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Dr. Sameh Bakr EL Sayed EL Kafrawy

Dr. Sameh Bakr EL Sayed EL Kafrawy

Associate Professor in Marine Science Department

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Education :

  • PHD IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES - “ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING” ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, EL MANSOURA UNIV. (2010).
Thesis title: “Development and Implementation of a Management Plan for Sustainability of the Coastal Environment of the Gulf of Aqaba Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques”.
  • M.SC. “ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION”-MARINE SCIENCE DEPT., FACULTY OF SCIENCE, AL-AZHAR UNIVERSITY, CAIRO, EGYPT (2005).
Thesis title: “Monitoring of Pollutants in Marine Environment, Using Remote Sensing and GIS System”.
  • B.SC. DEGREE IN OCEANOGRAPHY DEPT., FACULTY OF SCIENCE, AL-AZHAR UNIVERSITY, EGYPT. 1998.

Professional Experience :

  • 2000 – 2005: Assistant Researcher in Marine Science Dept., National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS).
  • 2005 – 2010: Researcher Assistant in Marine Science Dept. Assistance Project Manager and Field Team Leader for Coastal Water Monitoring Program along the Egyptian Mediterranean and Red Sea, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS).
  • 2010 – 2013: Researcher, in Marine sciences, Assistance Project Manager and Team Leader for Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Marine and coastal studies. National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS),
  • 2013- 2016: Acting Head of Marine Science Dept., National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS).
  • 2016-Now: Associate. Professor, Head of Marine Science Dept., National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS).

Publications :

