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Dr.
Hisham H. Abad
Professor of Physics
College of Science and General Studies
Alfaisal University
Email: habad@alfaisal.edu
Tel : +(966-1) 215-7728 office
| Education: | ||
| Ph.D. | 1991 | University of lllinois at Chicago , Physics |
| M.Sc. | 1982 | University of lllinois at Chicago , Physics |
| B.Sc. | 1980 | University of lllinois at Chicago , Physics |
Awards and Honors:
- National Research Council Fellowship at the Naval Research Laboratory, 1992
Work Experience:
- Professor of Physics , Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2008- present
- Research Physicist, Wizdom Systems, Inc., Naperville, IL 60563; 2005 –2008
- Research Associate Professor University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL US 2003 -2005
- Member of Technical Staff; Systems Engineer Lucent Technologies, Naperville, Illinois US 1997 -2003
- Research Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois US 1996 - 1997
- Assistant Professor United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates 1995 - 1996
- Post Doc Fellow National Research Council/Naval Research Lab Washington, DC US 1993 -1995
Research Interests:
- Dr. Abad’s current research interests include the growth of thin films
for solar cell applications, the use of SE and other optical methods for the
in-situ characterization of MBE growth processes. Molecular Beam Epitaxy of
II-VI semiconductors and metallic magnetic thin films, Optics and optical
properties of semiconductors, spectroscopic ellipsometry and laser physics,
X-ray characterization of semiconductors, electrical characterization of
semiconductors. Research on fresh water resources and the protection of the
environment.
Current projects:
- KACST External, Hisham Al-Abad (PI) James Roach, Norman Wright, Juurlink Bernhard, Abdulhamid Al-Abduljabar, Researches from KACST (TBD) Black Carbon Sequestration in the Agricultural System of Saudi Arabia Annual Research Grants Program / 3yrs 2,000,000 SR (500,000 USD) (submitted Jan 2009)
- KACST–Internal Research, M. Goosen (PI), M. Alodan, H. Abad, A. Alquwaizani (KACST-PM) H. Elldessouky, S. AlFadi,. Development of Small Scale Brackish Water Desalination Units for Remote Arid Regions , 2,000,000 SR (500,000 USD) over 3 years ((Submitted January 2009).
Publications: (Last eight papers)
- Use of in situ spectroscopic ellipsometry during the molecular beam epitaxial growth of Hg1-xCdxTe , J. W. Garland, G. Badano, Y. Chang, Jun Zhao, H. Abad and S. Sivananthan, V. Nathan (accepted for publication in J. Appl. Phys.)
- Performance and Reducibility Enhancement of HgCdTe Molecular Beam Epitaxy Growth on CdZnTe Substrates Using Interfacial HgTe/CdTe Superlattice Layers, Yong Chang, Jun Zhao, Hisham Abad, Christoph H. Grien, S. Sivananthan, Toshihiro Aoki, and David J. Smith, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 131924 (2005)
- Spin dependent carrier localization in Fe-based semimagnetic semiconductor heterostructures, B. T. Jonker, H. Abad, W. Y. Yu, S. Stoltz, A. Petrou, J. Warnock, C. D. Poweleit, L. M. Smith, T. Schiedel, J. Cryst. Growth, 159: 947, 1996.
- Mott ionization of excitons in n-type Zn1-xMnxSe epilayers, G. A. Balchin, L. M. Smith, H. Abad, B. T. Jonker, App. Phys. Lett., 67: 3150, 1995.
- N-type doping of the diluted magnetic semiconductor Zn1-xMnxSe. App. Phys. Lett., 66: 2412, 1995.
- Growth of ZnSe epilayers on Fe(001) films by migration-enhanced epitaxy and self-limiting epitaxy, H. Abad, B. T. Jonker, C. M. Cotell, J. J. Krebs, J. Vac. SC & Tech B, 13: 716, 1995.
- Growth of Fe/ZnSe Multilayers on GaAs (001) and (111) by Molecular Beam Epitaxy, H. Abad, B. T. Jonker, C. M. Cotell, S. B. Qadri, MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS 0272-9172; 1995; VOL 3841995.
- Spin-superlattice formation in a type-II ZnSe/Zn0.96Fe0.04Se
multiple-quantum-well structure, J. Warnock, H. Abad, B. T. Jonker, W. Y.
Yu, A. Petrou, T. Schmiedel, Phys. Rev. B, 51: 1642, 1995.
Teaching:
- Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2008- present
- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL US 2003 -2005
- United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates 1995 - 1996
