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Polymers, Materials, Theory and Simulation of Materials
ID: 725820
Tennessee, USA
His research is mainly performed via theoretical and computational tools.
He has been investigating a variety of liquid materials including surfactant systems, multicomponent fluids, microfluidics, and
nanofluidics.
He has worked on the relaxation of materials undergoing phase separation. He has also expertise in polymer dynamics and the relaxation of polymers.
He has been investigating the relationship between morphology of various materials and their physical properties.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1993 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Physics | Institution: McGill |
| Year: 1989 | Degree: M.Sc. | Subject: Physics | Institution: McGill |
| Year: 1986 | Degree: B.Sc. | Subject: Physics | Institution: University of Sidi Bel-Abbes |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2002 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Associate Professor | Department: Physics |
Responsibilities:He is the director of the Computational Laboratory of Soft Matter and Biological Physics. He is also the director of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Biomaterials and Nanomaterials. He is Associate Member of the Center for Biomembrane Physics in Denmark. He is developing computational tools to investigate nanomaterials, composites, nanofluidics, and biological materials. His research is funded by the National Science Foundation, the Petroleum Research Fund and by the Research Corporation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2002 | Employer: Lucent Technologies/Agere Systems | Title: Member of Technical Staff | Department: Microelectronics Division |
Responsibilities:He was engaged in the development of passive devices in VLSI. He produced three US patents while at Lucent Technologies and Agere Systems. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2000 | Employer: University of Prince Edward Island | Title: Assistant Professor | Department: Physics |
Responsibilities:He was engaged in research in materials and biophysics. His research was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1995 to 1997 | Employer: University of Toronto | Title: Research Associate | Department: Physics |
Responsibilities:He was investigating structural and mechanical properties of diblok copolymer melts. He also was investigating other problems including molecular beam epitaxy and biological membranes. He worked with Prof. Rashmi Desai. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 1995 | Employer: The University of Georgia | Title: Research Associate | Department: Center for Simulational Physics |
Responsibilities:He was investigating the phase behavior and elastic properties of semiconductor alloy such Silicon-Germanium. He worked with Prof. David P. Landau. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American Physical Society, Materials Research Society, Biophysical Society |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has 53 publications, and 3 patents. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Fluently speaks, reads and writes in English. |
| French | Fluently speaks, reads, and writes in French. |
| Arabic | Fluently speaks, reads and writes in Arabic. |