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Curriculum Vitae

1. Personal Information:

Full Name : Salim Hamood Said Al-Harthi

Nationality : Omani

Date of Birth : 28th

of May 1966

Marital Status : Married with Four Children

Work Address : Sultan Qaboos University, College of Science,

Department of Physics, P.O. Box 36, Code 123

Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Telephone Number : Work: + (968) 24141488 / Mobile + (968) 99431630

E-mail : Salim1@squ.edu.om, Dr Salim Hamood Al-Harthi

2. Education and Employment Information:

2.1 Education

1. PhD: Surface Physics & Nanotechnology, “Depth profiling of ultra-shallow implants

in silicon”, University of Warwick, UK 2001

2. MSc: Low temperature Physics, “Behaviour of a Tunnel Diode Oscillator from 4.2 K

to 300K” University of Manchester, UK 1996

3. BSc: Physics/Math, “Anisotropic Surface Order in the Isotropic Phase of Nematic

Liquid Crystals” Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman 1993

2.2 Employment

1. SQU, Demonstrator, September 1993- June 1995

2. SQU, Assistant Lecturer, September 1995- May 2001

3. SQU, Lecturer, May 2001- September 2001

4. SQU, Assistant Professor September, 2001- 2010

5. SQU, Associate Professor May, 2011- present

6. SQU, Assistant Dean of Training and Community Service, 2011- 2013

7. SQU, Co-director of Academic Innovation Assistance Program (AIAP), 2013- present

8. SQU, Assistant Dean of Postgraduate and Research, 2014- present

3. University Teaching and Learning

I have been working at SQU for 22 years and teaching physics for 19 years (including 2

years as a teaching assistant (TA). My teaching curricula includes teaching General Physics I

and II for first and second year undergraduate levels, experimental courses for third year

undergraduate level, electronics for fourth year undergraduate level, surface physics for

postgraduate (MSc) level and Innovation & Entrepreneurship course as a university elective.

In addition to the regular lectures, I have taught many tutorials and labs.

3.1 Lecturing and Coordination of Courses

1. General Physics I And II (PHYS2101/2), first and second year undergraduate levels

2. Physics for Medicine (PHYS 2105), Second year undergraduate levels

3. Experimental physics I and II (PHYS3005/3006), Third year undergraduate level

4. Electronics for physics (PHYS4011), Fourth year undergraduate level

5. Surface Physics (M.Sc. level PHYS 6015) Graduate level

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6. Innovation & Entrepreneurship (MEIE5289/2289), University elective registered under

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering code

3.2 Student/trainee advising and supervision

1. I have executed a program for linking 22 industries to physics department with objectives of

training the students and assessing the industry research needs

2. I acted as an academic adviser to 42 students of the 2002 College of Science pre-major

cohort

3. Academic adviser to 40 students of the 2007 Physics cohort

4. Undergraduate degree “Surface instability of Ag Nano-particles on faceted GaAs” under

my supervision in the year 2009, by Amna Al-Azri

5. BNG degree titled “Atmospheric Corrosion of Different Metals” under my co-supervision

in the year 2006 by Salah AL Moqbali and Ahmed AL Jabri

6. B.Sc. degree under my co-supervision in the year 2003 by Khalsa Al-Hadidi.

3.3 Curriculum Development and Teaching Management

1. Development of MSc “Surface Physics” course

2. Development of university wide elective course on Innovation & Entrepreneurship

3. A member of the committee that was responsible for setting up experimental curriculum

in physics based on themes and students skills

4. Involved in preparation of TA’s plan and requirements for the college of science

5. A chairman and member of different committees in the physics department

and College of Science handling and managing various teaching and learning issues as

listed below.

A. Departmental level:

1. Represented the physics department in the college capital equipment committee for 4 years.

2. Served as the chairman of the physics department and the college technical staff committee

from 2003 to 2006.

3. A member of appointment, procurement and research committee in the physics department

4. Representing the Physics Department in the College Training and Community Services

committee from 2008 to September 2010

5. A member of physics advisory committee from 2009 to September 2010.

B. College level:

2010-2011

CAARF Steering Committee

2011-2012

College Board

College Executive

Student Training

Community Services and Student

Activities

Staff-Student Liaison Committee

2012-2013

College Board

College Executive Committee

Student Training

Community Services and Student Activities

Strategic Plan Implementation

Technical and Administrative Training

Committee

College Website Committee

CAARU

IT Zone

Staff-Student Liaison Committee

2013-2014

College Board

College Executive Committee

College Research Committee

College Postgraduate Studies Committee

Strategic Plan Implementation

Staff-Student Liaison Committee

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C. University level:

1. A member of national basic education assessment for 2 years

2. A member of committee to establish SQU Academic Health Center

3. A member of the university community advisory board in 2012

4. A member of the university postgraduate committee since 2013

3.4 Personal professional development in university teaching and Learning

1. Training in FEQM total quality Management, 2012

2. TEM application specialist training from 24 June to 25 July 2010, Tachikawa Japan

3. Research using the Medium Ion scattering facility at CCCRL Daresbury (UK), December

2001

4. Electronics for Engineers, Warwick University U.K. from 1997-1999

5. General Physics I and II, Sultan Qaboos University from 1993-1996.

3.5 Recognition in university teaching and Learning 1. MSc. With distinction in low temperature physics, University of Manchester

U.K. 1996

2. Award of second best PhD student in experimental surface physics, Warwick

UK. May 2000

3. Appointment as ADTC, ADPGR and Co-director of AIAP.

3.6 Leadership in university teaching and Learning

1. As a co-director of the Academic Innovation Assistant Program (AIAP), I have established an innovation office supporting student innovative ideas in terms of evaluation, awareness,

patent search, technical issues and finance etc.. Please visit our website at

http://www.squ.edu.om/aiap/ for more information

2. I was the consultant and successfully headed the team of the Armed Forces Medical

School for a period of three years (2011-2014) in the first phase of the self-audit OAAA

accreditation. This included all the 9 OAAA domains and many proposals and workshops

such as development of learning teaching

outcomes, peer review assessments, data analysis, strategic planning and risk management

3. I have taught more than 450 Physics teachers from the Ministry of Education since 2012

to enhance their grasp of concepts and skills in physics

4. As the Assistant Dean of Postgraduates and Research and chair of the college

Postgraduate Committee since 2013, I have contributed in several aspects to support all

departments in college of science and postgraduate student needs- including new

postgraduate courses and programs.

3.5 Impact in university teaching and Learning

1. As Assistant Dean of Training and Community Services for 2 years I played a pivotal role in

supporting staff, students training and student activities, enabling more than 20 local, regional

and international undergraduate student awards

2. Initiated the Innovation Assistant Program and secured 3 years funds from The Research

2014-2015

College Board

College Executive

College Executive Committee

College Research Committee

College Postgraduate Studies Committee

College Capital Equipment Committee

College Strategic Plan Implementation

Staff-Student Liaison Committee

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Council of Oman (TRC).

3.6 Scholarship in university teaching and Learning 1. Review of students projects and training from Ministry of Education, 2010

2. Evaluation of student completion projects, 2010

3. Review of education development Philosophy proposal in Oman from Ministry of

Education, 2014.

3.7 Other information

1. Since 2013 I have been acting Dean for the College many times for short time durations

2. Supporting the college in different issues not related to my responsibilities such as organizing

and facilitating the college annual retreats and college space allocation etc..

