introduction/brief CV
CAREER
Associate Professor | 2022-Present
Department of Physics and Astronomy, King Saud University
Associate Professor | 2020-2022
Nuclear Science Research Institute, KACST
Seconded to King Saud University | 2019-2020
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Assistant Professor | 2015-2020
Nuclear Science Research Institute, KACST
Researcher A | 2009-2015
The National Centre for Mathematics and Physics, KACST
Researcher | 2005-2009
The National Centre for Mathematics and Physics, KACST
Researcher | 2004-2005
The Atomic Energy Research Institute, KACST
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD in Theoretical Physics
2012-2014
Nuclear Theory Group, University of Manchester, UK
- Master of Advanced Study in Mathematics
2010-2011
DAMTP, University of Cambridge, UK
- Master of Science in Physics
2007-2009
Michigan State University, Lansing, USA
- Bachelor of Science in Physics with the second honor degree
2001-2004
King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
FELLOWSHIPS
Honorary Research Fellow
2017-2021
School of Physics and Astronomy, Particle Physics Theory Group, University of Glasgow, UK
FIELDS OF INTEREST
Theoretical nuclear and particle physics, effective field theories, hadron and heavy quark physics
MEMBERSHIPS
- Saudi Physical Society
- Saudi Association for Mathematical Sciences
ADMINISTRATIVE WORKS
- 2025-: Member of the Council of the Higher Diploma Program in Radiation Protection and Safety of Radioactive Sources
- 2022-present: Head of Nuclear and High Energy Physics Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, King Saud University
- 2016-2019: Head of the Department of Theoretical Nuclear Physics, KACST
- 12/2-30/9/2010: The Deputy Director of the National Centre for Mathematics and Physics, KACST
areas of expertise
Head of the Nuclear and High-Energy Physics Group and a participating researcher in the Belle II experiment in Japan. His research interests focus on nuclear and particle physics, including:
- Applying Effective Field Theories (EFTs) to study hadronic interactions and properties.
- Investigating the characteristics of newly discovered particles to understand their internal structures and underlying compositions.
- Analyzing selected B-meson decays within the framework of the Belle II experiment.
- Exploring the interaction of radiation with matter and its applications.
publications
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courses
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Quark model of hadrons, solutions, bag models. Gluon exchange, mass formulae, quark masses, heavy quarks. Quark-parton model, deep inelastic electron-nucleon scattering, scaling, corrections to…
This course offers advanced knowledge in Vector Analysis, Vector Analysis in Curved Coordinates and Tensors, Functions of Complex variable I, Functions of Complex variable II, Differential…
This undergraduate course covers the following topics: Properties of the nucleus: Isotopes, nuclear binding energy, angular momentum, nuclear electromagnetic moments, nuclear forces. -…
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