M. -R. Khodja's Profile

   

Personal Information

Education

Research Interests

Journal Publications

Research Projects

Conferences Attended 

Workshops Attended

Short Courses Attended

Administrative Experience

Extra-curricular Activities

 

 

 

Personal Information

Current academic position:    Lecturer in Physics, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Place of birth:    Biskra, Algeria.

Education

1.    M.S. in Physics, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (1998).

Title: Radiative and Nonleptonic Decays of Bottom Baryons in the Quark Model.

Supervisor: Professor Riazuddin,  Director (and founder) of the National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Thesis Committee Members: Dr. Noureddine Zettili, Prof. Harry A. Mavromatis, Dr. Thamer A. Al-Aithan.

2.    DES in Theoretical Physics, Universit้ de Constantine, Constantine, Algeria (1994).

Research Interests

I am primarily interested in the search for a unified description of the elementary particles and their interactions. I feel strongly that the geometric approaches will lead to a deeper understanding of the fundamental structure of space and time.

I am equally interested in the interface between elementary particle physics and cosmology. I believe that the study of subjects such as the dark matter, dark energy, cosmological constant, and the theory of phase transitions in the early universe, might yield some clues as to what a unified theory of  physics should look like.

I also maintain an interest in the eventual need for a reinterpretation (or even reformulation) of the standard quantum theory in order to achieve unification. 

Journal Publications

1.     M. R. Khodja, Riazuddin, and Fayyazudin, "Two-body Non-leptonic Decays of Bottom Baryons in the Quark Model", Phys. Rev. D 60, 053005 (1999).

2.     A. Aksoy, M. R. Khodja, "Calibration of Natural Gamma-ray Spectrometer Facility at the ERL", Arab. J. Sc. Eng. 24/1A (1999), p.73-79.

3.     P. Abdel-Jalil, M. R. Khodja, A. Al-Suwayyan,  "A Physical Model for the Distribution of Ions and Electrons in Laminar Premixed Hydrocarbon Flames", Arab. J. Sc. Eng. 26/2A (2001), p.127-135.

Research Projects

1.    Data Base for Technical Capability of the KFUPM 14-MeV Neutron activation Analysis Facility for Industrial Applications, Energy Research Laboratory, KFUPM. Project funded by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST PR # AR-16-73, principal investigator: Dr. A. Aksoy, ERL, KFUPM.)

2.    Study of the Oxidation States of Copper Using XPS Technique, Surface Science Laboratory, Department of Physics, KFUPM (supervised by Dr. M. Salim, Department of Physics, KFUPM.)

3.    Calibration of Natural Gamma-ray Spectrometer at the ERL, Energy Research Laboratory, KFUPM (supervised by Dr. A. Aksoy, ERL, KFUPM.)

Conferences Attended

3-6 July 2000:    Physics Beyond Four Dimensions, Abdus Salam ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

Workshops Attended

1.    Increasing Effectiveness as a University Teacher, Academic Development Center, KFUPM.

2.    How to be an Effective University Teacher, Academic Development Center, KFUPM.

3.    One-day Training Workshop on WebCT, Academic Development Center, KFUPM.

Short Courses Attended

1.    Lectures on Baryogenesis, Lectures delivered by Professor Riazuddin (Director of the National Center of Physics, Qaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, & Adjunct Professor, Department of Physics, KFUPM.)

2.    Lectures on CP Violation and B-physics, Lectures delivered by Professor Riazuddin (Director of the National Center of Physics, Qaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, & Adjunct Professor, Department of Physics, KFUPM.)

3.    Short Course on Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology, Abdus Salam ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

Administrative Experience

1.    Ad hoc Committee for the organization of the workshop “Medical Physics: its Importance and its Future in the Kingdom”, Member in charge of the registration.

2.    Ad hoc Committee for the preparation of the “Short Course in Physics for High-school Physics Teachers”, Member in charge of the preparation of the syllabus of the laboratory sessions.

3.    Assistant coordinator of PHYS 102.

 

Extra-curricular Activities

Member of the "Physics Department Activities Committee" in charge of:

1.    the organization of the “Physics Demonstrations Room”.

2.    the organization of the “PHYS 101 and PHYS 102 A+ Students Party”.

3.    the preparation for the “1-day Physics Exhibition”.

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