Office P209
Phone 06 515 2509
nhamdan@aus.edu

Dr. Nasser Hamdan (Department Chair)
Associate Professor
PhD in Solid State Physics, 1993, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Research Interests
My field of research is on magnetic, transport and structural properties of high temperature superconductivity. During the last three years, my research interest was expanded to include electronic properties of materials in general, including high temperature superconductors. The use of synchrotron radiation in material science and solid state (magnetic and nano-materials) physics became my major research interest.

Office: P202
Phone: 06 5152 504 ysalamin@aus.edu

Dr. Yousef I. Salamin
Professor of Physics
PhD in Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 1987, University of Colorado at Boulder

Research Interests
I am currently focused on modeling non-paraxial (tightly focused) laser beams and on employing such beams for the acceleration of charged particles, mainly electrons, to GeV energies and beyond. Fundamental Gaussian beams as well as Gaussian beams passed through axicons, are the subject of intense study. A number of vacuum laser-accelerator configurations are being investigated including crossed-beam geometries, beat-wave arrangements and setups involving added static electric and magnetic fields. In all my work, focusing is to a waist radius of the order of magnitude of the radiation wavelength or less () and intensity is relativistic (in excess of ).

Accelerated charges emit radiation. I am interested in the generation of harmonics, of the (pump) laser frequency, associated with the acceleration of electrons by laser beams. Patterns of the radiation emitted by the accelerated particles in a laser accelerator, as well as the associated radiation spectra, are subjects of some of my current research efforts.

Office: P204
Phone: 06 515 2507
ahasan@aus.edu

Dr. Asad Hasan
Associate Professor
PhD in Experimental Nuclear Physics, 1993, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Research Interests
Light heavy-ion collisions: Search for entrance channel effect in heavy ion induced fusion reactions via neutron evaporation; fusion-fission and fusion-evaporation residues was studied. Fusion reactions offer unique possibilities for studying nuclear properties under conditions that are not accessible in other types of reactions.

Atomic molecular interactions: Study of single- and double-electron-capture in ion-atom interactions. This study plays an important role in understanding the complex ion-atom reactions and in testing the theoretical models.    

Office: P208
Phone: 06 515 2512
nguessoum@aus.edu

Dr. Nidhal Guessoum
Associate Professor
PhD in Physics (specialty: Theoretical Astrophysics), 1988, University of California, San Diego

Teaching and Research Interests

• Primary area of research: gamma-ray and nuclear astrophysics (accretion disks around black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs; positron-electron annihilation processes and sites in the galaxy).
• Secondary areas of research: (1) new crescent visibility and Islamic calendar, (2) Islamic cosmology (classical and modern), and (3) popularization of astronomy and science.
• Strong interest in online teaching: received training workshops; completed training courses fully online; gave guest lectures and participated in international conferences fully online.
• Important on-going contribution to the upgrading of science education in UAE primary, middle and high schools through the Ministry of Education’s project of upgrading curricula and methods of education (2002–2005).

Office: P210
Phone: 06 515 2340
aanaser@aus.edu

Dr. Ali Alnaser
Assistant Professor
PhD in  Experimental Atomic Physics, 2002, Western Michigan University
Postdoctoral Fellow in Laser-Matter Interactions, 2002 –2005, Kansas State University

Research Interests
Probe and control experimentally the structure and the ultra-fast dynamics of atoms and molecules in the gas phase. This is being approached by employing intense ultra-short femtosecond and attosecond laser pulses in combination with the advanced ion imaging techniques.

Office: P203
Phone: 06 5152 505
mislam@aus.edu

Dr. Mohammad A. Islam
Assistant Professor
PhD in Physics (specialty: nanophysics), 2003, Columbia University, New York,

Research Interests
Synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles and nanoshells, nanoparticle superlattice formation using electrophoretic assembly, ebeam, lithography, and the application of nanotechnology in     photovoltaic devices and sensors.

Office: P206
Phone: 06 515 2579
tmajeed@aus.edu

Dr. Tariq Majeed
Assistant Professor
PhD in Space Science, 1990, York University, Toronto, Canada

Main Research Interests
Dr. Majeed is a theoretical physicist whose expertise is in the areas of data analysis and modeling of the atmospheres of the Earth and the outer planets. His research interests include the terrestrial and jovian aurora and airglow, ultraviolet and infrared scattering problems, hydrocarbon photochemistry, and atmospheric/ionospheric chemistry and dynamics.

Teaching Interests
General physics, environmental science, planetary atmospheres/ionospheres, principles of remote sensing, radiative transfer/radiation physics, atmospheric physics and space science.

Office: P205
Phone: 06 515 2508
ssakhi@aus.edu
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Dr. Said Sakhi
Assistant Professor
PhD in Theoretical Physics, 1994, University of Montreal

Teaching and Research Interests
In my research activities, I investigate various aspects of strong correlations in low dimensional condensed matter systems. These involve, among other things, planar superconductivity, fractional quantum Hall effect and their edge states, vortex dynamics in Josephson Junction arrays and their possible Hall phases.

In my teaching activities, I apply various web-authoring tools to develop interactive online teaching materials that help students develop a functional understanding of physics concepts.