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- Country of residence: Jordan
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Sami Hussein Mahmood
Physics Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid 211-63, Jordan
Phone: (962 2) 721 1111 (ext. 2071 or 3446) Fax: (962 2) 721 1121
E-mail: mahmoods@yu.edu.jo
1.Personal Data
Date of Birth: April 2, 1955, Jordan
Nationality:Jordanian
Marital Status:Married
2.Education
•Ph.D. (Physics) 1986, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
•M.Sc. (Physics) 1984, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
•B.Sc. (Physics) 1978, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
3.Ph.D. Dissertation
Characterization and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy on NiV and NiMo Superlattices, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Michigan, USA.
4.Employment
Academic
•Professor, Physics Department, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan,
September 5, 2010 – Now
•Professor, Physics Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan,
January 7, 1996 – September 4, 2010.
•Associate Professor, Physics Department, Yarmouk University, June 2, 1991 – January 6, 1996
•Assistant Professor, Physics Department, Yarmouk University, October 4, 1986 – June 1, 1991
•Graduate Assistant, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Michigan, September 1981 – August 1986
•Physics Instructor, Physics Department, Yarmouk University, September 1979 – September 1981
Administrative
•Dean of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, September 2, 2007 – Sept. 1, 2009.
•Vice President, Philadelphia University, Jordan, September 1, 2004 – August 31, 2005
•Director, Center for Academic Training and Development, Philadelphia University, Jordan, September 1, 2004 – August 31, 2005
•Director, Quality Assurance and Accreditation, Philadelphia University, Jordan, Nov., 2004 – August 31, 2005
•Dean, Faculty of Science, Philadelphia University, Jordan, Feb., 2005 – August 31, 2005
•Dean, Faculty of Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, September 1, 1998 – September 1, 2004
•Chairman, Physics Department, Yarmouk University, September 2, 1996 – September 21, 1998
•Assistant Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan, November 1994 – September 1, 1996
•Director, Center for Theoretical and Applied Physical Sciences, Yarmouk University, April 1992 – September 1, 1994
5.Membership in Scientific societies
•American Physical Society, since 1986
•Jordanian Physical Society, since 2008
6.
7.Fellowships and Scholarships
•EEC fellowship for research visit to the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Summer 1997
•EEC fellowship for research visit to the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Summer 1995
•Academic affiliate of the Center for Fundamental Materials Research (CFMR), Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI, USA. Summer 1991
•EEC fellowship for a research visit to the University College of North Wales, Bangor, and University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. Summer 1988
•Yarmouk University competitive scholarship toward the Ph.D. degree in Physics in the USA. September 1981 – September 1986
•Ministry of Education competitive scholarship for undergraduate studies, Jordan, September 1974 – September 1978
8.Research Experience
Techniques: Ultra High Vacuum Systems, Analytical Electron Microscopy, X-ray Diffraction, Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Magnetometry, Elemental Analyses.
Materials: Metallic Thin Films and Superlattices, Nanoscale Fine Particle Systems, Metallic Alloys and Compounds.
9.Teaching Experience
Graduate Courses
Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Crystallography, Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Magnetism, Optical and Magneto Optical Properties of Solids and Fine Particles, Experimental Physics and Research Methods.
Undergraduate Courses
Solid State Physics, Statistical Physics, Modern Physics, Theory of Relativity, Quantum Physics, Classical Mechanics, Waves and Optics. Freshman Physics and practical Physics for all levels.
10. Supervision of Graduate Research
1.Mössbauer Study of the Alloy System FeAl1-xCux. December 1989
2.X-ray Structural Studies of the Alloys FeAl1-xCox and CuAl1-xFex. March 1990
3.Mössbauer Study for the Alloy System CuAl1-xFex. July 1990
4.Structural Study of the Alloy System GdAg1-xFex. August 1990
5.Structural and Mössbauer Study of FeAl1-xZrx. September 1990
6.Structural and Mössbauer Study of the Alloy System FeAl1-xNbx. May 1992
7.Mössbauer Spectroscopic Studies of the Alloy Systems FeAl1-xTix and FeAl1-xCox. Nov. 1992
8.Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Fe1-xCox. September 1993
9.Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Fe1-xNix. October 1993
10.Water Circulation of Jordanian Waters in the Gulf of Aqaba-Red Sea, 1997
11.Structural and Mössbauer Studies of Mechanically Prepared Fe70Cu30 Alloy, 1997
12.A Software Design for Analysis of Mössbauer Spectra of Iron Containing Alloys, 1999
13.Structural and Mössbauer Studies of (FeCu) Cr Alloys, 1999
14.On the Effect of Atomic Order-Disorder on the Hyperfine Interactions of Fe3-x MnxSi Alloys Using Mössbauer Spectroscopy, 1999
15.Structural and Mössbauer Study of Fe2Cr1-xVx Alloys, 2001
16.Structural and Mössbauer Studies of Fe0.9-xCoxZr0.1 Alloys, 2001
17.Structural and Mössbauer Studies of the Alloy Systems (Fe0.75Ni0.25-xCrx) and
