Dr. Asma Abdullah M Alothman

Assistant Head of the Department of Chemistry

Researcher IDs:

Researcher ID in the Science Network: AAE-9577-2019

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4701-5424

Employment History:

Assistant Head of the Department of Chemistry since 2023 till now

Associate professor of inorganic chemistry in the department of Chemistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2021 till now).

Assistance professor of inorganic chemistry in the department of Chemistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2017 - 2021).

Graduate researcher in the department of chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA, with scholarship from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2010 - 2016).

Lecturer Department of Chemistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2013).

Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2010).

Scientific Degrees:

PhD degree from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 2016.

Master’s degree from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2008.

B.Sc. degree from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2003.

Management and committees’ positions:

Currently Head of the Talent Discovery and Development Unit, College of Science, 29/3/1444 till now.

Head of the Scientific Committee of the Advanced Chemistry Laboratory - Female Section, 14/9/1440 till now.

Member of the Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Chemistry, 13/6/1443 AH till now.

Public Relations and Community Partnership committee, Member, Chemistry department, 10/02/1446 till now.

Academic Accreditation Committee, Member, Chemistry department, 10/02/1446 till now.

Member of the Supervisory Committee of the Alumni Unit, College of Science 19/3/1443 to 10/02/1446.

Member of the committee between Science College and National Centre of Assessment, Science College, 14/4/1444 to to 10/02/1446.

Coordinator of Post-graduate committee, Chemistry department, 1443/06/13 to to 10/02/1446.

Public Relations and Community Partnership committee, Coordinator, Chemistry department, 1443/06/13 to 10/02/1446.

Member of the Committee of Study Plans and Learning Resources, Department of Chemistry, 13/6/1443 to 10/02/1446.

Advisory Committee in chemistry department, female branch, 26/4/1443 to 4/ 12/ 1445.

Inorganic Chemistry Specialty coordinator, Chemistry department, 13/ 6/ 1443 to 4/ 12/ 1445.

Member of the Content Audit Committee of the International Science Conference and Exhibition, 2023, Saudi Arabia.

Organizer of the International Science Conference and Exhibition, 2023, Saudi Arabia.

Coordinator between Science College and National Centre of Assessment, Science College, 17/3/1442 to 17/3/1443.

Member of Public Relations and Community Partnership committee, Chemistry department, 27/5/1441 to 12/6/1443.

Coordinator of Public Relations and Community Partnership committee, Chemistry department, 4/5/1439 to 26/5/1441.

Safety and Laboratory committee, Member, Chemistry department, 22/12/1438 to 12/6/1443.

Iso committee, Member, Chemistry department, 22/12/1438 to 12/6/1443.

Acting manager of the central laboratory in the summer semester for 58 days from 6/10/1440 to 4/12/1440.

Chemical Analysis Unit, Supervisor, Central Laboratory /Female Students Campus/King Saud University, 1440/08/20 to 1441/02/26.

Public Relations and Media Unit, Science College, 4/2/1440 to 4/2/1441.

College's Accounts with its Two Branches of Female and Male Students on Social Networking Sites Committee, Chairwoman, Science College, 20/4/1440 to 18/9/1440.

Scientific Research Unit, Member, Science College, 24/2/1440 to 18/9/1440.

Public Relations and Media Unit, Science College, 4/2/1440 to 18/9/1440.

Public Relations Committee of the 7th International Chemistry Conference (7ICC), Member, Saudi Chemical Society, 13/9/1439 to 4/3/1440.

Member of Public Relations and Community Partnership committee, Chemistry department, 22/12/1438 to 3/5/1439.

Development of Computational Chemistry Course Committee, Member, Chemistry Department, 23/10/1438 to 15/6/1439.

University and community service:

Coordinator for several courses.

Advisors of talented students.

Supervisor of research projects for undergraduate students.

Supervisor of research projects for graduate students.

Supervisor of research projects for researchers.

Supervisor of undergraduate Students from Research Support Program.

Examiner for undergraduate students’ projects research.

Examiner for theses of master and PhD students.

Supervisor of master students.

Co-supervisor of master students.

Reviewer for several scientific articles.

Participate in organizing College of Science, Chemistry Department, and Saudi Chemical Society activities.

Participate in organizing and presenting general and specialize Lecture, workshops, training courses, symposia.

Active volunteer in within and outside university.

Scientific Societies:

• American Chemical Society, Active member since 2010.

