1. ABEER A. AL ARAWI
4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal, KSA.
Mobile: +966500035264, +966565750558. Email: Abeer.Alarawi@kaust.edu.sa
OBJECTIVE
Seeking position as a Material Science Specialist where I can apply my skills in enhancing the
opportunities in the most efficient and productive way, with a goal to progress within the field of
material science and engineering.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
 Strong educational & Research background in solid-state materials and its properties, with main
focus on Eu doped ZnO Nanorods Growth by Pulsed Laser Deposition (structural and optical
properties).
 Highly skilled in dealing with growth and characterization lab equipments and lasers.
 Highly motivated and dependable in achieving my goals and work well under pressure during my
master and PhD research.
 Certified in Ultraviolet Safety, Hazardous Waste and capable of learning and comprehend new
systems and methods quickly.
 Can be counted on to complete assignment during an emergency and Management Crises with
minimum supervision.
 Ability to work well independently and as a member of a team.
 My book ((Europium doped Zinc Oxide Nanorods, Structural and Optical Properties)).
 My paper “Obtaining catalyst-free well-aligned vertical high quality Eu doped ZnO
nanorods fabricated by standard PLD” Abeer Alarawi, S. Venkatesh, I S Roqan. Under
process.
 An internship with Prof Ted Sargent’s group at University of Toronto (May 25 – July 25 2015). I
worked on the Art planer ZnO/QDs Solar Cell Devise.
EDUCATION
King Abdullah University of Since and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, KSA
PhD. Material Science and Engineering. 2014- Present.
Project topic: Third-Generation –Nanomaterial- solar cell solar cell, ZnO Quantum Dot Solar cell.
Professor Name: Professor. Enrico Traversa
King Abdullah University of Since and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, KSA
M.S. Material Science and Engineering. June 2014, GPA 3.21
Thesis Topic: Structural and Optical Properties of Europium Doped Zinc Oxide Growth by Pulsed
Laser Deposition.
Professor Name: Professor. Iman Roqan.
Taibah University, Yanbu, KSA
BS. In Physics, June 2008, GPA 90.71%
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Thuwal, KSA
Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage Group.
Researcher Jun.2014- present
 Optimizing the cell solar architecture that has to be selected in order to
Meet the objectives of developing a high efficiency solar cell.
 Studied the effect of using band gap tunable semiconductor zero dimensional (0D) Nanomaterials
(CdS, PbS, CdSe, InP ...) as a quantum dots in the solar cell.
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Thuwal, KSA

2. Semiconductor and Spectroscopy Group.
Researcher Aug. 2013-Jun 2014
 Acquired the ZnO nanostructures without seeding by using different conditions
growth by pulsed laser deposition, which is a unique work in growth since.
 Managed laboratory layout, modification, equipment, training, costs, works plan and time
schedule, which all improved the efficiency and smoothen the workflow process of our group.
RESEARCH OVERVIEW
 In the beginning of fall 2013 semester, I started performing my research, which is
“Structural and Optical Properties of Europium (EU) Doped ZnO Thin Film
Deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition. The research is under Dr. Iman Roqan
 The objective of the research is studying the structural and optical properties of ZnO
nanostructure, in this study; we are attempting to understand the relationship between
surface energy and nanostructure growth.
 Pure ZnO and EU doped ZnO thin films will be deposited by pulsed laser deposition
(PLD) using different deposition conditions. This will be conducted to correlate the
change between the structure and optical properties. Then structural properties of the
films will be characterized using x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron
microscope (SEM). Also, we used Photoluminescence (PL) to investigate the optical
properties of these films.
Membership
 Membership in Material Research Society (MRS) at KAUST.
TECHNICAL AND COMPUTER SKILS
Computer skills
Software
 Mat lab, Origin.
Operating system
 Microsoft Windows family, Apple OSX.
Lab Equipment
 Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD).
 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).
 X-ray Diffraction (XRD).
 Photoluminescence (PL).
 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR).
 X-ray fluorescence (XRF).
 UV-Visible Spectroscopy.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
 2008 Bachelor with Honor’s.
 2012 the KAUST Scholarship.
LANGAUGE
 Arabic. Native
 English. Advance