathematics, Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy
of Science, Moscow, Russia
Organization:
National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Helwan, Cairo, Egypt.
Academic Career at NRIAG:
(1980-1988) Researcher Assistant, Dept. of Seismology
(1988-1993) Assistant Researcher, Dept. of Geodesy
(1993-1998) Researcher, Dept. of Geodesy and Recent Crustal Movements
(1998-2003) Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Geodesy and Recent Crustal Movements
(1998-2003) Head, Laboratory of Special Nature on Recent Crustal Movement Studies
(2003) Professor and Head Department of Geodynamics
Research Work:
1. Monitoring crustal deformation around active faults and surrounding seismically active
areas using seismic and geodetic observations (terrestrial and space technique GPS)
2. Cooperation and participation in different scientific programs for the purpose of
geodynamics and monitoring crustal deformation studies using GPS with different
International Institutions (e.g. EASTMED Project with MIT, USA; TYRGEONET Project
with Institute Nationale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia INGV, Rome, Italy; Sinai Project with
Nagoya University, Japan).
Membership in Scientific Organization:
National Organization:
- Member at the National Committee on Geodesy and Geophysics of the IUGG
- Member in the Egyptian Geophysical Society (EGS).
- Member in Executive Board of the Aswan Regional Seismological Center, Egypt (ARSC).
- Member in the Council Board of NRIAG
International Organization
- Member of International Association of Geodesy (IAG).
- Member in Commission of Crustal deformation (CRCM).
Publications:
Published single and shared about 40 papers in local and international Journals in the field of
crustal deformation, geodetic works, GPS and seismicity.
Awards:
1. Certificate of Appreciation from the Ministry of Scientific Research of Egypt during the
general scientific meeting of NRIG in the year of 1988 & 2000.
2. Diploma from the Russian Academy of Natural Science for the effort in Scientific
Researches, 2004
International and Local meetings:
- Represented Egypt at Several International Conferences of UN, USA, IUGG and IAG since
1989 till 2004, e.g. Un/USA in Vienna 2003, 2004; Lusaka 2002; IAG in Edinburgh 1989;
IAG in Brazil 1997; IUGG in Birmingham 1999, etc.
- Represented Egypt at Several International Workshops in the Field of Crustal Deformation,
Geophysics, Geodesy and Recent Crustal Movements, e.g. Newcastle 1997, MIT, USA
2003, and Saudi Arabia 2004.
- Shared and Organized the Symposium on Recent Crustal Movements in Africa, Aswan 1990.
- General Secretary of the 9th Int. Symp. on Recent Crustal Movements, Cairo 14-19 November,
1998 under the auspices of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) and NRIAG.
Scientific Activities:
- Shared in the Establishment of the Department of Gravimetry and Geodesy at NRIAG.
- Shared in the Establishment of the Laboratory of Special Nature of Recent Crustal
Movement studies at NRIAG.
- Shared in the Establishment of a Recent Crustal Movement Unit at Aswan Regional
Seismological Center ( ARSC).
- Vice President of the Project’ Recent Crustal Movements Studies around Lake Nasser
and Aswan High Dam’. Egypt.
- Shared in some Projects with the Armed Forces.
- Shared in the Project of Geophysical and Geodetic Studies of Dahshour Area, the epicentral
Area of the 12th October 1992 Earthquake, Egypt.
- Lecturing Geodesy at Helwan University for graduate students.