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Curriculum Vitae – Mohammad F. Al-Kuhaili

EDUCATION
B.Sc.                        Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (1988)

M.S.                        Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (1991)

Ph.D.                      The University of Texas at Dallas (1999)

EMPLOYMENT

• 1999-2005 Assistant professor, Physics Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
• 2005-2011 Associate professor, Physics Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
• 2011-now Professor, Physics Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Member, American Physical Society since 1994

TEACHING

A. Courses Taught

1.        PHYS 101 – General Physics I

2.        PHYS 102 – General Physics II

3.        PHYS 203 – Semiconductor Devices

4.        PHYS 212 – Modern Physics

5.        PHYS 301 – Classical Mechanics I

6.        PHYS 305 – Electricity & Magnetism I

7.        PHYS 306 – Electricity & Magnetism II

8.        PHYS 401 – Quantum Mechanics I

9.        PHYS 402 – Quantum Mechanics II

10.     PHYS 432 – Solid State Physics

11.     PHYS 497 – Undergraduate Research I

12.     PHYS 503 – Graduate Laboratory

13.     PHYS 507 – Graduate Classical Mechanics

14.     PHYS 571 – Advanced Methods of Theoretical Physics

B. Master Thesis Supervision

1.        A. H. Al-Aswad: Energy-efficient coatings based on WO3/Metal multilayers.

2.        M. A. Al-Maghrabi: Transparent conducting coatings based on ZnO/Al/ZnO multilayers.

3.        S. Muhammad: Growth and characterization of thermally evaporated iron oxide thin films.

4.        I. Alade: Influence of hydrogen annealing on the properties of RF sputtered ZnO thin films.

5.        S. H. A. Ahmad: Transparent heat mirrors based on transition metal oxides.

6.        S. A. Baqraf: Co-sputtered copper-doped zinc oxide thin films.

7.        M. E. Daoud: Sputtered bismuth oxide thin films.


C. Ph.D. Thesis Supervision

1.        A. Hindi: Bandgap engineering of metal oxides by alloying with cadmium telluride.

2.        H. A. Qayyoum : Bandgap determination of metal oxide thin films using electromodulation.

3.        T. Hussain: Angular deposition of II-IV semiconductor thin films

RESEARCH

A. Research Fields

  • Experimental condensed matter physics

  • Thin film growth, characterization, and applications

  • Optical & electrical properties of semiconductors

  • Modulation spectroscopy

  • Functional coatings: gas sensors, energy-efficient coatings, transparent conductors

B. Research Skills

  • DC/RF magnetron sputtering

  • Optical spectroscopy

  • Physical vapor deposition

  • Pulsed laser deposition

C. Funded Research Projects

  • “Thin Film Gas Sensors”, KFUPM-SABIC project no. SABIC/2001-15, April 2002-March 2004 (co-investigator).

  • “Development of a New Method for Determining the Optical Constants (n and k) of Inhomogeneous Thin Films”, KFUPM internally funded project no. PH/OPTICAL/286, April 2005 – March 2006 (principal investigator).

  • “Development of a Carbon Monoxide Thin Film Gas Sensor Based on CeO2 Thin Films”, KFUPM internally funded project no. PH/CERIUM/355, September 2007 – February 2009 (co- investigator).

  •  “Growth of molybdenum oxide (MoO3) thin films using pulsed excimer laser deposition”, KFUPM internally funded project no. IN090003, February 2009 – August 2010 (principal investigator).

  • “Synthesis of sputtered iron-doped zinc oxide thin films as transparent conductors for solar energy applications”, Funded by the First National Science and Technology Plan, project no. 08ADV69-4, September 2009 – March 2012 (principal investigator).

  • “Nanostructuring of surfaces using slow highly charged ions”, Funded by the First National Science and Technology Plan, project no. 11-NAN1650-04, March 2012 – March 2014 (Co- investigator).

  • “Growth and characterization of gallium nitride (GaN) films deposited using pulsed excimer laser deposition”, KFUPM internally funded project no. IN100040, October 2010 – April 2012 (Co- investigator).

  • “Growth and characterization of Ti-doped ZnO: A potential dilute magnetic oxide”, KFUPM internally funded project no. IN111035, January 2012 – March 2015 (Co- investigator).

  • “Synthesis of sputtered iron-doped zinc oxide thin films as transparent conductors for solar energy applications – Phase II”, Funded by the First National Science and Technology Plan, project no. 12ADV3003-4, March 2014 – February 2016 (principal investigator).

 SEMINARS

  • “Electroreflectance of gallium nitride and aluminum gallium nitride”, Physics Department, KFUPM, October 1999.

  • “Surface plasmons”, Physics Department, KFUPM, January 2003.

  • “Thin film gas sensors”, Physics Department, KFUPM, October 2003.

  • “Optical properties of thin films”, Physics Department, KFUPM, December 2004.

  • “Determination of the optical properties of inhomogeneous thin films”, Physics Department, KFUPM, May 2006.

  • “Energy efficient coatings”, Physics Department, KFUPM, November 2007.

  • “The science and technology of thin films”, Physics Department, KFUPM, November 2008.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

1. Best research award, Fourth Meeting of the Saudi Physical Society, King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 2008.

2. Excellence in research award for the academic year 2008-2009, Deanship of Scientific Research, King Fahd University of Petroleum and minerals, June 2009.

3. Excellence in research award for the academic year 2013-2014, Deanship of Scientific Research, King Fahd University of Petroleum and minerals, April 2014.

4. Excellence in teaching award for the academic year 2014-2015, College of Science, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, April 2015.