(Fe0.65Ni 0.35-xCrx), 2002
18.Mössbauer and Structural Studies of (RE-Fe2) Alloys, 2002
19.Theoretical Calculations of the Hyperfine Interactions in Alloys Containing Iron, 2005
20.Mössbauer Study of the systems Pr0.5Sr0.5Mn1-x FexO3. 2007
Membership on Examining Committees for Postgraduate Studies
•Membership of Examining Committees for tens of M.Sc. theses at Yarmouk University
•Member of Examining Committee and external examiner for several M.Sc. theses in materials research at the University of Jordan and Al al-Bayt University
•Member of Examining Committee for Ph.D. theses in materials research at the University of Jordan
•External examiner for Ph.D. thesis in materials science at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan, 2002
11. Grants
The following projects were funded by national and international organizations
1.Team Member of a Project Co-Funded by Scientific Research Support Fund (SRSF), Jordan, "Structural and Magnetic Properties of Nanohexaferrites", 2010 (JD55,000)
2.Team Member of a Project Co-Funded by Scientific Research Support Fund (SRSF), Jordan and Yarmouk University, "Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Nanomaterials", 2008 (JD160,000)
3.ICAC/Irbid Research Project in Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Magnetic Alloys. 1994 (JD12,000 )
4.ICAC/Irbid Research Project in Structural Characterization of Magnetic Alloys. 1993 (JD2500 )
5.Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Iron Containing Alloys, Fine Magnetic Particles and Geological samples from Jordan. European Community through EEC Protocol III, implemented in 1993. (Equipment: ECU 70,000; 5 month faculty, and 2 month technical exchange scientific visits with Birmingham University, UK)
6.Characterization of Alloys and Geological Samples from Jordan Using X-ray Diffraction. European Community through EEC Protocol III, implemented in 1993.(Equipment: ECU 50,000; 5 month faculty, and 4 month technical exchange scientific visits with Birmingham University)
7.EU grant under EEC Protocol III, for upgrading the diffraction facility at the Yarmouk University Physics Department, 2000 (USD 30,000).
8.Team Leader of a Project Funded by a Government Grant under Higher Education Development Program (HEDP): Project title: "Upgrading of Undergraduate Teaching in the Faculty of Science", 2000, (USD 700,000)
9.Team Leader of a Project Funded by a Grant from the International Development Research Center (IDRC), Canada for a project entitled, "Small Grants in Land and Water Security" under which the new M.Sc. program in Environmental Sciences has been launched, 1999-2001, (USD 200,000)
10.Team Leader of a Project Funded by a HEDP Government Grant for the establishment of a Biomedical Physics undergraduate program, 2003, (USD 620,000)
11.Several projects were supported by the Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies at Yarmouk University in the fields of alloys and fine particles. Funds provided for these projects ranged from USD 2,500 to USD 15,000
12. Project Management
1.Faculty of Science Higher Education Development Projects: Governmental grant via a loan from the World Bank (1998 – 2004): Three projects funded, totaling about $2 Million
2.Projects related to the study of environmental issues in Northern Jordan, including the establishment of a Master’s Degree Program in Environmental Sciences at Yarmouk University, in cooperation with Carleton University of Canada and funded by the International Development Research Centre of Canada (1999-2002)
13. Membership on Committees
National and International
1.Yarmouk University representative, National Committee for Undergraduate Physics Education, 1988/89
2.Member of the Marine Scientific Station Council, Aqaba. Sep. 1, 1998 - Sep. 1, 2004, and Sept. 2, 2007 – Sept. 1, 2009.
3.Member, Committee of the Jordan Badia Research and Development Program, Higher Council for Science and Technology, Sept. 1, 1998 – 2002.
4.Member, Scientific Committee, SESAME project, 1998 to present
5.Member, National Higher Committee for accreditation of Academic Degrees, October 15, 2001-October 14, 2003
6.Member, Committee for the accreditation of Physics programs in Jordanian universities, 2001
7.Member, National Central Committee for Promotion of Ministry of Education
Teachers, October 2002-August 11, 2009.
8.Chairman, Organizing Committee, Regional Program, Frontiers of Science and
Engineering, 2003
9.Member, Steering Committee, Workshop Promoting Cooperation in Agricultural R&D in the Middle East Region, July 2004
10.Member, National Higher Committee for Scientific Research, Sept. 2, 2007 – Sept. 1, 2009.
11.Member, Technical Committee for Scientific Research Fund, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, July 23, 2007 – July 23, 2009.
12.Member, Board of Directors, Scientific Research Fund, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sept. 2, 2007 – Nov. 2008.
13.Member, Commission for Scientific Awards, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, October, 2007 – Sept. 1, 2009.
14.Member, Council of the Center for Theoretical and Applied Physical Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 2007 -
15.Scientific Advisor, Middle East Science Fund, King Abdullah II Fund for Development, April 1, 2008 -
16.National Team for the National Research Strategy 2009-2012, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Jordan, Nov. 2008 - Feb. 2009.
