Essam Heggy PhD, Research Scientist

Dr. Essam Heggy is a Research Scientist at the Microwave Systems, Sensors and Imaging Lab (MiXIL), at the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California and an affiliate of the Radar Science and Engineering section 3340 at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Heggy obtained both MSc and PhD in 1999 and 2002 on Terrestrial and Planetary Radar Studies with distinguished honors from the Sorbonne University in Paris, France. His research focuses on understanding water evolution in Earth’s arid environments and planetary surfaces using radar surface and subsurface characterization methods. Dr. Heggy is also a tenured associate professor of geophysics at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris in France.

Contacts: Dr. Essam Heggy, University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering, Dept. of Electrical Engineering & Electrophysics, 3737 Watt Way, Powell Hall of Engineering, Office 502, Los Angeles, California, 90089-1112, USA, Office: +1 213 740 9367 /Fax: +1 213 740 8677, Email: heggy@usc.edu