12 May 2026 · NRIAG, Cairo

Conference Program

EGS Annual Meeting 2026 — Geophysics for a Sustainable and Resilient Future

Administrative Technical Session Poster Session General Assembly Lunch

Time	Session	Details
08:30 — 09:30	Administrative Registration	Badge pickup, morning refreshments, and networking.
09:30 — 09:45	Administrative Opening Ceremony	Opening Remarks
09:45 — 11:15	Technical Session I Geodynamics of Artificial Reservoirs (GAR) Chairs: Dr. Abdelbaset Abudeif & Dr. Gad El-Qady	Lake Nasser: A Gateway to the Sustainable Utilization of the Western Desert Water Resources Dr. Mohamed Sultan (Western Michigan Univ., USA) Advances in the assessment of artificial reservoir geodynamics: insights from Nile Basin Dr. Khaled Zahran (NRIAG) Seismic Activity Analysis and Risk Assessment in the Vicinity of the AL-Rosiers and Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Waddah Abdalwali (GRAS, Sudan / ADMiR) Artificial Reservoirs: Implications for Water Systems and Sustainable Water Resources Management Dr. Karem Abdelmohsen (NRIAG & Arizona State University, USA) An Integrated Multi-Scale Early Warning System for the November 2025 Hayli Gubbi Volcanic Eruption, Afar Rift (Ethiopia) Mr. Raphaël Sermet (ADMiR)
11:15 — 12:45	Technical Session II Oil and Gas Exploration Chairs: Dr. Ahmed El-Barkooky & Dr. Ali Bakr	Egypt’s Mediterranean Momentum: Exploration to Vision Mr. Hesham Hendy (BP) High-Resolution Imaging for Minor Faults at the Cretaceous Section Using Common Reflection Angle Migration, Western Desert, Egypt Ms. Noara El Ramly (PetroTrace) Reservoir Characterization of Khatatba Formation as a Target for Carbon Storage in Depleted Wells, Western Desert, Egypt Dr. Walaa A. Ali (Matrouh Univ.) Identification of hydrocarbon-bearing zones within the early Cretaceous reservoir rocks using well logging and seismic reflection data in Al-Baraka field, West Komombo, Egypt Dr. Mohamed Ebrahim (New Valley Univ.) Geophysical exploration of geological hydrogen: joint gravity–magnetic inversion, quantification, and challenges Dr. Mohamed Sobh (NRIAG & Leipzig Univ., Germany)
12:45 — 13:30	Break Health Break & Poster Session Poster Chairs: Dr. Abbas Mohamed & Dr. Mohamed Hamed	Networking, refreshments, and stretching. Applied Geophysics Poster Session: Conservation of the Religions Complex in Old Cairo through the integration of geosciences and earthquake engineering H.E. Abdel Hafiez (NRIAG) Revealing the past of Ginah archaeological site by enhancing GPR images to understand ancient periods at Kharga Oasis, Egypt Dr. Mohamed Ebrahim (New Valley Univ.) Transforming Outcrop Photos into Synthetic Seismic Sections Ms. Nancy Elbrmawy (GUPCO)
13:30 — 15:00	Technical Session III Engineering and Applied Geophysics Chairs: Dr. Tharwet Abdelfattah & Dr. Salah Moussa	Engineering Geology at the Forefront of World Heritage Conservation Dr. Claudio Margottini (UNESCO Chair) Near-Surface Characterization of Archaeological Features Using Shallow Seismic Refraction: Case Studies from Egypt Dr. Ahmed Abdelgawad (Qena Univ.) Fiber Optic Innovations for Near-Surface Geophysics Gabriele Busanello (SLB) Integrated hydrogeophysical and isotopic mapping of groundwater systems in arid environments: Application of genetic algorithms and 2D-ERT in El-Kharga Oasis Dr. Mohamed Attwa (NARSS) Electrical and seismic surveys (VP and Vs) to identify high-risk areas prior to construction projects, Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) BIKPO Aimé Marcel (LGRME, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan)
15:00 — 15:30	General Assembly EGS General Assembly Dr. Samir AbdelMoaty & Dr. Ahmed Youssef	Annual reports, voting, and closing remarks.
15:30 — 16:30	Lunch Conference Lunch	Lunch and informal discussion.

