Mohamed Sultan

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Mohamed Sultan
Professor, Remote sensing
Office: 
(269) 387-5451
Fax: 
(269) 387-5513
Location: 
2911 Wood Hall, Mail Stop 5241
Mailing address: 
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5241 USA
Education: 
  • Ph.D., Geochemistry, Washington University, 1984
  • M.Sc., Stratigraphy, Ain Shams University (Cairo, Egypt), 1978
  • B.Sc., Geology, Ain Shams University (Cairo, Egypt), 1974
Research interests: 
  • Environmental sciences
  • Remote sensing
  • Geographic Information Systems
Bio: 

Mohamed Sultan is a professor in the Department of Geological Sciences and leads the Earth Sciences Remote Sensing Lab where he supervises graduate students and research scientists. Sultan applies remote sensing and geographic information systems to address a wide range of geological and environmental problems. He is involved in interdisciplinary research in a wide range of fields such as: geochemistry, geochronology, hydrology, surface runoff, groundwater flow modeling, and field geology.

He is nationally and internationally renowned for his research in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Recent Publications

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