Location:

ERSL
3004 Bowman-Oddy Laboratories
University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio 43606


Department Info:

University of Toledo
Dept. of Environmental Sciences
2801 Bancroft Street,
Mail Stop 604
Toledo, OH 43606
Tel: (419) 530-2009
Fax: (419) 530-4421

Abstracts for Presentations at Professional Meetings:


* Indicates Graduate Student Author
** Indicates Undergraduate Student Author

Presentations by Year:


2017 (5)


Becker, R.H. Determining Stream Discharge Locations Using UAV Based Thermal Imagery, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 49, No. 6 doi: 10.1130/abs/2017AM-305870

**Quintero, K., Becker, R.H., **Dehm, D., Tokars, R. and Lekki, J., An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Based Spectrometer for Observing Water Quality, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 49, No. 6, doi: 10.1130/abs/2017AM-305450

*Gentner, T.M., **Dehm, D. and Becker, R.H., Climate Impacts on Nutrient Loading in Lake Erie Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 49, No. 6, doi: 10.1130/abs/ 2017AM-305961

*Finnegan, J.P., Becker, R.H., Using UAV Based Digital Photogrammetry And Classical Techniques to Map Structural Features Exposed in The Hanson-2 Quarry, Sylvania, OH, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 49, No. 6, doi: 10.1130/abs/2017AM-308151

Becker, R.H.,  Establishing Stream Discharge Locations Using SUAS Based Thermal Imagery, 51th Annual Meeting of the North Central Section of the Geological Society of America, March 18-21, 2017

 

2016 (7)

Gebremichael, E.*, Sultan, M., Becker, R., El Bastawesy, M., Cherif, O., Ahmed, M., Fathy, K., Karki, S., Chouinard, K , Investigating the Origin of Natural and Anthropogenic Deformaton across the Nile Delta Using Radar Interferometry, GRACE, Modeling, and Field data, Abstract G43A-1054, 2016 AGU Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA

Becker, R.H., Cline, M.T.*, Hyperspectral Mapping of Lake Erie HABs, Ocean Optics XXIII, Victoria, BC, Oct 23-28

Becker, R.H., Cline, M.T.*, Estimating Water Budget In The Sudd Marshes Using GRACE And MODIS 2003-2016, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 48, No. 7, doi: 10.1130/abs/2016AM-285782

Becker, R.H., Cline, M.T.*, Estimating Water Budget In The Sudd Marshes Using GRACE And MODIS, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 48, No. 5, doi: 10.1130/abs/2016NC-275304

Chen, J, Shao, C., Ouyang, Z., Stepien, C.A., Bridgeman, T.B., Czajkowski, K.P. , Becker, R.H., and John, R., Algal Blooms Can Turn Lake Erie to a Carbon Sink, International Association for Great Lakes Research, 59th Annual Conference On Great Lakes Research,  University of Guelph,  June 6-10 2016

Cline, M.T.*, Becker, R.H., Lekki, J., Bridgeman, T.B., Tokars, R., and Anderson, R., Analysis of Coincident HICO and Airborne Hyperspectral Images Over Lake Erie Western Basin HABs, International Association for Great Lakes Research, 59th Annual Conference On Great Lakes Research,  University of Guelph,  June 6-10 2016

Lekki, J , Anderson, R., Avouris, D., Becker, R.H., Cline, M.T.*, Leshkevich, G., Liou, L., Luvall, J.C., Ortiz, J.D., Ruberg, S.A., Sawtell, R., Sayers, M., Schiller, S., Shuchman, R.A., Simic, A., Stuart, D.G., Tokars, R., and Vander Woude, A.J., Airborne Hyperspectral Imaging for monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes region, International Association for Great Lakes Research, 59th Annual Conference On Great Lakes Research,  University of Guelph,  June 6-10 2016

 

2015 (10)

Becker, R.H., Using MODIS and GRACE to assess water storage in regional Wetlands: Iraqi and Sudd Marsh systems, Abstract H13R-02, 2015 AGU Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA

Cline, M.T.*, Becker, R.H., Lekki, J., Bridgeman, T.B., Tokars, R., Anderson, R. Analysis of Coincident HICO and Airborne Hyperspectral Images Over Lake Erie Western Basin HABs, Abstract H52E-02, 2015 AGU Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA

Sultan, M., Becker, R., Gebremichael, E., Othman, A., Emil, M., Ahmed, M., Elkadiri, R., Pankratz, H., Chouinard, K., Applications of Radar Interferometric Techniques to Assess Natural Hazards and their Controlling Factors, Abstract NH51-129, 2015 AGU Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA

