Department of Chemistry

Overview

Vision& Mission

Facilities

Academic Programs

Faculty & Staff

General Enquiries

Overview

The Chemistry Department was established in 1979 and has since developed a full-fledged teaching and research program. The Department offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including B.Sc. in Chemistry, B.Sc. in Biochemistry, M.Sc. in Chemistry and Ph.D. in Chemistry.

The B.Sc. in Chemistry is firmly established and enjoys renewed accreditation by both the Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC, since 2007) and the UK Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC, since 2011). Given our firm and continued commitment to uphold our teaching standards, both accreditation institutes qualified us as a strong department . The B.Sc. in Chemistry and Biochemistry programs are based on European and North American standards and are becoming increasingly popular among students. Our students have access to effective instruction, excellent lab facilities and practical training. Lectures and labs are conducted using the latest smart learning technologies. The curriculum of the B.Sc. degrees in Chemistry and Biochemistry include a total of 54 credit hours of Chemistry courses.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an opportunity for the Department to look at teaching in a different perspective. Our teaching methods have been remarkably adapted to suit the needs of our students. The Chemistry Department faculty, instructors, and staff showed extraordinary flexibility in embracing online teaching. Both undergraduate and graduate courses were adapted to online course delivery and comply with international standard and accreditation bodies. All practical labs are conducted face-to-face while maintaining all safety and health precautions. Some virtual laboratory sessions were successfully developed and could be deployed in case of emergency.

In addition to instruction, our faculty members also devote much of their time to both basic and applied research. Over the years, the Chemistry Department has acquired various instruments to cater for the research and teaching needs of both our faculty and students. We have trained many undergraduate students through a Research Project course as well as the Undergraduate Summer Research Experience (SURE) program and other extra-curricular research opportunities. Our thesis-based MSc and PhD programs are burgeoning, and we currently have over 30 post-graduate students. The research covers all major disciplines of Chemistry, both basic and applied. The recent research collaboration between UAEU and University of California, Berkeley (UCB) will further boost our research capability and expertise. In this regard, we have and will continue to recruit new faculty members and acquire new instruments to improve the research capability of the Department. The department research labs are equipped with state-of-the-art instruments that serve the researchers in the College of Science and other colleges.

Moreover, the Chemistry Department is active in promoting science in the UAE community through lectures, school visits, and a wide range of other different activities.

Our continued success is attributed to the dedication of our faculty, resourceful departmental staff, and supportive UAEU administration.

Vision

Internationally recognized in chemistry education and innovative research and positive contributor to the knowledge-based economy of UAE.

Mission

Delivering undergraduate and graduate quality chemical education, advancing chemical sciences and serving the UAE community.

Goals

To produce qualified graduates in the areas of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
To provide expertise to meet the needs of the local government, industry, and society.
To adapt the curricula to meet the demands of a dynamic market.
To sustain the international accreditation of the undergraduate program and standards of quality assurance through a process of continuous development and review.
To recruit and retain highly qualified faculty and staff and to ensure continuous professional development.
To provide service to other academic programs in the university.

Facilities

The Department of Chemistry is extremely well-equipped to allow active research in all areas of chemistry. Housed at the newly built multi-million dollar Laboratories Complex (F2), it s three floors have modern teaching labs, research labs, a computer lab, and fully-equipped central labs with modern instruments. Click here to learn more about the list of available instruments.

