Education

• 1976

  Bachelor degree from ChemistryFaculty of sciences, KAAU, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 1983

  Doctorate degree from Organic Chemistry (U.C.C) – UK, University of Wales (U.C.C) –, كاردف, المملكة العربية السعودية

Employment

• 1976-1977

  Demonstrator, Demonstrator in Chemistry Department , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 1983-1991

  Assistant Professor , Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 1991-1997

  Associate Professor , Chemistry Department – Faculty of Science – K.A.A.U, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 1997-حاليا

  Professor, Chemistry Dept. Faculty of sciences, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

1-      Present Status:

Professor in the Chemistry Department – Faculty of Science – K.A.A.U. and dean of faculty of science

2-      Academic Appointments:

         4/1997:  Professor of Organic Chemistry – Department of Chemistry – Faculty of Science – K.A.A.U.

1991 – 1997:  Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry – Department of Chemistry – Faculty of Science – K.A.A.U.

1983 – 1991:  Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry – Department of Chemistry – Faculty of Science – K.A.A.U.

1976 – 1977:  Demonstrator in Chemistry Department – Faculty of Science – K.A.A.U.

3-      Positions Held:

1992 – 1996:              Head of the Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, K.A.A.U.

10/96 – 10/98:            Supervisor of the Post-Graduate Studies for Female Students through Joint Supervision Programme with British Universities.

11/98 – 10/99:            Sabbatical leave, Part of this period was spent at the chemistry department of Oregon State University – USA.

12/2000 – 5/2001:      Supervisor of the Post-Graduate Studies for Female Students through Joint Supervision Programme with British Universities.

13/5/2001 - 13/5/2005:      Dean of Faculty of Science.

4-      Teaching Experience:

-         230 (Organic chemistry for non-chemistry students)

-         231 (Fundamentals of organic chemistry I)

-         335 (Chemistry of heterocyclic compounds & natural products)

-         436 (Practical organic chemistry)

-         437 (Special topic in organic chemistry)

-         438 (Chemistry of petrol & petrochemicals)

-         491 (Graduation research project) 13 students

5-      Thesis Supervised:

Only one Ph.D. thesis entitled (Studies of Quinone monooximes and of their metal complexes and synthetic application). 23 October 1999.

Two Ms.C. thesis entitled ( Synthesis of some more sulfur compounds containing heterocyclic systems as biocidal agents ) and ( Synthesis of some more fluorine compounds derived from sulfa drugs as biological agents ) .

6-      Number of Published papers = please see the list of publication .

7-      Professional Societies Memberships:

-         Saudi Chemical Society

-         American Chemical Society

-         Indian Chemical Society

-         Royal Society of Chemistry

8-      Conference Attended:

-         The second national meeting of chemists, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 7-9 March 1987

-         3^rd National meeting of chemists, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dahran, Saudi Arabia, 12-14 March 1989

-         4^th Ibn Sina International Symposium on Pure & Applied Heterocyclic Chemistry, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, 19-22 December 1992

-         1^st Symposium of Pure & Applied Chemistry, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 21-23 April 1998

-         7^th International Conference on Chemistry and Its Role in Development ICCRD'7, Mansoura & Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 14-17 April 2003

-         Biannual Conference on Chemistry, University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, 1-4 March 2004

Scientific interests

Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds particularly with fused ring systems containing O, N, and Stereochemistry

Courses

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