Gebremichael, E., Sultan, M., Becker, R., Emil, M., Ahmed, M., Chouinard, K, Use of Persistent Scatterer Interferometry to Assess Land Deformation in the Nile Delta and its Controlling Factors, Abstract G21-1031, 2015 AGU Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA

Becker, R.H., Cline, M.T.*, Assessing Water Fluxes in Regional Wetlands with MODIS and GRACE, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 47, No. 7, p.484

Becker, R.H., Cline, M.T.*, Bridgeman, T.B., Lekki, J., Anderson, R., Tokars, R., and Liuo, L., Interpretation of Airborne Hyperspectral Data for HAB identification, IAGLR  58th Conference of Great Lakes Research, Burlington, VT, May 25-29, 2015

Cline, M.T.*, Becker, R.H., Bridgeman, T.B., and Lekki, J. Analysis of coincident HICO and airborne hyperspectral images over Lake Erie Western Basin HABs, IAGLR  58th  Conference of Great Lakes Research, Burlington, VT, May 25-29, 2015

Cousino, L.K.*, Becker, R.H., And Zmijewski, K.A., Modeling the Effects of Climate Change on Water, Sediment, and Nutrient Yields from the Maumee River, IAGLR  58th Conference of Great Lakes Research, Burlington, VT, May 25-29, 2015

Lekki, J., Liou, L.C., Tokars, R., Anderson, R., Leshkevich, G.A.,Ruberg, S.A., Ortiz, J.D., Shuchman, R.A., Becker, R.H., And Benko, T., Airborne Hyperspectral remote sensing of Harmful Algal Blooms in western Lake Erie, IAGLR  58th Conference of Great Lakes Research, Burlington, VT, May 25-29, 2015

Jackwood, R.W.*, Dwyer, D.F., Egan, K.J, Becker, R.H., Restoration Projects to Reduce Phosphorus Loadings into Lake Erie: From Concept to Implementation, IAGLR  58th Conference of Great Lakes Research, Burlington, VT, May 25-29, 2015

Cousino, L.K.*; Jackwood, R.W.*.; Dwyer, D.F.; Becker, R.H.,  Modeling the effects of restoration on sediment and nutrient loading to Lake Erie from the wolf creek watershed, 49th Annual Meeting of the North Central Section of the Geological Society of America, May 19-20, 2015

Zhang, X.*; Becker, R.H.; Sultan, M: Landslide deformation monitoring in Jizan area, Saudi Arabia using PS-InSAR, 49th Annual Meeting of the North Central Section of the Geological Society of America, May 19-20, 2015

 

2014 (4):

Becker, R., Winfield, K.**, Sanders, J.**, Response of the Iraqi marshes and coastal Arabian Gulf to precipitation variability and anthropogenic modification in the Tigris-Euphrates watershed. GSA, Vancouver, British Columbia, 19-22 October.

Page., J**., Becker, R., Cline, M.**,  Assessing variability in Sudd wetlands from GRACE and MODIS: 2003-2013. Geological Society of America, Vancouver, British Columbia, 19-22 October.

Sultan, M., Ahmed, M., Milewski, A., Becker, R., Yan, E., Sturchio, N., Mohamed, L., Farag, A., Becker D, Chouinard, K., 2014. Integrated approaches for sustainable utilization of water resources in Arid Lands: Case Studies from Egypt. Geological Society of America, Vancouver, British Columbia, 19-22 October.

Qian, S., Cuffney, T., Becker, R.H., Jackson, S.K., Cousino, L.**, A Hierarchical Modeling Approach for Screening Stream Biological Conditions, Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2014, Portland, OR, May 18-23

 

2013 (21):

Becker, R.H., Sanders, J.**, The Role of Tigris Euphrates Discharge on Coastal SST in the Arabian Gulf, Abstract H51-1238, 2013 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 Dec.

Ouyang, Z.*,Chen, J., Becker, R.H., Chu, H.*, Xie, J., Shao, C Disentangling the confounding effects of PAR and air temperature on net ecosystem exchange in time and scale, Abstract B21B-0488, 2013 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 Dec.

Cousino, L.**, Becker, R.H., Zmijewski, K.*, Modeling the Effects of Climate Change on Water, Sediment, and Nutrient Discharge from the Maumee River Watershed, Abstract H31H-1310, 2013 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 Dec.