1. Elbeih, S. F., Elkafrawy, S. B., & Attia, W. (2019). Multi-criteria Site Selection and Assessment of Ports in the Northwestern Coast of Egypt: A Remote Sensing and GIS Approach. International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, 10(10).
2. Xiong, Q., Xiao, Y., Halmy, M. W. A., Dakhil, M. A., Liang, P., Liu, C., …, Sameh B. Elkafrawy & Chen, J. (2019). Monitoring the impact of climate change and human activities on grassland vegetation dynamics in the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China during 2000–2015. Journal of Arid Land, 11(5), 637-651.
3. Samy A. Saber, Roman Kassahun, Simon P Loader and Sameh B. El Kafrawy (2019). Amphibian diversity in relation to environmental change in Harenna Forest, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia: A Remote sensing and GIS Approach, Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, vol. 23(3): 139 – 149.
4. Mahmoud H. Ahmed, Yasser Hussein, Ahmed Askora, Sameh B. El Kafrawy, Radwa El-Basheer (2019). Assessment of heavy metals and Molecular Characterization of the Egyptian Avicennia marina along the Red Sea Coast, Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, Vol. 23(3): 103 – 116.
5. Manar A. Basheer; Sameh B. El Kafrawy; Amal A. Mekawey (2019). Identification of mangrove plant using hyperspectral remote sensing data along the Red Sea, Egypt, Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, Volume 23, Issue 1, January 2019, Page 27-36.
6. Manar A. Basheer; Amal A. Mekawey; Sameh B. El-Kafrawy; Mohamed A. Abouzeid (2019). Antimicrobial Activities of Endophytic Fungi of Red Sea Aquatic Plant Avicennia marina, Egyptian Journal of Microbiology, Volume 53, Issue 1, 2018, Page 231-240.
7. Ahmed El-Zeiny; Sameh B. El Kafrawy; Mahmoud Hussien Ahmed (2019). Geomatic Based Approach for Assessing Qaroun Lake Pollution. 12th International Conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing and the Environment “AARSE 2018”, Alexandria, Egypt.
8. Sameh B. El Kafrawy, Said, R. E., Saber, S. A., Soliman, M. A., & Al Attar, N. M. (2018). Using remote sensing and geographic Information system to assess the status of the nesting habitat of hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata): At Big Giftun Island, Red Sea, Egypt, The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science (Accepted 29 July 2018).
9. Sameh B. El Kafrawy, M. A. Bek, and Abdelazim M. Negm (June 2018), An Overview of the Egyptian Northern Coastal Lakes chapter, In book: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Springer International Publishing AG 2018.
10. M.A. Bek; N.Azmy; Sameh B. Elkafrawy (2018). The impact of Unplanned Growth of Urban Areas Upon The Heat Island Phenomenon, Ain Shams Engineering Journal, Volume 9, Issue 4, , Pages 3169-3177.
11. Sameh B. El Kafrawy, Mohamed E. Basiouny, Essam A. Ghanem and Ahmed S. Taha (2017), Performance Evaluation of Shoreline Extraction Methods Based on Remote Sensing Data, Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International, 11(4): 1-18, 2017; Article no.JGEESI.36233 ISSN: 2454-7352.
12. Sameh B. El Kafrawy, Noha S. Donia and Amany M. Mohamed (2017), Water Quality Assessment Based on CWQI and NDWI Indices in Mariout Lake, Egypt, MOJ Ecology & Environmental Science, Volume 2 Issue 5 – August 08, 2017.
13. Sameh B. El Kafrawy, Noha S. Donia and Amany M. Mohamed (2017), Monitoring the Environmental Changes of Mariout Lake during the Last Four Decades Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques, MOJ Ecology & Environmental Science, Volume 2 Issue 5 – July 28, 2017.
14. M. E. Basiouny, Sameh B. El Kafrawy, E. A. Ghanem and A. S. Taha (2017). Shoreline Change Rate Detеction and Futurе Prediction Using Rеmote Sensing and GIS Tеchniques: A Case Study of Ras EL-Hekma, North Western Coast, Egypt. Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International 9(3): 1-14, 2017; Article no.JGEESI.32086 ISSN: 2454-7352.
15. Ahmed El-Zeiny , Sameh El-Kafrawy (2016), Assessment of water pollution induced by human activities in Burullus Lake using Landsat 8 operational land imager and GIS, The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences.
