Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Muayad Masoud is currently teaching Physical Chemistry at the Chemistry department in the Arab American University. Masoud was born in Burqa (Nablus) in 1973. He earned his Bachelor of Science at Al-Yarmouk University in Irbid-Jordan, in 1996, then his MSc from An-Najah National University in 2001 and finally PhD degree in Physical Chemistry from the physical and electrochemistry institute (PCI) in the Leibniz University Hannover, Germany in 2005. In his thesis work entitled “Diffusivity and Ionic Conductivity in LiNbO3 and Related Glasses and Glass Ceramics” he employed several techniques for probing lithium-ion dynamics in the solid state such as NMR , impedance spectroscopy, SIMS, and EXAFS. His work lead to a deep understanding of the grains-boundary nature in nanocrystalline materials and its dependence on the preparation method. He contributed to 10 publications, with 306 citations. After gaining his PhD, he joined Hebron University where he served as teaching staff of physical chemistry for two semesters only. In fall 2006, Masoud accepted an Assistant Professor position at the Arab American University. Since then, he taught several theoretical as well as practical courses in general, physical, analytical and organic chemistry. He has served in many administrative committees mainly during his working as assistant to the university vice president for planning and development.