Laboratory	Instrument
Chromatography Lab	HPLC with Quarterly pump, DAD & Fluorescence Detectors & Auto Sampler HPLC with Binary pump, UV Detector & Auto Sampler HPLC MS with binary pump, UV & Ion Trap Detectors & Auto Sampler LC MS 6310 Ion Trap, Agilent LC-MSMS Shimadzu -8060
Spectroscopy, X-ray, and Thermal analysis Lab	UV-VIS Spectrophotometer Agilent with PC Fluorescence Spectrometer Spectrometer UV-VIS Cary Near IR Spectrophotometer Circular Dichroism Spectropolarimeter, JASCO- J815 CD P XRD Rigaku Mini flex WD XRF Supermini Rigaku TGA Mettler TGA Shimadzu DSC Shimadzu Hidex Microplate reader
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Lab	400 MHZ NMR Varian with PC
Surface area analysis and Spectroscopy Lab	Particle size analyzer, Zetasizer Malvern Nano ZS ATR Shimadzu FT IR Thermo Tristar II Plus Automatic Physisorption Micromeritics
Crystallography Lab	SC XRD Synergy Rigaku
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy	XPS-Thermo Nexsa G2
Elemental Analysis Lab	CHNS Elemental Analysis Elementar
Electron Microscope Lab	TEM Talos F 200i Thermo FE SEM Quattro, FEI Thermo
Undergraduate Research Lab 1	UV-VIS Spectrophotometer Shimadzu Fluorescence Spectrophotometer Cary Varian Spectrophotometer UV-VIS Cary Fluorescence spectrophotometer Shimadzu Benchtop NMR 45 Hz Pico spin FT-IR Spectrophotometer, Perkin Elmer LC MSMS Shimadzu with PDA
Undergraduate Biochemistry Lab	GC MSMS Shimadzu
Educational Innovation Chemistry Laboratory	3D Hologram & VR Station, Interactive chemistry digital games Future chemistry museum
Undergraduate Instrumental Lab	Flame photometer, Jenway UV -VIS spectrophotometer Shimadzu UV- VIS Spectrophotometer ,Varian

Academic Programs

Faculty

Note: If calling from outside the UAEU organization, dial (+971 3 713) before the extension.

Name	Position	Email	Ext.
Abbas Khalil, PhD	Professor, Chairman of the Department	abbask@uaeu.ac.ae	6147/ 6142
Alaa Salem, PhD	Professor	asalem@uaeu.ac.ae	6120/ 6747
Mohamad Toutounji, PhD	Professor	mtoutounji@uaeu.ac.ae	6146
Sayed A. Marzouk, PhD	Professor	sayedm@uaeu.ac.ae	6149
Yaser Greish, PhD	Professor	y.afifi@uaeu.ac.ae	6141
Mohammed Meetani, PhD	Professor	mmeetani@uaeu.ac.ae	6136
Na’il Ibrahim Saleh, PhD	Professor	n.saleh@uaeu.ac.ae	6138
Iltaf Shah, PhD	Professor	altafshah@uaeu.ac.ae	5180
Mohamed Khasawneh, PhD	Associate Professor	mohammad.khasawneh@uaeu.ac.ae	6135
Muna Bufaroosha, PhD	Associate Professor	muna.bufaroosha@uaeu.ac.ae	6137
M.Kalim Akhtar, PhD	Associate Professor	mk.akhtar@uaeu.ac.ae	6133
Soleiman Hisaindee, PhD	Associate Professor	soleiman.hisaindee@uaeu.ac.ae	6140
Ziad Moussa, PhD	Associate Professor	zmoussa@uaeu.ac.ae	5396
Alejandro Perez, PhD	Associate Professor	aperez@uaeu.ac.ae	6139
Fathy M. Hassan, PhD	Associate Professor	f.hassan@uaeu.ac.ae	6166
Nayla Munawar, PhD	Associate Professor	nmunawar@uaeu.ac.ae	6168
Ahmed Saeed Al-Shamsi, PhD	Assistant Professor	a.alshamsi@uaeu.ac.ae	6131
Abdulla Mahboob, PhD	Assistant Professor	Abdulla.Mahboob@uaeu.ac.ae
Abdelouahid Samadi, PhD	Assistant Professor	samadi@uaeu.ac.ae	4656
Shaikha Saif Alneyadi, PhD	Assistant Professor	shaikha.alneyadi@uaeu.ac.ae	6132
Mohamed Qenawy , PhD	Assistant Professor	moabdellah@uaeu.ac.ae	6158
Sameer Mirza , PhD	Assistant Professor	sameermirza@uaeu.ac.ae	6387
Yasir Raouf , PhD	Assistant Professor	yasir.raouf@uaeu.ac.ae	6383
Abbas Hassan , PhD	Assistant Professor	abbashassan@uaeu.ac.ae	6335
Samson Afewerki , PhD	Assistant Professor	samsonafewerki@uaeu.ac.ae
Salem Al Dhaheri, PhD	Adjunct Faculty	smsarri@uaeu.ac.ae	6162
Mohamed Abohalawa, PhD	Visiting Faculty	mohamedhalawa@uaeu.ac.ae	6176
Hesham Abdelrehim	Visiting Faculty	habdelrehim@uaeu.ac.ae	6197
Ahmed Mustafa Ahmad	Visiting Faculty	mansour_am@uaeu.ac.ae	6175
Saber Abdul Hamid, PhD	Instructor	s.Abdulhamid@uaeu.ac.ae	6403
Laya Rajendran, PhD	Instructor	laya.rajendrah@uaeu.ac.ae	6745
Ahmed Alhamadat, PhD	Instructor	ahmed.alhamadat@uaeu.ac.ae	6160
Ayman Nawwaf Alsayyed, PhD	Instructor	aymannawwaf@uaeu.ac.ae	6167
Dyana Ambrose, PhD	Instructor	dyana.merline@uaeu.ac.ae	6150
Joanna Grazyna Pajak, PhD	Instructor	Joanna.G@uaeu.ac.ae	6306
Rakesh Rajagopalan, PhD	Instructor	rakpalan@uaeu.ac.ae	6168
Abdallah Abu Namous, PhD	Instructor	a.jamal@uaeu.ac.ae	6756
Mahmoud Abdellatif, PhD	Instructor	mahmoudkorani@uaeu.ac.ae	6317
Mahmoud ElSafadi	Instructor	mahmoudelsafadi@uaeu.ac.ae	6361
Muhammad Qasim	Instructor	m.qasim@uaeu.ac.ae
Noura Humaid Alshamsi	Instructor	nouraalshamsi@uaeu.ac.ae