Shao, C., Chen, J., Stepien, C., Bridgeman, T., Czajkowski, K., Becker, R.H., Chu, H.*, Ouyang, Z.*, Eddy covariance measurement of carbon, latent and sensible heat fluxes from western Lake Erie, Abstract B21A-0463, 2013 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 Dec.

Bouali, E.H.*, Sultan, M., Becker, R.H., Cherif, O., Using Persistent Scatterers Interferometry to create a subsidence map of the Nile Delta in Egypt, Abstract NH21C-06, 2013 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 Dec.

Boyer, G., Wilhelm, S.W., Makarewicz, J., Watson, M., Atkinson, J., Becker, R.H., Sultan, M., O’Neill, C., MiHuc, T.,Watson, S, 2013, MERHAB-LGL:  Monitoring and Event Response in the Lower Great Lakes – 10 years hence, 7th Symposium on Harmful Algae in the U.S., Sarasota, Fla., October 27-31, 2013

Fugate, J.*, Becker, R.H., Sultan M.I., Bouali, E.H.*, 2013. Subsidence in the NW Nile Delta from ps-InSAR studies, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 45, No. 7.

 Milewski, A., Sultan, M., Yan, E., Becker, R.H., Durham, M.C., El Kadiri, R., Seyoum, W.M., Soliman, F., 2013. Assessment of current and projected water resources in Egypt and the MENA region using satellite-based hydrologic models, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 45, No. 7.

El Kadiri, R.*, Sultan, M., Becker, R.H., Chouinard, K., Emil, M., Bouali, E.H., Alharbi, T., 2013. Radar Interferometry for the Detection and Monitoring of Mass Movement over Southern Red Sea Hills, using ERS-SAR and ENVISAT-ASAR Datasets. European Space Agency – Living Planet Symposium 2013, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, September 9-13.

Manche, C.*, Sultan, M., Becker, R.H., Chouinard, K., Tinigan, L., 2013. Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms in the Case II waters of the Kuwait Bay: Utilizing a Statistical and Remote Sensing Based Approach. European Space Agency – Living Planet Symposium 2013, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, September 9-13.

Bouali, E.H.*, Sultan, M., Becker, R.H., Cherif, O., Zahran, K., Chouinard, K., El Kadiri, R., Emil, M., 2013. Evaluating subsidence in the Nile Delta, Egypt using Persistent Scatterers Interferometry. European Space Agency – Living Planet Symposium 2013, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, September 9-13.

Becker, R.H., 2013, The Stalled Recovery of the Mesoptamian Marshes, GSA Abstracts with Programs, 47th Annual Meeting North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America, Kalamazoo, MI, USA, 2-3 May, 2013

El Kadiri, R.*, Sultan, M., Becker, R.H., Krawczyk, M., Al Harbi, T.*, and Chouinard, K., 2013, Statistical and Remote Sensing Based Approach to Determine Debris Flows Triggering Factors, GSA Abstracts with Programs, 47th Annual Meeting North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America, Kalamazoo, MI, USA, 2-3 May, 2013

Manche, C.*, Sultan, M., Becker, R.H., Chouinard, K., and Tinigan, L., 2013, Integrated Approach to Better Determining Algal Blooms In Case II Waters in the Kuwait Bay: A Remote Sensing Based Approach, GSA Abstracts with Programs, 47th Annual Meeting North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America, Kalamazoo, MI, USA, 2-3 May, 2013

Bouali, E.H.*, Sultan, M., Becker, R.H. , Chouinard, K.J., 2013, Subsidence Of The Nile Delta, Egypt: Optimizing Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (INSAR) Results Over Urban Centers in Vegetated Regions, GSA Abstracts with Programs, 47th Annual Meeting North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America, Kalamazoo, MI, USA, 2-3 May, 2013

Siemer, Kyle W.*, Becker, R.H. , 2013, Using Differential Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (DINSAR) to Detect Subsidence Related to Abandoned Underground Mines (AUMS) In Southeastern Ohio, GSA Abstracts with Programs, 47th Annual Meeting North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America, Kalamazoo, MI, USA, 2-3 May, 2013

Zmijewski, K.*, Becker, R.H., 2013, Using Grace Data to Monitor Effects of Anthropogenic Modification and Climate Change on Groundwater in The Aral Sea Region: 2002-2012, GSA Abstracts with Programs, 47th Annual Meeting North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America, Kalamazoo, MI, USA, 2-3 May, 2013

Sanders, J.**, Becker, R.H., Sigler, W.V., Pakalska, A., Lis, J., 2013, Watershed delineation for contaminants in the Porter Creek watershed, GSA Abstracts with Programs, 47th Annual Meeting North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America, Kalamazoo, MI, USA, 2-3 May, 2013

Sigler, V., J. Lis, A. Pekalska*, J. Sanders** and Becker, R.H.. 2013.  Identification of bacteria pollution hot-spots following E. coli enumeration and watershed/sewershed GIS mapping. Presented at Environmental Health 2013, March 3-6, Boston, MS.