3. In the last 12 years I have gained experience in business, administration, strategic

planning/ implementation, academic accreditation, innovation and risk management.

4. Scholarship

4.1 Achievements & Establishment of Research Infrastructure

1. Developed the first corrosion maps of different metals in Muscat region as a part of

strategic project and as a principal investigator

2. Established the surface and nano-science research group and a member in liquid crystals

research group

3. Established the first surface and Nanoscience laboratory in the country, 2002

4. Established the key initiatives for the National Nanotechnology Research Strategy of

Oman, ‘Nanotechnology Research Vision for Oman, Strategic planning &

Implementation’ for The Research Council of Oman

5. Initiated the joint venture effort between the College of Science and the College of

Engineering and secured the research chair position in Nanotechnology for water

desalination

6. Provided technical and financial support to purchase two AFMs, VSM, surface tension,

spin coater and sputtering instruments for the physics department

7. I did put technical specifications and led a team to purchase and commissioning a 2.6

million USD. TEM instrument in Japan and a 0.4 million USD. AFM instrument in

Germany

8. Involved in organization of conferences and workshops as a chairman/member of

organizing committees

9. Provided technical and financial support to purchase two SEM instruments for the college

in 2014 and 2015

10. Provided technical and financial support to purchase a nano-cluster system in 2014

11. Provided technical and financial support to purchase a complete physical measurement

system (PPMS) to be delivered in 8 months

4.2 Student/trainee advising and supervision in scholarship

A. Training of students and technical staff

1. Trained three technical staff: Sallahudin Al-Saadi and Saud Al-Shueli in XPS laboratory

and Samiya Al-Mahrazy on AFM instrument. Trained 5 research assistants, a post doc

and postgraduates: Khalsa Al-Khasbi 2001, Mohamed Al-Gafri 2002, Senoy Thomas

2007, Hysen Thomas, Abdullaziz Atta 2007, M.T.Z. Myint 2013, K. Laxman 2014 and

Sara Al-Bulushi 2015 on corrosion techniques and on using XPS, AFM and STM

instruments

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2. Training of Mariam Al-Hinai and Badria Al-Rashdi in the synthesis of CuO nanoparticles

and using atomic force microscopy as preparation to start their PhD degrees at

Nottingham University

3. Training of Revathy K.P. a joint PhD student from Mahatma Gandhi University in the

synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles and using atomic force microscopy

4. Training of Qusai Al-Shidi (University of Toledo USA) in using atomic force microscopy

and filling of carbon nano-tubes in summer 2009 and summer 2010

5. Training of Zamzam Al-Khalili and Ruqaya Al-Harthi on AFM instrument summer 2010.

6. Training of Wallah Al-Lawati on the preparation of dye sensitized solar cells summer

2010

7. Training of Rahma Al-Harthy (a lecturer in the Physics Department) aimed at preparing

her to start her PhD degree in 2010.

B. Supervision of:

PhD: under my supervision

1. Saja Al-Khabouri PhD degree titled “Studies of carbon nanotube/magnetic

nanoparticle composites’, 2014-present

2. Mubarak Al-Saadi: PhD degree titled ‘ZnO nano-rods defects’, 2012-present

3. Htet Htet Kyaw: PhD degree titled “Plasmonic nanostructure: Physical properties and

optical sensor applications”, 2013-present

4. Muna al-Maamary: PhD degree titled “ Studies of magnetic nano-clusters deposited on

different substrates”, to start during Fall 2015

5. P.A. Revathy: Registered for PhD at M.G. University, India did her experimental work at

SQU. PhD degree was awarded in 2013

6. Pradeep Karun: Joint co-supervision with University of Central Lancashire. Postponed

his studies year 2008.

MSc: under my supervision

1. Manal Al Rashdi: Title: “ZnO nanorods defects”, 2015-present

2. Mafoudha Nasser Al Hammami: Title “Morphology and electronic effect of Ar+ ion

irradiation on Si(111) 77 surface”, 2015

3. Amal Kora’a, Title, “Tailoring of roughness of FLG with Argon irradiation and its effect

on nanobubbles formation”, 2012

4. Nada Al Naamani, Title, “Self assembly of CuSO4 and CuSO4/MWCNTs on few-layer

grapheme surfaces”, 2011

5. Ghadha Shujaib: Title, “Synthesis and characterization of titanium dioxide nanotubes”,

2011

6. Mohammed Al Bahri: Title, “Morphology dependent assembly of CuO nanoparticles”,

2010

7. Mubarak Al Saadi, Title, “Structural analysis and band gap tailoring of Fe3-doped Zn-

TiO2nanaparticles”, 2008.

MSc: under my co-supervision

1. Asmaa Al Yahyai: “Magnetic Nano-particles as draw solute in forward osmosis”,

completed 2015 (chemistry Department)

2. Muna Al Maamari MBE growth and characterization of Co nanostructures on GaAs

(001)+2o substrate , 2011

3. Ruqaya Abdullah Al-Shuraiqi: “Electrical characterization of GaAs p-i-n

photodiode incorporating a double barrier single quantum well structure”, in year

2011

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4. Amal Al Siyabi, Surface tension of a liquid crystal in the vicinity of the transition

temperature, 2007

5. Zakia Al Busaidi RHEED and XPS studies of epitaxial Co thin films on

GaAs(100),(111)B and on Si(100) and (111), 2006.

B. Student Performance Evaluation

I acted as external and internal and examiner for the following postgraduate students:

1. M.Sc. degree titled “Design and Implementation of a Budget Estimation Model for Oil

and Gas Industry”, in year 2015 by Mujtaba Murtadha Al Lawati, (I acted as internal

examiner)

2. M.Sc. degree titled “Synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials for photocatalytic

applications” in year 2012 by Muna Al-Hinai, (I acted as external examiner)

3. M.Sc. degree titled “Synthesis and characterization of Schiff-Base Complexes of Bismuth

and Iron with Potential Pharmacological Applications” in year 2010 by Mariam Abdullah

Al-Azani, (I acted as external examiner)

4. M.Sc. degree titled “Defect and Magnetic Properties in Mn-Implanted 3C-SiC”, in year

2008 by Amal Yaqoot Al-Subhi, (I acted as internal examiner).

4.3 Research Output and Strategic Research Initiative I have more than 90 research papers and scientific reports, of which 66 papers appeared in

internationally refereed journals with a total of 392 citations, a H-index of 10 and an i10-

index of 12. The rest of my papers are published in the proceedings of international

conferences, submitted, in preparation or appear as workshop proceedings (as an editor). For

more information, kindly check my Google Scholar profile at

http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wWVFFh8AAAAJ&hl=en and my research gate

profile at http://www.reserchgate.net/profile/Salim_Al-Harthi.

