Dr. Mahmoud Alstaty Profile

Faculty Member

Academic Rank: 

Assistant Professor

Specialization: 

Nuclear and Particle Physics

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Education: 

University/College Name	Degree Received	Specialization
Aix-Marseille University, France	Phd	Particle and Astroparticle Physics
Birzeit University, Palestine	MSc/MS	Nuclear Physics
Arab American University, Palestine	BSc/BS	Physics

Academic Experience: 

From	To	Present	Position	Institution	Description
01/10/2019			Assistant Professor of Physics	Arab American University, Palestine
01/09/2018	31/01/2019		Adjunct Professor of Physics	Bethlehem University, Palestine
01/09/2018	31/01/2019		Adjunct Professor of Physics	Palestine Polytechnic University, Palestine

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From	To	Present	Position	Institution	Description
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Courses Taught: 

Course Title	Level
Statistical Mechanics	Undergraduate
Classical Mechanics I	Undergraduate
Medical Physics (for Medicine)	Undergraduate
Introduction to Electronics	Undergraduate
General Physics I	Undergraduate
General Physics II	Undergraduate
Basic Physics	Undergraduate
Pre-Physics	Undergraduate
Introduction to Electronics Laboratory	Undergraduate
Physics for Medical students Laboratory	Undergraduate
Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer (for Electrical Engineering)	Undergraduate
Mathematical Physics I	Undergraduate
Physics for Medical Students (for Dentistry)	Undergraduate
Physics for Medical Sciences	Undergraduate
General Physics III	Undergraduate
Modern Physics	Undergraduate
Seminar	Undergraduate
Mathematics and Software Packages for Physics	Undergraduate
Vibrations and Waves	Undergraduate

Biography: 

Dr. Alstaty finished Tawjihi (The Palestinian General High School Examination) in 2006, ranked on the national level as the fourth-best student in the scientific stream. He pursued his undergraduate study at Arab American University (AAUP) between 2006-2009, completing his B.Sc. degree in physics with an excellent standing. In 2013, he obtained his M.Sc. from Birzeit University after writing a thesis titled "The Binding Energy of a Deuteron Immersed in a Vapor of Nucleons". In 2014, he joined the ATLAS Collaboration at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) based at Geneva, Switzerland, working on his doctoral dissertation titled "Commissioning of the ATLAS Pixel Detector at Run 2 of the LHC, and Search for Supersymmetric Particles with Two Same-Sign Leptons or Three Leptons in the Final State". In 2017, He obtained his Ph.D. in Experimental Particle Physics from Aix-Marseille University, France. After working shortly as an Adjunct Professor of Physics at Bethlehem University and Palestine Polytechnic University, he joined AAUP Physics Department. Dr. Alstaty is an Assistant Professor of Physics at AAUP since 2020. Since October 2023, Dr. Alstaty works at the Office of Advisor to the Board of Directors for Planning and Development at AAUP as well as its subunit (Quality Promotion Office) on various projects, which include but are not limited to strategic planning, internal auditing and university rankings.

Skills: 

Programming Languages: C++, Fortran, Python.

Software Packages: ROOT and the ATLAS software (Athena), Mathematica, Matlab, Maple.

Public speaking, verbal and written communication skills in English and Arabic lanaguages.

Awards: 

2014-2017: The Sharing Knowledge Foundation (SKF) Scholarship supporting the doctoral student contract with CERN.

2006-2009: Dean’s Honor List during undergraduate study at Arab American University and graduating with an Excellent Standing.

2006-2009: The Palestinian President Office Scholarship for the Tawjihi top ten students during my Bachelor study.

2006: The fourth-best student amongst the successful students in the General Secondary School Examination (Tawjihi), the Scientific Stream.

C.V.: 

cv-alstaty-AAUP.pdf

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