Sigler, V., J. Lis, A. Pekalska*, J. Sanders** and Becker, R.H.. 2013.  Bacteria pollution hot-spots in a suburban watershed identified using E. coli enumeration and GIS mapping. Presented at the Cuyahoga County Board of Health EPA-GLRI progress meeting, February 25, Bay Village, OH.

Sanders, J.**, Becker, R.H., Crail, T., Zmijewski, K.*, 2013, Inundation potential from agricultural ditches in Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve, Oak Openings Research Forum, Toledo, OH, Jan 27, 2013

 

2012 (13):

Zmijewski, K.*, Becker, R.H., 2012, Using GRACE and Landsat imagery to assess water balance change due to anthropogenic modification and climate change in the Aral Sea region: 2002-2012, Abstract GC31B-0997, 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec.

Chen, J., Deal, M., Stepien, C., Bridgeman. T., Czajkowski, K., Ouyan, Z., Becker, R., 2012, Gas and Energy Fluxes over the Western Basin of Lake Erie, Abstract B11H-04, 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec.

Siemer, Kyle W.*, Becker, R.H., 2012, Using Persistent Scatterer Radar Interferometry (DINSAR) to Measure Subsidence Related to Abandoned Underground Mining in Eastern and Southeastern Ohio, GSA Abstracts with Programs, GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 44, No. 7

Becker, R.H., Zmijewski, K. A.*, 2012, Climate and Cultural Impacts on Water Flow in The Maumee River, OH, GSA Abstracts with Programs, GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 44, No. 7

Zutao, O.*, Becker, R.H., Shaver, W.**, Chen, J., Evaluating the Sensitivity of Wetlands to Climate Change with Remote Sensing Techniques, Ecosummit 2012, Columbus, OH, 30 Sept- 5Oct 2012

Siemer, K.W.*, Becker, R.H. , Measuring Subsidence Above Abandoned Underground Mines in Ohio Using Persistent Scatter Intereferometry (PSInSAR), 41st Annual Eastern Section AAPG Meeting, Cleveland , Ohio·September 22 - 26, 2012

Siemer, K.W.*, Becker, R.H., Coupling Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (InSAR) with Resistivity Surveys, in Order to Refine a Weighted Multivariable GIS Model, Ohio GIS Conference, Columbus, OH

Zmijewski, K.*, Becker, R.H., 2012, Assessing spatial and temporal variability of water storage within the Aral Sea watershed using GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment)  and TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission) data from 2002-2011, International Conference and Early Career Scientists School on Environmental Observations, Modeling and Information Systems, ENVIROMIS-2012, 24 June - 2 July 2012, Irkutsk, Russia

Siemer, Kyle W.*, Becker, R.H., 2012, Using Radar Interferometry to Assess Mine Subsidence in Central Ohio, GSA Abstracts with Programs, 46th Annual Meeting North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America, Dayton, Ohio, USA, 23–24 April 2012

Becker, R.H., Zmijewski, K. A.*, 2012, Modeling Climate Change Effects on Maumee River Discharge, GSA Abstracts with Programs, 46th Annual Meeting, North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America, Dayton, Ohio, USA, 23–24 April 2012

Traub, J.*, Becker, R.H., 2012, Assessing spatio-temporal variation in CDOM absorption in the Western Basin of Lake Erie, ASPRS Annual Conference, Pasadena, CA

Zmijewski, K.*, Becker, R.H., 2012, A bird’s eye view: tracking the progress of the invasive species Glossy Buckthorn (Rhamnus alnus) using Landsat imagery, ASPRS Annual Conference, Pasadena, CA

Nagel, C.**, Becker, R.H., 2012, Measuring Sediment Concentrations in the Maumee River with Satellite Images, ASPRS Annual Conference, Pasadena, CA

2011 (6)

Al Harbi, T., Sultan, M., Elkadiri, R., Ahmed, M., Sefry, S., Youssef, A., Becker, R. UT, Sanders, J.** Chouinard, K., 2011, A Web-based GIS Approach for the Assessment of Landslides in the Jazan area, Saudi Arabia, Abstract NH13E-1419 presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 5-9 Dec.

