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Welcome to the Department of Physics at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. I invite you to explore our website where you can find information about our academic programs, courses, research activities, and faculty members. Physics has always been at the forefront of exploration. This is accomplished through cognitive enhancement by education transmitted through academic courses as well as carrying out research at the cutting-edge frontiers of human knowledge. The Physics department offer courses that are solidly based on the American system to meet international quality assurance requirements, which has placed the Department as a world-class regional center in a leading international institution. Our student body includes pure-physics students and double-major students, which reflects the interdisciplinary nature of our program. In addition, our research facilities span various fields of physics including condensed matter physics, lasers, materials research, magnetism and superconductivity, nuclear physics, and nonlinear and computational physics. Over the past five decades, our faculty members have conducted research using in-house facilities as well as collaborative research with national and international centers.

Mohammad Al-Kuhaili,
Professor & Chairman, Physics Department

Research and Academic Activity Statistics 2021 to 2025

Average Impact Factor Publications​

87

Patents

 9442

Cumulative Citation Count​

525

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SEMINAR

Superconducting Constrictions and their Phenomena

Speaker 1:

MOHAMMED ABDULLAH HAMED SALEEM ALSAWAFI
Regular PhD Student

Date: Monday, October 26th, 2026
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Bldg. 6/Room 125

Abstract:

Superconducting constrictions were studied since the early 1960s, as a form of Superconducting weak links, following the theoretical prediction of the Josephson Effect. They exhibit some phenomena such as Vortex-Antivortex Pair Generation, Phase Slips, and Hot Spots. This Seminar introduces the superconducting constriction system, and the three major phenomena occurring in it. Finally, some selected Applications of these systems will be presented.

 

Rydberg Atoms for Microwave Electric-Field Sensing


Speaker 2:

SANAA EID GASEM ALHUMAIDI
Regular PhD Student

Date: Monday, October 26th, 2026
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Bldg. 6/Room 125

Abstract:

Rydberg atoms, characterized by highly excited electronic states, exhibit exceptional sensitivity to external electric fields due to their large electric-dipole transition moments. This makes them promising candidates for microwave electric-field sensing. This seminar introduces the fundamental principles behind Rydberg atomic sensors, focusing on the interaction between microwave radiation and atomic energy levels. It explains how electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) and microwave-induced Autler–Townes splitting enables optical detection of electric fields. A recent experimental demonstration of a chip-scale Rydberg atomic electrometer is highlighted to illustrate how these atomic phenomena can be applied to develop compact, sensitive sensors with reduced electromagnetic-field disturbance.
All faculty, researchers and students are invited to attend.

    Location and Time
  • 6-125

  • 26 Oct, 2026

  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM