Chairman
Dr. Mohammad F. Al-Kuhaili
Chairman
Thin Films and Material Science
6/225
966-1-860-3747
kuhaili@kfupm.edu.sa
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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
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Chair Professor
Name: Dr. Watheq Al-Basheer
Title: Associate Professor
Brief research interests: "Focus of research in my group is centered on the spectroscopy of cold chiral and achiral molecules."
Research Areas e.g., Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Chemical Physics
Office: 6/231
Tel: 966-1-860-2216
email: watheq@kfupm.edu.sa
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Lab(s):
Affiliated Center(s): Interdisciplinary Research Center of Membranes and Water Security
Research Interests:
"Al-Basheer group research interests are focused on the spectroscopy of small chiral and achiral molecules using laser light of different spectral regions, i.e. UV, VIS and IR, to probe molecules’ electronic and vibrational states, and to study the medium, temperature and other effects. In Al-Basheer’s group, experimental setups are developed to perform high-resolution spectroscopic methods on cold gaseous molecules, and to couple experimental results with theoretical calculations and modelling.”
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Watheq Al-Basheer is an Associate Professor of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. In Dec. 2006, he received his Ph.D. degree in AMO Physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. Upon successfully finishing his Ph.D. dissertation, he accepted a research associate position at the University of Calgary, Canada. In 2009, he received a research Fellowship from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. In 2011, he accepted a Research Scientist position at Environment Canada before joining the KFUPM’s Physics department in Sep. 2012. Among few received awards and fellowships, Dr. Al-Basheer is the recipient of the Prestigious Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Fellowship. He is a two times recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award, and the recipient of the Excellence Advising Award. He is a member of the American Physical and Chemical Societies, and the Sigma Pi Sigma Honorary American Physics Society, which is a lifetime membership. He has many issued US patents and has authored and co-authored many journal and conference proceedings papers.
AWARDS & HONORS
- 2022 Excellence in Academic Advising Award, College of Engineering and Physics, KFUPM (need 5 years to qualify for the award)
- 2022 In recognition of five US Patents in the year 2021 Award, May 2022, KFUPM.
- 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Engineering and Physics, KFUPM
- 2021 In recognition of two US Patents in the year 2020 Award, May 2021, KFUPM
- 2020 SPIE Community Champion, in recognition to service and contribution to the International Society of Photonics and Optics (SPIE).
- 2018 In recognition of four US Patents in the year 2018 Award, March 2019, KFUPM
- 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Science, April 2017 KFUPM
- 2013 KFUPM International Summer Scholarly Program (ISSP), Hosted by the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada.
- 2011-2012 NSERC-Visiting Fellowship (2011-2012): Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Visiting Fellowship (Value 48,000$/yr). (Nationwide competition), ON, Canada.
- 2007 ICPEAC 2007 Conference Travel Grant (2007): Freiburg, Germany (Value: 1,100 $)
- 2006 Chemical Physics Program at the Uni. of Tennessee Travel Award, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA (Value: 250$).
- 2005 Chemical Physics Program at the Uni. of Tennessee Travel Award, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA (Value: 500$).
- 2004 Chemical Physics Program at the Uni. of Tennessee Travel Award, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA (Value: 500$).
- 2003 Induction to Sigma Pi Sigma National Physics Honor Society, in Recognition of high scholarship in Physics- the University of Tennessee Chapter. (Awarded in 2003)(Life time Membership)
- 2002 – 2006 PhD Scholarship-NSF fund (Aug. 2002 – Jan. 2007): Physics Dept. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA (Value 42,000$/yr).
- 2002- 2005 The Hashemite University Foreign Study Fellowship: Zarka, Jordan
- 1995 – 1999 King Hussein-I of Jordan Undergraduate Fellowship (Makromah Malkeh Sameh)
KEY PUBLICATIONS
- S. M. Al Azar, A. Y. Al-Reyahi, A. A. Mousa, S. S. Essaoud, R. S. Masharfe, I. Ghabar, N. Al-Aqtash, M. E. Ketfi, M. S. Abu-Jafar, E. K. Jaradat, Watheq Al-Basheer, A. Mufleh. Investigation of structural, electronics, and optical characteristics of cubic SrZr1−xRuxO3 perovskites: first-principles study. European Physical Journal Plus. 140, 6, 510, 2025.
