Dr. Sabri Elatresh

Chairman

Dr. Mohammad F. Al-Kuhaili
Chairman
Thin Films and Material Science

6/225 966-1-860-3747 kuhaili@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Distinguished Professor

Dr. Mohammad A. Gondal
Distinguished Professor
Laser Physics and Spectroscopy

6/259B 966-1-860-2351/3274 magondal@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Chair Professor

Name: Dr. Sabri Elatresh

Title: Assistant Professor

Brief research interests

My main research interests include:

- Materials at extreme conditions.

- Superconductivity and Dirac materials.

- Structure prediction and phase stability

Research Areas: Theoretical and computational condensed matter physics

Office: 6/139

Tel: 966-1-860-2860

Email: sabri.elatresh@kfupm.edu.sa

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Research Interests

Understanding the phase diagram of materials at extreme conditions of pressure and temperature is a fundamental problem in condensed matter physics. When materials are compressed or heated, modifications of their electronic structures lead to significant changes in their physical and chemical properties. Theoretical high-pressure physics plays an important role in predicting the properties of materials where no experimental measurements are available or explaining observations where measurements are insufficient. In addition to basic research, it is important for planetary science, and has also practical applications.

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Sabri Elatresh received his Ph.D. degree in Physics in 2015 from the Department of Physics & Atmospheric Science at Dalhousie University in Canada. Then he worked as a postdoctoral/visiting scientist at the University of Guelph & Cornell University, working alongside Professors Roald Hoffmann (1981 Nobel Prize Winner) and Neil W. Ashcroft (co-author of Solid-State Physics). Recently, Sabri joined the physics department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals as an assistant professor. His current research interests include focusing on the study of materials at high pressure, which covers a broad range of topics in theoretical condensed matter physics. Sabri has expertise with various first-principles techniques and methods for computational modeling, which he has applied to investigate electronic, structural, and thermodynamic properties of solids and liquids. These are methods applicable to a wide range of problems in physics, chemistry, and material science.

AWARDS & HONORS

Best Poster Award (Oct 5, 2016): EFree Annual Meeting, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago IL USA

Dr. W. Leiper Graduate Award (May 23, 2012): Yearly award in recognition of a teaching assistant who has provided an exceptional contribution to teaching in the department.

Department of Physics, Dalhousie University.

Teaching Assistant Award (May 23, 2012): Yearly award to a grad student with special ability pursuing a graduate degree in physics. Department of Physics, Dalhousie University.

KEY PUBLICATIONS

• M. G. Gorman, S. F. Elatresh, A. E. Lazicki, M. Cormier, D. McGonegle, R. Briggs, A. L. Coleman, S. Rothman, L. Peacock, J. Bernier, Y. Ping, F. Coppari, D. Braun, G. W. Collins, J. H. Eggert, J. S. Wark, S. Bonev, and M. I. McMahon. Crystal structures of magnesium electrides at terapascal pressures Nature Physics (2022), ISSN 1745-2481

• Tushar Bhowmick, Sabri F. Elatresh, A. D. Grockowiak, Weizhao Cai, W. A. Coniglio,Stanley W. Tozer, N. W. Ashcroft, Roald Hoffmann, Stanimir A. Bonev, and Shanti Deemyad. Structure and pressure dependence of the Fermi surface of lithium Phys. Rev. B Letter 106,L041112 (2022).

• S. F. Elatresh, T. Timusk, and E. J. Nicol. Optical properties of superconducting pressurized LaH10, Phys. Rev. B 102, 024501 (2020).

• Sabri F. Elatresh, Mohammad Tomal Hossain, Tushar Bhowmick, A. D. Grockowiak, Weizhao Cai, W. A. Coniglio, Stanley W. Tozer, N. W. Ashcroft, Stanimir A. Bonev, Shanti Deemyad, and Roald Hoffmann. Fermi surface studies of the low-temperature structure of sodium, Phys. Rev. B Rapid Communications 101, 220103(R) (2020).

• S. F. Elatresh, and S. A. Bonev. Stability and metallization of solid oxygen under high pressure, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. DOI: 10.1039/C9CP05267D (2020).

• S. F. Elatresh, Zhimou Zhou, N. W. Ashcroft, S. A. Bonev, Ji Feng, and Roald Hoffmann. High-pressure lithium as an elemental topological semimetal, Phys. Rev. Materials 3, 044203 (2019).

• Sabri F. Elatresh, Weizhao Cai, N. W. Ashcroft, Roald Hoffmann, Shanti Deemyad, and Stanimir A. Bonev. Reply to Martinez-Canales et al.: The structure(s) of lithium at low temperatures, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) USA 114:E8810- E8811 (2017).

• Sabri F. Elatresh, Weizhao Cai, N. W. Ashcroft, Roald Hoffmann, Shanti Deemyad, and Stanimir A. Bonev. Evidence from Fermi surface analysis for the low-temperature structure of lithium, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) USA 114:5389-5394 (2017).

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• Yuta Tsuji, Prasad L. V. K. Dasari, S. F. Elatresh, Roald Hoffmann, and N. W. Ashcroft. Structural Diversity and Electron Confinement in Li4N; the Potential for 0-D, 2-D and 3-D Electrides, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 138, 42, 14108-14120 (2016).