A. Refereed Journal Publications

Cited IF Cited by

1. S. Al-Khabouri, S.H. Al-Harthi, T. Maekawa, Y. Nagaoka, M.E. Elzain,

A. Al-Hinai, A. Al-Rawas, AM Gismelseed, A.A. Yousif, Composition,

Electronic and Magnetic Investigation of the Encapsulated ZnFe2O4

Nanoparticles in Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Containing Ni Residuals,

Nanoscale Research Letters, 10 (2015) 1-10. - 2.726

2. N. Sethulakshmi, A.N. Unnimaya, I.A. Al-Omari, S.H. Al-Harthi, S.

Sagar, S. Thomas, G. Srinivasan, M.R. Anantharaman, On magnetic

ordering in heavily sodium substituted hole doped lanthanum

manganites, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 391 (2015)

75-82. - 2.002

3. M. Al-Hinaai, E.A. Khudaish, S.H. Al-Harthi, F.E.O. Suliman, A solid-

state electrochemiluminescence composite modified electrode based on

Ru(bpy)32+

/PAHNSA: Characterization and pharmaceutical applications,

Electrochimica Acta, 176 (2015) 179-187. - 4.086

4. A.D. Al-Rawas, H.M. Widatallah, S.H. Al-Harthi, C. Johnson, A.M.

Gismelseed, M.E. Elzain, A.A. Yousif, The formation and structure of

mechano-synthesized nanocrystalline Sr3Fe2O6.4: XRD Rietveld,

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Mössabuer and XPS analyses, Materials Research Bulletin, 65 (2015)

142-148. - 2.288

5. T. Hysen, P. Geetha, S.H. Al-Harthi, I.A. Al-Omari, R. Lisha, R. V.

Ramanujan, D. Sakthikumar, D.K. Avasthi, M.R. Anantharaman, Effect

of 100 MeV Ag+7

ion irradiation on the bulk and surface magnetic

properties of Co–Fe–Si thin films, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic

Materials, 372 (2014) 224-232. 1 2.002

6. K. Laxman, T. Bora, S.H. Al-Harthi, J. Dutta, Improved Sensitization of

Zinc Oxide Nanorods by Cadmium Telluride Quantum Dots through

Charge Induced Hydrophilic Surface Generation, Journal of

Nanomaterials, (2014) (8pp). - 1.644

7. L.K. Joy, S.S. Samatham, S. Thomas, V. Ganesan, S.H. Al-Harthi, A.

Liebig, M. Albrecht, M.R. Anantharaman, Colossal thermoelectric power

in charge ordered lanthanum calcium manganites (La0.5Ca0.5MnO3),

Journal of Applied Physics, 116 (2014) 213701. 1 3.302

8. M.A.H. Khalafalla, A. Mesli, H.M. Widattallah, A. Sellai, S.H. Al-

Harthi, H.A.J. Al Lawati, F.O. Suliman, Size-dependent conductivity

dispersion of gold nanoparticle colloids in a microchip: contactless

measurements, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 16 (2014) 1-8. - 2.278

9. E.A. Khudaish, K.Y. Al-Ajmi, S.H. Al-Harthi, A solid-state sensor

based on ruthenium (II) complex immobilized on polytyramine film for

the simultaneous determination of dopamine, ascorbic acid and uric acid,

Thin Solid Films, 564 (2014) 390-396. 2 1.759

10. E.A. Khudaish, M. Al-Hinaai, S.H. Al-Harthi, K. Laxman,

Electrochemical oxidation of chlorpheniramine at polytyramine film

doped with ruthenium (II) complex: Measurement, kinetic and

thermodynamic studies, Electrochimica Acta, 135 (2014) 319-326. 2 4.086

11. M. T.Z. Myint, S.H. Al-Harthi, J.Dutta, Brackish water desalination by

capacitive deionization using zinc oxide micro/nanostructures grafted on

activated carbon cloth electrodes, Desalination, 344 (2014) 236-242. 10 3.756

12. S.H. Al-Harthi, H.M. Widatallah, A.T. Al-Hinai, M.E. Elzain, H.

Nishiyama, Copper oxide nanorods assembly and their whisker

transformation at liquid–liquid interface and on solid surfaces, Journal of

Crystal Growth, 392 (2014) 41-48. - 1.698

13. H.M. Widatallah, M.S. Al-Qayoudhi, A. Gismelseed, A. Al-Rawas, S. H.

Al-Harthi, M. E. H. Khalafalla, M. Elzain, A. Yousif, I.A. Al-Omari,

Mechanosynthesis, magnetic and Mössbauer characterization of pure and

Ti4+

-doped cubic phase BiFeO3 nanocrystalline particles, Hyperfine

Interactions, 226 (2014) 143-15. 1 -

14. S. Danwittayakul, K. Lakshman, S.H. Al-Harthi, J. Dutta, Enhanced

hydrogen selectivity via photo-engineered surface defects for methanol

steam reformation using zinc oxide–copper nanocomposite catalysts,

Applied Catalysis A: General, 471 (2014) 63-69. 1 3.942

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15. SS. K. M. Mothi, G. Soumya, A. H. Salim, Visible light active Ag, N

co-doped titania in the photo-oxidation, J Sol-Gel Sci Technol, 71

(2014) 549–556. - 1.660

16. K.J. Lija, S.S. Samatham, S. Thomas, V. Ganesan, S.H. Al-Harthi, A

Liebig, Colossal thermoelectric power in charge ordered lanthanum

calcium manganites (La0.5Ca0.5MnO3), J. Appl. Phys., 116 (2014)

213701. - 2.138

17. M.M. Al-Hinaai, S.H. Al-Harthi, E.A. Khudaish, Fabrication and

Surface Characterization of Poly (4-aminodiphenylamine) Film Modified

Electrode and its Application for Lead and Cadmium Determination,

Sultan Qaboos University journal for Science, (2014). - -

18. G. Pookat, H. Thomas, S. Thomas, S.H. Al-Harthi, L. Raghavan, I.A.

Al-Omari, Evolution of structural and magnetic properties of Co–Fe

based metallic glass thin films with thermal annealing, Surface and

Coatings Technology, 236 (2013) 246-251. 1 1.998

19. T. Hysen, S.H. Al-Harthi, I.A. Al-Omari, P. Geetha, R. Lisha, R.V.

Ramanujan, Annealing induced low coercivity, nanocrystalline Co–Fe–

Si thin films exhibiting inverse cosine angular variation, Journal of

Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 341 (2013) 165-172. 4 2.002

20. G. Pookat, T. Hysen, S.H. Al-Harthi, I.A. Al-Omari, R. Lisha, D.K.

Avasthi, Magnetic and topographical modifications of amorphous Co–Fe

thin films induced by high energy Ag 7+ ion irradiation, Nuclear

Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam, 310

(2013) 81–86. 1 1.124

21. E.A. Khudaish, M.M. Al-Hinaai, S.H. Al-Harthi, A solid-state sensor

based on tris (2, 2′-bipyridyl) ruthenium (II)/poly (4-

aminodiphenylamine) modified electrode: Characterization and

applications, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 185 (2013) 478-487. 2 4.097

22. M. Elzain, S.H. Al-Harthi, A. Gismelseed, A. Al-Rawas, A. Yousif, H.

Widatallah, The magnetic and hyperfine properties of iron in silicon

carbide, Hyperfine Interactions, 226 (2013) 1-7. 1 -

23. S. Sardar, S. Sarkar, M.T.Z. Myint, S.H. Al-Harthi, J. Dutta, SK Pal

Role of central metal ions in hematoporphyrin-functionalized titania in

solar energy conversion dynamics, Physical Chemistry Chemical

Physics, 15 (2013) 18562-18570. 8 4.493

24. A. Giri, N. Goswami, M. Pal, M.T.Z. Myint, S.H. Al-Harthi, A. Singha,

B. Ghosh, J. Dutta and S. K. Pal, Rational surface modification of Mn3O4

nanoparticles to induce multiple photoluminescence and room

temperature ferromagnetism, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 1 (2013)

1885–1895 19 4.696

25. K.P. Revathy, S.H. Al-Harthi, A.T. Al-Hinai, M. Elzain, A.K. George,

N.V Unnikrishnan, I. Al-Amri, M.T.Z. Myint, Pattern formation of Gold-

PVA nanomix spin coated on different substrates, Colloids and Surfaces

A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 417 (2013) 73-82. 1 2.752

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26. S.H. Al-Harthi, M. Elzain, M. Al-Barwani, A. Kora’a, T. Hysen, M.T.Z.