17.Member, Council of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies, Princess Sumaya University of Technology, Amman, Jordan, 2009 -
18.Member, Council of Scientific Research, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan, October, 2009 -
19.Member, Basic Science and Nanotechnology Committee for Scientific Research Fund, Jordan, September 22, 2010 – September 21, 2011.
20.Member, Tafila Technical University Board of Trustees, Jordan, October 5th, 2010 -
University
1.Member of several university councils and committees
2.Member of several councils and committees at the Faculty of Science
3.Member of several committees at the Physics Department
14. Professional and Scientific Meetings
Contributions in meetings
1.Sixth Joint SESAME Scientific and Beamline Committee Meeting, Amman, Jordan, Nov. 2, 2008
2.Fifth Joint SESAME Scientific and Beamline Committee Meeting, Amman, Jordan, Nov. 16, 2007
3.Forth Joint SESAME Scientific and Beamline Committee Meeting, Cairo, Egypt, November, 2006
4.Fourth International Conference on Magnetic and Superconducting Materials (MSM05), Agadir, Morocco, 5-8 September, 2005. INVITED SPEAKER
5.Third Joint SESAME Scientific and Beamline Committee Meeting, Paris, France, May, 2005
6.Second Joint SESAME Scientific and Beamline Committee Meeting, Paris, France, 16-17, April, 2004
7.9th ATF International Col. Meeting, Kamogawa, Japan, 19-20, March, 2004. INVITED SPEAKER on “SESAME Project”
8.The 5th Asian Synchrotron Radiation Forum in Saga, Japan, 16-17 March, 2004. INVITED SPEAKER on “The Present Status of SESAME”
9.Third International Conference on Magnetic and Superconducting Materials (MSM03), Monastir, Tunisia, 1-4 September, 2003. INVITED SPEAKER
10.Second SESAME Users Meeting 2003, Isfahan University of Tech. Isfahan, Iran, 29 November – 1 December, 2003. Head of IR group.
11.First Joint SESAME Scientific and Beamline Committee Meeting, Manchester, England, 19 – 20 December, 2002
12.14th Annual Beckman Frontiers of Science Symposium, organized by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Irvine, California, 14-16 November, 2002
13.JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Asian Science Seminar, First SESAME Users Meeting, Al-Balqa University, Jordan, 19-28 October, 2002
14.The Arab Science and Technology Foundation’s “Second Seminar on the Technological Research & Development in the Arab World”, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 24-27 March, 2002
15.International Symposium on the Industrial Applications of the Mossbauer Effect (ISIAME 2000), Norfolk, Virginia, USA, 13-18 August 2000
16.Workshop on Environmental Teaching, Ottawa, Canada, 2000
17.Conference of the Association of the Deans of Science of Arab Universities, Bahrain, November 1999
18.First Regional Conference on Magnetic and Superconducting Materials (MSM-99), Tehran, Iran, 27-30 October 1999
19.Invited lecturer at the workshop on "Magnetic Measurements for Magnetic Materials Characterization and Quality of Magnetic Recording Media", Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan, April 1998
20.Conference on Materials Science, Mu’tah University, Karak, Jordan, Nov. 1997
21.International Conference on Advanced Materials, Islamabad, Pakistan, Sept. 20-26, 1997
22.International Conference on Magnetism 1994, Warsaw, Poland, August 22-26, 1994
23.CTAP First Symposium on Magnetics, CTAP, Yarmouk University, November 22-24, 1993
24.The 37th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Houston, Texas, USA, December 1-4, 1992
25.Fifth International Conference on Magnetic Fluids. Riga, USSR, September 1989
26.4th Petra School of Physics Symposium (biennial). Jordan, 1987
27.Annual American Physical Society Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 1986
28.Annual American Physical Society Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, March 1985
29.Annual American Physical Society Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, 1984
30.First International Conference on Superlattices, Microstructures, and Microdevices, Urbana-Champagne, Illinois, Summer 1984
Participation in organization of meetings
1.First Symposium on Computational Condensed Matter Physics, CTAP, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, November 16-18, 1992 (Chairman of the Organizing Committee)
2.CTAPS First Symposium on Magnetics, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, November 22-24, 1993 (Chairman of the Organizing Committee)
3.ASTA Workshop on Materials, Lasers and Characterization, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, August 1, 1994
4.CTAPS Second Symposium on Magnetics, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, November 2-4,1996 (Chairman of the Organizing Committee)
5.Workshop on Improving Physics Education in the Arab World by Using Computers, Yarmouk University, Nov. 1997 (Chairman of the Organizing Committee)
6.CTAPS Third Symposium on Magnetics, (Chairman of the Organizing Committee), Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, November 2-4, 1998
7.CTAPS Fourth Symposium on Condensed Matter Physics (Chairman of the
Organizing Committee) Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, November 1-3, 1999.
8.6th Petra School of Physics Symposium on "Physics of Low Dimensional Systems" (Chairman of the Organizing Committee), Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, September 6 - 13, 1998
9.The First Regional Conference on Magnetic and Superconducting Materials (MSM99), (Member of the Scientific Committee), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran 27-30 September, 1999.
