Curriculum Vitae

1 Personal Data

Name : Syed Akhtar Abbas Naqvi

Nationality : Pakistani

Date of Birth : July 12, 1950

Postal Address : KFUPM Box No. 1815

Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

1.1 Academic Record

Degree obtained	Year	University
Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D). Phys.	1980	University of Karlsruhe, Germany
Diplom Physik	1976	University of Karlsruhe, Germany
M.Sc (Physics)	1970	University of Sind, Pakistan
B. Sc (Hons) [Physics]	1969	University of Sind, Pakistan.

1.2 Academic Distinctions and Merit Awards

►Research Assistantship, Nuclear Research Center, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1976-80.

► Research Fellowship, Nuclear Research Center, Karlsruhe, Germany (1973-75).

► Chancellor Gold Medal in M.Sc. in Physics for 1970.

► Third position in B.Sc. (Hons.) Examination in Physics(1969).

1.3 Employment Record

Rank	Date	Institution
Professor	Sept, 2004-uptodate	Physics Department, KFUPM
Senior Research Scientist	Nov. 2003- Aug.2004	Center for Applied Physical Sciences (CAPS)
Research Scientist I	1994- 2003	CAPS, KFUPM
Research Scientist II	1989 -1994	ERL, KFUPM
Research Scientist III	1986-1989	ERL, KFUPM
Assistant Professor	1980-1986	Department of Physics, KFUPM
Research Assistant	1975-1980	Nuclear Research Center, Karlsruhe (KFK),Germany.
Research Fellow	1973-1975	KFK, Germany

1.4 Professional Experience

►Oct.1980 - Aug.1986: Full-time teaching at Physics Department, King Fahd

University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran.

►Sept.1986 – Aug. 2004: Full time research at Center for Applied

Physics Research Research Institute, KFUPM.

►Sept.1986 – Aug. 2004: Part-time teaching at Physics

Department, King Fahd University of

Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran.

►Sept. 2004 - Update: Full-time teaching at Physics Department, King Fahd

University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran

1.5 Membership of Professional Societies

►American Physical Society - Life Member.

►Ameican Nuclear Society- Member

►Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA - Member.

►IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Soc. - Member.

2 Teaching Experience

Year	Semester	Course	Activity
1980	Fall	Phys101.17	Lec.
		Phys101.22	Lec.
		Phys102.55	Lab.
		Phys102.65	Lab.
	Spring	Phys102.08	Lec.
		Phys102.59	Lab.
		Phys102.73	Lab.
		Phys493.01	Lec.
	Summer	Phys102.54	Lab.
1981	Fall	Phys102.06	Lec.
		Phys303.01	Lec.
		Phys303.51	Lab.
	Spring	Phys102.74	Lab.
		Phys304.01	Lab.
1982	Fall	Phys101.14	Lec.
		Phys101.60	Lab.
		Phys102.63	Lab.
	Spring	Phys102.02	Lec.
		Phys304.01	Lab.
1983	Fall	Phys101.11	Lec.
		Phys101.56	Lab.
		Phys101.66	Lab.
		Phys101.85	Lab.
	Spring	Phys102.01	Lec.
		Phys101.52	Lab.
		Phys101.62	Lab.
1984	Fall	Phys102.06	Lec.
		Phys102.07	Lec.
		Phys102.52	Lab.
		Phys102.60	Lab.
	Spring	Phys102.15	Lec.
		Phys304.01	Lab.
		Phys610.01	MS Thesis
1985	Fall	Phys101.13	Lec.
		Phys101.55	Lab.
		Phys101.61	Lab.
		Phys101.63	Lab.
		Phys610.01	MS Thesis
	Spring	Phys101.14	Lec.
		Phys101.62	Lab.
		Phys304.01	Lab.
		Phys610.01	MS Thesis
1986	Fall	Phys101.20	Lec.
	Spring	Phys102.58	Lab.
		Phys102.62	Lab.
1989	Fall	Phys102.64	Lab.
1990	Fall	Phys403.01	Lab.
		Phys503.01	Lab
1991	Fall	Phys503.01	Lab
1992	Fall	Phys503.01	Lab
	Spring	Phys422.01	Lec.
1999	Fall	Phys422.01	Lec.
	Spring	Phys101.78	Lab.
1995	Fall	Phys503.01	Lab
1996	Fall	Phys503.01	Lab
2000	Fall	Phys422.01	Lec.
	Spring	Phys503.01	Lab
2002	Spring	Phys422.01	Lec.
2004	Fall	Phys101.25	Lec+Recitation
		Phys101.26	Lec+Recitation
		Phys101.27	Lec+Recitation

