About Me
I am an assistant professor of geophysics working on subsurface characterisation and monitoring.
My main research interest is constructing models of the subsurface using seismic waves (from the ambient noise field and earthquakes) in integration with potential field methods, and especially satellite observations. I have a bachelor in geophysics from Helwan University, Egypt. After that, I did an MSc in Earth Resources Exploration (2013) and a PhD in geophysics (2018) at the University of Twente. Then, I did a 1-year postdoc at the Technical University of Delft, and finally, I came back to the University of Twente as a postdoc and then Assitant Professor.
Expertise
Physics & Astronomy
# Botswana
# Cratons
# Earth Mantle
# S Waves
Earth & Environmental Sciences
# Craton
# S-Wave
# Upper Mantle
# Wave Velocity
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Department of Applied Earth Sciences (AES)Publications
Recent
Paulssen, H., Micallef, T., Bouwman, D. R., Ruigrok, E., Herman, M. W.
, Fadel, I.
, van der Meijde, M., Kwadiba, M., Maritinkole, J., & Ntibinyane, O. (2022).
Rifting of the Kalahari Craton Through Botswana? New Seismic Evidence: New seismic evidence.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth,
127(4), 1-17. [e2021JB023524].
https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JB023524
Tanyaş, H., Hill, K., Mahoney, L.
, Fadel, I.
, & Lombardo, L. (2022).
The world's second-largest, recorded landslide event: Lessons learnt from the landslides triggered during and after the 2018 Mw 7.5 Papua New Guinea earthquake.
Engineering geology,
297, [106504].
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2021.106504
Sobh, M., Gerhards, C.
, Fadel, I., & Götze, H. J. (2021).
Mapping the thermal structure of southern Africa from Curie depth estimates based on wavelet analysis of magnetic data with uncertainties.
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems,
22(11), 1-22. [e2021GC010041].
https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GC010041
Fadel, I. E. A. M.
, Hecker, C.
, Kimata, J. N., Bonyo, E.
, van der Meijde, M.
, van der Werff, H. M. A.
, & van der Meer, F. D. (2021).
Geoscientific monitoring of Olkaria’s geothermal motor.
Eos magazine,
102, 1-11.
https://eos.org/science-updates/geoscientific-monitoring-of-olkarias-geothermal-motor#
Tanyas, H., Hill, K., Mahoney, L.
, Fadel, I.
, & Lombardo, L. (2021).
The world’s second-largest, recorded landslide event: lessons learnt from the landslides triggered during and after the 2018 Mw 7.5 Papua New Guinea earthquake. (pp. 1-46). Earth ArXiv.
https://doi.org/10.31223/X5KS5H
White-Gaynor, A. L., Nyblade, A. A., Durrheim, R. J., Raveloson, R.
, van der Meijde, M.
, Fadel, I., Paulssen, H., Kwadiba, M., Ntibinyane, O., Titus, N., & Sitali, M. (2021).
Shear-wave velocity structure of the southern African upper mantle: Implications for Craton structure and plateau uplift.
Geophysical research letters,
48(7), [e2020GL091624].
https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL091624
Moorkamp, M., Atekwana, E.
, Fadel, I., Gabriel, A-A., Kolawole, F., Shemang, E., Ramotoroko, C.
, van der Meijde, M., Mickus, K., Selepeng, A., & Molwalefhe, L. (2020).
Integrated geophysical analysis of the April 2017 Moiyabana intra-plate earthquake, Botswana. Abstract from EGU-General Assembly 2020, Vienna, Austria.
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-9241
Chisenga, C., Yan, J.
, Fadel, I.
, van der Meijde, M., & Atekwana, E. A. (2020).
Updated tectonic terrane boundaries of Botswana determined from gravity and aeromagnetic data.
Episodes,
43(4), 919-933.
https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2020/020054
White-Gaynor, A. L., Nyblade, A. A., Durrheim, R., Raveloson, R.
, van der Meijde, M.
, Fadel, I., Paulssen, H., Kwadiba, M., Ntibinyane, O., Titus, N., & Sitali, M. (2020).
Lithospheric boundaries and upper mantle structure beneath Southern Africa imaged by P and S Wave Velocity Models.
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems,
21(10), 1-20. [e2020GC008925].
https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC008925
Chisenga, C.
, Van der Meijde, M., Yan, J.
, Fadel, I., Atekwana, E. A., Steffen, R., & Ramotoroko, C. (2020).
Gravity derived crustal thickness model of Botswana: Its implication for the Mw 6.5 April 3, 2017, Botswana earthquake.
Tectonophysics,
787, 1-12. [228479].
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2020.228479
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Courses Academic Year 2021/2022
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Courses Academic Year 2020/2021
Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Drienerlolaan 5
7522 NB Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands