207 Honoring the Late Professor Mohamed Abdelsalam: Outstanding Researcher, Generous Colleague, Legendary Mentor, and Ambassador for the Geosciences In Africa

To honor the late Professor Mohamed Abdelsalam, we invite abstracts on research in Africa by those who worked with him and those inspired by his outstanding work in structural geology, tectonics, geophysics, and remote sensing.

Tuesday, 21 October 2025
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
HBGCC, 217D

Participants

• Chair Barbara Tewksbury
• Chair Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe
• Chair Estella Atekwana
• Chair Todd Halihan
• Chair Daniel Laó-Dávila
• Chair Kevin Mickus
• Chair Luelseged Emishaw

Presentations

• 1:35 PM
  The African Continent in Motion: Surface Observations and Geodynamic Insights into Rifting
  D. Sarah Stamps, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Elifuraha Saria, Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam and Tahiry Rajaonarison, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, New Mexico
  412184 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:55 PM
  ARISE: Afar Rift Integrated Seismic Experiment – A Tribute to Mohamed G. Abdelsalam
  James Knapp, Oklahoma State University, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Stillwater, OK
  414161 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:10 PM
  Mapping subsurface lineaments beneath the Ethiopian Plateaus and the adjoining Ethiopian Rifts using gravity data: Implications for tectonic evolution of the underlying crust.
  Kassaye Bewketu, School of Earth Sciences, Addis Ababa University, addis ababa and abera alemu, School of Earth Sciences, Addis Ababa University, addis ababa and kevin mickus, missouri state univeristy, springfield, missouri and Nikos Papadopoulos, Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS) Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas
  412801 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:25 PM
  A magnetotelluric investigation of the Okavango Rift Zone, northern Botswana
  Kitso Matende, University of Botswana, Gabrone and R. Ranganai, University of Botswana, Gabrone and Rob Evans, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA and J. Zhu, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA and K. Laletsang, University of Botswana, Gabrone and Kevin Mickus, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO and Estella Atekwana, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA and Oleg Brovko, GeoFocus Geophysical Services, Johannesburg
  414438 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:40 PM
  The Neoarchean Carbonate Hosted Lead-Zinc Deposit at Bushy Park, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
  William Baugaard, Geological Consultant, Northcliff, Gauteng and Sahar Mohammadi, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas and Bruce Ahler, Geological Consultant, Knoxville, Tennessee and Jay Gregg, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
  412084 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:55 PM
  Remote Sensing, Geophysical, and Geochemical Datasets Assessment of Li-Bearing Pegmatites at Ewoyaa, Southern Ghana
  Saadatu Abdullah, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO and Kevin Mickus, Missouri State Univ Geology, Springfield, MO and Andy Kwarteng, University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Western Region
  412414 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:10 PM
  Contributions of the Abdelsalam Family to the Geoscience Community
  Todd Halihan, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK and Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College, retired, Deansboro, NY
  414258 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:40 PM
  From Rift to Rupture: Strain Localization Mechanisms and the Path to Late-Stage Continental Rifting, with or without Magma
  Folarin Kolawole, Columbia University, New York, NY
  411975 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:00 PM
  Spatial Variation of Strain Rates along Border Faults at the Bifurcating Tip of the Southern Malawi Rift, an Early-Stage Continental Rift
  Oyewande Ojo, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK and Daniel Laó-Dávila, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
  412167 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:15 PM
  Reconstructing the Lithospheric Response to Plume-Driven Uplift of the Northwestern Ethiopian Plateau
  Luelseged Emishaw, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas and Kevin Mickus, Missouri State Univ Geology, Springfield, MO
  413836 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:30 PM
  The Zalingei Fold Belt, Darfur, Sudan: A test of cratonic stability
  Ahmed ABDELRAHMAN, Oklahoma State University Boone Pickens School of Geology, Stillwater, OK and Brandon SPENCER, Oklahoma State University Boone Pickens School of Geology, Edmond, OK and James KNAPP, Oklahoma State University Boone Pickens School of Geology, Stillwater, OK
  413154 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:45 PM
  Documenting Quaternary Fault Slip using High Resolution Structure-from-Motion (SfM) Photogrammetry Dataset: Insights from the Albertine Rift, East African Rift System
  Hillary Mwongyera, The University of Kansas, LAWRENCE, KS and Daniel Mongovin, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS and Asenath Kwagalakwe, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA and Albert Kabanda, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL and Emmanuel Njinju, Baylor University, Waco, TX and Isaac Oluwasegun, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK and John Kiberu, Makerere University, Kampala and Joan Nakajigo, Makerere University, Kampala and Fred Tugume, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Entebbe and Michael Taylor, The University of Kansas, LAWRENCE, KS and D. Sarah Stamps, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Estella Atekwana, UC Davis, Davis, CA and Suzan van der Lee, Northwestern University, Earth and Planetary Sciences Tech F379, Evanston, IL and Rob Evans, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Falmouth, MA and Andrew Katumwehe, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK and Peter Barry, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA and Liang Xue, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
  413445 (Technical Sessions)
• 5:00 PM
  Lithospheric Structure of the Chad Lineament: Evidence for a Suture Zone
  Luelseged Emishaw, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas and Ahmed Abdelrahman, Boone Pickens School of Geology Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK and Ajay Kumar, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Maharashtra and Kevin Mickus, Missouri State Univ Geology, Springfield, MO
  414891 (Technical Sessions)
• 5:15 PM
  Lithospheric Structure of the Neoproterozoic Ad Damm and Fatima Fault Zones, Arabian Shield: Implications for the On-Land Continuation of a Red Sea Transform Fault
  Faris Abanumay, King Saud University, Riyadh and Luelseged Emishaw, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas and Andrew Katumwehe, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK and Samuel Chernet, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa
  413950 (Technical Sessions)