2.2 Supervision of Ph D and MS thesis Projects

i) Ph D thesis

Role	Student Name	Department/University	Starting Date	End Date
Co- Advisor	Miss Ghada Al-Misned	Girls Teachers Training College, Women Univerity, Riyadh	Sept. 2003	continuing
Co- Advisor	Mrs. Hannan Al-Ghamdi	Girls Teachers Training College, Women Univerity, Riyadh	Sept. 2003	continuing
Thesis Committee Member	Mr. Saeed Ahmad	Department of Chemistry, KFUPM	1999	2002

ii) MS Thesis

Role	Student Name	Department/University	Starting Date	End Date
Advisor	Mr. M. A. Al-Ohali	Department of Physics, KFUPM	1982	1985
Advisor	Mr. A. Al-Ramadhan	Department of Physics, KFUPM	1982	1986
Co-Advisor	Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Jalal	Department of Physics, KFUPM	1987	1991
Co-Advisor	Mr. Shariq-ud -Din Kidwai	Department of Physics, KFUPM	1994	1996
Co-Advisor	Mr. Abullah Al-Sunaidi	Department of Physics, KFUPM	1989	1992
Co-Advisor	Khateeb-ur- Rehman	Department of Physics, KFUPM	1996	1998

3 Committees work

3.1 Physics Department Committees

No	Committee Name	Type	Position
1	ERL Development Group	S	M
2	Graduate Program Committee	S	M
3	Faculty Search Committee	S	M
4	Neutron Generator Bid Committee	A	M
5	Accelerator Committee	A	M
6	Nuclear Reactor Committee	A	M
7	Faculty Application Evaluation Committee	S	M
8	Laboratory Development Committee	S	M
9	Graduate Student Search Committee	S	M
10	Electronic Shop Development Committee	S	M
11	Nuclear Engineering Curriculum Development Committee	S	M
12	Internal Report Committee	A	M
13	Physics Week Committee	A	M
14	Undergraduate Textbook Review Committee	S	M
15	Physics Show & Career Day Committee	S	M
16	Physics Inventory and Purchasing Committee	S	M
17	Publicity and Social Committee	S	M

3.2 CAPS/Research Institute Committees

No:	Committee Name	Type	Role
1	KFUPM-RI Ad-hoc Promotion Total 6 Committees	A	M
2001	Committee to Revise CAPS Project Management Review Forms	A	C
	Utilization assessment committee of the CAPS 350 keV accelerator	A	C
2000	CAPS technical editing committee	S	M
1999	Survey on marketing of nuclear technology in Saudi Arabia	A	C
	Faculty participation in BAPS research activities	A	M
	Attracting students in BAPS Lab.	A	M
	KFUPM-RI technical editing committee	S	M
1995	350 keV accelerator Lab. Progress Report Committee	A	C
	350 keV accelerator High Voltage Gradient Resistor Chain Design Review Committee	A	M
	ERL Accelerator Time Scheduling Committee	S	M
	ERL Internal Report Editing Committee	S	M
1994	KFUPM-RI technical editing committee	S	M
	ERL Accelerator Time Scheduling Committee
	350 keV accelerator High Voltage Gradient Resistor Chain Design Review Committee	A	M
	ERL Micro-VAX Installation Committee	A	M
	ERL Internal Report Editing Committee,	S	M
1993	350 keV accelerator High Voltage Gradient Resistor Chain Design Review Committee	A	M
	KFUPM-RI Program Advisory Committee for utilization of 350 keV Ion Accelerator and 3 MeV Tandetron Accelerator of KFUPM	S	M
	ERL Accelerator Time Scheduling Committee	S	M
	ERL Internal Report Editing Committee,
1992	ERL Accelerator Time Scheduling Committee	S	M
	KFUPM-RI Program Advisory Committee for utilization of 350 keV Ion Accelerator and 3 MeV Tandetron Accelerator of KFUPM	S	M
	ERL Accelerator Time Scheduling Committee	S	M
	Tandetron Utilization Committee	S	M
	ERL Internal Report Editing Committee	S	M
1991	KFUPM-RI Conference and Publication Committee	S	M
1990	ERL User Handbook Committee,	A	M

