Higher Education, Mentoring Higher Education Staff, Optical and electrical characterization of laser materials (Semiconductor); Fabrication and testing of optoelectronic devices (e.g., LED, Solar cells, Detectors); Nanotechnology (Photovoltaic novel devices); Growth of nanostructures; Nonlinear optics (Characterization of advanced materials and novel structures). Higher Diploma (Higher Education Academic Practice), York St John University, 2009; Ph.D., (Photonics: Laser Physics and Engineering), Brown University, RI, USA, 2004; M. Sc., (Electrical Engineering: Photonics), Brown University, RI, USA, 2001; M. Sc., (Physics: Optoelectronics and Laser Devices), Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, Edinburgh, UK, 1996; B.Sc., (Physics and Education), University of Bahrain, Bahrain, 1992. Assistance professor, Department of Physics, University of Bahrain, from June 2004 -present; The coordinator of the Central Research Labs at the College of Science, University of Bahrain, 2009-2011; Visiting Professor, Arabian Gulf University (AGU), 2005-2006; Research and Teaching Assistance rank B, Department of Physics, University of Bahrain, 1996- 1999; Research and Teaching Assistance, Department of Physics rank A, University of Bahrain, 1992- 1995.
• Teaching experience at the University of Bahrain (UOB) and Arabian Gulf University (AGU) over 20 years and supervise many students research projects, undergraduate, and Graduate.
• Participated in many local, regional, and international scientific conferences, exhibitions, and forums as speakers or invited speakers in topics covering different areas in photonics, nanosciences and nanotechnology.
• Reported the operation of the “Passively mode-locked vertical extended cavity surface emitting diode laser VECSEL” which is anticipated to play a major role in all optical photonic computers.
• Author and coauthor of many refereed publications in international journals and book chapters.
• Co-author of: Two books in nanomaterials and nano-based solar cells, a book in metrology, and a book in Physics of Traffic.
• Fellow of “The Higher Education Academy”, and Arab Physical Society.
• Member of many national specialized committees.
• Participated in the preparation of the Second and Third National Green House Gases Inventory Report.
• Board member in Bahrain Astronomical society as well as fonder and board member of Bahrain Medical Physics and Bioengineering Society.
• Board member and Funding member of A’ali Housing charity Society.
• Participated in and organized many workshops. Conducted many general scientific public talks, presentations, open (science) days activities.
• Reviewer in many reginal, and internationally reputed scientific Journals.Areas of Expertise
Education
Biography
Achievements
IAU (www.naeexoworlds.ds.iau.org): NameExoWorlds 2022 International competition, Certificate Proposers June 2023.
Affiliations
University of Bahrain, Arabian Gulf University, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK), Fellow of the Arab Physical Society, Board member of Bahrain Astronomical Society, Board member of A'Ali Housing Charity Society, and member of Bahrain Society of Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering.
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