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Name Mustafa Kemal Emil
Label Remote Sensing Scientist
Email mustafakemal.emil@wmich.edu
Url https://mkemalemil.github.io/
Summary A remote sensing scientist interested in geohazards, hydrology, surface processes and mineralogy

Work

  • 2021.08 - Present
    Senior Reseach Associate
    Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University
    Remote sensing data scientist and lab manager at Earth Sciences Remote Sensing Facility
    • InSAR
    • Hyperspectral
    • Geospatial data science

Education

  • 2013.08 - 2021.08

    MI, USA

    PhD
    Western Michigan University, Kalammazoo, Michigan
    Geology
  • 2007.08 - 2012.08

    Ankara, Turkey

    MSc
    Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
    Mining Engineering
  • 2002.08 - 207.08

    Ankara, Turkey

    BSc
    Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
    Mining Engineering

Awards

Publications

2026

  1. Hyperspectral Fingerprinting of Dune Sediments Across the Arabian Peninsula: Insights Into Sediment Provenance and Transport Pathways From NASA’s EMIT Data
    Ahmed Alshakr, Mohamed Sultan, Mustafa Kemal Emil, Hassan Alharbi, Fahad Alshehri, Abdullah A. Alotaibi, Abdullah T. Mohammad, Aylin Yildirim, and Neil C. Sturchio
    Geophysical Research Letters, Jun 2026
    DOI

2025

  1. Climate-extreme modeling framework for sustainable flood management in the Arabian Peninsula
    Hadi Karimi, Mohamed Sultan, Eugene Yan, Hesham Elhaddad, Hassan Saleh, Karem Abdelmohsen, and Mustafa Kemal Emil
    Journal of Environmental Management, Oct 2025
    DOI
  2. Coupled control of tectonic and surface processes on the inception and evolution of the East Saharan Mega-depressions
    Abdullah T. Mohammad, Mohamed Sultan, Abotalib Z. Abotalib, Peter Voice, Hassan Saleh, Hadi Karimi, Mustafa Kemal Emil, and Hesham Elhaddad
    Geomorphology, Dec 2025
    DOI
  3. Intensifying tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea replenish depleting aquifers
    Hassan Saleh, Mohamed Sultan, Eugene Yan, Himanshu Save, Hesham Elhaddad, Hadi Karimi, Karem Abdelmohsen, Mustafa K. Emil, and Sara Al Qamshouai
    Communications Earth and Environment, Jul 2025
    DOI
  4. mkemalemil/Qatar-Ground-Motion-Service: Qatar Ground Motion Service
    Mustafa Kemal Emil
    Jul 2025
    DOI
  5. mkemalemil/SpectralViewer: A web application for interactive visualization of imaging spectroscopy data and spectral library references
    Mustafa Kemal Emil
    Jul 2025
    DOI

2024

  1. Optimization of floodwater redistribution from Lake Nasser could recharge Egypt’s aquifers and mitigate its excessive floods
    Hesham Elhaddad, Mohamed Sultan, Eugene Yan, Karem Abdelmohsen, Abdullah T. Mohammad, Ahmed Badawy, Hadi Karimi, Hassan Saleh, and Mustafa Kemal Emil
    Communications Earth & Environment, Jul 2024
    DOI
  2. Watching the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam from a distance: Implications for sustainable water management of the Nile water
    Karem Abdelmohsen, Mohamed Sultan, Eugene Yan, Abotalib Z Abotalib, Himanshu Save, Mustafa Emil, Hesham Elhaddad, and Karim Abdelmalik
    PNAS Nexus, Jun 2024
    DOI
  3. Standing on the shoulder of a giant landslide: A six-year long InSAR look at a slow-moving hillslope in the western Karakoram
    Said Mukhtar Ahmad, Nitheshnirmal Sadhasivam, Mona Lisa, Luigi Lombardo, Mustafa Kemal Emil, Amira Zaki, Cees J. Van Westen, Islam Fadel, and Hakan Tanyas
    Geomorphology, Jan 2024
    DOI

2022

  1. Identification of shallow groundwater in arid lands using multi-sensor remote sensing data and machine learning algorithms
    Hossein Sahour, Mohamed Sultan, Bassam Abdellatif, Mustafa Emil, Abotalib Z. Abotalib, Karem Abdelmohsen, Mehdi Vazifedan, Abdullah T. Mohammad, Safaa M. Hassan, Mohamed R. Metwalli, and Mohammed El Bastawesy
    Journal of Hydrology, Nov 2022
    DOI
  2. Remote Sensing Application for Landslide Detection, Monitoring along Eastern Lake Michigan (Miami Park, MI)
    Guzalay Sataer, Mohamed Sultan, Mustafa Kemal Emil, John A. Yellich, Monica Palaseanu-Lovejoy, Richard Becker, Esayas Gebremichael, and Karem Abdelmohsen
    Remote Sensing, Jul 2022
    DOI

2021

  1. Land Subsidence Induced by Rapid Urbanization in Arid Environments: A Remote Sensing-Based Investigation
    Abdulaziz Aljammaz, Mohamed Sultan, Moein Izadi, Abotalib Z. Abotalib, Mohamed S. Elhebiry, Mustafa Kemal Emil, Karem Abdelmohsen, Mohamed Saleh, and Richard Becker
    Remote Sensing, Mar 2021
    DOI
  2. Countrywide Monitoring of Ground Deformation Using InSAR Time Series: A Case Study from Qatar
    Mustafa Kemal Emil, Mohamed Sultan, Khaled Alakhras, Guzalay Sataer, Sabreen Gozi, Mohammed Al-Marri, and Esayas Gebremichael
    Remote Sensing, Feb 2021
    DOI
  3. Use of Geophysical and Radar Interferometric Techniques to Monitor Land Deformation Associated with the Jazan Salt Diapir, Jazan city, Saudi Arabia
    Hannah G. Pankratz, Mohamed Sultan, Karem Abdelmohsen, William A. Sauck, Saleh Alsefry, Hassan Alharbi, Mustafa K. Emil, Esayas Gebremichael, Ali Asaeidi, Fahad Alshehri, Hisham I. Hashim, Haitham A. Al-Shamrani, and Mubark El-Sahly
    Surveys in Geophysics, Jan 2021
    DOI