Staff

Name	Position	Email	Ext.
Ms. Moza Nasser Al Khaili	Senior Academic Assistant	moza.alkhaili@uaeu.ac.ae	6126
Ms. Moza Rashed Al Zaabi	Senior Academic Assistant	mzaabie@uaeu.ac.ae	6127
Ms. Zahra Salem Al Badi	Academic Specialist I	z.salem@uaeu.ac.ae	6129
Ms. Ruwaya Al Nuaimi	Academic Specialist I	r.alnaimi@uaeu.ac.ae	6128
Ms. Mariam Humaid Al Shamisi	Academic Specialist I	m.alshamisi@uaeu.ac.ae	6124
Ms. Mariam Nasser Al Saedi	Academic Specialist I	malsaedi@uaeu.ac.ae	6125
Ms. Sharefa Al Maqdi	Academic Specialist I	sharefaA@uaeu.ac.ae	6130
Ms. Leena Al-Kaabi	Laboratory Specialist I	l.ali@uaeu.ac.ae	6156
Ms. Afra Ghareeb Al Blooshi	Laboratory Specialist I	aalblooshi@uaeu.ac.ae	6154
Ms. Mariam Al-Kayoumi	Laboratory Specialist I	m.alkayoumi@uaeu.ac.ae	6157
Ms. Khaula Ahmed Al Jahoushi	Laboratory Specialist I	khaula.a@uaeu.ac.ae	6377
Amal Alshamsi	Laboratory Specialist I	amal_alshamsi@uaeu.ac.ae
Mr. Vijo Poulose	Laboratory Specialist	vijo.p@uaeu.ac.ae	6350
Ms. Khaula Amer Al Shamsi	Administrator	Khawla.amer@uaeu.ac.ae	6159