Milewski, A., Sultan, M., Becker, D., Soliman, F., Yan, E., Becker, R. UT, Chouinard, K., Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Modern Recharge in the Eastern Desert and Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, Abstract H43G-1292 presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 5-9 Dec.

Milewski, A., Sultan, M. Chouinard, K., Welton, B., Becker, R. UT, 2011, El Sayed, M, And Becker, D. B., Multi-Scale Hydrologic Applications Using A Web-Based GIS Server And Custom Geoprocessing Tools, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, Minneapolis, MN

El Kadiri, R., Milewski, A., Sultan, M., Becker, R. H. UT, 2011 Sefry, S., Youssef, A. M., Al Harbi, T., El Sayed, M., And Sanders, J.D.**, Integrated Methodologies (Field, Remote Sensing, GIS) for the Assessment of Landslide Distribution, Hazards, and Controlling Factors in the Jazan Area, Saudi Arabia, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, Minneapolis, MN

Zmijewski, K.**, Crail, T.* and Becker, R. H. UT, 2010, Hydrologic controls on the distributional characteristics of glossy buckthorn (frangula alnus) thicket: a study in the oak openings region of NW Ohio, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs,  Mar 20-22, Pittsburgh, PA

Zmijewski, K.A., T.D.Crail & R.H. Becker 2011. The distributional characteristics of glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus) thicket in the Oak Openings Region. Oak Openings Research Forum, Toledo. OH.

2010 (5)

Ahmed, M., Sultan, M., Wahr, J., Yan, E., Milewski, A., Sauck, W., Becker, R. UT, Welton, B., Marsala, P.J. Integration of GRACE data, with inferences from traditional datasets for a better understanding of the time-dependent water storage variability in African watersheds, American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17 Dec.

Sultan, M., Metwally, S., Milewski, A., Becker,D., Ahmed, M., Sauck, W., Soliman, F., Sturchio, N., Yan, E., Rashed, M.*, Wagdy, A., Becker, R. H., and Welton, B.**, 2010, Modern Recharge of the Nubian Aquifer: Remote Sensing, Geochemical, Geophysical, and Modeling Constraints, American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs

Welton, B**., Chouinard, K., Sultan, M., Becker, D*., Milewski, A., and Becker, R. H., 2010, Web-GIS: The New Form of Global Collaboration, American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs

Zmijewski, K.** and Becker, R. H., 2010, Modeling The Effects Of Conservation Tillage On Sediment And Nutrient Loading In The Maumee River, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs,  October 31-Nov3, 2010, Denver CO

Shaver, W.** and Becker, R. H., 2010, Evaluating Environmental Factors Of Wetland Resilience To Climate Change With Remote Sensing Techniques, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, October 31-Nov3, 2010, Denver CO

Zmijewski, K.** and Becker, R. H., 2010, Modeling land use change effects on sediment discharge in the Maumee River, GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 42, No. 2, GSA North-Central Section (44th Annual) and South-Central Section (44th Annual) Joint Meeting (11–13 April 2010), Branson, MO

2009 (6)  

Becker, R., Sultan, M., Becker, D.*, Effects of the Indian Ocean Temperature on Nile River Flow Volumes, Eos Trans. AGU, 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract A13E-0262, Dec 13-17, 2009, San Francisco, CA.


Milewski, A., Sultan, M., Metwally, S., Becker D.*, Sauck, W., Ismail, F., Sturchio, N., Becker, R., Sagintayev, Z.*, 2009, Modern Contributions to the Nubian Aquifer, Sinai Peninsula: Geochemical, Geophysical, and Modeling Constraints, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, October 18-21, Portland, OR


Becker, D.*, Milewski, M., Sultan, M., Becker, R., 2009, A Web-based GIS vehicle for the Assessment of Groundwater Potential in Arid Lands: Case Studies from Eastern Desert of Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, October 18-21, Portland, OR


Sultan, M., Becker, R., Milewski, A., Sauck, W., Sturchio, S., Becker, D.*, Sagintayev, Z.*, El Sayeda, M.,  Red Sea Rifting Controls on Aquifer Distribution: Constraints from Geochemical, Geophysical, and Remote Sensing Data, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, October 18-21, Portland, OR


