A graduate of the physics department of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in 1992. Worked as a demonstrator (TA) for 1 year before going to Brown University for an MSc in 1993. Completed my MSc. in 1995 and returned back to SQU as a lecturer before leaving again in 1996 to go to Bristol University for a PhD.in theoretical physics. I completed my PhD with a thesis titled "Modelling Liquid Crystals" and returned to SQU in January 2000 as an assistant professor, and have been here since then.
I have been teaching physics at SQU for 8 years (including 1 year as a TA and 1 year as a lecturer). My Teaching resume includes teaching General Physics one and two, Waves and Modern Physics, Electromagnitism and Computational Physics. In addition to the regular lectures I have taught many tutorials and labs.
My current teaching duties include teaching General Physics one (PHYS2101) to first and second year students and Computational Physics (phys4007) to final year students.
My research is currently focused on two main areas: Molecular modeling in the area of liquids, liquid crystals, colloids, elastomers and polymers. And mathematical physics in the area of group theory applied to high energy physics.
In molecular modeling I use Molecular Dynamics (MD) and Monte Carlo (MC) to study the physical properties of liquid crystals, colliods and liquid crystalline polymers. Particular problems I am currently interested in is the effects of colloids in a nematic solvant and a colloid near a Nematic-Isotropic interface.
In Group theory, my interest are in studying the finite subgroups of the Lie groups O(4), Quaternionic roots and explicit breaking of groups.
I served as the chairman of the college computer users commitee (CCUC) from 2001 to 2003. As Assistant Dean for undergraduate studies (UGS) from 2003 to 2005, where are I chaired the College Curriculum Committee (CCC), represented the college at the university academic policies and curriculum committee (UAPCC) and the university-ministry of Education liaison committee.