Myint, Unusual surface and edge morphologies, sp2 to sp

3 hybridized

transformation and electronic damage after Ar+ ion irradiation of few-

layer graphene surfaces, Nanoscale research letters, 7 (2012) 1-11. 8 2.726

27. S.H. Al-Harthi, A. Kara'a, T. Hysen, M. Elzain, A.T. Al-Hinai, M.T.Z.

Myint, Evolution of surface morphology and electronic structure of few

layer graphene after low energy Ar+ ion irradiation, Applied Physics

Letters, 101 (2012) 213107. 8 3.302

28. H. Thomas, S. Thomas, R.V. Ramanujan, D.K. Avasthi, I.A. Al-Omari,

S.H. Al-Harthi, M.R. Anantharaman, Swift heavy ion induced surface

and microstructural evolution in metallic glass thin films, Nuclear

Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam, 287

(2012) 85-90. 6 1.124

29. E.A. Khudaish, K.Y. Al-Ajmi, S.H. Al-Harthi, A.T. Al-Hinai, A solid

state sensor based polytyramine film modified electrode for the

determination of dopamine and ascorbic acid in a moderately acidic

solution, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 676 (2012) 27-34. 5 2.729

30. S. Thomas, G. Pookat, S.S. Nair, M. Daniel, B. Dymerska, A. Liebig, S.

H. Al-Harthi, R. V. Ramanujan, M. R. Anantharaman, J. Fidler and M.

Albrecht, Exchange bias effect in partially oxidized amorphous Fe–Ni–B

based metallic glass nanostructures, Journal of Physics: Condensed

Matter, 24 (2012) 256004. 4 2.346

31. A.K. George, C. Carboni, S.H. Al-Harthi, W.M. Zoghaib, D.M.

Potukuchi, Dielectric and Spontaneous Polarization Studies of a

Ferroelectric Chiral Smectic Liquid Crystal, Scientific Research, 2

(2012) 75-79. 1 0.351

32. S.H. Al-Harthi, M. Al-Barwani, M. Elzain, A.T. Al-Hinai, N. Al-

Naamani, Self-assembly of CuSO4 nanoparticles and bending multi-wall

carbon nanotubes on few-layer graphene surfaces, Applied Physics A,

105 (2011) 469-477. 2 1.694

33. S.H. Al-Harthi, M. Al-Barwani, M. Elzain, N. Al-Naamani, T. Hysen,

Nanobubbles stability and multiwall carbon nanotubes straightening on

few-layer graphene surfaces, Journal of Applied Physics, 110 (2011)

044319. 2 2.183

34. H.M. Widatallah, S.H. Al-Harthi, C. Johnson, Z. Klencsár, A.M.

Gismelseed, Formation, cationic site exchange and surface structure of

mechanosynthesized EuCrO3 nanocrystalline particles, Journal of

Physics D: Applied Physics, 44 (2011) 265403. 11 2.721

35. S.H. Al-Harthi, K.P. Revathy, A.K. George, M.E. Elzain, A.T. Al-

Hinai, A. Mesli, Self-assembly of TiO2 nanoparticles on native oxide

terminated silicon surfaces, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical

and Engineering Aspects, 370 (2010) 20-27. 1 2.108

36. S.H. Al-Harthi, K.P. Revathy, F. Gard, A. Mesli, A.K. George, J.

Bartringer, Self-assembly of Silver Nanoparticles and Multiwall Carbon

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Nanotubes on Decomposed GaAs Surfaces, Nanoscale research letters, 5

(2010) 1737-1743. 1 2.726

37. A.K. George, R.N. Singh, S. Arafin, C. Carboni, S.H. Al Harthi,

Mesomorphism in a binary mixture of non-mesogens: A thermo-physical

study, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 405 (2010) 4586-4593. 2 1.319

38. S. Thomas, J. Mathew, P. Radhakrishnan, V.P.N. Nampoori, A.K.

George, S.H. Al-Harthi, R.V. Ramanujan, M.R. Anantharaman, Metglas

thin film based magnetostrictive transducers for use in long period fibre

grating sensors, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 161 (2010) 83-90. 10 4.097

39. S.H. Al-Harthi, M. Al-Saadi, I.A. Al-Omari, H. Sitepu, K. Melghit, I.

Al-Amri, Structural analysis and band gap tailoring of Fe 3+-doped Zn–

TiO2 nanoparticles, Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing,

99 (2010) 237-244. 2 1.704

40. S. Thomas, S.H. Al-Harthi, I.A. Al-Omari, R.V. Ramanujan, V.

Swaminathan, Influence of substrate topography on the growth and

magnetic properties of obliquely deposited amorphous nanocolumns of

Fe–Ni, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 42 (2009) 215005. 5 2.721

41. T.N. Narayanan, S. Jose, S. Thomas, S.H. Al-Harthi, M.R.

Anantharaman, Fabrication of a quantum well heterostructure based on

plasma polymerized aniline and its characterization using STM/STS,

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 42 (2009) 165309. 3 2.721

42. H.M. Widatallah, A.D. Al-Rawas, C. Johnson, S.H. Al-Harthi, A.M.

Gismelseed, The Formation of Nanocrystalline SrFeO3−δ Using

Mechano-Synthesis and Subsequent Sintering: Structural and Mössbauer

Studies, Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 9 (2009), 2510-

2517. 4 1.556

43. S. Thomas, S.H. Al-Harthi, R.V. Ramanujan, Z. Bangchuan, L. Yan, W.

Lan and M. R. Anantharaman, Surface evolution of amorphous

nanocolumns of Fe–Ni grown by oblique angle deposition, Applied

Physics Letters, 94 (2009) 063110. 12 3.302

44. C. Carboni, S. Al-Ruzaiqi, A. Al-Siyabi, S.H. Al-Harthi, A.K. George,

T.J. Sluckin, The behaviour of the interfacial surface tension of liquid-

crystal materials in the vicinity of the nematic-isotropic phase transition,

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 494 (2008) 114-126. 2 0.446

45. S. Thomas, S.H. Al-Harthi, D. Sakthikumar, I.A. Al-Omari, R.V.

Ramanujan, Microstructure and random magnetic anisotropy in Fe–Ni

based nanocrystalline thin films, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics,

41 (2008) 155009. 25 2.721

46. H.M. Widatallah, C. Johnson, A.M. Gismelseed, I.A. Al-Omari, S.J.

Stewart, S.H. Al-Harthi, S. Thomas and H. Sitepu, Structural and

magnetic studies of nanocrystalline Mg-doped Li0.5Fe2.5O4 particles

prepared by mechanical milling, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys 41 (2008)

165006. 15 2.721

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47. S. Thomas, S.K. Nair, E.M.A. Jamal, S.H. Al-Harthi, M.R. Varma,