- W. Al-Basheer, C. Viernes, R. Zheng, S. Netzke, K. Pichugin and G. Sciaini, “Out-of-Plane Longitudinal Sound Speed Determination in GaS by Broadband Time-Domain Brillouin Scattering”, ACS Omega, 9(48), 47475-47479, 2024.
- K. Gasmi, A. Aljalal, W. Al-Basheer, “ External cavity diode laser in Littrow configuration with narrowband emission at 448 nm for NO2 gas detection.”, Optical Engineering, 63, 9, 096102, 2024.
- W. Al-Basheer, C. Viernes, M. Cheng, R. Zheng, S. Netzke, K. Pichugin and G. Sciaini, “Determining the Out-of-Plane Longitudinal Sound Speed in GeS by Broadband Time-Domain Brillouin Scattering”, ACS Omega, 9(13), 15463-15467, 2024.
- W. Al-Basheer, T. O. Adigun, A. Aljalal, K. Gasmi, “High-resolution spectroscopic analysis of the external differential quantum efficiency of a multimode GaN-based blue laser diode”, Optik 316, 172068, 2024.
- W. Al-Basheer, “Structural analysis of (R)-3-methylcyclohexanone conformers”, Structural Chemistry, 33, 949-960, 2022.
- W. Al-Basheer, “Solvent effects on the vibrational modes of (R)-3-methylcyclohexanone conformers”, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 359, 119317, pp. 1-9, 2022.
- Y. Darojat, A. Aljalal, K. Gasmi, I. Aljundi, N. Mirsaleh-Kohan, W. Al-Basheer, “Laser-induced shockwave crystallization in supersaturated solutions and conceivable clustering in undersaturated aqueous potassium nitrate solutions”, ACS Omega 43, 38400-38408, 2022.
Dr. Watheq Ahmed Al-Basheer Associate Professor 6/231 966-1-860-2216 Watheq@kfupm.edu.sa Website
Professor
Dr. Fahhad Alharbi
Professor
Optics and Photonics
59-2082
966-1-860-2337
fahhad.alharbi@kfupm.edu.sa
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Dr. Hocine Bahlouli
Professor
Condensed Matter
6/221
966-1-860-2097
bahlouli@kfupm.edu.sa
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Dr. Khalil A. Ziq
Professor
Superconductivity
6/259F
966-1-860-3761
kaziq@kfupm.edu.sa
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Dr. Khalil Harrabi
Professor
Mesoscopic physics and Superconductivity
6/151
966-1-860-2239
harrabi@kfupm.edu.sa
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Dr. Zain Hassan Yamani
Professor
Condensed Matter
15/3102, 6/227
966-1-860-4363/4328
zhyamani@kfupm.edu.sa
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Associate Professor
Dr. Abdelkrim Mekki
Associate Professor
Material Science
6/219
966-1-860-4292
akmekki@kfupm.edu.sa
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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
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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
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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
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Dr. Khaled Gasmi
Associate Professor
Laser Spectroscopy and Laser Sensing
6/232
966-1-860-2275
kgasmi@kfupm.edu.sa
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Dr. Muhammad Baseer Haider
Associate Professor
Surface and materials Science
6/143
966-1-860-2371
mhaider@kfupm.edu.sa
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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
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Dr. Saleem Rao
Associate Professor
Condensed Matter Physics
6/147
966-1-860-1675
saleemg@kfupm.edu.sa
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Dr. Jihad Al- Sadah
Assistant Professor
Medical physics
6/230
966-1-860-4893
jhalsadah@kfupm.edu.sa
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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
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Dr. Adel Abbout
Assistant Professor
6/259-A
966-1-860-1426
adel.abbout@kfupm.edu.sa
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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
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Lecturer
Mr. Muhammad Dastageer
Lecturer
Laser Molecular Spectroscopy
28/134
966-1-860-4574
makader@kfupm.edu.sa
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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
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Mr. Khateeb-Ur-Rehman
Lecturer
Nuclear Physics
6/152
966-1-860-2798
khateeb@kfupm.edu.sa
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Mr. Ayman Ghannam
Lecturer
Superconductivity
6/141
966-1-860-1597
ghannama@kfupm.edu.sa
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Dr. Ahmed F. Salem
Lecturer
Superconductivity
6/122
966-1-860-1253
afsalem@kfupm.edu.sa
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