Department of Physics

Vision

The Department of Physics at UAEU aspires to become internationally recognized as center of excellence in physics education and research, with emphasis on applications to areas of vital importance to the Emirates society.

The department aims also to maintain its international accreditation to ensure quality of outcome and meeting international standards.

Mission

The department is committed to providing the best quality of physics education by continuously improving its programs via benchmarking with international standards and seeking international accreditation.

The department will maintain research activities in many fields of physics, aiming at enhancing research output and attract excellent scholars and graduate students to the department. Research will also focus on areas of strategic importance to the nation.

The department will continuously seek efforts to promote public awareness of the important role of physics in the national development of science and technology and its direct impact on the economy and lifestyle of the nation.

Facilities

The Department of Physics offers outstanding facilities that include:

• Ultra High Vacuum Chamber for Nanoparticle Production (Mantis): The nanoparticle system provides a flexible tool to prepare nanoparticles inside an ultra-high vacuum down to 10-8 mbar. The nanoparticles are produced using sputtering and inert-gas condensation technique.
• Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) System for Carbon Nanotubes Synthesis (MTI Corporation): This world-class facility is able to synthesize all types of carbon nanotubes, including single and multi-walled nanotubes, and covers a wide range of experimental parameters that control the properties of the as-synthesized carbon nanotubes (temperatures up to 1200 C, gas flow rates from 0 to 1000 sccm, and pressure control from 1 bar to 1 atmosphere).
• Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS) (Quantum Design): This system is designed to perform electrical and magnetic measurements. The electrical module consists of measurements of DC Resistivity and AC transport. The magnetic module consists of the measurements of magnetic susceptibility and magnetic moment using a “Vibrating Sample Magnetometer” (VSM) technique.
• Torr International Evaporation and Magnetron Sputtering System: The system is used to prepare thin films by means of physical evaporation, and magnetron sputtering methods. An inert gas is used to create a plasma. An electric field between the plasma and the biased target cause the sputtering of the material of the target. The sputtered material is then collected on a substrate forming a thin film. The thin film thickness is measured by a quartz crystal monitor which is placed close to the substrate.
• Shimadzu 6100 X-ray Diffractometer: This system is capable of performing x-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements on powders and thin films. It offers solutions encompassing wide-ranging analysis requirements, from routine qualitative and quantitative analysis to state change analysis, crystalline structural analysis, crystallite size, crystallinity calculation, and materials analysis.
• Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) System: This system is capable of measuring the surface topography of materials with atomic resolution. In addition, it has advanced options for measuring some of the electrical properties of materials at the nanoscale, such as electrostatic surface potential and conductivity.
• Starlab Portable Digital Planetarium: This 7-meter size dome can accommodate 25 students at a time. The system comes with Starry Night software which is considered to be the finest projection system software in a portable planetarium.
• Coating Unit (Leybold): This system is used for thermal evaporation of solid materials such as metals and semiconductors, elements and compounds.
• Capacitance-Voltage System (Keithley): This system is used for measurements of capacitance as a function of applied bias voltage as well as a function of time. There are two possibilities in this system, measurements at 100 kHz and 1 MHz and quasistatic measurements. It is mostly used for electronic devices such as diodes and transistors where there are junctions.
• Current-Voltage Systems (Keithley): There are two types of this system Keithley 236 (Imax = 0.1 A) and Keithley 238 (Imax = 1 A). The only difference between the two systems is the current limit. This system is used to measure the variation of the current with the voltage and vice-versa.
• Impedance Spectroscopy (Solartron): This system is used to measure the dielectric properties of materials. Real and imaginary parts of the impedance and the related physical quantities such as the dielectric constant and the AC conductivity of the devices can be obtained.
• UV/VIS/NIR Spectrophotometer (Jasco): This system is used to measure the optical properties of materials (films, liquids and powders).
• Universal Sputter Deposition System: is a versatile sputtering and multi-purpose deposition system designed to fulfil the high demands of modern thin-film and sputtering deposition. The system is optimized for the growth of metals, oxides, organics, magnetic materials and super conductive materials. It is supported by five heads: DC and RF magnetron sputtering, thermal evaporation, and organic materials evaporation source ORMA. 