• S.F. Elatresh, S. A. Bonev, E. Gregoryanz, and N. W. Ashcroft. Role of Quantum Ion Dynamics on Melting of Lithium, Phys. Rev. B 94, 104107 (2016).

• F. Gorelli, S.F. Elatresh, C. L. Guillaume, M. Marques, G. J. Ackland, M. Santoro, S. A. Bonev, and E. Gregoryanz. Lattice Dynamics of Dense Lithium, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 055501 (2012).

Dr. Sabri Elatresh Assistant Professor 6/139 966-1-860-2860 sabri.elatresh@kfupm.edu.sa Website

Professor

Dr. Fahhad Alharbi
Professor
Optics and Photonics

59-2082 966-1-860-2337 fahhad.alharbi@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Hocine Bahlouli
Professor
Condensed Matter

6/221 966-1-860-2097 bahlouli@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Khalil A. Ziq
Professor
Superconductivity

6/259F 966-1-860-3761 kaziq@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Khalil Harrabi
Professor
Mesoscopic physics and Superconductivity

6/151 966-1-860-2239 harrabi@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Zain Hassan Yamani
Professor
Condensed Matter

15/3102, 6/227 966-1-860-4363/4328 zhyamani@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Associate Professor

Dr. Abdelkrim Mekki
Associate Professor
Material Science

6/219 966-1-860-4292 akmekki@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Abdul-Aziz Al-Jalal
Associate Professor
Laser Physics and Spectroscopy

6/117 966-1-860-1017 aljalal@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Ashraf Mohamed Samir Farahat
Associate Professor
Physics/Space Physics

6-140 966-1-860-7290 ashraf.farahat@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Ayman S. El-Said
Associate Professor
Applied Nuclear Physics (Ion beam modifications)

6/228 966-1-860-7561 elsaid@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Khaled Gasmi
Associate Professor
Laser Spectroscopy and Laser Sensing

6/232 966-1-860-2275 kgasmi@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Muhammad Baseer Haider
Associate Professor
Surface and materials Science

6/143 966-1-860-2371 mhaider@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Nidal Khaled Dwaikat
Associate Professor
Nuclear and Radiation Physics

06/217 966-1-860-2872 ndwaikat@kfupm.edu.sa
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Dr. Saeed Al-Marzoug
Associate Professor
Bose Einstein Condensate and nonlinear physics

6/220 966-1-860-7316 marzoug@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Saleem Rao
Associate Professor
Condensed Matter Physics

6/147 966-1-860-1675 saleemg@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Watheq Ahmed Al-Basheer
Associate Professor
Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics/Chemical Physics

6/231 966-1-860-2216 Watheq@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Serdar Elhatisari
Associate Professor

6/115 966-1-860-5868 Serdar.Elhatisari@kfupm.edu.sa
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Assistant Professor

Dr. Tariq Al-Abdullah
Assistant Professor

6/259E 860-2260 tariq.alabdullah@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Sabri Elatresh
Assistant Professor
Theoretical and Computational Condensed Matter Physics

6/139 966-1-860-2860 sabri.elatresh@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Raditya Weda Bomantara
Assistant Professor
Condensed Matter and Quantum Computing

6-145 966-1-860-1170 raditya.bomantara@kfupm.edu.sa
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Dr. Michael Vogl
Assistant Professor
Condensed Matter

6/222 966-1-860-4056 michael.vogl@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Khan Alam
Assistant Professor
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics: Thin Films

6/121 966-1-860-3869 khan.alam@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Jihad Al- Sadah
Assistant Professor
Medical physics

6/230 966-1-860-4893 jhalsadah@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Faris Ahmed Al-matouq
Assistant Professor

6\259G 966-13-860-5606 faris@kfupm.edu.sa
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Dr. Burhan Saifaddin
Assistant Professor

6/226 966-1-860-1340 burhan.saifaddin@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Adel Abbout
Assistant Professor

6/259-A 966-1-860-1426 adel.abbout@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Abdulwahab Abdulrahman Al Luhaibi
Assistant Professor

6/146 966-1-860-3752 aalluhaibi@kfupm.edu.sa
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Dr. Abdulaziz Husain M. Al-Aswad
Assistant Professor
Dean, Academic Development

6/224 966-1-860-2637 abdu@kfupm.edu.sa
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Dr. Abdallah M. Al-Zahrani
Assistant Professor
Gravitational Physics

6/229 966-1-860-3468 amz@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Lecturer

Mr. Muhammad Dastageer
Lecturer
Laser Molecular Spectroscopy

28/134 966-1-860-4574 makader@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Mogtaba B. Mekki
Lecturer
Self-organized of Nano-structures, Numerical Solution of PDE with Noise, Nano-Scale Magnetism

6/134 966-1-860-4697 mogtaba@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Mr. Khateeb-Ur-Rehman
Lecturer
Nuclear Physics

6/152 966-1-860-2798 khateeb@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Mr. Ayman Ghannam
Lecturer
Superconductivity

6/141 966-1-860-1597 ghannama@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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Dr. Ahmed F. Salem
Lecturer
Superconductivity

6/122 966-1-860-1253 afsalem@kfupm.edu.sa Website
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