• Saudi Chemical Society, Active member since 2007.

• Material Research Society, Active member since 2020.

• The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Member (23/05/2013 to 24/05/2017).

Scholarship Awards:

• Certificate of Excellence in Community Service, Department of Chemistry, 2023.

• Award for Excellence in Scientific Research at Science college, 2022.

• SABIC Innovation Award, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2016.

• Award for the best posters in third place at the 60th ACS Penta-sectional Meeting, Pittsburg, KS, USA, April 11, 2015.

• Honor for outstanding student from Phi Kappa Phi from chemistry department, Chapter at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 2013.

• Honor from Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission to the USA for outstanding contribution to the Saudi Student Club served as a vice-president at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 2013.

• Scholarship offered by King Saud University to Study Ph.D. degree in United States of America, 2010.

• Award for the best posters in the first scientific Conference of higher education for female and male students, female 2 student branch, 2010.

• Honor with Excellence from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2009.

• Gold Medal with excellence in the preparatory meeting for the first scientific Conference of female and male students of higher education, 2009.

• Honor for outstanding student from chemistry department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2003.

Participation in Conferences, Symposia and Other Activities

1. 19TH ICIS Middle Eastern Base Oils and Lubricants conference, 2024, attendance.
2. American Chemical Society Conference, Fall 2024, USA, poster & oral.
3. 7TH International conference on Perovskite Solar Cell and Optoelectronics “PSCO 2024”,  2024, Italy, poster.
4. Saudi Water Forum “SWF 2024” 2024, attendance.
5. American Chemical Society Conference, Spring 2024, USA, poster.
6. American Chemical Society Conference, Fall 2023, USA, poster.
7. American Chemical Society Conference, Spring 2023, USA, poster.
8. International Science Conference and Exhibition, 2023, Saudi Arabia, organizer.
9. American Chemical Society Conference, Fall 2022, USA, poster.
10. American Chemical Society Conference, Spring 2022, USA, poster.
11. International Conference on Advanced Materials and Applications, 2022, Saudi Arabia, poster.
12. Gulf Chemistry Union Conference, 2022, Bahrain, Poster.
13. American Chemical Society Conference, Fall 2021, USA, poster.
14. American Chemical Society Conference, Spring 2021, USA, poster.
15. American Chemical Society Conference, Fall 2020, USA, poster.
16. American Chemical Society Conference, Spring 2020, USA, poster.
17. Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Virtual Conference, 2020, USA, attendance.
18. International Conference on Chemistry and its Role in Development, 2019, Egypt, poster.
19. American Chemical Society Conference, Fall 2019, USA, poster.
20. American Chemical Society Conference, Spring 2019, USA, poster.
21. International Conference on Chemistry, 2018, Saudi Arabia, organizer.
22. American Chemical Society Conference, Fall 2018, USA, poster.
23. American Chemical Society Conference, Spring 2018, USA, poster.
24. American Chemical Society Conference, Fall 2016, USA, poster.
25. American Chemical Society Conference, Spring 2016, USA, poster.
26. American Chemical Society Conference, Fall 2015, USA, Poster.
27. American Chemical Society Conference, Spring 2015, USA, Oral.
28. Conference of the Quintet Meeting of the American Chemical Society, 2015, USA, poster.
29. American Chemical Society Conference, Fall 2014, USA, poster.
30. American Chemical Society Conference, Spring 2014, USA, poster.
31. American Chemical Society Conference, Fall 2013, USA, poster.
32. American Chemical Society Conference, Fall 2010, USA, attendance.
33. The First Scientific Conference for Higher Education for male and female students, 2010, Saudi Arabia, poster.
34. The First Student Partnership Conference for Higher Education Students, 2010, Saudi Arabia, organizer, member of the Scientific Committee and supervisor of the scientific exhibition team.
35. International Conference on Nanotechnology Industries, "Leading Technology in the 21st Century", 2009, Saudi Arabia, attendance.
36. International Conference on Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges, 2008, Saudi Arabia, poster.
37. Third Saudi Science Conference (New Trends of Science and its Applications), 2007, Saudi Arabia, attendance.
38. Third Conference of the International Conference on Chemistry and Environment, 2007, Kuwait, oral.

Scientific Publications: The number of scientific publications is + 199 and can be viewed through https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4701-5424.

Training Courses: The number of + 200 training courses in leadership, management, quality, technology, safety, self-development, and others.