10.The Second Regional Conference on Magnetic and Superconducting Materials (MSM01), (Chairman of the Organizing Committee and member of the Scientific Committee), Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, September 9-13, 2001
11.The Third International Conference on Magnetic and Superconducting Materials (MSM’03), (Co-Chairman of the Organizing Committee and member of the Scientific Committee) Monastir, Tunisia, September 1-4, 2003
12.Frontiers of Science and Engineering Program for the Middle East, (Chairman of the Organizing Committee), Istanbul, Turkey. September 2003
13.Workshop on, “Identifying the National Priorities Concerning Environmental Issues in relation to Science, Society, Education and Legislation”, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 3 November 2002 (Chairman of the Organizing Committee)
14.Workshop on, “Education and the Master’s Degree Program in Environmental Sciences at Yarmouk University: Achievements and Outlook,” Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 28-29 May, 2002 (Chairman of the Organizing Committee)
15.The Fourth International Conference on Magnetic and Superconducting Materials (MSM’05), (Co-Chairman, and member of the Scientific Committee), Agadir, Morocco 5-8 September, 2005.
16.6th SESAME User’s Meeting, (Member of Scientific Program Committee, Member of the Local Organizing Committee), Amman, Nov. 17 – 19, 2007
17.The International Conference of Materials in Jordan, (Member of Scientific Committee), Amman, March 4 – 6, 2009
15. Editorial Boards
•Member, editorial board of Jordan Journal Physics, 20/12/2006- present
•Member, editorial board of the research journal of Yarmouk university, 2000-2004
•Member, editorial board of Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Basic and Applied Sciences, 2005- present
16. Other Activities
•Prepared a lab manual for third year physics students, Yarmouk University, 1987
•Prepared a curriculum plan for two undergraduate courses in physics for "The Open University of Al-Quds", 1989
•Prepared a curriculum plan for an undergraduate course in Psychological and Social Effects of Technology, AL al-Bayt University, 1994/95
•Participated in writing a lab manual for freshman physics, AL al-Bayt University, 1994/95
•Refereed many research papers for publication in scientific research journals, nationally, regionally and internationally
•Refereed applications for promotions of Physics faculty members in Arab universities
•Evaluated national scientific projects
•Evaluated university text books in Physics
•Course Production for MedNet University administered by Politecnico, Turin, Italy. The courses will be adopted as part of the university distance learning curriculum.
o Physics 1 module is prepared and recorded both in Arabic and English (January 2004)
oPhysics 2 module is recorded both in Arabic and English, August 2004
•Expert, Proposal Writing Training Workshop, Higher Council for Science and Technology, Amman, Jordan, 2009.
•Expert, Proposal Evaluation Training Workshop, Higher Council for Science and Technology, Amman, Jordan, September 4, 2010.
17. References
• Professor J. Bass
Department of Physics
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Phone: (517)355-9701, Fax: (517)355-0690
• Professor Fayez Khasawneh
Ex-President, Yarmouk University
Irbid, Jordan
• Professor Hisham Gharaibeh
Dean, Talal Abu Ghazaleh College
German Jordanian University
Amman, Jordan
• Professor Marwan Kamal
President, Philadelphia University
Amman, Jordan
Phone: (962 2) 637 4444
• Professor Adnan Badran
Ex Prime Minister of Jordan,
President of Petra University
Amman, Jordan
18. Publications
Journal Articles
1.Bsoul, I., Mahmood, S.H., and Lehlooh, A-F., (2010). Structural, Magnetic and Hyperfine Interactions in SrFe12-x(Ru, Ti)xO19. In preparation.
2.Mahmood, S.H., Bsoul, I., (2010). Hopkinson peak and superparamagnetic effects in BaFe12-xGaxO19 nanoparticles. In preparation
3.Azadi Motlagh, Z,. Mozaffarri, M., Amighian, J., Lehlooh, A-F., Awawdeh, M., Mahmood, S., (2010). Mössbauer Studies of Y3Fe5-xAlxO12 nanopowders prepared by mechanochemical method. Hyperfine Interactions. Submitted
4.Bsoul, I., Mahmood, S.H., and Lehlooh, A-F., (2010). Magnetic and Hyperfine Interactions in BaFe12-x(Ru, Ti)xO19. Accepted. J. Alloys and Compounds
5.Bsoul, I., Mahmood, S.H., (2010), Magnetic and Structural Properties of BaFe12-xGaxO19 Nanoparticles. J. Alloys and Compounds 489, 110-114.
6.Mahmood, S.H., Dawood, J., Lehlooh, A-F., Cheikh-Rouhou, A., Ammar, A. (2010). Polaronic and Charge Ordering Effects in Pr0.5Sr0.5Mn1-xFexO3. Hyperfine Interactions 196 (1), 385.