2019

  1. Paleozoic glaciation in NE Africa: field and remote sensing-based evidence from the South Eastern Desert of Egypt
    Mohamed S. Elhebiry, Mohamed Sultan, Ibrahim Abu El-Leil, Alan E. Kehew, Mahmoud H. Bekiet, Islam Abdel Shahid, Nehal M. A. Soliman, Abotalib Z. Abotalib, and Mustafa Emil
    International Geology Review, Jul 2019
    DOI
  2. Assessment of age, origin, and sustainability of fossil aquifers: A geochemical and remote sensing-based approach
    Mohamed Sultan, Neil C. Sturchio, Saleh Alsefry, Mustafa K. Emil, Mohamed Ahmed, Karem Abdelmohsen, Mazen M. AbuAbdullah, Eugene Yan, Himanshu Save, Talal Alharbi, Abdullah Othman, and Kyle Chouinard
    Journal of Hydrology, Sep 2019
    DOI
  3. Response of deep aquifers to climate variability
    Karem Abdelmohsen, Mohamed Sultan, Mohamed Ahmed, Himanshu Save, Baher Elkaliouby, Mustafa Emil, Eugene Yan, Abotalib Z. Abotalib, R.V. Krishnamurthy, and Karim Abdelmalik
    Science of The Total Environment, Aug 2019
    DOI
  4. A remote-sensing-based intensity–duration threshold, Faifa Mountains, Saudi Arabia
    Sita Karki, Mohamed Sultan, Saleh Alsefry, Hassan Alharbi, Mustafa Kemal Emil, Racha Elkadiri, and Emad Abu Alfadail
    Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Jun 2019
    DOI

2018

  1. Assessing Land Deformation and Sea Encroachment in the Nile Delta: A Radar Interferometric and Inundation Modeling Approach
    Esayas Gebremichael, Mohamed Sultan, Richard Becker, Mohamed El Bastawesy, Omar Cherif, and Mustafa Emil
    Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Apr 2018
    DOI
  2. A Remote Sensing-based Intensity-Duration Curve, Faifa Mountains, Saudi Arabia
    Sita Karki, Mohamed Sultan, Saleh A. Al-Sefry, Hassan M. Alharbi, Mustafa Kemal Emil, Racha Elkadiri, and Emad Abu Alfadail
    Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences Discussions, Nov 2018
    DOI

2014

  1. An assessment of landslide susceptibility in the Faifa area, Saudi Arabia, using remote sensing and GIS techniques
    T. Alharbi, M. Sultan, S. Sefry, R. Elkadiri, M. Ahmed, R. Chase, A. Milewski, M. Abu Abdullah, M. Emil, and K. Chounaird
    Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Nov 2014
    DOI
  2. Monitoring Aquifer Depletion from Space: Case Studies from the Saharan and Arabian Aquifers
    M. Sultan, M. Ahmed, J. Wahr, E. Yan, and M.K. Emil
    Remote Sensing of the Terrestrial Water Cycle, Nov 2014
    DOI

2013

  1. An assessment of landslide distribution in the Faifa area, Saudi Arabia, using remote sensing and GIS techniques
    T. Alharbi, M. Sultan, S. Sefry, R. El Kadiri, M. Ahmed, R. Chase, A. Milewski, M. A. Abdullah, M. Emil, and K. Chounaird
    Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences Discussions, Nov 2013
    DOI

2011

  1. Evaluation of pollution levels at an abandoned coal mine site in Turkey with the aid of GIS
    F. Yenilmez, N. Kuter, M.K. Emil, and A. Aksoy
    International Journal of Coal Geology, Nov 2011
    DOI
  2. Landuse change detection in a surface coal mine area using multi-temporal high-resolution satellite images
    N. Demirel, H.S. Duzgun, and M.K. Emil
    International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, Nov 2011
    DOI
  3. Surface coal mine area monitoring using multi-temporal high-resolution satellite imagery
    N. Demirel, M.K. Emil, and H.S. Duzgun
    International Journal of Coal Geology, Nov 2011
    DOI

Skills

Remote Sensing
InSAR time series analysis
Imaging spectroscopy
Time series analysis
Damage proxy mapping
Soil moisture estimation
Geospatial
Spatial statistics
GeoAI and Machine Learning
Handling large-scale EO data
Web-GIS development
ESRI enterprise deployment and administration
Scientific Computing
Programming: Python, R, Bash
InSAR: ISCE, MintPy, MiaplyPy, SARscape
Hyperspectral: Tetracorder, ENVI, emit-sds
Machine Learning: Scikit-learn, PyTorch
Geospatial: GDAL, Geopandas, ArcGIS server

Languages

Turkish
Native speaker
English
Fluent

Interests

Research Interests
Ground motion monitoring
Surface Mineralogy
Geohazards
Arid Land Hydrology
Surface processes
Damage proxy mapping
Teaching Interests
Open Science and FOSS4GEO
Microwave Remote Sensing
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
Geospatial Data Science
Geospatial AI
Hydrogeology