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Dr. Asma Abdullah M Alothman

Associate Professor

Associate Professor of Chemistry

كلية العلوم
Building no. 5, T179
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Dr. Asma Abdullah M Alothman, PhD

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Associate Professor of Chemistry
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  • Office: T179 building no. 5
  • Phone: (011)805-8497
  • E-Mail: aaalothman@ksu.edu.sa
  • Twitter: @asmaaalothman
  • Specialty:
  • Inorganic and Materials Chemistry
  • Education:
  • B.Sc., 2003, King Saud University
  • M.Sc., 2008, King Saud University
  • Ph.D., 2016, Oklahoma State University

Employment History:

  • Currently 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).

Member of Advanced Materials Research Chair at KSU
Member of Electrochemistry Research Chair at KSU

Research interest
research interest includes but not limited:

  • catalysis
  • nanotechnology
  • water purification
  • sensors
  • electro- and photo-catalysis
  • explosive detection and neutralization
  • metallo-organic chemistry applied to development of new advanced materials
  • metal organic framework and their energy and environment applications
  • solid state chemistry
  • composite materials and their energy and environment applications
  • radiation role in thermal decomposition/ formation of molecular precursors

Administrative assignments and tasks

  • Public Relations and Community Partnership committee, Chemistry Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Member 2017 till now).
  • Safety and Laboratory committee, Chemistry Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Member 2017 till now).
  • Iso committee, Chemistry Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Member 2017 till now).
  • Learning Outcomes Test, Science College/King Saud University, Arabia (Coordinator 2020 till now).
  • GRE Test, Science College/King Saud University, Arabia (Coordinator 2019 till now).
  • Public Relations and Community Partnership committee, Chemistry Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Coordinator 21/1/2018-22/1/2020).
  • Acting manager of the central laboratory in the summer semester for 58 days from 27/7/2019 to 7/8/2019.
  • Chemical Analysis Unit, Central Laboratory /Female Students Campus/King Saud University (Supervisor 26/4/2019-26/10/2019).
  • College's Accounts with its Two Branches of Female and Male Students on Social Networking Sites Committee, Science College/King Saud University (Chairwoman 29/12/2018-23/5/2019)
  • Scientific Research Unit, Science College/King Saud University (Member 4/11/2018-23/5/2019)
  • Public Relations and Media Unit, Science College/King Saud University (Member 15/10/2018-23/5/2019)
  • Development of Computational Chemistry Course Committee, Chemistry Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Member 18/7/2017-3/3/2018).
  • Public Relations Committee of the 7th International Chemistry Conference (7ICC), Saudi Chemical Society, (14/11/2017-13/11/2018)
  • Coordinator for several courses: CHEM 101, 107, and 499
  • Advisor of several talented students
  • Supervisor of research projects for several undergraduate students
  • Supervisor of undergraduate Student from Research Support Program
  • Examiner for several undergraduate students’ projects research
  • Examiner for theses of master students
  • 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