Marsala, P.**, El Sayed, M., Sultan, M., Wahr, J., Milewski, A., Becker, R., Welton, B.**, and Balekai, R., 2009,  Integration of GRACE Data with Inferences from Traditional Datasets for a Better Understanding of the Time-Dependent Water Storage Variability in Large-Scale Aquifers: Case Studies from Africa, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, October 18-21, Portland, OR


Becker, R., Sultan, M., Boyer, G.L., Twiss, M.R., Using MODIS to Map Cyanobacteria in Lake Erie, IAGLR 2009, May 18-22, 2009, Toledo, OH


2008 (5)

Sultan, M., Wahr, J, El Sayed, M, Milewski, A, Becker, R., 2008, What is GRACE telling us about the Hydrology of the Nubian Aquifer? Grace Science Team Meeting, Dec 12-13, San Francisco, CA.

Becker, R., Sultan, M., 2008, Land Subsidence in the Northeastern Nile Delta as Measured by Radar Interfeometry, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, October 5-9 2008, Houston, TX


Milewski, A., Sultan, M., Yan, E., Becker, R., 2008, Remote Sensing Contributions to Rainfall-Runoff and Recharge Modeling, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, October 5-9 2008, Houston, TX


Sagintayev, Z.*, Sultan, M., Khan, S., Khan, A. S., Mahmood, K., Becker, R., Milewski, A., Welton, B.**, 2008, Groundwater Reservoir Types in Fold and Thrust Belts: Quetta Valley, Pakistan, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, October 5-9 2008, Houston, TX


Sultan, M., Metwally, M.S., Yousef, A.F., Milewski, A., Sturchio, N., Mahmoud, A.M.M., Becker, R., Sagintayev, Z.*, 2008, Red Sea Rifting Controls on Groundwater Reservoir Distribution: Constraints from Geophysical, Isotopic, and Remote Sensing Data, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, October 5-9 2008, Houston, TX

2007 (9)

Sultan, M., Sturchio, N.C., Yan, E., Sefry, S., Milewski, A., Becker, R., Abdeldayem, A.W., and Nasr, I.M., 2007, Where and How Do We Find Groundwater in Arid Lands? An Integrated Approach from Egypt and Saudi Arabia, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs,Vol. 39, No. 6.

Milewski, A., Sultan, M., Balekai, R., Markondiah Jayaprakash, S., and Becker, R., 2007, RESDEM, A Vehicle For Data Mining and Modeling of Temporal Remote Sensing Data (TRMM, SSM/I, AVHRR, AMSR, MODIS, And QUICKSCAT), Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs,Vol. 39, No. 6.

Murray, K., Sagintayev, Z., Sultan, M., Khan, S., Becker, D., Becker, R., and Milewski, A., 2007, An Integrated Approach for the Assessment and Development of Renewable Groundwater Resources in the Quetta Valley, Pakistan, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs,Vol. 39, No. 6.

Becker, D., Sultan, M., Becker, R., Milewski, A., Soliman, F., Abdeldayem, A.W., Balekai, R., and Rashed, M., 2007, An Integrated Approach for the Assessment of the Renewable Ground Water Resources of Sinai, Egypt, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs,Vol. 39, No. 6.

Becker, R., Sultan, M., Boyer, G.L., Twiss, M.R., Konopko, E., 2007, Mapping Cyanobacterial Blooms in The Lower Great Lakes From MODIS and SeaWiFS Data, International Association of Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) 50th Annual Meeting.
Milewski, A., Sultan, M., Yan, E., Abdeldayem, A.W., Gelil, K.A., Markondiah Jayaprakash, S., Becker, R., and Jones, C., 2007, Remote Sensing Solutions for Continuous Rainfall Runoff Modeling, Eos Trans. AGU, Jt. Assem. Suppl.
Sultan, M., Wagdy, A., Sauck, W., Manocha, N., Gelil, K.A., Milewski, A., and

Becker, R., 2007, An Integrated Approach (Remote Sensing, GIS, Geochemistry, Field, Geophysics) for Assessment of Groundwater Potential in Large Transcurrent Fault Systems, Eos Trans. AGU, Jt. Assem. Suppl.

Becker, R., Sultan, M., Boyer, G.L., Twiss, M.R., Konopko, E., 2007, Mapping Cyanobacterial Blooms in The Lower Great Lakes From MODIS and SeaWiFS Data, ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting.

