Summary

Researcher at NRIAG, Egypt. 12+ years in seismic & infrasound data processing, 5 years in atmospheric infrasound numerical modeling. Ph.D. from Kochi University of Technology, Japan.

Education

• Engineering (Infrasound Propagation Modeling)

  2022-04-01
  Kochi University of Technology
• Geophysics

  2017-07-01
  Mansoura University, Egypt
• Geophysics

  2011-05-01
  Mansoura University, Egypt

  GPA: 82.75%

Work Experience

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

  2023-09-01 - 2024-09-01
  National Center for Physical Acoustics, University of Mississippi

  Postdoctoral research in infrasound monitoring and source characterization.
• Postdoctoral Researcher

  2022-04-01 - 2023-04-01
  School of Systems Engineering, Kochi University of Technology

  Postdoctoral research in infrasound propagation modeling and meteor observation.
• Researcher

  2013-03-01 -
  Egyptian National Data Center, NRIAG

  Research in infrasound and seismoacoustic monitoring, IMS data analysis.

Skills

Publications

• Optimizing infrasound observations for sample return capsule re-entry: Insights from OSIRIS-REx and Hayabusa2

  2026
  Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan

  Nishikawa, Y., Hamama, I., et al. (2026)

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• Seismoacoustic monitoring of eastern mediterranean earthquakes toward a tsunami early warning system for Egypt

  2025
  Scientific Reports

  Elbehiri, H.S., Hara, T., Hamama, I., et al. (2025)

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• Mysterious seismoacoustic signals of eastern Helwan quarry blasts 2022

  2025
  Scientific Reports

  Hamama, I., Elkhouly, S.H., Gaber, H., et al. (2025)

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• Measurement and characterization of infrasound waves from the March 25, 2023 thunderstorm at the near equatorial

  2023
  AIMS Geosciences

  Batubara, M., Yamamoto, M., Hamama, I., et al. (2023)

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• Investigation of Near-Surface Chemical Explosions Effects using Seismo-acoustic and InSAR Analysis

  2022
  The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

  Hamama, I., Yamamoto, M., Elgabry, M.N., et al. (2022)

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• Observation and simulation of atmospheric gravity waves exciting subsequent tsunami along the coastline of Japan after Tonga explosion event

  2022
  Scientific Reports

  Nishikawa, Y., Yamamoto, M., Nakajima, K., et al. (2022)

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• Infrasonic Earthquake Detectability Investigated in Southern Part of Japan, 2019

  2021
  Sensors

  Hamama, I., and Yamamoto, M.Y. (2021)

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• Seismological investigation of September 09 2016, North Korea underground nuclear test

  2017
  NRIAG Journal of Astronomy and Geophysics

  Gaber, H., Elkholy, S., Abdelazim, M., Hamama, I.H., and Othman, A.S. (2017)

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• Infrasound detection of meteors

  2017
  NRIAG Journal of Astronomy and Geophysics

  ElGabry, M.N., Korrat, I.M., Hussein, H.M., and Hamama, I.H. (2017)

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Teaching

• Python Programming including PyGMT module for mapping

  2022
  Kochi University of Technology, Japan

  Role: Lecturer

  Weekly English seminar, April 2022 – December 2022
• Seiscomp System, Linux Fundamentals, Introduction to Seismology and Infrasound

  2015
  National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Egypt

  Role: Trainer

  Training courses 2015–2019 and January 2026

Languages

• Arabic

  Native
• English

  Very good

Interests

• Infrasound Propagation Modeling
• Seismoacoustics
• IMS Data Analysis
• Remote Monitoring Systems

References

• Prof. Masa-yuki Yamamoto

  PhD advisor, Kochi University of Technology, Japan. Email: yamamoto.masa-yuki@kochi-tech.ac.jp
• Dr. Eleanor K. Sansom

  Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University; Director of Global Fireball Observatory. Email: Eleanor.sansom@curtin.edu.au
• Prof. Roger Waxler

  Principal Scientist, National Center for Physical Acoustics, University of Mississippi. Email: rwax@olemiss.edu