7.Bsoul, I., Mahmood S.H., (2009). Structural and Magnetic Properties of BaFe12-xAlxO19 Prepared by Ball Milling and Calcination. Jordan J. Phys., 2 (3) 171.
8.Lehlooh, A-F, Amighian J., Mahmood, S. (2008). Mössbauer Spectroscopy Study of Aluminum Substituted Ni-Ferrites. Hyperfine Interactions, 183, 193-198.
9.Odeh I. M., Lehlooh, A-F, Mahmood, S. (2008). X-Ray Diffraction and Mössbauer Spectroscopy of High Energy Ball-Milled α-Fe2O3/TiO2 Composite Powders. Hyperfine Interactions, 183, 25-29.
10.Lataifeh, M. S., O’Shea M., Saleh A.S., Mahmood, S. (2008). Magnetization Measurements on “as Prepared” and Annealed Fe3-xMnxSi Alloys. Jordan Journal of Physics, 1 (1),
11.Lehlooh, A.-F., El-Ghanem, H., Arafa, I., and Mahmood, S., (2007). Mössbauer spectroscopy Study of Macromolecular Complexes of Polycarbosilazane Coordinated with Fe(II), Fe(III) and Mixed Valence Fe(II-III) Chlorides. International Journal of Polymeric Materials, 56, 187-195.
12.Al-Sharif, A.I., Al-Khateeb, A.M., and Mahmood, S.H, Laham, N.M, and Bawa’neh, M.S. (2007). Coupling of Slow Phase Velocity Surface Waves of a Planar Plasma Bounded by two Dielectrics. The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 32(1A), 49-58.
13.Samara, Q., Al-Sharif, A.I., Mahmood, S.H. (2006). On the Magnetic Properties and Hyperfine Fields in Fe-Containing Alloys: A Theoretical Study. Phys. Stat. Sol. (c) 3 (9), 3285-3291.
14.El-Ali, A., Ershaidat, N., Al-Sharif, A.I., Al-Khateeb, A.M., and Mahmood, S.H. (2005). Effects of Screening on the Plasmon Bands in Metallic Superlattices. The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 30(2A), 229-236.
15.Lehlooh, A-F., Mahmood, S., Mozaffari, M., and Amighian, J. (2004). Mössbauer spectroscopy Study on the Effect of Al-Cr Co-substitution in Yttrium and Yttrium-Gadolinium Iron Garnets. Hyperfine Interactions 156/157, 181-185.
16.Mahmood, S.H., Lehlooh, A-F., Saleh, A.S., and Wagner, F.E. (2004). On theHyperfine and Magnetic Properties of the Alloy System Fe3-x Mnx Si. Phys. Stat. Sol. (b), 241 (6), 1186-1191.
17.Nammas, S., Al-Omari, I.A., and Mahmood, S.H. (2003). Mössbauer and Structural Studies of Fe0.75Ni0.25-xCrx and Fe0.65Ni0.35-xCrx Alloy Systems. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 353, 53-59.
18.Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah D., and Mahmood, Sami H. (2002). Mössbauer Spectroscopy Study of Iron Nickel Alloys. Hyperfine Interactions, 139/140, 387-392.
19.Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah, Fayyad, S.M., and Mahmood, Sami H. (2002). Mössbauer Spectroscopy Study of Fe-Si solid Solutions Prepared by Mechanical Milling. Hyperfine Interactions, 139/140, 335-344.
20.Al-Nawashi, Ghassan A., Mahmood, Sami H., Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah D., and Saleh, Ahmad S. (2002). Mössbauer Spectroscopic Study of Order-Disorder Phenomena in Fe3-x MnxSi. Physica B, 321, 167-172.
21.Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah D., Mahmood, Sami H., and Buschow, K.H.J. (2002). Mössbauer Spectroscopy Study of GdFe6-xCoxGe6 Alloy. Physica B, 321, 163-166
22.Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah, Mahmood, Sami H., and Williams, John M. (2002). On the Particle Size Dependence of the Magnetic Anisotropy Energy Constant. Physica B, 321, 159-162.
23.Lataifeh, Mahdi S., Mahmood, Sami, and Thomas, Michael F., (2002). Mössbauer spectroscopy study of substituted Rare-Earth Iron Garnets at low temperature. Physica B, 321, 143-148.
24.Mohaidat, Q.I., Al-Omari, I.A., and Mahmood, S.H. (2002). Structural and Mössbauer Studies of Fe0.9-xCoxZr0.1 Alloys. Physica B, 321, 149-153.
25.Hamasha, K.M., Al-Omari, I.A., and Mahmood, S.H.. (2002). Mössbauer and
Structural Studies of the Fe2Cr1-xVx Alloy System, Physica B, 321, 154-158.
26.Shobaki, J., Al-Omari, I.A., Hasan, M.K., Azez, K.A., Mahmood, S.H., and Sellmyer, D.J. (2002). Magnetic, X-ray Diffraction and Mössbauer Spectroscopy Studies of Nd2Fe15Ga2Cx Magnets. Physica B, 321, 173-177.