Size-dependent surface plasmon resonance in silver silica

nanocomposites, Nanotechnology 19 (2008) 075710. 67 3.821

48. M. Mamor, M. Elzain, K. Bouziane, S.H. Al Harthi, Deep-level

transient spectroscopy study of the E center in n− Si and partially relaxed

n− Si0.9 Ge0.1 alloy layers, Physical Review B, 77 (2008) 035213. 5 3.736

49. S.H. Al-Harthi, A. Sellai, Features of a tunnel diode oscillator at

different temperatures, Microelectronics Journal, 38 (2007) 817-822. 5 0.836

50. A. Sellai, M. Mamor, S.H. Al-Harthi, Density of surface states in

Pd/SiGe/Si interface from capacitance measurements, Surface Review

and Letters, 14 (2007) 765-768. 4 0.370

51. M. Mamor, A. Sellai, K. Bouziane, S.H. Al-Harthi, M. Al- Busaidi, F.S.

Gard, Influence of He-ion irradiation on the characteristics of Pd/n-

Si0.90Ge0.10/Si Schottky contacts, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics,

40 (2007) 1351. 29 2.721

52. P.D. Quinn, N.R. Wilson, S.A. Hatfield, C.F. McConville, G.R. Bell,

T.C.Q. Noakes, S.H. Al-Harthi, F. Gard, Composition profiles of InAs–

GaAs quantum dots determined by medium-energy ion scattering,

Applied Physics Letters, 87 (2005) 153110. 22 3.302

53. A.K. George, D.M. Potukuchi, S.H. Al-Harthi, C. Carboni,

Mesomorphism in a binary mixture of non-mesogens: A dielectric

spectroscopy investigation, Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A, 59 (2004)

659-664. 4 0.552

54. A.K. George, V.G.K.M. Pisipati, C. Carboni, S.H. Al-Harthi, J Naciri,

Studies on room temperature ferroelectric liquid crystal, 12CN5 (R*),

Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A, 59 (2004) 97-99. - 0.552

55. D.M. Potukuchi, A.K. George, C. Carboni, S.H. Al-Harthi, J Naciri,

Ferroelectrics, 300: 1 ibid, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 409

(2004) 343. 2 0.491

56. C. Carboni, A. Al-Lawati, A.K. George, S.H. Al-Harthi, M. Al-

Barwani, Observation of a Bubble Texture At the Cholesteric To

Homeotropic-Nematic Transition In a Confined Chiral Nematic Liquid

Crystal, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 410 (2004) 239-245. - 0.491

57. A.K. George, M. Al-Hinai, C. Carboni, S.H. Al-Harthi, D.M.

Potukuchi, J. Naciri, Dielectric Response in the Smectic A and Smectic

C* Phases of a Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal, 12CN5 (R*), Molecular

Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 409 (2004) 343-353. 2 0.491

58. C. Carboni, R. Mehdi, A.K. George, S.H. Al-Harthi, J. Naciri,

Electroclinic effect in low molar mass organosiloxane liquid crystals,

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 410 (2004) 61-69. 7 0.491

59. D.M. Potukuchi, A.K. George, C. Carboni, S.H. Al-Harthi, J Naciri,

Low frequency dielectric relaxation, spontaneous polarization, optical tilt

angle and response time investigations in a flourinated ferroelectric

liquid crystal, N125F2 (R*), Ferroelectrics, 300 (2004) 79-93. 13 0.380

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60. A.K. George, M. Al-Hinai, D.M. Potukuchi, S.H. Al-Harthi, C.

Carboni, Study of dipole dynamics and pre-transitional effects at

isotropic to nematic phase transition by low-frequency dielectric

relaxation measurements, Phase Transitions, 76 (2003) 1037-1045. 8 0.954

61. M.G. Dowsett, T.J. Ormsby, F.S. Gard, S.H. Al-Harthi, B. Guzmán,

Determination of the variation in sputter yield in the SIMS transient

region using MEIS, Applied surface science, 203 (2003) 363-366. 7 2.711

62. C.F. McConville, S.H. Al-Harthi, M.G. Dowsett, F.S. Gard, T.J.

Ormsby, Determination of the erosion rate in the transient region of an

ultralow energy secondary ion mass spectrometry profile using medium

energy ion scattering, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, 20

(2002) 1690-1698. 5 1.464

63. M.G. Dowsett, S.H. Al-Harthi, T.J. Ormsby, B. Guzmán, F.S. Gard,

T.C.Q. Noakes, Establishing an accurate depth-scale calibration in the

top few nanometers of an ultrashallow implant profile, Physical Review

B, 65 (2002) 113412. 3 3.736

64. M.G. Dowsett, S.H. Al-Harthi, T.J. Ormsby, B. Guzman, F.S. Gard,

T.C.Q. Noakes, Surface physics, low-dimensional systems, and related

topics-Establishing an accurate depth-scale calibration in the top few

nanometers of an ultrashallow implant profile, Physical Review-Section

B-Condensed Matter, 65 (2002) 113412-113412. - 3.660

65. T.D. Veal, C.F. McConville, S.H. Al-Harthi, Surface preparation of

InAs (110) using atomic hydrogen, Sultan Qaboos University journal for

Science and Technology, 7 (2002) 303-310. 1 3.302

66. S.H. Al-Harthi, A.K. George, Anisotropic Surface Order in the Isotropic

Phase of Nematic Liquid Crystals, Crystal Research and Technology, 32

(1997) 519-523. 4 1.120

B. Submitted paper

1. F. Al-Nofli, J. Rather, M. Al-Hinaai, K. Laxman, H.H. Kyaw, S.H. Al-

Harthi, Sensitive and selective dopamine sensor based on novel

conjugated polymer decorated gold nanoparticles: Characterization,

kinetic and thermodynamic studies, Analytica Chimica Acta, under

submission. 4.513

2. S. Al-Khabouri, S.H. Al-Harthi, T. Maekawa, Y. Nagaoka, M.E. Elzain,

A. Al -Hinai,A.D. Al-Rawas, A.M. Gismelseed, A. A. Yousif, Free and

carbon nanotubes encapsulated manganese ferrite nanoparticles, Journal

of Physics D: Applied Physics, under submission 2.721

3. T. Bora, M. T. Z. Myint, S.H. Al-Harthi, J. Dutta, Role of surface

defects on visible light enabled plasmonic photocatalysis in Au-ZnO

nanocatalyst, The Royal Society of Chemistry, under submission. 3.84

4. H.H. Kyaw, S.H. Al-Harthi, A. Sellai, J. Dutta, Self organization of

gold nanoparticles on silanated surfaces, Beilstein Journal of

Nanotechnology, under submision. 2.67

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5. H.H. Kyaw, S.H. Al-Harthi, A. Sellai and J. Dutta, Time dependent

interaction between gold nanoparticles and graphene oxide study in

solution and solid phases, Sultan Qaboos University journal for Science

and Technology in submission.

C. Conference proceeding 1. Al-Omari, S.H. Al-Harthi, M. J. Al-Saadi, K.elghit, Magnetic properties of Fe-doped

Zn–TiO2 ruitile nanoparticles, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol 1201, 2010 Materials

Research Society.

2. M. Widatallah, S.H. Al-Harthi, C. Johnson, T.H. Al-ShahumiA. D. Al-Rawas, A.M.

Gismelseed, D.E. Brown C.I. Wynter, Synthesis, XRD, 151

Eu Mossbauer and XPS

studies of nanocrystalline EuCrO3 formed by mechanical alloying and subsequent

sintering, The abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics IC/2009/061.