Registration 08:30 – 09:30

Badge pickup, morning refreshments, and networking.

Opening Ceremony 09:30 – 09:45

Opening Remarks

Technical Session I — GAR 09:45 – 11:15

Chairs: Dr. Abdelbaset Abudeif & Dr. Gad El-Qady

Lake Nasser: A Gateway to the Sustainable Utilization of the Western Desert Water Resources
Dr. Mohamed Sultan (Western Michigan Univ., USA)
Advances in the assessment of artificial reservoir geodynamics: insights from Nile Basin
Dr. Khaled Zahran (NRIAG)
Seismic Activity Analysis and Risk Assessment in the Vicinity of the AL-Rosiers and Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Waddah Abdalwali (GRAS, Sudan / ADMiR)
Artificial Reservoirs: Implications for Water Systems and Sustainable Water Resources Management
Dr. Karem Abdelmohsen (NRIAG & Arizona State Univ., USA)
An Integrated Multi-Scale Early Warning System for the November 2025 Hayli Gubbi Volcanic Eruption, Afar Rift (Ethiopia)
Mr. Raphaël Sermet (ADMiR)

Technical Session II — Oil & Gas 11:15 – 12:45

Chairs: Dr. Ahmed El-Barkooky & Dr. Ali Bakr

Egypt’s Mediterranean Momentum: Exploration to Vision
Mr. Hesham Hendy (BP)
High-Resolution Imaging for Minor Faults at the Cretaceous Section, Western Desert, Egypt
Ms. Noara El Ramly (PetroTrace)
Reservoir Characterization of Khatatba Formation as a Target for Carbon Storage, Western Desert, Egypt
Dr. Walaa A. Ali (Matrouh Univ.)
Identification of hydrocarbon-bearing zones in Al-Baraka field, West Komombo, Egypt
Dr. Mohamed Ebrahim (New Valley Univ.)
Geophysical exploration of geological hydrogen: gravity–magnetic inversion, quantification, and challenges
Dr. Mohamed Sobh (NRIAG & Leipzig Univ., Germany)

Health Break & Poster Session 12:45 – 13:30

Networking, refreshments, and stretching.

Applied Geophysics Poster Session:

Chairs: Dr. Abbas Mohamed & Dr. Mohamed Hamed

Conservation of the Religions Complex in Old Cairo through geosciences and earthquake engineering
H.E. Abdel Hafiez (NRIAG)
Revealing the past of Ginah archaeological site using GPR, Kharga Oasis, Egypt
Dr. Mohamed Ebrahim (New Valley Univ.)
Transforming Outcrop Photos into Synthetic Seismic Sections
Ms. Nancy Elbrmawy (GUPCO)

Technical Session III — Engineering Geophysics 13:30 – 15:00

Chairs: Dr. Tharwet Abdelfattah & Dr. Salah Moussa

Engineering Geology at the Forefront of World Heritage Conservation
Dr. Claudio Margottini (UNESCO Chair)
Near-Surface Characterization of Archaeological Features Using Shallow Seismic Refraction: Case Studies from Egypt
Dr. Ahmed Abdelgawad (Qena Univ.)
Fiber Optic Innovations for Near-Surface Geophysics
Gabriele Busanello (SLB)
Integrated hydrogeophysical and isotopic mapping of groundwater systems, El-Kharga Oasis
Dr. Mohamed Attwa (NARSS)
Electrical and seismic surveys to identify high-risk areas prior to construction projects, Abidjan
BIKPO Aimé Marcel (LGRME, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny)

General Assembly 15:00 – 15:30

Annual reports, voting, and closing remarks.
Dr. Samir AbdelMoaty & Dr. Ahmed Youssef

Conference Lunch 15:30 – 16:30

Lunch and informal discussion.

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