16. Magdy T. Khalil, Abd El-Halim A. Saad, Mahmoud H. M. Ahmed, Sameh B. El Kafrawy, Wiame W. M. Emam (August 2016) Integrated Field Study, Remote Giftun Island, Red Sea, Egypt, The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science (Accepted 29 July 2018).
9. Sameh B. El Kafrawy, M. A. Bek, and Abdelazim M. Negm (June 2018), An Overview of the Egyptian Northern Coastal Lakes chapter, In book: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Springer International Publishing AG 2018.
10. M.A. Bek; N.Azmy; Sameh B. Elkafrawy (2018). The impact of Unplanned Growth of Urban Areas Upon The Heat Island Phenomenon, Ain Shams Engineering Journal, Volume 9, Issue 4, , Pages 3169-3177.
11. Sameh B. El Kafrawy, Mohamed E. Basiouny, Essam A. Ghanem and Ahmed S. Taha (2017), Performance Evaluation of Shoreline Extraction Methods Based on Remote Sensing Data, Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International, 11(4): 1-18, 2017; Article no.JGEESI.36233 ISSN: 2454-7352.
12. Sameh B. El Kafrawy, Noha S. Donia and Amany M. Mohamed (2017), Water Quality Assessment Based on CWQI and NDWI Indices in Mariout Lake, Egypt, MOJ Ecology & Environmental Science, Volume 2 Issue 5 – August 08, 2017.
13. Sameh B. El Kafrawy, Noha S. Donia and Amany M. Mohamed (2017), Monitoring the Environmental Changes of Mariout Lake during the Last Four Decades Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques, MOJ Ecology & Environmental Science, Volume 2 Issue 5 – July 28, 2017.
14. M. E. Basiouny, Sameh B. El Kafrawy, E. A. Ghanem and A. S. Taha (2017). Shoreline Change Rate Detеction and Futurе Prediction Using Rеmote Sensing and GIS Tеchniques: A Case Study of Ras EL-Hekma, North Western Coast, Egypt. Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International 9(3): 1-14, 2017; Article no.JGEESI.32086 ISSN: 2454-7352.
15. Ahmed El-Zeiny , Sameh El-Kafrawy (2016), Assessment of water pollution induced by human activities in Burullus Lake using Landsat 8 operational land imager and GIS, The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences.
16. Magdy T. Khalil, Abd El-Halim A. Saad, Mahmoud H. M. Ahmed, Sameh B. El Kafrawy, Wiame W. M. Emam (August 2016) Integrated Field Study, Remote Sensing and GIS Approach for Assessing and Monitoring Some Chemical Water Quality Parameters in Bardawil Lagoon, Egypt. International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (An ISO 3297: 2007 Certified Organization) Vol. 5, Issue 8, August 2016.
17. Sameh B. El kafrawy, Soliman, A., and Bek, M. (August, 2016) "Evaluating Shoreline, Urban and Roads Changes in the Hurghada Area, Egypt, Using Multispectral Satellite Images" Proceeding of the EMECS 11 – Sea Coasts XXVI Joint conference: Managing risks to coastal regions and communities in a changing world, St Petersburg, Russia.
18. Sameh B. El-Kafrawy and Mohamed Ali Bek 2015 A Remote Sensing Approach to Assess the Coastal Changes between Gamasa and Bughaz El Burg, Northern Nile Delta, Egypt. International Journal of Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS 2015, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp. 1400-1409, Article ID Tech-466 ISSN 2320 – 0243.
19. Sahar F. Mehanna, Magdy T. Khalil, Mahmoud H. M. Ahmed, Sameh B. El-Kafrawy and Asaar S. H. El-Sherbeny 2015, Dynamical parameters and relative yield per recruit of the Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus (Schlegel, 1846) in the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, Egypt. Egypt. J. Aquat. Biol. & Fish., Vol. 19, No. 1: 1 – 6 (2015) ISSN 1110 – 6131.
20. Sahar F. Mehanna, Magdy T. Khalil, Mahmoud H. M. Ahmed, Sameh B. El-Kafrawy and Asaar S. H. El-Sherbeny 2015, Growth, mortality and relative yield per recruit of Japanesscad Decapterus maruadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842) in the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, Egypt. Egypt. J. Aquat. Biol. & Fish., Vol. 19, No. 1: 1 – 6 (2015) ISSN 1110 – 6131.
21. Sameh B. El-Kafrawy, Ahmad Khalafallah, Mohy Omar, Mostafa M. H. Khalil, Adel Yehia and Mona Allam 2015 "An integrated field and remote sensing approach for water quality mapping of Lake Burullus, Egypt.” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (IJESE) Vol. 6: 15 - 20 (2015).
22. Mohamed Ali Bek, Sameh B. El-kafrawy, Lowndes, I. S. & Hargreave, D. M. 2015 "The Integration of Water Hydrodynamics Modeling and Remote Sensing Data to Improve the Water Circulation of Lake Manzala, Egypt". Journal of Engineering Research, 1, 141-150.