 

Pictures of the instruments available at the Physics Department:

 

Academic Programs

 

Faculty

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

Name	Position	Email	Ext.
Saleh Thaker Mahmoud, PhD	Professor, Chairman of the Department	saleh.thaker@uaeu.ac.ae	6322/ 6334
Maamar Benkraouda, PhD	Professor/ Dean	maamar@uaeu.ac.ae	6742
Mofreh R. Zaghloul, PhD	Professor	m.zaghloul@uaeu.ac.ae	6324
Nacir Tit, PhD	Professor	ntit@uaeu.ac.ae	6326
Naser Qamhieh, PhD	Professor	nqamhieh@uaeu.ac.ae	6327
Noureddine Amrane, PhD	Professor	namrane@uaeu.ac.ae	6328
Salah Nasri, PhD	Professor	snasri@uaeu.ac.ae	6331
Ahmad A. Hasan, PhD	Professor	a.hasan@uaeu.ac.ae	6314
Fathalla Hamed, PhD	Professor	fhamed@uaeu.ac.ae	6320
Adel Najar, PhD	Professor	adel.najar@uaeu.ac.ae	6315
Adel Hassan Hashish, PhD	Associate Professor	ahashish@uaeu.ac.ae	6313
El Hadi Sadki, PhD	Associate Professor	e_sadki@uaeu.ac.ae	6319
Aquib Moin, PhD	Associate Professor	aquib.moin@uaeu.ac.ae	6323
Rim Fares, PhD	Associate Professor	rim.fares@uaeu.ac.ae	6177
Adnan Younis, PhD	Associate Professor	ayounis@uaeu.ac.ae	6169
Haila M. Aldosari, PhD	Associate Professor	haldosari@uaeu.ac.ae	6338
Muhamed Abdul Latif, PhD	Associate Professor	malatif@uaeu.ac.ae	6325
Naslim Neelamkodan, PhD	Associate Professor	Naslim.n@uaeu.ac.ae	6316
Claus Gebhardt, PhD	Assistant Professor	claus.gebhardt@uaeu.ac.ae	4487
Mohamed Belfkir	Assistant Professor	m_belfkir@uaeu.ac.ae	6720
Edvin Idrisov, PhD	Assistant Professor	edvin.idrisov@uaeu.ac.ae	6189
Pavel Chabera, PhD	Assistant Professor	pavel.chabera@uaeu.ac.ae
Salama Al Nuaimi	Instructor	s.alneaimi@uaeu.ac.ae	6740
Shaikha Al Nuaimi	Instructor	sheikha.alnaeme@uaeu.ac.ae	6740
Iyad Seyd Darwish, PhD	Instructor	seyd_darwish@uaeu.ac.ae	6340
Wael Amin AbuEideh	Instructor	wabueideh@uaeu.ac.ae	6198
Sayeed Makkiyil Adam Kutty	Instructor	sayeed.adam@uaeu.ac.ae	6330
Tariq Abdul Samad Ali, PhD	Instructor	tariqali@uaeu.ac.ae	6521
Mohamed Ali Haj Yousef, PhD	Instructor	mhajyousef@uaeu.ac.ae	6741
Sadeeqa Jameel Ahamad	Instructor	s.ahamad@uaeu.ac.ae	6329
Yaser Sabbah	Instructor	Yaser.sabbah@uaeu.ac.ae	6718
Chohdi Amri, PhD	Instructor	chohdiamri@uaeu.ac.ae
Saleh Al Zawahreh	Visiting Faculty	saleh.zawahreh@uaeu.ac.ae	-
Sreejith Karthikeyan, PhD	Visiting Faculty	sreejith.k@uaeu.ac.ae	6330
Sara Maher Aburugia	Visiting Faculty	sara.aburugia@uaeu.ac.ae	6329
Ilias Fernini, PhD	Visiting Faculty	iFernini@uaeu.ac.ae

Staff

Name	Position	Email	Ext.
Bakhita Al Ketbi	Academic Specialist I	b.alketbi@uaeu.ac.ae	6740
Rima Nabeel	Academic Specialist I	reemaB@uaeu.ac.ae	6740/6336
Ashraf Farooq	Laboratory Specialist	ashraf@uaeu.ac.ae	6737
Hany El Dib	Laboratory Specialist	hanyE@uaeu.ac.ae	6738
Rima Al Sheikha	Laboratory Specialist	rimae@uaeu.ac.ae	6337
Salah Elaasr	Laboratory Specialist	salahalaasr@uaeu.ac.ae	6718
Muhammad Keethadath	Laboratory Specialist	muhammad_r@uaeu.ac.ae	6762
Shaikha Alshamsi	Administrator	s.alshamsi@uaeu.ac.ae	6780

 

 

General Enquiries

Thank you for your interest in the Physics Department. We welcome your query and encourage you to contact us using the information below:

United Arab Emirates University, 
College of Science,
P.O.Box: 15551, Al Ain, UAE

Phone: +971 3 713 6780
Email: s.alshamsi@uaeu.ac.ae