2006 (4)

Milewski, A., Markondiah Jayaprakash, S., Sultan, M., Becker, R., 2006, Development of an Automated Precipitation Processing Model and Applications in Hydrologic Investigations, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meeting Suppl., Abstract H21D-1413.

Milewski, A., Yan, E., Sultan, M., Abdeldayem, A.W., Gelil, K.A., Becker, R., Markondiah Jayaprakash, S., 2006, A Catchment Based Hydrologic Model For The Sinai Peninsula Using Remote Sensing And Field Datasets, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(36), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract H43B-11.

Sultan, M., Sturchio, N., Al-Sefry, S.A., Nasr, I.M., Becker, R., Milewski, A., 2006, Geochemical And Isotopic Constraints On The Origin Of The Rub Al Khali Groundwaters, Saudi Arabia, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 38, No. 7, p. 107.

Jones, C., Sultan, M., Yan, E., Al-Dousari, A., Al-Kaisy, S., Becker, R., Milewski, A., 2006, An Integrated Approach (RS, GIS, & Modeling) for the Assessment of the Disintegration and Renovation of the Mesopotamian Marshlands, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(36), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract H23D-05.

2005 (8)

Forman, S.L., Sagintayev, Z., Smith, S.M., Sultan, M., Becker, R., 2005, The Relation Between 20th Century Dune Migration and Wetland Formation at Cape Cod National Sea Shore, MA, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H43D-0516.

Becker, R., Sultan, M., Boyer, G., Atkinson, J., Konopko, E., 2005, Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Algal Blooms in the Lower Great Lakes, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS31A-1436.

Sultan, M., Sandvol, E., Khan, S.D., Flower, M., Manocha, N., Markondiah Jayaprakash, S., Becker, R., 2005, Introduction to TETHYS – an Interdisciplinary GIS Database for Studying Continental Plate Collisions, EOS Trans. AGU, v. 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract IN51A-0312

Milewski, A., Yan, E., Sultan, M., Abdeldayem, A.W., Gelil, K.A., Becker, R., and Markondiah Jayaprakash, S., 2005, Development Of A Hydrologic Model To Improve Estimates Of Recharge And Runoff Using Remote Sensing Datasets, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts With Programs, v. 37(7), P.29.

Jones, C.K., Sultan, M., Al-Dousari, A., Salih, S.A., Becker, R., And Milewski, A., 2005, Who Did What To The Mesopotamian Marshes? Inferences From Temporal Satellite Data, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts With Programs, v.37(7), P. 510.

Becker, R., Sultan, M., Giese, R., Guay, B., 2005, InSAR analysis of Subsiding Soils: Amherst and surroundings, NY, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(18), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract G23A-01.

Manocha, M., Sultan, M., Abdeldayem, A.W., Becker, R., Milewski, A., Sturchio, N., 2005, An Integrated Approach for Assessment of Groundwater Potentialities Arid Areas, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(18), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract H21C-05.

Milewski, A., Sultan, M., Becker, R., Abdeldayem, A.W., 2005, An Integrated Approach (TRMM, MODIS, AVHRR, and Rain Gauge) for Assessment of Precipitation in Arid Areas: A Case Study from the Eastern Desert of Egypt, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(18), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract H23A-11.

2004 (7)

Yan, Y.E., Becker, R., Wagdy, A., Sultan, M., 2004, Assessment of Renewable Groundwater Resources in the Assiuty Hydrologic System of the Eastern Desert, Egypt, Geological Society Of America Abstracts With Programs, Vol. 37.

Becker, R., Yan, Y.E., Chowdhury, A., Sultan, M., 2004, Improving Regional Estimation of Renewable Resources for Sustainable Management, Geological Society Of America Abstracts With Programs, Vol. 37.

Sandvol, C., Abbineni, T., Manjunath, D., Sandvol, E., Sultan, M., Flower, M., Danishwar, S., Becker, R., Milewski, A., Sidhardhan, G., Manocha, N., 2004, A GIS Earth Sciences Database for the Tethyan Mountain Belt, Mid-America GIS Consortium (MAGIC) symposium, Kansas City.

Sultan, M., Manocha, N., Becker, R., Sturchio, N., 2004, Paleodrainage Networks Recharging the Nubian Aquifer Dakhla and Kufra Sub-Basins Revealed From SIR-C and SRTM Data, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(17), Jt. Assem. Suppl., H31C-03.

