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Dr. Faady Siouri Profile

Faculty Member

Academic Rank: 
Assistant Professor
Specialization: 
Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Physics

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Education: 
University/College NameDegree ReceivedSpecialization
University of California Santa Barbara
Phd
Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Physics
University of California Santa Barbara
MSc/MS
Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Physics
University of California Irvine
BSc/BS
Chemistry
Academic Experience: 
FromToPresentPositionInstitutionDescription
23/09/2017
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
The Arab American University
26/09/2012
17/06/2016
Teaching Assistant and Lab Instructor
University of California Santa Barbara
13/08/2011
12/07/2012
Chemistry and Physics Teacher
Dar Al-Ma'refa Middle/High School
21/09/2009
17/06/2011
Discussion Leader for Advanced Chemistry Courses
University of California Irvine
14/08/2006
15/05/2009
Supplemental Instructor for College level Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics
Cypress College
Administrative Experience: 
FromToPresentPositionInstitutionDescription
01/08/2019
31/08/2023
Head of Chemistry Department
The Arab American University
21/09/2013
19/06/2015
Lead Teaching Assistant at UCSB Chemistry Department
University of California Santa Barbara
Courses Taught: 
Course TitleLevel
Pre-Chemistry
Undergraduate
Chemistry for Medical Sciences
Undergraduate
General Chemistry I
Undergraduate
General Chemistry II
Undergraduate
General Chemistry Lab I
Undergraduate
General Chemistry Lab II
Undergraduate
Honors General Chemistry Lab II
Undergraduate
Environmental Chemistry
Undergraduate
Analytical Chemistry
Undergraduate
Quantum Mechanics
Undergraduate
Photo-Chemistry
Graduate
Chemistry for Dental Students I
Chemistry for Dental Students II
Undergraduate
Medical Chemistry
Undergraduate
Chemistry for Medical Students
Undergraduate
Analytical Chemistry for Medical Students
Biography: 
I graduated with a B.S in chemistry (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of California, Irvine. After graduation, I taught chemistry and physics at Jerusalem high school. When I was an undergraduate student, I worked as a discussion leader for physical and analytical chemistry, a supplement instructor for mathematics and physics, a lab technician assistant, and an undergraduate researcher at Dr. Nien-Hui Ge's research laboratory. I received a PhD degree in physical and analytical chemistry after building a laser-desorption, jet-cooling, mass spectrometer instrument in order to explore the excited state dynamics of DNA bases using Resonance Enhanced Multi-Photon Ionization (REMPI) techniques. The Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at UC Santa Barbara selected me as the 2012-2013 winner of the "Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award." I also received many fellowships; mainly, the 2016-2017 Graduate Opportunity Fellowship. Currently, I hold the chemistry department chair position at the Arab American University. I also teach a number of undergraduate courses and labs for chemistry, pharmacy, dental, and medical students.
Skills: 
Build and fix laboratory instruments
Test chemical samples using techniques such as NMR, FT-IR, GCMS, HPLC, MALDI, ESI-MS, DRIFTS, ATR, UV-VIS, and REMPI.
Expert in gas phase laser spectroscopy
Experience organizing large scientific events and lab tours
Work with LASERs and optics
Awards: 
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Poster Prize at the 62nd Pacific Conference on Spectroscopy and Dynamics, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015.
Phi Lambda Upsilon Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2013.
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award in Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2013.
Phi Lambda Upsilon Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, University of California, Irvine, 2011.
Magna Cum Laude, University of California, Irvine, 2011
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Arabic
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