3. A. Sellai, M. Mamor, F.S. Gard, K. Bouziane, S.H. Al-Harthi, and M. Al-Busaidi,

Electrical Transport Study on Pd/n-SiGe/Si Schottky Diodes, AIP Conference

Proceedings, International Conference on Solid States Science & Technology

(ICSSST’2006), Volume 909, (2007), pp. 112-117.

4. M.G. Dowsett, J. Bellingham, S.H. Al-Harthi, B. Guzmàn, T.J. Ormsby, G.A. Cooke

and C.F. McConville, Establishing accuracy in ultra-shallow profiling, Proc. 2nd

International Symposium on SIMS and Related, Techniques, Nov 8-9, 2000, Seikei

University, Tokyo, Japan.

5. Proceedings of the First Regional G.C.C. Workshop on Surface Physics (SPW), 19-

March 2002, SQU, Muscat, Oman. Ed. S.H. Al-Harthi, M.E. Elzain and T.

Mohiuddin.

i. Presentation

1. S.H. Al-Harthi, Low energy ion implantation of shallow buried Sb in Si(001)

International Conference (IVST-13) at Birmingham 1998 UK.

2. S.H. Al-Harthi, invited speaker to The ISESCO International Workshop and

Conference on Nanotechnology 2007, June 12-15, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

3. S.H. Al-Harthi, invited speaker to the Shell International Nanotechnology Forum, 7-9

October 2008, Houston, Texas, USA.

4. S.H. Al-Harthi, invited speaker by Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC), 13-

15 October 2008 to give a presentation to the researchers and industrialists in

Nanotechnology.

5. S.H. Al-Harthi, International conference on no-ionizing radiation, environment and

safety, Muscat 30-31 January 2010.

6. S.H. Al-Harthi, French –Oman cooperation conference February 2010.

7. A. Al-Lawati, C. Carboni, A.K. George, S.H. Al-Harthi, Bubble Doman at the

cholesteric to homeotropic-nematic transition in a confined chiral nematic liquid

crystal, 19th International liquid crystal conference 2002, Edinburh, UK 30 June-5 July

2002.

8. H.M. Widatallah, A.D. Al-Rawas, C. Johnson, S.H. Al-Harthi, E.A. Moore, A.M.

Gismelseed, S.J. Stewart, The Formation of Nanocrystalline SrFeO3- using

Mechano-synthesis and Subsequent Sintering: Structural and Mössbauer Studies, Int.

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Conference on Micro-and Nanotechnologies, ICMNT06, Tiziouzo, Algeria 19-23,

November 2006.

9. A. Gismelseed, S.H. Al-Harthi, M. Elzain, A.D. Al-Rawas, A. Yousif, S. Al-Saadi, I.

Al-Omari, H. Widatallah, K. Bouziane, Atmospheric corrosion of mild steel in Oman,

ICAME 2005, 753-758.

10. S.H. Al-Harthi, The Third International Conference on Frontiers in Nanoscience and

Technology, Cochin, India 13-18 August 2011

ii. Poster

1. A. Sellai, M. Mamor, F.S. Gard, S.H. Al-Harthi, Interface state properties of

Pd/SiGe/Si from Admittance Spectroscopy, Asian Pacific Conference on Surface

Science & Engineering, Baptist University Hong-Kong, 19-21 December 2006.

2. H. M. Widatallah, C. Johnson, S.H. Al-Harthi, A. M. Gismelseed, A. D. Al Rawas, S.

J. Stewart, M. Elzain, I. Al-Omari, A. A. Yousif, Structural and Mossbauer Study of

Y3Fe5O12 nanparticles prepared by ball milling and subsequent sintering, The

International Conf. on the Application of the Mössbauer Effect ICAME 07, September

2007, Kanpur, (India).

3. Mariam Al-Hinai, A.K. George, D.M. Potukuchi, C. Carboni, S.H. Al-Harthi, and

J.Naciri, Dielectric response in the smectic A and smectic C* phases of a ferroelectric

liquid in the low frequency region, 19th international liquid crystal conference 2002,

Edinburh, UK 30 June-5 July 2002.

4. R. Mehdi, C. Carboni, A.K. George, S.H. Al-Harthi, J. Naciri and B.R. Ratna, Random

smectic C phases in Monomesogen low molar mass organosiloxane liquid crystal

materials, 19th International liquid crystal conference 2002, Edinburh, UK 30 June-5

July 2002.

iii. Workshop/Conference participation

1. S.H. Al-Harthi, Laser and its applications Workshop, Qatar University, Doha,

September 1993.

2. S.H. Al-Harthi, Application of Medium Energy Ion Scattering Conference, 1999

Oxford UK.

3. S.H. Al-Harthi invited at the founding Conference for Expatriate Arab Scientist

(IQ2006) Qatar.

4. S.H. Al-Harthi participated in the International Conference in Human Resource

Development for Nuclear Energy Program, UAE, 13-18 March 2010

5. S.H. Al-Harthi participated in Nanotechnology conference in Egypt, 2012

iv. Grants and Contract Support

As principal investigator:

1. Project: SCI/PHYS/09/04; Tailoring the magnetic properties of nanocrystalline alloys

for soft magnetic applications ($ 26,000).

2. Project: IG/SCI/ PHYS /06/02; Surface Preparation of InN using Atomic Hydrogen

($ 9,300)

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3. Project: IG/SCI/PHYS/03/05; Investigation of the SIMS surface transient and steady-

state regions using MEIS. ($ 6,500)

4. Project: SR/SCI/PHYS/02/01; Atmospheric corrosion maps and corrosion products of

mild steel, copper, aluminium and zinc in Muscat. (Strategic project), ($ 338,000)

5. The joint venture effort between the College of Science and the College of Engineering

for the research chair position in Nanomembrane development, (as initiator) Approx.

($5 millions)

6. Project: Study of graphene field effect transitors for high speed applications, with

SQU-UAE 2013, (as SQU Principal Investigator) ($ 93,000)

7. TRC project proposal : Low cost portable apparatus for bio-sensing applications, 2015

in preparation.

As co- investigator:

1. Project: SCI/PHYS/05/01; Influence of annealing temperature/time on structural and

electrical properties of silicides. (~$ 27,000)

2. Project: IG/SCI/ PHYS /04/04; Phase Transition Studies in Liquid Crystals from Density

and Interfacial Tension Measurements.(~$35,000)

3. Project: IG/SCI/PHYS/02/04; Electrical behaviour and dimensional effects in silicide/Si

systems. (~$12,300)

4. Project: IG/SCI/PHYS/03/05; Optical, structural, and electrical properties of implanted

GaN-based semiconductors. (~$26,500)

5. Consultancy Project: Experimental setup for performance evaluation and commercial

scale synthesis of nano enhanced drilling fluids with Petraleum Development of Oman

(PDO) phase 1 in 2011 and phase 2 in 2013

6. TRC Project: Removal of Toxic Organic Pollutants and By-Products using Advanced

Oxidation Processes and Nanotechnology, 2011

7. TRC Project: Synthesis, characterize and develop of Fe3+

doped ZnO nanoparticle

catalyst for hydrogen production from natural gas, with Nizwa university, 2015

8. TRC Project: Nanowires for multi-level information storage memory devices with low

power consumption and high capacity (submitted 2015).

v. Technical Reports

1. S.H. Al-Harthi and M.H. Al-Harthi, Nanotechnology Research Vision for Oman,

Strategic planning & Implementation for The Research Council of Oman

2. S.H. Al-Harthi, Strategic corrosion project report submitted to the Diwan of Royal Court

3. S.H. Al-Harthi et al, Final report on atmospheric corrosion maps and corrosion products

of mildsteel, copper aluminium and zinc in Muscat (January, 2008)

