Prof. Hazem Khanfar Profile

Faculty Member

Academic Rank: 

Full Professor

Specialization: 

Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

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Education: 

University/College Name	Degree Received	Specialization
University of New Orleans- USA	Phd	Electrical Engineering
Jordan University for Science & Technology - Jordan	MSc/MS	Telecommunication and Electronics Engineering
Al-Quds University - Palestine	BSc/BS	Electronics Engineering

Academic Experience: 

From	To	Present	Position	Institution	Description
10/02/2020			Professor	Arab American University
01/01/2015	09/02/2020		Associate Professor	Arab American University
13/02/2010	31/12/2014		Assistant Professor	Arab American University
11/08/2008	18/12/2009		Research Assistant	University of New Orleans
15/01/2007	24/07/2008		Teaching Assistant	University of New Orleans
01/03/2004	13/09/2006		Instructor	Palestine Polytechnic University
02/03/2002	31/07/2003		Teaching Assistant	Jordan University for Science & Technology
04/03/2000	31/08/2001		Teaching & Research Assistant	Al Quds University

Administrative Experience: 

From	To	Present	Position	Institution	Description
01/08/2021			Dean of Faculty of Engineering	Arab American University
01/09/2023			Chair, Telecommunication Engineering Department	Arab American University
01/08/2021	31/07/2023		Acting Dean of Faculty of Information Technology	Arab American University
01/09/2015	31/07/2021		Dean of Admission & Registration	Arab American University
01/09/2014	31/08/2015		Assistant to vice President for Academic Affairs	Arab American University
05/07/2014	31/08/2014		Acting Dean, College of Engineering and Information Technology	Arab American University
01/09/2012	31/08/2014		Chair, Telecommunication Engineering Department	Arab American University

Courses Taught: 

Course Title	Level
Modeling and Simulation of Communication Systems	Undergraduate
Microprocessors & Microcontrollers	Undergraduate
C programming	Undergraduate
Digital Signal Processing	Undergraduate
Electrical Circuits I	Undergraduate
Electronics I	Undergraduate
Electronics II	Undergraduate
Introduction to Communication Systems	Undergraduate
Digital Logic System	Undergraduate

Biography: 

Prof. Khanfar became the dean of faculty of Engineering and acting dean of faculty of Information Technology on 1-8-2021. He is the former dean of admission and registration (2015-2021). His career including serving ad assistant to vice president for academic affairs (2014-2015) and chair of Telecommunications engineering department (2012-2014). Prof. Khanfar received the BSc degree in Electronics engineering from Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestinian, in 2000. Then he received the M.S. degree in telecommunications and electronics engineering from the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan, in 2004, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of New Orleans (UNO), New Orleans, LA, USA, in 2009. He Joined Arab American University in 2010 as assistant professor with department of Telecommunications Engineering. Then he is promoted to associate professor. Currently he is a professor with the department of Telecommunication Engineering since 2020. His current research interests include thin-film solid states, characterization of devices (electrical, optical, and dielectric properties), mathematical modeling and Image/Signal Processing. Prof. Khanfar has more than 45 Thomson-ISI publications in electronics and Telecommunications.

Skills: 

Hands-on experience on thin films deposition use PVD technique with Norm VCM 600 Standard Desk Top Thermal Evaporator.

Hands-on experience on semiconductor-device characterization (IV, CV, frequency response measurement, etc).

Awards: 

Golden Key International Honour Society

German Academic Exchange Service Scholarship (DAAD) for studying M.Sc. in Telecommunication Engineering, Jordan University for Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan, 2001-2003

Zuhair Alhijawi Award in Engineering Division, (supervisor) for the under graduate project " A Portable Heartbeat Tracking Device for Detecting Arrhythmia”, July 2013

Best poster “Performance of the Yb/La2O3/Yb varactor microwave resonators” presented at 2nd International Conference on Pure & Applied Science, Istanbul, Turkey. Jun 1-5 2016

Zuhair Alhijawi Award in Engineering Division, (supervisor) for the under graduate project " Lung Cancer Detection Using Image Processing”, July 2017

C.V.: 

H_K_Khanfar_AAUP_Feb_2024.pdf

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