Sultan, M., Becker, R., 2004, Monitoring Algal Blooms in Inland Waters From Space-Borne Observation, A Case Study From Northern Africa, Lake Nasser Eos Trans. AGU, 85(17), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract B41A-11.

Sultan, M., Sturchio, N.C., Becker, R., Manocha, N., and Milewski, A., 2004, Paleodrainage Networks of the Nubian Aquifer System Revealed from SIR-C and SRTM Data, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 36(2), p. 67.

Sultan, M., Flower, M., Sandvol, E., Daniswar, S., Becker, R., Sandvol, C., Milewski, A., Sidhardhan, G., Manocha, N., 2004, The Tethys Database: A Web-Based GIS, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 36(2), p. 78.

Before 2004 (16):

Yan, Y.E., Ballerstein, E., Sultan, M., Becker, R., 2003, Hydrologic Impacts of Lake Nasser and the Tushka Lakes on the Nubian Aquifer in SW Egypt. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 35, no. 6, p. 198.

Al Dousari, A., Al-Ghadban, A., Sultan, M., Becker, R., Bufano, E., and Milewski, A., 2003, Land Cover and Land Use Change (LCLUC) of the Mesopotamian Marshes. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 35, no. 6, p. 260.

Sultan, M., El Alfy, Z., Becker, R., Milewski, A., Bufano, E., 2003, A web-based GIS for Egypt's Geologic Datasets. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 35, no. 6, p. 261.

Sultan, M., Flower, M., Becker, R., Milewski, A., Bufano, E., Sandvol, E., and Danishwar, S., 2003, A Preliminary Dataset for the 'Tethys’ Database. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 35, no. 6, p. 261.

Yan, Y.E., Becker, R., Sultan, M., and Ballerstein, E., 2003, Development of the Tushka Lakes in the southwestern desert of Egypt. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 35, no. 6, p. 315.

Sultan, M., Becker, R., Jastrow, J.D., Miller, R.M., Kim, J., and El Alfy, Z., 2002, Land cover and land use changes and their impacts on groundwater resources and carbon cycling in SW Egypt, EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, vol. 83, p. 47.

Sultan, M., Becker, R., and Danishwar, S., 2002, Mapping suture zones from space, IGCP 430 2ND annual workshop: Mantle responses to Tethyan closure abstracts with programs, p. 57, April 1-5, 2002, Halong Bay City, Vietnam

Sultan, M., Stein, T., Becker, R., and Madany, A., 1996, Monitoring thirty years of urban encroachment onto agricultural Lands, the Nile Delta, Egypt, using Landsat data, Geological Society America Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 28, p. A95.

Unrug, R., Sultan, M., Becker, R., Sadowski, G.R., Cesar, R.F., Machado, R., Gresse, P.G., and Hoffmann, K.H., 1994, Proterozoic crustal and metallogenic evolution, Windhoek, Namibia, p. 66.

Luo, W., Arvidson, R.E., Becker, R., 1994, Terrain Simulator, LPSC Abstracts XXV, p 815.

Luo, W., Arvidson, R.E., Sultan, M., and Becker, R., 1994, Groundwater sapping processes in the Kharga Depression, Western Desert, Egypt, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 26, p. A150.

Sultan, M., Becker, R., and Arvidson, R.E., 1994, Transcontinental geologic correlations using Landsat MSS and TM data: Case studies from Arabia, Africa, and South America, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 26, p. A267.

Arvidson, R.E., Becker, R., Shanabrook, A., Sultan, M., Luo, W., Sturchio, N., 1992, Controls on Late Quaternary Landscape Evolution - Red Sea Coast, Egypt, Spring 1992 AGU Abstracts.

Sultan, M., Becker, R., Shore, P., Arvidson, R.E., Guinness, E.A., 1991, On the distribution of continental masses of Gondwanaland: A case study from the Arabian-Nubian Shield, EOS, v. 72, p. 299.

Sultan, M., Becker, R., Shore, P., Arvidson, R.E., Dixon, T.H., Stern, R.J., Guinness, E.A., 1991, New Findings on the Tectonic Evolution of the Red Sea and Nature of its Underlying Crust: Inferences from Field and Landsat Thematic Mapper Data - GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 22, p.A264.

Sultan, M., Becker, R., Guinness, E.A., Arvidson, R.E., Stern, R.J., 1990, On the continuity of the mobile belts of the Arabian and Nubian Shields and the nature of the crust underlying the Red Sea (RS): Observations from Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) data, GSA Abstracts with programs, v. 21, p. A264.