Dr. Mohammad Hasan Alhakami
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
STUDENT SUPERVISION
- Supervision of several PhD theses in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
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High School Research Projects:
§ Supervised the “2030 Visionaries” team participated in the Beamline for Schools competition 2023 in CERN.
§ Supervised students in the 2018 Mawhiba Research Enrichment Program at KACST (1-26/7/2018).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s Degree:
Phys 101: General Physics I
Phys 102: General Physics II
Phys 104: General Physics
Phys 210: Classical Mechanics I
Phys 301: Mathematical Physics II
Phys 323: Electromagnetism II
Phys 404: Mathematical Physics III
Phys 452: Quantum Mechanics
Phys 481: Nuclear Physics I
Master’s Degree:
Phys 501: Mathematical Physics I
Phys 505: Advanced Quantum Mechanics
PhD:
Phys 652: Quantum Mechanics II
Phys 653: Quantum Electrodynamics
Phys 657: Advanced Quantum Field Theory
Phys 663: Advanced Particle Physics
Phys 664: Quantum Chromodynamics
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
SCHOOLS, WORKSHOPS, AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED
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2/11/2021: |
The role and achievements of Tabuk University in the Bell II experiment meeting. Department of Physics, University of Tabuk |
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18-20/12/2017: |
Annual Theory Meeting, IPPP, Durham University, UK |
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4-6/9/2017: |
UK Flavor Meeting, IPPP, Durham University, UK |
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26/6-7/7/2017: |
Methods of Effective Field Theory & Lattice Field Theory, TU Munich, Germany |
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28/8-4/9/2016:
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XIIth Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum, Thessaloniki, Greece |
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31/8-3/9/2013: |
The 6th International Workshop on Charm Physics, University of Manchester, UK |
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13-20/2/2010: |
ITEP Winter School in Physics, ITEP, Russia |
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20/5-27/7/2005: |
CERN Summer students program, CERN, Switzerland |
SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS
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9/11/2021: |
Talk, title: B meson physics: application to B factories, Department of Physics and Astronomy, King Saud University |
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2/11/2021: |
Talk, title: B meson physics: application to Belle experiment, Department of Physics, University of Tabuk |
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9/01/2019:
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Talk, title: Effective field theories for heavy quark systems, the National Centre for Laser and Optoelectronics, KACST |
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28/11/2016: |
Talk, title: Hadron Physics and non-perturbative QCD for pedestrian, the National Centre for Applied Physics, KACST |
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18/10/2016: |
Talk, title: D and B mesons masses in heavy meson effective theory, Physics Department, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University |
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29/08/2016: |
Talk, title: D and B mesons masses in chiral perturbation theory with heavy quark symmetry, XIIth Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum, Thessaloniki, Greece |
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13/07/2009: |
Talk, title: Elementary particle Physics, The National Centre for Mathematics and Physics, KACST |
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27/07/2005: |
Talk, title: Time Projection Chamber, ALICE Group, CERN, Switzerland |
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
- 2004-2005: Participated in designing and constructing the Ion Beam Accelerator at KACST
- Internal examiner in a number of PhD defense committees
- Manuscript reviewer for Annals of Physics
- 2017: Exam questions reviewer at Qiyas
- 2022-present: Coordinator of the Physics and Astronomy Department Library
- 2025-present: Faculty Supervisor of the Physics and Astronomy Club
- Member in theoretical physics research group
- Member in nuclear physics research group
- Chair of the Public Relations and Community Partnership Committee – 1446 AH
- Member in the following committees in Physics Department at King Saud University: Higher studies and research committee, Students affairs committee, and Study plans and learning resources committee
- 17-22/12/2015: Presented six training hours in the program: Introduction to Accelerator Physics. Nuclear Science Research Institute, KACST
- Presented seven intensive lectures on “The relativistic quantum mechanics” at the National Centre for Laser and Optoelectronics, KACST
- 18/6-25/7/2019: Presented twenty-six training hours in the program: The development of research capacity for academics in the field of Laser and Optoelectronics. KACST
- Summer 2008: Participated in the training program of students from Technical College in Riyadh
COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS
- Programming Languages: Python, Fortran
- Mathematical software: Mathematica
- Text formatting and office computing: LaTeX, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Operating systems: Linux, Windows
PUBLICATIONS
Mohammad H. Alhakami, Predictions for the beauty meson spectrum, Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology), 103, 034009, 2021
Mohammad H. Alhakami, Spectroscopy of excited charmed mesons, Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology), 101, 016001, 2020
Mohammad H. Alhakami, Low-energy constants of heavy meson effective theory in lattice QCD, Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology), 98, 016008, 2018
Mohammad H. Alhakami, Short-range interactions and narrow resonances in effective field theory, Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology), 96, 056019, 2017
Mohammad H. Alhakami, Mass spectra of heavy-light mesons in heavy hadron chiral perturbation theory, Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology), 93, 094007, 2016
For the full list of publications and scientific contributions, please refer to my ORCID profile at: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2234-8628