Abbreviations: S: Standing; A: Adhoc; M: Member; C: Chairman

4 Research & development (R & D) ACCOMPLISHMENTS

4.1 lABORATORY dEVELOPMENT

4.1 Development of Energy Research Laboratory AT kfupm.

4.1.1 Membership of Developments Groups of Energy Research Laboratory

No	Group Name	Role
1	Ion Accelerator Systems - Installation Group	M
2	Ion Accelerator Systems - Testing Group	M
3	Ion Accelerator System - Operation Group	M
4	Ion Accelerator System - Polarized Ion Source Group	M
5	Ion Accelerator System - Shielding and Detection System Group	M
6	Ion Accelerator System - Calibration and Reproducibility Group	C
7	Data Acquisition and Analysis System Group	M
8	Computation Codes Group	M
9	Theoretical Support Group	M
10	ERL Utilization - Policy Issues Group	M
11	ERL Utilization - Basic Research Programs Group	M
12	ERL Utilization - Instructional Program Group	M
13	ERL Utilization - Client Supported Program Group	M

4.1.2 Research Facilities Development at 350 keV Accelerator Laboratory

	Facility Name	Role
1	Accelerator Based Prompt-Gamma ray Neutron Activation Analysis Facility	Principal Investigator
2	Accelerator based Moisture Measurement Setup	Principal investigator
3	Scattering Chamber for Nuclear Reaction Studies	Principal Invstigator
4	^2H and ^3He targets fabrication facility for beam polarimetry	Principal Invstigator
5	Neutron Time-of Flight Detection System	Co-investigator
6	^241Am-Be source based setup for response function measurement of organic scintillation detectors	Principal Invstigator
7	14 MeV Neutron Activation Analysis Laboratory	Co-investigator
8	gg coincidence measurement setup to measure energy resolution of the organic scintillation detectors.	Principal Investigator
9	^241Am-Be source Based Neutron Irradiator	Co-investigator
10	Low Level Gamma Ray Spectroscopy Laboratory	Co-Investigator)

4.2 Research Projects

4.2.1 Research Projects In Progress

KFUPM-SABIC-project #SAB-2002-03. Detection of chloride and sulfate salt in

concrete samples for corrosion study using PGNAA technique

Principal Investigator (Dec. 2002-uptodate )

4.2.2 Completed Research Projects

Proj. #	Project Title	Role	Duration
KACST Project: AR-16-75	Accelerator based nuclear analytical techniques –existing capabilities and future needs in Saudi Arabia	Task Leader	1995-2003
RI-PN: 12046	Project entitled: "A study of anomalous large angle scattering in ^32S(a,a) and ^28Si(a,a)" (	Task Leader	1992-96
CAPS	Cross section measurements of one and two nucleons transfer reactions in ^13C+d system at sub- coulomb barrier energies below 350 keV deuteron energies"	Project Manager	1992-1998
PN. 21110	Electrical Parameters (ELPARIII) Div. I: Measurement of Natural Gamma Rays in Core Samples" under the task of “Rock and Clay Mineral Characterization Task.	Task Leader	Jan. 1993-Dec. 94
PN. 21128.	Total Gamma ray measurements from BANOCO Core samples	Task Leader	Jan. 1994- Dec. 94

4.2.3 Colloborative Research with International Universities.

Project Title	Host Institute	Duration
Distorted Wave Born Approximation analysis of ^12C(d,p) ^13C reaction at Sub-Coulomb energies	Prof. E. Ludwig, Physics Department, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA	July 20 - Aug.24, 1993
Optical model analysis of ^116Sn(n,n) at 1.0,1.6 and 4.02 MeV energies	Prof. J. Weil, Nuclear Physics Lab. Univ. of Kentucky Lexington, USA.	June 5 - Aug. 30,1989
Performance Tests of ANAC Atomic Beam Polarized Ion Source	Dr. Huttel External Ions Sources Lab., Nucl.Res.Center Cyclotron Lab. IK III, Karlsruhe West Germany.	July 31 - Aug.31, 1988
Atomic Beam intensity measurement of a Polarized Ion Source	Prof. Wiley Haeberli Physics Department Nuclear Physics Lab. Univ. of Wisconsin Madison, USA.	June 5 - July 28, 1988
Measurements of Analyzing Powers Ay(q) of ^12C(n,n0), ^12C(n,n1), ^28Si(n,n0) & ^28Si(n,n1) at 18.2 and 19 MeV neutron energies.	Prof. R. Walter Physics Department, Duke University, Durham, and Triangle Universities Nuclear Lab., Durham, N.C. USA	June 1 - Aug. 28, 1986
Measurement of fast neutron elastic and inelastic scattering cross sections from ^12C at 11 & 14 MeV	Prof. R. Walter Physics Department, Duke University, Durham, and Triangle Universities Nuclear Lab., Durham, N.C. USA	June 5 -Sept. 20, 1985
Study of n-d break up reaction with polarized neutron at 11.0 MeV energy	Prof. R. Walter Physics Department, Duke University, Durham, and Triangle Universities Nuclear Lab., Durham, N.C. USA	² ² ² ² ² ² ² ²
Design of a BCS detector as a focal plane detector for ATLAS at Argon National Laboratory Arbor, Illinois, USA	Prof. F. Bechetti Phys. Deptt University of Michigan, Ann USA.	June 10 -Sept. 20, 1984
Modification and tests of a Bragg Curve Spectroscopy (BCS) detector using ^27Al(a,X) at Ea =104 MeV	Prof. H. Rebel, Cyclotron Laboratory Nuclear Res. Center (KFK), Karlsruhe West Germany.	June 15- Sept.25,1983
Measurement of Maxwell averaged fast neutrons capture cross section of ^84Kr and ^86Kr at kT= 25 &54 keV	Van de Graaff Lab Nuclear Res. Center (KFK), Karlsruhe West Germany	June 10 -Sept.20, 1982

