1. Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL DATA
Name : Abdullah Mohammad Hamdan
Nationality : Jordanian
Mobile # : UAE: +971562975028 / Jordan: +962799729007
E-Mail : ahamdan1000@gmail.com
ahamdan1000@ yahoo.com
EDUCATION
Dec. 2005
PhD in Molecular Spectroscopy - Ruhr-University Bochum - Germany.
Thesis: Infrared Spectroscopy of Methane Dimer
May-1985
M.Sc. in Physics - Laser Spectroscopy, King Saud University,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Thesis: Study of The Photolysis of Thallium Molecules Using Double
Resonance Dye Laser Absorption.
July-1979
B.Sc. degree in Physics, Riyadh University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014 – date
Assistant Prof. Department of Applied Physics – University Of Sharjah –
Sharjah - UAE
2012 – 2014
Assistant Prof. Al-Ghad University College for Health Sciences
Al-Madinah Al-Monawah branch-Saudi Arabia
2009 - 2012
Assistant Prof. - Dept. of Physics & Astronomy – King Saud University –
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia
2008 - 2009
Assistant Prof. - Dept. of Math & Physics – Faculty of Science & IT –
Zarqa Private University – Jordan
2006 - 2007
Assistant Prof. - Dept. of Basic Science – Faculty of Science –
Philadelphia University – Jordan

2. 2001 – 2005
Research Fellow - Molecular Spectroscopy. Physical Chemistry II, Ruhr-
Universität- Bochum, Germany.
Molecular Spectroscopy Lab. Tunable Diode laser (TDL) Spectrometer
along with Supersonic Jet System
1986 - 2001
Research Assistant at the Laser Research Laboratory (LRL) – Research
Institute (RI) and Lecturer at the Department of Physics - King Fahd
University of petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) - Dhahran- Saudi Arabia
Contributed in the foundation and establishment of the research lab’s of the
Laser Research Laboratory (LRL) which included the installation of and
training on different lasers and spectroscopic techniques such as:
- Quanta-ray (DCR-2A-10) YAG pump dye laser
- Quanta-ray (GCR-250-10) YAG pump MOPO-730 tuneable laser
- Lambda Physik Excimer pump dye laser
- Picosecond synch. Argon pump dye laser
- Coherent Argon laser pump Ring dye laser
- Pulse compressed femtosecond YAG pump dye laser
- CVT supersonic jet molecular beam apparatus
1980-1985
Research Fellow - Dept. of Physics - King Saud University - Riyadh - Saudi
Arabia
Foundation and establishment of the Laser Research lab; installation and
operation of the two laser systems; Molectron UV14 Nitrogen pump dye
laser and Molectron MY34 Nd-YAG pump dye laser systems.
RESEARCH AWARD
Member of the team awarded the HRH Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd
Award for " Excellence" in Research 1995 at King Fahd University of
Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2001-2004 Sonder Forschung Bereisch (SFB) / RUB-Germany
2004-2005 Deutsche Forschung Gemeinschaft (DFG) / RUB-Germany
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (1990 - date)
- Phys.143 – Physics for Medical Sciences – College of Medicine students
University of Sharjah – UAE
- Phys.102 - College of engineering students – Dept. of Applied Phys.
University of Sharjah - UAE
- Phys. 101 for health science student- Al-Gahd University Colleges For
Medical Sciences. Al-Madinah Al-Monawah branch-Saudi Arabia

3. - MIT 202 Radiation Physics & Instrumentation for health science students –
Al-Gahd University Colleges For Medical Sciences. Al-Madinah Al-
Monawah branch-Saudi Arabia
- Phys. 145 for college of medicine students (health physics) - Dept. of Phys.
& Astronomy - King Saud University - KSA
- Phys. 637 Optical Instrumentations - PhD level - Dept.of Phys. &
Astronomy-King Saud University - KSA
- Phys. 535 Application of Lasers - Msc level - Dept.of Phys. & Astronomy-
King Saud University - KSA
- Phys. 531 Principles of Lasers - Msc level - Dept.of Phys. & Astronomy-
King Saud University - KSA
- Phys. 435 Laser Physics & it’s Applications - Dept.of Phys. & Astronomy-
King Saud University - KSA
- Phys. 101 college of science students - Dept.of Phys. & Astronomy - King
Saud University - KSA
- Phys. 103 for college of engineering students - Dept.of Phys. & Astronomy -
King Saud University - KSA
- Phys. 145 for college of medicine students (health physics) - Dept. of Phys. &
Astronomy - King Saud University - KSA
- MIT 202 Radiation Physics & Instrumentation for health science students –
Al-Gahd University Colleges For Medical Sciences. Al-Madinah Al-
Monawah branch-Saudi Arabia - KSA
- Phys.101 and Phys.102 faculty of science & IT students - Zarqa Private
University - Jordan
- Phys.101 and Phys.102 faculty of science & IT students - Philadelphia
University - Jordan
- Advanced experimental lab. (IR Laser Microscopy) - Germany 2002-2004
- Supervision and training of graduate and post graduate students – Rhur
Uinversity-Bochum - Germany
- Phys.503 lab. Supervision and training of MSc students (Phys. Dept. at
KFUPM-Dhahran)
- Phys.101 and Phys.102 (Dept of Phys. at KFUPM- Dhahran- Saudi Arabia)
- Phys.132 lab. College of engineers (Phys. Dept. at KFUPM- Dhahran- Saudi
Arabia)
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft windows and Office in addition to other programs (Origin, Corel-
Draw, Power Point…etc)
COMMITTEES
- Coordinator of Phys. 102 for college of engineering students – Department of
Applied Physics – University of Sharjah 2014 – 2015
- Research scientific committee - Department of Applied
Physics – College of Science - University Of Sharjah (2014 – 2015)

