Dr. Ali Mohammad Al-Shukri’s CV

	Contact Data
Name: ALI MOHAMMAD AL-SHUKRI
Home Address		Business Address
Green Belt, 29^TH Steet Al-Khobar 31951, Saudi Arabia		Physics Department, KFUPM BOX # 378 Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Telephone Number: 882-0034		Telephone Number: 860-3573
		Fax: 860-2293

	Personal Data
Date of Birth: 19/8/1952 G. 29/11/1371 H.		Marital Status: Married
Place of Birth: Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia		Number of Children: (4 childern) Three daughters and one son.

	Employment History
Present Employer Present Employer (Department Organization): KFUPM
Title: Chairman Occupation: Chairman, Physics Department
From: 15 Jamadi II 1423 H. (24 August, 2002)
Title: Assistant Professor Occupation: University Instructor
From: Safar 1412 H. (August, 1991)

Previous Employer

Previous Employer: KFUPM

Title: Graduate Assistant Occupation: Lab Instructor

Dates of Employment:

From: Shaaban 1397 H (August 1977) To: Ramadhan 1399 H (August 1979)

Consultation

Free Consultation: Astronomy related issues (2000 – present)

Prince Sultan Bin AbdulAziz Science and Techology Center, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Educational Data

Academic History: (Highest Degree First)

Degree

Year

Name of Institution

Major Field of Study

Miner Field of Study

Country

PH.D.

1991

Georgia State University

Astrophysics

Speckle Interferometry

U.S.A

M.SC.

1983

University Of South Carolina

Physics

Condensed Matter

U.S.A

B.SC.

1977

KFUPM

Physics

Saudi Arabia

Vocational/ Technical Training:

Name of Certificate

Year

Name of Institution

Study Area

Country

Effective College Teaching

1993

KFUPM

Effective College Teaching in a Non-native English-Speaking Environment

Saudi Arabia

Computers in Teaching Science

1997

Al-Ain University

Applying Computer Technology in Teaching Physics

United Arab Emirates

Design of Optical Thin Films

2000

SPIE Short courses, SAndiago, USA

Practical Design and Production of Optical Thin Films, by Ronald Willey

USA

Striving for Excellence in University Teaching and Learning

2000

KFUPM

Striving for Excellence in University Teaching and Learning

Saudi Arabia

Using Web CD in Developing Online Courses

2001

KFUPM

Introduction to and Using Web- CT in Developing Online Courses

Saudi Arabia

Contribution and Participation in Other Programs

Program

Year(s)

Name of Institution

Function

Physics for High School Lab Technitian

2000

Saad Private School, Al-Khbar, Saudi Arabia

Instructor/ Lecturer

Physics for High School Male and Female Teachers

2001, 2002, 2003

KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Instructor/ Lecturer

Special Summer Program for Gifted Students

2001, 2002, 2003

KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Vice Presedent and Project Instructor and Coordinator

Current Specialization: Astrometrical detection of substellar objects, Optical Properties of Thin Films.

Special Skills/ Interests:

a) Application of Speckle Interferometry to binary and multiple .

b) Astrometrical detection of planetary systems around double stars.

c) Astrometrical detection of Brown Dwarfs.

d) Prayer times and direction of Qibla.

e) Mossbaur Effect.

f) Electrical Properties of Glasses.

g) Optical Properties of Thin Films and Heat Mirrors.

h) Radon Gas Detection using Nuclear Track Detectors

Professional and Organization Membership: Former Member of the American Physical Society; Former Member of the Astronomical Society of Pacific, Member of the Planetary Society. Member of the Saudi Physical Society.

Published Papers:

1. Al-Shukri, A.M. and Cathey, L., "Mössbaur resonance measurements of some ceramic sherds", APS southeastern section 5th Meeting, USC, Columbia, SC, 3-5 Nov., BC9, 17, 1983.

2. Al-Shukri, A.M., McAlister, H.A., Hartkopf, W.H., Hutter, D.J., and Frans, O.G., “ICCD speckle observations of binary stars”, Astron. J., VIII, No. 1, pp. 393-407, 1996.

3. Al-Shukri, A. M., Khattak, G. D., and Salim, M. A., “Electrical conductivity of molybdenum phosphate (MoO₃:P₂O₅) glasses”, J. Matt. Sci., 35, 123-126, 2000.

4. Khawaja, E.E., Durrani, S.M.A, and Al-Shukri, A.M., “Determination of the optical constants of thin metal films”, Thin Solid Films, 358, 166-171, 2000.