4.2.4 Research Proposals Submitted

	Proposal Title	Client	Role
1	Measurement of Chloride and Sulfate Ions Concentration in Concrete Samples for Corrosion Studies using PGNAA Technique	Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC).	Principal Investigator	(2002
2	Calibration of the KFUPM PGNAA Facility for Determination of Lime, Silica, and Iron- oxide Contents of the Cement Samples	Research Institute, KFUPM	Principal Investigator	2002
4	Development of a Pulsed Fast Thermal Neutron Activation Analysis based Elemental Analysis Facility at the CAPS 350 keV accelerator Laboratory	SABIC-KFUPM	Principal Invstigator	2000
5	CAPS1203-“ Light particle emission cross sections in deuteron induced reactions on carbon isotopes	Research Institute, KFUPM	Principal Invstigator	2000
6	Monte-Carlo calculations based performance comparison of ^252Cf and ^241Am-Be source based Prompt Gamma-ray Activation Analysis setup for analysis of industrial bulk sample	SABIC-KFUPM	Co-investigator	1999
7	PN 32066: ² On-line analysis of cement and coal samples using pulsed fast and thermal neutrons.	King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology	Principal Investigator,	1998

4.2.5 Technical Memoranda

TM#	Technical Memorandum Title	Client	Role
TM- CAPS-04/01/2001	Pulsed Accelerator Based PGNAA Elemental Analyzer for Cement Manufacturing Industry	Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC).	Principal Investigator	2001
TM-CAPS-08/2001	Nuclear Sensor for Antipersonnel Plastic Landmine (APL) Detection²	Ministry Interior	Principal Investigator	2002
	Technical feasibilty study of production of collimated neutron beam using ^3He+d reaction based IEC plasma device	Space Infrastructure Division, Daimler Chrysler Company, Bremen, Germany,	Principal Invstigator	2000

4.2.6 Seminars Presented

Title	Place	Date
Cross section measurement of one and two nucleon transfer reactions in ^13C+d system at sub-coulumb barrier energies	ERL, Division-II, Res. Institute	Jan.1993
Response function measurements of a scintillator using ^241Am-Be neutron source	² ² ² ² ² ²	Oct.1992
Results of Performance Tests of ERL Polarized Ion Source	² ² ²	Oct.1991
Energy resolution of NE213 scintillator for monoenergetic gamma rays	² ² ² ² ² ²	Nov.1990
Data acquisition codes for scattering experiments at ERL	² ² ²	Dec.1989
Measurement of analyzing power of ^12C(n, n0), ^12C(n, n1) at En = 18.75 MeV and for^28Si(n,n0) and ^28Si(n,n1) at En = 19.0MeV	² ² ² ² ² ²	Nov.1988
Measurement of elastic and inelastic fast neutron scattering cross-section of ^12C at En = 11.3 and 14 MeV Ay(q)	² ² ² ² ² ²	Oct.1987
Measurement of Maxwell averaged fast neutron capture cross-section of ^87Kr at kT = 54.4 keV	² ² ² ² ² ²	Apr.1986
Fragments velocities, energies and Mass distribution in the fast neutron induced fission of ^235U	Nucl.Engg.Dept., King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah	Feb.1984
Fission fragment properties in Fast neutron induced fission of ^237Np - and experimental study of fission dynamics	Physics Dept. KFUPM	Jan.1981

4.2.7 Peer reviewING

Peer reviewing for the following journals

►Nuclear Instrument and Methods B, Elsevier Publication, North Holland

►Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering (AJSE) since 1985.

►Science", Scientific Journal of King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, since 1992.

4.2.8 Participation in Short Courses

I gave lecture in the following two short courses.

(1) "Radiation Protection Principles" conducted by the ERL, (May 1993).

(2) Radiation Protection Principles" conducted by the ERL (March 2001).