Biography   
 
Mogtaba Mekki received his Ph.D. degree in Physics (2025) from Durham University, UK. My specialization in the experimental and numerical characterization of nanoscale surface modifications induced by low ion energy. My research interests also encompass the fractal analysis of surface growth phenomena. In addition, I am actively engaged in the experimental teaching methodologies in physics with implementing Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) techniques.
  
 
Research Experience

                1- Characterization of solid surfaces using Atomic Force Microscope (AFM): Supervisor for AFM system (2007-now) in Physics Department, KFUPM, SA

    2- Handling Ultra-high Vacuum (UHV) system, KFUPM, SA

    3- X-ray Electron Spectroscopy (XPS), KFUPM, SA

    4- Handling Ion Sources (Hot Cathode, Cold Cathode, etc.), Durham University, UK

    5- Coding using Python, NumPy, SciPy, and Matplotlib

    6- High-performance computing, (HPC): previously using "Hamilton 8" Supercomputer at Durham University, UK

    7- Numerical solving time-dependant PDEs and 2D spaces with white noise

    8- Surface Magnetization using magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE), Durham University, UK