27.Lehlooh, A.F., Lataifeh, M., and Mahmood, S. (2001). Mössbauer Spectroscopy Study of the Alloy System Gd(Fe1-xCox)2. Dirasat, Pure Sciences, Volume 28 (2). 201-204.
28.Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah D. Lataifeh, Mahdi S., and Mahmood, Sami H. (2000). Mössbauer and Structural Studies of Tb2Fe17. Mu’tah Journal for Research and Studies, 15, 75-82.
29.Said, M.R., Hamam, Y.A., Mahmood, S.H., and Abu-Aljarayesh, I. (2000). A Study of theMagnetic Behavior of the System FeAl1-x Mnx. Mu'tah Journal for Research and Studies,15, 93-102.
30.Shobaki, J., Al-Omari, I.A., Hasan, M.K., Azez, K.A., Al-Akhras, M-Ali H., Albiss, B.A, Hamdeh, H.H., and Mahmood, S.H. (2000). Mössbauer and Structural Studies of Fe0.7- xVxAl0.3 alloys. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 213, 51-55.
31.Said, M.R., Hamam, Y.A., Abu-Aljarayesh, I., and Mahmood, S. (1999). Critical exponents of (Fe,Mn)3Si. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 195, 679-686.
32.Lataifeh, M., Lehlooh, A.F., and Mahmood S.H. (1999). Mössbauer Spectroscopy of A1 substituted Fe in Holmium Iron Garnet, Hyperfine Interactions, 122, 253-258.
33.Abuhassan, L.H., Abu El-Haija, A.J., Mahmood, S., Yamani, Zain and Nayfeh, M.H. (1998). Structural Characterization of Porous Silicon as a Function of Depth. Dirasat, Natural and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 25, No. 3 427-433.
34.El-Ali, A., Kofahi, M., Mahmood, S.H., and Abu-Aljarayesh, I. (1996). Phonon Dispersion Curves of Fe(Al,Co) System , Al-Manarah, 1, 27-35.
35.Lee, S.-F., Yang, Q., Holody, P., Loloee, R., Hetherington, J.H., Mahmood, S., Ikegami, B., Vigen, K., Henry, L.L., Schroeder, P.A., Pratt Jr., W.P., and Bass, J. (1995). Current Perpendicular and Current-Parallel Giant Magnetoresistances in Co/Ag Multilayers, Phys. Rev. B 52, 15 426-15 441.
36.Mahmood, Sami H., Rousan, Khitam K., Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah and Mahmoud, Sabri S. (1995) Mossbauer Spectroscopy of Fe60 Ni40 Alloy Films, Solid State Communications, 95, No. 12, 879-882.
37.Lehlooh, Abdel Fatah and Mahmood, Sami H. (1995). Mossbauer Spectroscopy of Fe3 O4 Ultrafine Particles. J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 151, 163-166.
38.Mahmood, Sami H., Gharaibeh, Maen A., and Saleh, Ahmad S. (1995). Mossbauer and Structural Studies of FeAl1-xTix . Solid State Communications, 95, No. 4, 263-266.
39.Abu-Al¬jarayesh, I., Mahmood, S.H., and Lehlooh, A-F. (1995). Mossbauer Study of Magnetic Phase Transition in FeAl1-xCox. J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 140-144, 65-66.
40.Mahm¬ood, Sami H., Rawwagah, Fuad H., Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah, and Mahmoud, Sabri (1995). Mossbauer Spectroscopic Studies of Fe1-x Nix Abhath Al-Yarmouk/Pure Sci. & Eng., 4, 61-76.
41.Mahmood, Sami, Al-Sugheir, Mohamed, El Ali, Abdel Raouf, Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah and Mahmoud, Sabri (1995). Mossbauer Spectroscopic Studies of Fe1-xCox Abhath Al-Yarmouk/Pure Sci. & Eng., 4, 9-24.
42.Lehlooh, Abdel Fatah, Mahmood Sami H., and Abu Al¬j¬ara¬yesh, Ibrahim (1994). Mossbauer and X-ray Diffraction Studies of Heat Treated Fe3O4 Fine Particles. J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 136, 143-148.
43.Nasir, Sobhi, Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah, Mahmood, Sami and Abu-Aljarayesh, Ibrahim (1993). Ferric Iron in Upper Mantle Cr-Spinels: A Mossbauer Spectro-scopic Study Chem. Erde, 53, 265-271.
44.Mahmoo¬d, Sami H., Gharaibeh, Maen A., Abu-Safia Hassan and Saleh, Ahmad S. (1993). Mossbauer Spectroscopic Study of FeAl1-x Cox . Hyperfine Interactions, 77, 255-264.
45.Mahmood, S.H., Awawdeh, M., and Saleh, A.S. (1993). Structural and Mossbauer Studies of the Alloy System FeAl1-xNbx J. Appl. Phys., 73, 5663-5665.
46.Abu-Aljarayesh, I., Al-Bayrakdar, A., and Mahmood, S.H. (1993). The Effect of Heating on the Magnetic Properties of Fe3O4 Fine Particles. J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 123 267-272.
