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Naveed Ali Abbasi

Lab Instructor
Terminal degree
Master of Science in Mechatronics Engineering, American University of Sharjah
Research areas
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Dr. Ali Alnaser

Professor | Head of Department
Terminal degree
PhD, Western Michigan University, USA
Research areas
Combining powerful ultra fast lasers with imaging techniques in photographing and controlling experimentallythe structure as well as the dynamics of matter on extremely short time scales (femto- down to the attosecond range).
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Dr. Randa Asa'd

Assistant Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Physics, University of Cincinnati, USA
Research areas
Astronomy: Studying the integrated spectra of Star Clusters to extract their properties and use it to trace the formation and chemical history of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) galaxy.
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Dr. Mehmet Egilmez

Assistant Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Physics, University of Alberta, Canada
Research areas
Magnetism and Superconductivity, Spintronics, Magnetic systems with competing interactions, Muon spin resonance/rotation, Colossal Magnetoresistive materials, Thin metal films
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Dr. Sami El-Khatib

Associate Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Physics, New Mexico State University, USA
Research areas
My research interests have evolved from f-electron systems to complex magnetic oxides, the recurring themes being the study of correlated electron materials and the use of neutron scattering methods. I have been investigating a wide range of perovskite systems, mainly cobaltites and manganites...
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Dr. Nidhal Guessoum

Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Astrophysics, University of California at San Diego, USA
Research areas
Gamma-Ray Astrophysics: Positron-Electron Annihilation; Nuclear gamma-ray lines; Gamma-Ray Bursts. Crescent Visibility and Islamic Calendar. Science, Religion, Education, and Popularization of Science.
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Dr. Nasser Hamdan

Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Physics, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Research areas
Dr. Hamdan's research interests are inexperimental solid state physics and material science: nano-materials, organic solar cells, magnetic materials and semiconductors, high temperature superconductivity and x-ray spectroscopy. Dr. Hamdan is also performing research in the field of air...
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Asad Talat Hasan

Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Experimental Nuclear Physics, University of Kansas
Research areas
Dr. Hasan has completed his PhD from the University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA. Heavy-ion interaction of 24Mg + 24Mg at 60 MeV lab energy was conducted utilizing the Argonne National Laboratory facility. His areas of research are: the experimental study of heavy-ion reactions; a study of the...
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Mazhar Iqbal

Lab Instructor
Terminal degree
Master of Science in Physics, University of the Punjab, Pakistan
Research areas
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Dr. Tariq Majeed

Associate Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Space Science, York University, Ontario, Canada
Research areas
Terrestrial and Outer Planetary Atmospheres and ionospheres,Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics, Climatology and Large-Scale Dynamics (Modeling),Air Quality and Environmental problems
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Faisal Masood

Lab Instructor
Terminal degree
Master of Science in Physics, Bhopal University, India
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Dr. Shahin Ahmed Abdel Naby

Assistant Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Physics, Western Michigan University, USA
Research areas
My research focuses on studying atomic physics collision problems related to fusion and astrophysics applications. I study electron-ion recombination, electron impact ionization as well as single and double photoionzation. In my calculations I use many state-of-the art techniques such as...
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Dr. Said Sakhi

Associate Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Theoretical Physics, University of Montreal, Canada
Research areas
My research is at the interface between theoretical condensed matter physics and quantum field and gauge theories. The language of these two disciplines helps me"To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour...
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Dr. Yousef Salamin

Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
Research areas
General: Theory of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. Specific: Laser acceleration of electrons, ions and bare nuclei for medical and industrial applications.
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Sherly Shaju

Physics Lab Instructor
Terminal degree
Research areas
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Isra Riffat Siry

Instructor
Terminal degree
MPhil in Physics, Keele University, UK
Research areas
Astrophysics; Symbiotics stars and H-Alpha emmission around them.
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Dr. Raza Syed

Assistant Professor
Terminal degree
PhD in Theoretical Particle Physics, Northeastern University, Massachusetts, USA
Research areas
My current research focus is in building unified models of particle interactions that utilize mainly the framework of supersymmetric grand unification theory using the gauge group SO (10).
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