4. - Timetable and examination committee - Department of Applied Physics –
College of Science - University Of Sharjah (2014 – 2015)
- Head of the preparatory year -Al-Ghad International Colleges for Health
Sciences - Al-Madinah Al-Monawah bransh-Saudi Arabia (2013-2014)
- Coordinator of the Phys. 145 course for the college of medicine students -
Department of Physics & Astronomy - King Saud University (2010-2012)
- Member in the organizing committee of the HONET 2011 conference held
at King Saud University
- Social committee - Department of Physics & Astronomy King Saud
University (2010-2012)
- Research Institute Safety Committee - Safety coordinator for the Energy
Research Lab (ERL) including Laser Research Lab’s, Solar Energy Lab’s
and Nuclear Lab’s (1991-2000) – KFUPM – Dhahran – KSA
- Local committee of the Saudi - French exhibition (Lights on Light) - 1995
RESEARCH INTEREST
- Optical characterization of Nanomaterials (Quantum dot’s)
- Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)
- Time-resolved LIF spectroscopy
PATENTS
Method for characterization of petroleum oils using normalized time-resolved
fluorescence spectra.
E. Hegazi, A. Hamdan, and J. Mastromarino US patent 6,633,043 October
2003
PUBLICATIONS
Published Articles
1. A. Suwaiyan, F. Al-Adel, A. Hamdan, and Uwe K.A. Kline, Dynamics of
proton transfer from photon-initiated in alcohol/water mixtures, J. of
Physical Chemistry, 94(1990) 7423
2. F. Al-Adel, A. Hamdan, O. Binbrek and J.S. baskin, Vibrational structure
in the low energy region of the
1
A2 state of SO2, Chemical Physics Letters,
189 (1992) 23.
3. Athar S. Naqvi, and A. Hamdan, Multiphoton ionization spectroscopy of
thallium autoionizing and molecular rydberg state, Canadian Journal of
Applied Spectroscopy, 37 (1992), 29

5. 4. E. Hegazi, A. Hamdan, F. Al-Adel, Laser-induced fluorescence of
selectively excited bands located within E band's spectral range of SO2,
Chemical Physics Letters, 221 (1994) 33.
5. E. Hegazi, F. Al-Adel, A. Hamdan, A. Dastageer, Fluorescence of
indirectly excited low vibrational levels of
1
A2 states of sulphur dioxide. J.
Phys. Chemistry, 98 (1994), 12169.
6. F. Al-Adel, E. Hegazi, A. Hamdan, A. Dastageer, Phosphorescence of
indirectly excited
3
B1 vibrational levels of jet-cooled SO2, Chemical
Physics Letters, 236 (1995), 369-375.
7. J.S. Baskin, F. Al-Adel, A. Hamdan, Unexpectedly rich vibronic structure
in supersonic jet spectra of sulphur dioxide between 360 nm and 308 nm.
Chemical Physics, 200 (1995), 181-199.
8. F. Al-Adel, E. Hegazi, A. Hamdan, A. Dastageer, Single Vibronic level
Fluorescence spectra of the F Band of SO2 in supersonic jet. Molecular
Physics, 88, (1996), 1479 - 1490.
9. F. Al-Adel, E. Hegazi, A. Dastageer, A. Hamdan, Identification of the
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SO2 vibronic band in the (31120-32160) cm-1 region of SO2.
Molecular Physics, 90 , (1997), 225-235.
10. A. Dastageer, E. Hegazi, A. Hamdan, F. Al-Adel, Identification of the SO2
cold vibronic bands in the 32200-33300 cm-1
region. IL NOVO CIMENTO
18D, (1997), 1407- 1413.
11. F.Al-Adel, E. Hegazi, A.Hamdan, A.Dastageer, Dispersed Fluorescence
Spectra of the weak vibronic bands between 32900 and 33400 of SO2.),
Asian Journal of Spectroscopy, 1 (1997) 57-63.
12. A. Dastageer, E. Hegazi, A. Hamdan, and F. Al-Adel, Spectroscopic
Investigation of the G band of SO2, Chemical physics letters, 257 (1997),
283-290
13. A. Dastageer, E. Hegazi, A. Hamdan, and F. Al-Adel, An Extension of the
Cold SO2 Excitation Spectrum up to 34230 cm-1, Asian Journal of
Spectroscopy, 1 (1997), 211-214
14. Dastageer, A., E. Hegazi, A. Hamdan, and F. Al-Adel (1998). Relative
Mixing Coefficients of Zero-Order 1
B1 (n,0,0) Levels in the 1
B1 – 1
A2