47.Abu Aljarayesh, Ibrahim, Mahmood, Sami and Nasir, Sobhi (1993). Magnetic Studies of Lower Crustal and Upper Mantle Xenoliths from NE Jordan, Abhath Al-Yarmouk/ Pure Sci. & Eng., 2, 41-54.
48.Mahmood, Sami H. (1993). Magnetic Anisotropy in Fine Magnetic Particles. J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 118, 359-364.
49.Mahmood, S.H., and Abu Aljarayesh, I., (1993). On the Static and Time Dependent Magnetic Behavior of Fe3O4 Fine Particles: Effect of Oxidation. J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 118, 193-199.
50.Mahmood, S.H., Saleh, A.S., and Abu Snaineh, T.A. (1992). Mossbauer Spectroscopy of the Alloy System CuAl1-xFex. J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 117, 393-398.
51.Nasir, Sobhi, Abu ¬Aljarayesh, Ibrahim, Mahmood, Sami, and Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah (1992). Oxidation State of the Upper Mantle Beneath the Northwestern Part of the Arabian Lithosphere. Tectono¬physics, 213 359-366.
52.Saleh, A.S., Saleh, L.A., Nayfeh, N.M., Mahmood, S.H., and Abu Aljarayesh, I. (1992). Structural and Magnetic Studies of the Alloy System GdAg1-xFex. J. Appl. Phys. 71(4) 1893.
53.Mahmood, Sami, Abu ¬Aljaraye¬sh, Ibrahim, Al Kofahi, Mahmoud, Nasir, Sobhi, Popplewell, John and Landydt, Carl (1992). Characterization of Karak Basalts using Petrologi¬cal, Magnetic, and Mossbauer Studies. Dirasat: Res. J. Univ. Jordan, 19B (2), 19-33.
54.Nasir, Sobhi and Mahmood, Sami (1991). Oxidation of Olivine in Lherzolitic Xenoliths From NE-¬Jordan. Mu'tah J. Res. and Studies, 6 (2), 171-182.
55.Saleh, A.S., Al Jaber, R., Malkawi, A., Mahmood S., and Abu Aljarayesh, I. (1991) Structural and Magnetic Studies of the Alloy System CuAl1-xFex . J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 99, 152-158.
56.Abu Aljaraye¬sh, I., Mahmood, S., Yusuf, N., Popplewell, J., and El Hilo, M. (1991). Superparamagnetic Behavior in Magnetic Fluids Containing Cobalt Particles Dispersed in Mercury. Magnetohydrodyn¬amics, 26(4), 418-420.
57.Abu Aljarayesh, I., Mahmood, S., and Yusuf, N.A. (1991). Concentration Dependence of the Magnetic Properties of Cobalt Particles Dispersed in Mercury. Magnetohydrodynamics, 26(3), 293-295.
58.Mahmood, S., Abu Aljarayesh, I., and Yusuf, N.A., and Popplewell, J. (1991). Mossbauer Study of Fe3O4 Fine Particles. Magneto¬hydrodyn¬amics, 27(1), 34-37.
59.Abu Safia, H., Abu Aljarayesh, I., Mahmood, S.H., and Yusuf, N.A. (1990). Temperature Dependence of Birefringence and Dichroism in Magnetic Fluids. J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 87, 333.
60.Yusuf, N.A., Abu-Safia, H., Abu Aljarayesh, I., and Mahmood, S.H. (1990). Temperature Dependence of the Faraday Rotation and the Transmission of Light in Magnetic Fluids. J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 85, 85-87.
61.Mahmood, S.H., and Saleh, A.S. (1989). Mossbauer Study of the Alloy System FeAl1-xCox . J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 82, 63.
62.Mahmood, S.H., Malkawi, A., and Abu Aljarayesh, I. (1989). Evolution and Splitting of Plasmon Bands in Metallic Super¬lattices. Phys. Rev. B40, 988
63.Omari, I., Saleh, A.S., and Mahmood, S.H. (1989). Mossbauer Studies of the Ternary Substitutional Alloys FeAl1-xVx , FeAl1-xMnx. J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 78, 183.
64.Saleh, A.S., and Mahmood, S.H., (1989). Mossbauer Study of the FeAl1-x Tix Alloys. Dirasat: Res. J. Univ. Jordan, 16(2), 20.
Conference Proceedings
1.Mahmood, S., (2010). Developing Study plans in Universities in Jordan: Key Issues and Challenges. National Conference for the Development of Study Plans, Teaching and Learning, and Scientific Research. Amman, Jordan, (June 15-17). Invited Talk.
2.Mahmood, Sami H., and Al-Kofahi Mahmoud M., (2004). Present Status of SESAME. Proceedings of the 5th Asian Synchrotron Radiation Forum in Saga.
3.Mahmood, Sami H., Al-Zoubi, Gassem M., and Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah (2000). Structural and Mössbauer Studies of Mechanically Prepared Fe70Cu30 Alloy. Proceedings of the First Regional Conference on Magnetic and Superconducting Materials (MSM-99), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, World Scientific Vol. B, 825-830.
