Biography

Education:

• Ph. D. in Chemistry (Molecular Spectroscopy and Computational Chemistry), Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, December 2006.

• M. Sc. in Chemistry (Vibrational Spectroscopy and Computational Chemistry), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, May 2000.

• B. Sc. in Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, June 1997.

Work Experience:

• Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 2006 - present.

• Lecturer, Chemistry Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 2000 - 2006.

• Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, Spring 2003 and Spring 2005.

• Graduate Assistant, Chemistry Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1997-2000.

• Research & Development Department, Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company (SAFCO), Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Training Program for Summer 1996.

Teaching:

Within the KFUPM

• Chemistry 101 lectures, recitations and labs (General Chemistry).

• Chemistry 212 (Physical Chemistry I).

Outside the KFUPM

• Chemistry 101 labs (General Chemistry), 2003, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.

• Chemistry 324 labs (Physical Chemistry), 2005, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.