5. Durrani, S.M.A, Khawaja, E.E., and Al-Shukri, A.M., “Density of Thin Films of Cadmium Sulphide by Nuclear Backscattering”, AJSE, 25, 2A, 89-94, 2000.

6. Durrani, S.M.A, Khawaja, E.E., Al-Shukri, A.M., and Iob, A., “The optical constants of Zinc Sulfide films Determined from Transmitance Measurements”, Thin Solid Films, 379, 199, 2000.

7. Durrani, S.M.A, Khawaja, E.E., Al-Kuhaili, M. F., and Al-Shukri, A.M., “Effect of preparation conditions on the optical and thermochromic properties of thin films of tungsten oxide”, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 71, 313-325, 2002.

8. Al-Jarallah, M.I., Fazal-ur-Rehman, Abu-Jarad, F., Al-Shukri, A.M., " Indoor Radon Measurements in Dwellings of Four Saudi Arabian Cities", Radiat. Meas., 36, 445-445, 2003.

9. El Ghandoor, H, Nasser, Ibraheem, Abdel-Hady, Afaf, and Al-Shukri, A., “A comparative study of spliced optical fibers”, Opt Laser Eng, 41, 277-267, 2004.

10. Abu-Jarad, F., Fazal-ur-Rehman, Al-Jarallah, M.I., Al-Shukri, A.M., " Indoor Radon Survey in Dwellings of Nine Cities in the Eastern and Western Provinces of Saudi Arabian Cities", Radiat. Prot. Dosim. 106(3), 227-232, 2003.

11. Durrani, S.M.A, Khawaja, E.E., Al-Shukri, A.M., and Al-Kuhaili, M. F., “Effect of preparation conditions on the optical and thermochromic properties of thin films of tungsten oxide”, Energy and Buildings, 36, 891-898, 2004.

12. Khattak, G.D, Mekki, A., Al-Shukri, A.M., " X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of Copper Tellurite Glasses", Physica Scripta. 70, 187-192, 2004.

Papers and Posters Presented At Conferences:

1. Al-Shukri, A.M., El-Ghandoor, H., Al-Jarallah, M. I., H., Abu-Jarad, F., Abdel-Hadi, A., and Farhat, M., “Interferometric Investigation of the Effect of High g-Doses on the Refractive Index of Nuclear Track Detectors”, 1^st Saudi Science Conference at KFUPM, Phys 53 (poster), April 9-11, 2001.

2. Khawaja, E.E., Durrani, S.M.A, Al-kuhaili, M.F., and Al-Shukri, A.M., “Optically switchable thin solid films”, 1^st Saudi Science Conference at KFUPM, Phys 27, April 9-11, 2001.

3. Durrani, S.M.A, Al-kuhaili, M.F., Al-Shukri, A.M., and Khawaja, E.E., “Thin Film Sensors”, 1^st Saudi Science Conference at KFUPM, Phys 28 (poster), April 9-11, 2001.

4. Al-Shukri, A.M., Durrani, S.M.A, Al-Kuhaili, M. F., and Khawaja, E.E, “Some Energy-Saving Applications of Thin Solid Films”, 1^st Saudi Science Conference at KFUPM, Phys 29 (poster), April 9-11, 2001.

5. El Ghandoor, H, Nasser, Ibraheem, Abd-El Rahman, M., and Al-Shukri, A.M., “Transverse interference pattern for the examination of spliced optical fibers”, 46^th SPIE Proceedings, Volume 4436, pp. 205-212, 2001

6. El Ghandoor, H, Behery, G.M, Nasser, Ibraheem, Al-Shukri, A.M., and Abd-El Rahman, M., “Transverse interference pattern for the examination of spliced optical fibers (In Transmission and at Reflection)”, ATTCE 2001 Proceedings, Volume 4, pp. 159-165, 2001

7. Abu-Jarad, F., Al-Jarallah, M.I., Fazal-ur-Rehman, Al-Shukri, A.M., "First Phase of Indoor Radon Survey in Dwellings of Seven Cities of Saudi Arabia", 21^st International Conference on Nuclear Tracks in Solids, New Delhi, India, October 21, 2002.

8. M.I. Al-Jarallah, Fazal-ur-Rehman, F. Abu-Jarad, A.M. Al-Shukri, " Indoor radon survey in dwellings of seven Cities of Saudi Arabian", 21^st International Conference on Nuclear Trucks in Solids, India, Oct. 21-25, 2002

9. G.D. Khattak, A. Mekki, M.A. Al-Shukri, " XPS Studies of Copper Tellurite Glasses", First International Meeting on Applied Physics (APHYS 2003), Badajoz (Spain), 14 – 18 Oct, 2003.