Resume of  Mohammed  M  Faiz

Education:                                

B.Sc. (Hons)                                       University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka - 1981

M.Sc. in Physics                                  University of Illinois at Chicago, USA - 1987

Ph.D. in Solid State Physics               University of Illinois at Chicago, USA – 1992

 

Experience:           

Since June 2000                Associate Professor     KFUPM, Saudi Arabia

Since June 1996                Visiting Scientist         Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., USA

Sep.1994 – June 2000       Assistant Professor     KFUPM, Saudi Arabia

May 1992 - Aug.1994       Postdoctoral Fellow   Argonne National Lab., USA

July 1987 - May 1992       Research Assistant      University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Sep. 1985 - June 1987       Teaching Assistant      University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

May 1983 - Aug.1985       Assistant Lecturer       Eastern University, Sri Lanka

Oct.1981 - April 1983       Assistant Lecturer       University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

 

RECOGNITION:                  

  • National Merit Scholarship, Sri Lanka            (1971-81)

 

  • Honorary Fellow at Synchrotron Radiation Center - University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA       (1989-90)

 

  • Listed in the 15th edition of "Who's Who in the World (1998)"

 

  • Member of the International Advisory Committee for the 4th International symposium on Nuclear and Related Techniques (NURT 2003)

 

  • Coordinator of Surface Science Lab at KFUPM (2014 - )

 

  • 900 Citations

 

Specialization:   

·         Material Science

·         Synchrotron Radiation & Surface Science

·         X-ray and Gamma-ray Optics