Sherif Hanafy received his B.Ss. (1993) and master (1997) degree in geophysics from Cairo University, Egypt, Ph.D. (2002) from Kiel University, Germany and Cairo University Egypt. He worked in Cairo University from 2002 to 2007, a post-doctor fellow at University of Utah from 2007 to 2009, adjunct associate professor at University of Utah in 2009.