4.A.F. Lehlooh, M. Lataifeh, and S. Mahmood. (2000). Mössbauer Spectroscopy Study of the Alloy System Gd(Fe1-xCox)2. Proceedings of the First Regional Conference on Magnetic and Superconducting Materials (MSM-99), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, World Scientific, Vol B, 789-793.
5.Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah D., Lataifeh, Mahdi S., and and Mahmood, Sami (1997). Mössbauer Spectroscopy and Structural Studies of the Tb2Fe17 Compound, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advanced Materials, Islamabad, Pakistan, 318-320.
6.Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah D., Abu-Allaban, Mahmoud, Mahmood, Sami H., and Williams, John (1997). Low Temperature Mössbauer Spectroscopy Study of
Fe1-xNix System, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advanced Materials, Islamabad, Pakistan, 313-317.
7.Mahmood, Sami H., Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah, Saleh, Ahmad S., and Darlington, N. (1997). Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Fe3-xMnxSi. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advanced Materials, Islamabad, Pakistan, 321-323.
8.Mahmood, Sami H., Rawwagah, Fuad H., Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah, and Mahmoud, Sabri S. (1993). Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Fe-Ni Alloys. Proceedings of the CTAP First Symposium on Magnetics, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 23-29.
9.Mahmood, Sami H., Al-Sugheir, Mohamed K., El Ali, Abdel Raouf, Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah, and Mahmoud Sabri S. (1993). Mössbauer Spectroscopic Study of Fe1-xCox . Proceedings of the CTAP First Symposium on Magnetics, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 31-36.
10.Lehlooh, Abdel-Fatah, Mahmood, Sami, and Abu-Aljarayesh, Ibrahim (1993). Mössbauer and X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Heat Treated Fe3 O4 Fine Particles. Proceedings of the CTAP First Symposium on Magnetics, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 89-97.
11.Lee, S.F., Loloee, R., Mahmood, S., Morin, P., Kuhl, D., Schroeder, P.A., Pratt Jr., W.P., and Bass, J. (1992). Giant CPP and CIP Magnetoresistances in Co/Cu Multilayers BAPS 37(3).
12.Mahmood, S., Bass, J., and Schuller, I. (1985). Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) on NiV Super¬lattices, BAPS 30(3) 350.
13.Mahmood, S., Bass J., and Schuller, I. (1986). EELS on NiV and NiMo Superlattices, BAPS 31(3) 219.
14.Lee, S.F., Loloee, R., Mahmood, S., Morin, P., Kuhl, D., Schroeder, P.A., Pratt Jr.,W.P., and Bass, J. (1992). Giant CPP and CIP Magnetoresistances in Co/Cu Multilayers BAPS 37(3).
Books
1.Proceedings of the First Workshop on Using Computers in Theoretical Physics, ed. Sami H. Mahmood, (Yarmouk University Press, Irbid, Jordan, 1993).
2.Proceedings of CTAP First Symposium on Magnetics, ed. Sami H. Mahmood, (Yarmouk University Press, Irbid, Jordan, 1993).
3.Proceedings of the Second Regional Conference on Magnetic and Superconducting Materials. Irbid, Jordan, 9-13 September 2001. Guest Editors: M. Akhavan, N. Ayoub, A. Barone, J. Bass, J. Clem, P.C.W. Chu, J. Jensen, K. Kitazawa, S. Mahmood, W. Nolting (Physica B, Volume 321, Nos. 1-4, August 2002).
4.Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Magnetic and Superconducting Materials. Monastir, Tunisia, 1-4 September 2003. Guest Editors: M. Akhavan, E.V. Antipov, B. Barbara, A. Barone, J. Bass, A. Cheikhrouhou, H.-U. Habermeier, S. Mahmood (Physica Status Solidi: (a), Vol. 201, No. 7, (b), Vol. 241, No. 6, (c), Vol. 1, No. 7, 2004).
5.Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Magnetic and Superconducting Materials. Agadir, Morocco, 5-8 September 2005. Guest Editors: A. Taoufik, A. Cheikhrouhou, A. Labrag, A. Ramzi, A. Moudden, M. Akhavan, B. Barbara, A. Barone, , A. Bianconi, C. W. Chu, H.-U. Habermeier, S. Mahmood, W. Pickett, S. Senoussi (Physica Status Solidi: (a), Vol. 203, No. 11, (c), Vol. 3, No. 9, 2006).
Achievements and Awards
•Jordanian Astronomical Society Award, Amman, October 6th, 2010.
•Scopus Award for Contributions to Science, Amman, April 1st 2009.
•WHO is who in the world, 1993
•Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Young Arab Scientists, 1993
•Royal Award for top B.Sc. graduate in Physics, 1978
•Faculty of Science Award for top B.Sc. graduate in Physics, University of Jordan, 1978
•Financial awards for distinguished students, University of Jordan. Six awards during the period 1975 – 1978
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