FACULTY BIO

Ph.D. in Astrophysics, Stanford University, USA Dr. Azzam has taught at Stanford University and the UAE University. He has 20 years of teaching experience and 25 years of research experience in high-energy astrophysics (gamma-ray bursts). He is an author and co-author of more than 30 scientific research papers. Dr. Azzam has organized more than 20 workshops on astronomy and space science. He is a full member of the American Astronomical Society and ex-Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Bahrain Astronomical Society. Dr. Azzam's area of expertise is in the theoretical modeling of gamma-ray bursts and the utilization of gamma-ray burst luminosity indicators in probing cosmological models.