4. S.H. Al-Harthi, Business plan for local community companies working for PDO.

(Alsumri Business Plan 2008)

5. S.H. Al-Harthi et al, Report on the development of the college of science technical staff

training strategy

6. S.H. Al-Harthi, I. Al-Amri and H. Al-Kindy,Technical report for purchasing a high

resolution transmission electron microscopy from JOEL Japan

7. S.H. Al-Harthi and M. Al-Saadi, A report for linking the industry to college of science

with objectives of students training of and assessment of the industry research needs

8. S.H. Al-Harthi, C.P. Parry, C.F.Mcconville, T.C.Q. Noakes and P. Bailey, Low energy

ion implantation of shallow buried Sb in Si(001), (Project code MAP3- 02) CLRC

Daresbury MEIS and RUST Annual reports 1997-1998

9. N.S.Kaijaks, S.H. Al-Harthi, C.F.Mcconville, T.C.Q. Noakes and P. Bailey, MEIS

study of reconstructions observed on a GaSb(001) surface, (Project code MAP3-03),

CLRC Daresbury MEIS and RUST Annual reports 1997-1998

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10. N.S.Kaijaks, S.H. Al-Harthi, C.F.Mcconville, and T.C.Q. Noakes, Structural Analysis

and Induced surface damage on InAs(001) surface, (Project code MAP4-07), CLRC

Daresbury MEIS and RUST Annual reports 1998-1999

11. S.H. Al-Harthi, C.P. Parry, C.F.Mcconville, T.C.Q. Noakes and P. Bailey, Atomic

distribution, diffusion and segregation in MBE Grown Ge layer and low energy ion

implantation in the near-surface region of Si(001), (Project code MAP4- 09), CLRC

Daresbury MEIS and RUST Annual reports 1998 -1999

12. S.H. Al-Harthi, T.J.Ormsby, D.Brown, M.G.Dowsett, C.F.Mcconville, T.C.Q. Noakes

and P. Bailey, Investigation of SIMS surface transient region using MEIS, (Project code

MAP5-07), CLRC Daresbury MEIS and RUST Annual reports 1998-1999.

1.4 Personal professional development and recognition in scholarship

1. I have experience in surface/interface physics, nano-science, corrosion science and

liquid crystals physics. My research is currently focused on two main areas:

Surface/interface physics and nano-science. In surface/interface physics I use different

techniques such as XPS, SPALEED, UPS, ISS, MEIS, SIMS, Auger electron

spectroscopy, dielectric and surface tension techniques in characterization of

semiconductor and liquid crystal materials. In nano-science I use AFM, STM, TEM,

nano-cluster system and XRD techniques for preparation and characterization of nano-

materials

2. MSc. With distinction in low temperature physics, University of Manchester

U.K. 1996

3. Award of second best PhD student in experimental surface physics, Warwick

UK. May 2000

4. Invited to support PDO external affairs department competences development

at Radisson Sas, September 2004

5. Selected twice as a discussion leader of 120 CEO’s Health, Safety and

6. Environment (HSE) conferences by Petroleum Development of Oman (PDO)

in 2006 and 2007

7. Invited participant to the founding Conference for Expatriate Arab Scientists

(IQ2006) Qatar

8. Invited speaker to The ISESCO International Workshop and Conference on

Nanotechnology 2007, June 12-15, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

9. Invited speaker to Shell International Nanotechnology Forum, 7-

9 October 2008, Houston, Texas, USA

10. Invited by Hysitron, INC. Nanomechanical Test Instruments, 10-15 October

2008, Minneapolis, USA

11. Recognition by SQU of the good co-organization of the International

Conference on Mössbauer Spectroscopy, 25-27 September 2003, SQU, Muscat,

Oman

12. Recognition by SQU/Physics Department of good co-organization of the First

Regional G.C.C. Workshop on Surface Physics (SPW), 19-21 March 2002,

SQU, Muscat, Oman

13. Recognition by SQU/Physics Department of good co-organization of the

Regional Nanotechnology workshop, 13-15 January 2008, SQU, Muscat, Oman

14. Invited speaker by Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC),13- 15 October

2008 to give a presentation to the researchers and industrialists in Nanotechnology

15. Invited by Omicron on discussion of Nanotechnology Instruments, 18-21 June 2006,

Taunusstein, Germany

16. Award of the best researcher funds by the college of science- college retreat day March

2010

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17. Invited speaker to the Renewable Energy and Sustainability Conference, 6-10 December

2012, Lebanon

18. Invited speaker to the Essential need of Nano-Education in OIC Countries, 6-8 December

2011, Islamabad, Pakistan

19. Invited to visit JEOL in Japan for electron microscopy evaluation in May 2009,

November 2009 and August 2012

20. Invited to visit Japan to sign LOU between College of Science and Bionanoelectronic

Center at Toyo university, October 2014

21. Invited by TRC in workshop to discuss Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

Review (STIP Review), November 2013

22. Invited to visit Thailand for research collaboration discussion at Bangkok University,

August 2015

23. Invited to visit Sweden, material research group at Uppsala University to give

a presentation on nanomaterials and applications in order to establish sensor research

collaboration, September 2015

24. Invitation to attend the "3-Day Regional Workshop on National Innovation

Systems and Intellectual Property (Arab Region)", October 5-7,2015 at Tunis,

Tunisian Republic.

1.5 Leadership in scholarship

1. As a chair of Electron microscopes committee at SQU, I have supported all operators of

these techniques in terms of local and overseas training programs and organized two

advanced training workshops on the operation and maintenance of electron microscopes. A

two years intensive training contract has been approved in training all TEM and SEM

operators at SQU starting 2016

2. I managed to secure Nano-chair funds ($5 millions) from TRC for 4 years

3. Acting as the focal point between SQU, KREMS University in Austria and Toyo

University in Japan

4. Through AIAP I have managed and developed many processes and policies such as IP

policy to support protection of research output and other innovative solutions

5. As assistant Dean of post graduates and Research in the college of Science I have

supported different aspects related to scholarship

6. Organizing committee chairman of Regional Nanotechnology Workshop, 13-15 January

2008, SQU. I acted as chair of the organizing committee of nano-workshop with Toyo

University in 2014 at SQU and a chair of Green chemistry workshop.

4.7 Impact in scholarship

My main objective is to support SQU in different aspects related to research and innovation.

Based on my humble initiatives -supported by colleagues, we now have at SQU several well

supported and state of art electron microscopes, a complete financial supported innovation

program, IP policy, innovation and creativity long term strategy and clear processes needed for

any Technology Transfer Office. The nanotechnology chair has completed four years and

played a major role in building nano-capacity in all scientific colleges at SQU, enhancement of

multi- disciplinary research activities, education and nano-industrial links. Due to the collective

efforts of the college in the last 2 years, the college has managed to secure the lion’s share of

TRC funds compare to any college at SQU or any higher academic institutions in the country.

This is well reflected from the current increase in the number of MSc and PhD students, research

assistants and post Docs supported by TRC grants.

5.8 Other information

1. I have also refereed few papers for SQU Journal of Science and other international

journals

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2. I am a chair of Electron microscopes committee at SQU

3. I am a member of the University research board

4. Since my last promotion I have published 33 papers and all research focused on

surface/interface and the physics of nanomaterials. The nature of papers before that

reflects the research career development which I have gone through and the research

facilities which were available at that time as indicated below.

