Wael I. Karain

Education

• Ph.D. Physics, August 1993

  Brigham Young University, U.S.A.

• M.Sc. Physics, August 1990

  Brigham Young University

• B.Sc. Physics, August 1988

  Brigham Young University

Employment

• Visiting Professor (Summer 1998) Brigham Young University

• Chairman(1997-present), Department of Physics, Birzeit University, Birzeit, Palestine

• Visiting Scientist (1995), Moxtek Corporation, Orem, Utah, U.S.A.

• Assistant Professor (1994-present), Department of Physics, Birzeit University, Birzeit, Palestine

Research Interests

Nanostructures, Computational physics.

Publications

1. W.I.Karain, L.V.Knight, D.D.Allred, and A. Reyes-Mena,” X-ray diode using a silicon field emission photocathode”, in Soft X-Ray Microscopy, Chris J. Jacobsen, James E.Trebes, Editors, Proc. SPIE 1741, 12(1993).

1. W.I.Karain, L.V.Knight, D.D.Allred, and A. Reyes-Mena,” Manufacturing of atomically sharp silicon tips and their uses as photocathodes”, Encyclia, 69(1992).

1. W.I.Karain, L.V.Knight, D.D.Allred, and A. Reyes-Mena,” The use of sharp silicon tips as photocathodes and electron sources for x-ray generation”, The Journal of Nanostructure Materials, 3 (1993).

2. W.I.Karain, L.V.Knight, D.D.Allred, and A. Reyes-Mena,” Emitted current instability from silicon field emission emitters due to sputtering by residual gas ions”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 12(4), (1994).