6. Hybrid wave functions of the Vibronic Bands of SO2 in the 32184-34040
cm-1
Region. J. Chem. Phys v. , pp
15. E. Hegazi, A. Al-Adel, A.Dastageer, and A. Hamdan, (1998). The Zero
Order 1B1 (n,0,0) Vibrational levels of Sulpher dioxide. J. Of Chem. Phys.
v. 109, pp 3928- 3933
16. E. Hegazi, A. Hamdan, J. Mastromarino, A new Approach Of Spectral
Characterization For Crude Oil Using Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectra.
Appl. Spectroscopy, v. 55, Feb.2001
17. E.Hegazi, and A.Hamdan, Estimation of Crude Oil Grade Using Time-
Resolved Fluorescence Spectra. Talanta, v. 56, pp. 989-995
18. E Hegazi, A.Hamdan, and J.Mastromarino, Remote fingerprinting of crude
oil using normalized time-resolved fluorescence spectra. Arabian Journal for
Science and Engineering B (AJSE B) - Engineering Issue;April 2005; Vol.
30, Number 1B
19. A. Hamdan, Saradh Prasad, M. S. Alsalhi, V. Masilamani, M. R. Karim,
K. H. Ibnaouf 3
, and M. B. Zaman 4
. Excimer like Photoluminescence
Spectra
of CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots. Lecture Notes on Photonics and Opto-
electronics (LNOP), v. 1, No. 1, p. 18-23, March 2013
20. K. H. Ibnaouf, Saradh Prasad2, A. Hamdan, M. Al Salhi, A.Aldwayyan,
M. B. Zaman and V. Masilamani. Photoluminescence Spectra of CdSe /
ZnS Quantum Dots in Solution, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular
and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 121, 339-345, 2014
21. K. H. Ibnaouf, Saradh Prasad, M. S. Al Salhi, A. Hamdan, M. B. Zaman,
L. El Mir, Influence of the solvent environments on the spectral features of
CdSe quantum dots with and without ZnSshell. Journal of Luminescence,
149, 369-373, Jan (2014)
22- Saradh Prasad, K. H. Ibnaouf, M. S. AlSalhi1, Kamal Alameh, D. Devaraj,
A. Hamdan, M. R. Karim, M. B. Zaman, and V. Masilamani. Laser from
Optically Pumped Quantum Dot CdSe/ZnS in a Colloidal Liquid. Journal
Of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 15, 1–4, 2015
23. A. Hamdan, G. Schwaab, M. Havenith, High resolution spectroscopy of
methane dimer complex in the ν4 triply degenerate region of methane.
In progress

7. Papers Presented at Conferences
1. A. Hamdan, K. H. Ibnaouf1, S. Prasad, M. Al Salhi, V. Masilamani, M. R.
Karim and M. B. Zaman. Excimer like Photoluminescence Spectra of
CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots. 2nd International Conference on Electronics and
Opto-electronics Science (ICEOS 2013)
2. Hegazi,E, A.Hamdan, and J.Mastromarino, Time-resolved Laser-induced
fluorescence as a tool for remote spectral recognition of crude oils.
Proceeding of Technical Exchange Meeting, May 1-2, ARAMCO, Dhahran,
KSA, 2001
3. E.Hegazi, and A.Hamdan, ´´Fingerprinting of fresh and weathered crude oils
using time-resolved fluorescence spectra`` DAMOP conference, London,
Ontario, Canada, May 16-19, 2001
4. E.Hegazi, and A.Hamdan, ´´Measurement and Identification Procedures of
Crude Oils Using Laser Fluorescence`` First Saudi Science Conference 9-11
April, 2001