23. Hesham M. El-Asmar, Mahmoud H. M. Ahmed, Sameh B. El-Kafrawy , Ahmed H. Oubid-Allah, Turkya A. Mohamed and Mostafa . A. Khaled (2015). Monitoring and Assessing the Coastal Ecosystem at Hurghada, Red Sea Coast, Egypt. Journal of Environment and Earth Science, ISSN 2224-3216 (Paper)ISSN 2225-0948(online),Vol.,5,No.6,2015.
24. Hesham M. El-Asmar, Maysa M. N. Taha, Sameh B. El-Kafrawy& Abdelbaset S. El-Sorogy (2015). Control of Late Holocene Geo-processes on the sustainable development plans of the Tineh Plain, NW Sinai coast, Egypt. Journal of Coastal Conservation Planning and Management. J Coast Conserv DOI 10.1007/s11852-015-0377-9. ISSN 1400-0350.
25. K. Abutaleb, Adeline Ngie; F. Ahmed, Mahmoud H. M. Ahmed, Sameh B. El-kafrawy , S. M. Arafat, A. Darwish (2014). INVESTIGATION OF URBAN HEAT ISLAND USING LANDSAT DATA. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of AARSE (223-232), October 2014.
26. El-Magd, I.A, Sameh B. El-Kafrawy and Farag,I. (2014). Detecting Oil Spill Contamination Using Airborne Hyper spectral Data in the River Nile, Egypt. Open journal of Marine Science, 4, 140-150.
27. Abdel-Kader M. Hassan, Sameh B. El-Kafrawy, Mohammed A. El –Gharabawy, Mohamed Abou-Zaid, Mahmoud H. Ahmed (2013). Using Remote Sensing and GIS for Mapping and Monitoring Habitates in Nabq (MRPA), South Sainai, Egypt. Egypt. J. Aquat. Biol. & Fish., Vol. 17, No. 4:59-70(2013) ISSN 1110 –6131.
28. Ashraf I. Ahmed; Sameh B. El-Kafrawy and Asmaa H. Mohammed (September 2013) Status of fisheries resourcese of Bitter Lakes, Suez Canal, Egypt during 2007. The Global Journal of Fisheries and Aqua. Res.-Vo.6No60 (2013)-ISSN 18191.
29. Sameh B. El-Kafrawy and Soliman, A. (April, 2013) "Potential Impacts of Natural Hazards on the Egyptian North Western Coast" Proceedings of International Conference on Global Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainability : Challenges and Opportunities, An International Conference Focused on the Arab MENA region and Euro-Med, Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt.
30. Hesham M. El-Asmar, Mohamed E. Hereher, Sameh B. El-Kafrawy (2013) Surface Area Change Detection of the Burullus Lagoon, North of the Nile Delta, Egypt,. Using Water indices: A Remote Sensing Approach, Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing EJRS-D-13-00003R1.
31. Hesham M. El-Asmar, Sameh B. El-Kafrawy and Mayas M.N. Taha (2012), Monitoring coastal changes along Damietta promontory and the Barrier beach toward Port Saied east of the Nile Delta, Egypt. Journal of Coastal Research JCOASTRES-D-12-00112R1.
32. Hesham M. El-Asmar, Mohamed E. Hereher, Sameh B. El-Kafrawy (2012), Threats Facing Lagoons along the North Coast of the Nile Delta, Egypt,. IJRSA Vol.2 Iss. 2 2012 PP.24-29 www.ijrsa.org.
33. E.A.Hemas, W.E.Asi, M.A.El Demerdash, H. M. Ahmed, A. A. Khedr, Sameh B. El-Kafrawy(2007), Monitoring the Interaction of Human activities and Earth surface processes in the coastal area located between Gamsa drain and El Gharbey drain, North Nile Delta, Egypt, through the last two decades.. IEEE IGARSS07, Special Edition.
34. R. J. Flower, C. Chambers, R. Rochester, J. Thompson, Rose, N., Mahmoud. H. Ahmed, Rasmussen, E., M. Ramdani, F. Ayache, M. Kraiem, L. Chouba, Sameh B. El-Kafrawy& P. G. Appleby (2006),Current and Past Status of some North African Coastal Wetland Lagoons with Special Reference to Sediments and Sediment Accumulation The first international conference: Environmental Change in Lakes Lagoons and Wetlands of the Southern Mediterranean Region “ECOLLAW2006”, 7-4 January 2006 Cairo, Egypt.
35. Sameh B. El-Kafrawy, M. H. Ahmed, and M. M. Abu Zaied (2006), Environmental Assessment of Seasonal Biological Variations of Manzala Lagoon, The first international conference: Environmental Change in Lakes Lagoons and Wetlands of the Southern Mediterranean Region “ECOLLAW2006”, 7-4 January 2006 Cairo, Egypt.
36. M. H. Ahmed, M.A. R. Abdel Moati, G.EL-Bayomi, M.Tawfik and Sameh B. El-Kafrawy (2001), Using Geo-Information and Remote Sensing Data Environmental Assessment of Burullus Lagoon, Egypt. Bull. Nat. Inst. of Oceanogr. &Fish.., A.R.E.,Vol.(27) 2001:133-155.

 

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