Contents:

• Biographical Information
• Education
• Employment
• Professional societies
• Honors
• Publications
• Bookmarks

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Physics Department
Birzeit University
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West Bank  (via Israel).

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Biographical Information

• Born on September 11, 1955 in Samou, a small town some 23 km to the south of Hebron in Palestine.
• Dual citizen of Jordan and The virtual state of Palestine.

Education

• BS Physics (with distinction), 1978, Birzeit University
• BS Mathematics (with distinction), 1979, Birzeit University.
• MA Physics, l981, University of California at Santa Barbara.
• PhD Theoretical Physics, 1987, University of Colorado at Boulder, with (the late) Professor A. O. Barut.
  

Employment

• 1994-Present: Associate Professor of Physics, Birzeit University .
• July 1 - September 1, 1997: Visiting Research Scientist at the Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld)
• July 2, 1995 - September 3, 1996: Visiting research scientist at the Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld).
• 1988-1993: Assistant Professor of Physics, Birzeit University .
• July 25 - September 25, 1994: Visiting Research Scientist at Max-Planck Institüt fur Quantenoptik (MPQ ) in Garching bei München, Germany.
• August 1 - November 1, 1991: Visiting Research Scientist at Max-Planck Institüt fur Quantenoptik (MPQ ) in Garching bei München, Germany
• 1986-1987: Visiting Scientist, International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste (Italy)
• 1981 - 1983: Instructor of Physics, Birzeit University .
• 1978 - 1979: Assistant Instructor, Birzeit University .

Professional Societies

• American Physical Society
• Optical Society of America
• Institute of Physics (UK).
• New York Academy of Sciences

Honors

• The Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (reinvitation): July 1 - September 1, 1997 (spent at Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld).
• The Abdel - Hameed Shoman Prize for Young Arab Scientists: 1995.
• The Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship: July 1, 1995 - September 1, 1996 (spent at Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld).
• DAAD (German Academic Exchange Program) Study Visit: spent at Max-Planck Institüt fur Quantenoptik (MPQ ) in Garching bei München, Germany (July 25 - September 25, 1994).
• DAAD Study Visit: spent at MPQ, Garching bei München, Germany (August 1 - November 1, 1991).
• Junior Associate of the International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy (1991 - 93).
• America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc.(Amideast) Graduate Study Scholarship for the PhD degree: 1983 - 1987.
• Amideast Graduate Study Scholarship for the MA degree: 1980 - 1981.
• Birzeit University Undergraduate Study Scholarship: 1975 - 1978.

Publications

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