Gamal Hamed

Astronomer, Academic, and Online Mathematics and Physics Educator.

Academic

Intro

This page presents my academic profile, research interests, teaching activity, and selected scholarly work. My academic website is intended to provide a clear overview of my professional background and current areas of interest.

Profile

I am an associate professor at the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics in Egypt. My work is centered on astronomy and astrophysics, with research experience in areas such as spectral analysis and observational data processing.


Research interests

  • Astronomy and astrophysics.
  • Spectral analysis and data processing.

Education

  • Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

    Ph.D., Astrophysics, October 2018

    Thesis Title: “Studying Spectral Behavior, Accretion Processes and Photometric Behavior of Some Binary Stars in the Ultraviolet and Optical Regions”

    Supervisors: Dr. Shahinaz Yousef, Dr. Magdy Sanad and Dr. Ahmed Essam

  • University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

    M.Sc., Astronomy, August 2011

    Project Title: “Theoretical Infrared Colours and Continuum Images for Be Star Disks”

    Supervisor: Dr. Aaron Sigut

  • Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

    B.Sc., Space Sciences, May 2005

Employment History

Kottamia Astronomical Observatory Director, Astronomy Department, National Research Institute for Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Helwan, Cairo, Aug 2023 - present

Associate Professor, Astronomy Department, National Research Institute for Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Helwan, Cairo, Feb 2025 - present

Researcher, Astronomy Department, National Research Institute for Astronomy and

Geophysics (NRIAG), Helwan, Cairo, Jan 2019 - Feb 2025

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye, Jul 2019 - Sep 2021

Research Assistant, Astronomy Department, National Research Institute for Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Helwan, Cairo, Egypt, Dec 2006 - Sep 2009 and Jan 2012 -Dec 2018

Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, Sep 2009 - Aug 2011

Honors and Awards

Award of Excellence from the Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt, 2001,

2002 and 2004

Governmental fellowship as a Research Assistant, Astronomy Department, National Research Institute for Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Dec 2006 - Sep 2009

Best Published Article for Graduate Student, Egyptian Astronomical Society, 2018

Türkiye Burslari Research Fellowship, Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye, Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

Refereed Publications

  1. G. Hamed and T.A. A. Sigut, ”Theoretical infrared continuum images for Be star disks”, 2013, NRIAG Journal of Astronomy and Geophysics, Volume 2, Issue 1, p. 125-133. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nrjag.2013.06.015
  2. M. Tanaka et. al., "Discovery of Dramatic Optical Variability in SDSS J1100+ 4421: A Peculiar Radio-loud Narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxy?", 2014, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 793, L26 . https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/793/2/L26
  3. G. M. Hamed, M.R. Sanad, A. Essam, and S. Yousef, "Ultraviolet Spectral Evolution of V1974 Cyg Using IUE Low Resolution Spectra", 2018, Astrophysics, 61, 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10511-018-9518-9
  4. G. M. Hamed, M.R. Sanad, A. Essam, S. Yousef and M. El Rafy, "Spectral Evolution Of the Two Classical Novae PW Vul and V1668 Cyg Using IUE Low Resolution Spectra", 2018, Astronomiche Nachrichten, 339, 173. DOI: 10.1002/asna.201813369
  5. Azzam, Yosry A.; Elnagahy, F. I. Y. ; Ali, Gamal B. ; Essam, A. ; Saad, Somaya ; Ismail, Hamed ; Zead, I. ; Ahmed, Nasser M. ; Yoshida, Michitoshi ; Kawabata, Koji S. ; Akitaya, Hiroshi search by orcid ; Shokry, A. ; Hendy, Y. H. M. ; Takey, Ali ; Hamed, G. M. ; Mack, Peter, "Kottamia Faint Imaging Spectro-Polarimeter (KFISP): opto-mechanical design, software control and performance analysis", 2022, Experimental Astronomy, Volume 53, Issue 1, p.45-70. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-021-09802-z
  6. Abdel-Sabour, M. ; Nouh, M. I. ; Shokry, A. ; Hamed, G. M. ; Ismail, H. A. ; Takey, A. ; Ata, S. A. ; Zead, I. ,"Photometric and Spectroscopic Analysis of the SX Phe Star BL Cam", 2022, Astrophysics, 65, pages 456–469. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10511-023-09754-6
  7. Nouh, Mohamed I. search by orcid ; Abdel-Sabour, Mohamed ; Shokry, Ahmed ; Hamed, Gamal M. ; Fouda, Diaa A. ; Takey, Ali, "Spectroscopic and photometric study of the new δ Scuti star ASAS J063309+1810.8", 2023, New Astronomy, Volume 98, article id. 101898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newast.2022.101898
  8. Darwish et al., "Multiparameter study for a new ground-based telescope in Egypt", 2023, MNRAS, Volume 526, Issue 4, Pages 6330–6346. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3074
  9. Tripathi et al., "Optical intraday variability of the blazar S5 0716+714"z , 2024, MNRAS, Volume 527, Issue 3, Pages 5220–5237. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3574
  10. Darwish, Mohamed S. ; Abdelkawy, Ali G. A. ; Hamed, Gamal M., "Light curve analysis and evolutionary status of four newly identified short-period eclipsing binaries", 2024, Scientific Reports, Volume 14, article id. 3998. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54289-1
  11. Hussenot-Desenonges et al, "Multiband analyses of the bright GRB 230812B and the associated SN2023pel", 2024, MNRAS, Volume 530, Issue 1, pp.1-19. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae503
  12. Hamed, G. M.; Esenoglu, H. H. ; Galeev, A. I. "Spectral evolution and photoionization analysis of Nova Cas 2020 (V1391 Cas)", 2024, New Astronomy, Volume 113, id.102273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newast.2024.102273
  13. Raiteri et al, "A wiggling filamentary jet at the origin of the blazar multiwavelength behaviour", 2024, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 692, id.A48, 14 pp. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202452311
  14. Shokry, Ahmed, et al. "Photometric light curve analysis of three overcontact binary systems: ATO J255. 8159+ 16.8821, CRTS J034336. 4+ 264312, and NSVS 2669503." Scientific Reports 15.1 (2025): 28369 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-12402-y


Current Research Projects

  1. Investigating the Spectral and Photometric Behavior of Cataclysmic Variables in Multi Wave lengths.
  2. Observing and studying astronomical transient phenomena using the Kottamia Astronomical Telescope.
  3. Follow-up Observations and Analysis of some Gaia Transient sources Using TUG T60 and IST60 Telescopes.
  4. Modelling emission classical novae nebular spectra to determine their elemental abundances.
  5. Analysis of optical spectra for some classical novae from Asiago Observatory and RTT Archives.
  6. Light curve analysis of some old classical novae using optical photometric observations.

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