My final year Undergraduate project “Liquid crystal research: thesis titled

"Anisotropic Surface Order in the Isotropic Phase of Nematic Liquid Crystals".

Experience gained while working on liquid crystal research after my postgraduate studies

formed the basis of liquid crystal publications until 2004

MSc degree: My MSc degree was in the physics of semiconductor devices and computer

modelling of electronic circuits using PSPICE. My thesis work titled "Behavior of a

Tunnel Diode Oscillator from 4.2 K to 300 K. Experience gained and results of this study

formed the basis of publications related to devices

PhD degree: Surface Physics & Nanotechnology "Depth profiling of ultra-shallow

implants in silicon", experience gained and results obtained from this study formed the

basis of publications related to surface, interface, material defects, thin films and

nanomaterials.

5. University and Community Service

5.1 Participation in university and community service activities

A. At Sultan Qaboos University

1. Organized and executed 4 teacher’s workshops and 2 workshops for Omani Navy

2. Acted as a link between local banks and College of Commerce and College of

Engineering to support their research and community activities

3. Gave annual lectures to the Omani army on 18 occasions since 1993

4. Training of 35 staff in college of science on using Software for the University Strategic

Plan implementation, 2010

5. Participation in two video clips to promote research in 2014 and innovation in 2015

6. Developed guidelines for the coordinators responsible for achieving SQU international

cooperation strategic objectives.

B. Outside Sultan Qaboos University

1. Involved in the assessment of basic education in Oman (2002-2004), including survey

of 5,000 teachers

2. Organised and executed teacher’s training at Nizwa teachers training center in 2006

3. Acted as a consultant in a committee responsible for the establishment of the army

college, Ministry of Defence, 2003

4. Participated in the video conference of climate change (2006) at the British Council in

Oman

5. Participated in the HSE conferences organised by PDO in 2006 and 2007

6. Met the top management of Bank Muscat and gave a seminar “On importance of

research and development in the banking industry”, November 2005

7. Gave a presentation at Nousaiba Secondary School, Muscat 2005

8. Gave a seminar at Marine Science Centre “Monthly distribution of phytoplankton in the

gulf of Oman and in the Arabian sea”, 2005

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5.2 Popularization, dissemination and simplification of knowledge

1. Gave a seminar at Hail Al Awamer School “Your mind is better than what you think”,

2005

2. Gave a presentation at Oman environmental society titled: Joining from Runners in

Environmental Research Initiative in Oman. “Adopt and Take a Clever Strategy”

3. Took part in scientific talk programs on Radio and FM Oman, 2004

4. Gave a presentation during middle east deans meeting on linking research output to the

industry

5. Gave a presentation on SQU risk management policy, 2014

6. Wrote a Climate Change Quotation for the UN as asked by the British Council of Oman

in 2006

7. Gave a presentation at JEOL Tachikawa Japan 14 July 2010.”Electron Microscopy

Marketing Transformation: An Investment Through Capitalising on Knowledge of

Middle east Needs and JEOL Resources”

8. Assisted College of Science student activities and organization during the science week,

May 2007 and in the period from 2011-2013

9. Presented 2 popular Nanotechnology articles, for Ministry of Education 2007, and

Ministry of Higher Education 2008

10. Interviewed in special edition of Gulf news “Friday” about my combination style of

science and management, 2006

11. Wrote a popular article on atmospheric corrosion in Oman, Oman Arabic newspaper,

2005

12. Wrote a popular article on Nanotechnology research at SQU in Almasar bulletin, 2008

13. Interviewed in SQU Almasar bulletin about my contribution to different SQU activities,

2014.

5.3 Serving in administrative positions and committee membership/Chairmanship

1. A chairman of the physics technical staff committee and the college from 2003 to 2006

2. A member of procurement committee from 2002 to 2007, a chair of college strategic

plan, chair of capital equipment committee and a member of the university community

advisory board in 2012

3. Represented the physics department in the college capital equipment committee for four

years

4. A member of the appointment and research committee in the physics department

5. Executed a program for linking 22 industries to physics department with objectives of

training the students and assessing the industry research needs

6. Served as a member of SQU-Ministry of Education committee for two years to assess the

basic education in the country and as a member of national non-ionizing radiation and

disaster recovery committees

7. In 2014, I served in two national committees to establish the Muscat innovation center

8. Since May 2015, I am chairing a committee to establish ties with Global

Entrepreneurship Monitor in Europe

9. I acted as a link between local banks and some colleges to support their research and

community activities

10. As Assistant Dean of Training and Community Services and Assistant Dean of

Postgraduate Studies and Research, I have supported the college in many community

service aspects and involved as chair or as a member of many committees at college,

university and country levels

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11. I have been a major contributor to research internationalization and acted as a focal point

for collaboration between SQU and KREMS University in the field of Biotechnology and

Toyo University in Japan in the field of bionanoelectronics.

12. In addition to my present role as an Assistant Dean of Postgraduate Studies and Research,

I am the head of the Risk Management Team at the University and responsible for

establishing complete risk management policy, framework and system that enables me to

make immense contributions to the development of risk management processes,

infrastructure, and safety

13. I have recently completed works related to the development of International Cooperation

Coordinator competences and construction of wind turbine at SQU

14. I have been organizing and facilitating the annual college retreat for many years. Also I

have 10 years’ experience as the General Manager of a leading logistics company which

supports oil and gas companies in Oman

15. I have also co-founded the Enlightment Consultancy Company and acted as the scientific

advisor to Omicron Nanotechnology Company in Germany for 2 years

16. I played a leading role as an initiator for SQU to obtain from British Petroleum (BP)

40,000 OMR to support innovation at SQU (agreement with BP to be signed end of Oct.

2015)

17. A member of SQU Nanotechnology technical committee

18. I played major role in the development of SQU IP Policy

19. Since 1993, I have been serving in many committees at the departmental, college,

university and country level and played a role in the implementation of the 2009-2013

SQU strategy and the development of the long term innovation strategy at SQU.

20. I have been a member of committees for SQU financial capacity and academic grievance

issues.

21. A member of editorial board of Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science

from 2003 to 2006

22. Acted as a co-chair and organiser of the open day between College of Science and

College of Engineering in March 2010.

23. A member of organizing committee of year of Physics 2005.

24. Member of organizing committee for the workshop on astronomy at SQU in 2005

25. A member of committee responsible of assessing the Omani Caves in 1997 at the Diwan

of Royal Court

26. A member of national team responsible of the Innovation hub project: Concepts, Model,

Processes and Resources Requirements, TRC, December 2010.

5.4 Other information

I have been interested in my carrier to combine science, business and administration. Below

are examples of accomplishments in this regard:

1. Support and review progress of the Company and Management System

2. Develop plans; approve manuals and procedures in key business areas: Health, Safety

and Environment (HSE), Contracts Management, Strategy & Business Development,

Marketing, Quality Assurance, Omanisation, Business Controls, Learning and Training

3. Provide guidance and direction for transport solutions and technology innovation

4. Development of 5 years business management plans for local community companies

working for the oil industry

5. Assist in competences development and key performance indicators in the key business

areas

6. Development of marketing strategies for local Banks

7. This includes: training development, education and strategic review & logistics business

planning and consultancy. In addition to my job as a physicist I was a general manager of

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one of the leading transportation and Management and Consultancy Services Company in

the country.