Resume

• 2012

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

  Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Physics

  UC Santa Barbara

  4.0/4.0

• 2009

  Bachelor of Science - BS

  Chemistry

  UC Irvine

  3.95/4.0

• 2006

  Associate of Science - AS

  Physical Sciences

  Cypress College

  3.9/4.0

• Physical Chemistry

  Mass Spectrometry

  Spectroscopy

  Analytical Skills

  UV/Vis Spectroscopy

  Quantum Mechanics

  IR Spectroscopy

  Analytical Chemistry

  laser

  Direct Analysis of Xanthine Stimulants in Archeological Vessels by Laser Desorption Resonance Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization

  Direct Analysis of Xanthine Stimulants in Archeological Vessels by Laser Desorption Resonance Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization

  Characterizing the dark state in thymine and uracil by double resonance spectroscopy and quantum computation

  Excited State Dynamics of 6-Thioguanine

  Excited State Dynamics of Isocytosine; a Hybrid Case of Canonical Nucleobase Photodynamics

  Siouri

  Ph.D

  Arab American University

  Cypress College

  UC Irvine

  Nijs

  Felix

  Dar Al-Ma'refa Middle/High School

  UC Santa Barbara

  Cypress

  -\tPrepared chemical solutions for labs to use\n-\tTrained volunteers on how to become proficient in solution chemistry.

  Lab Technician

  Cypress College

  Nijmegen Area

  Netherlands

  -\tUsed FELIX (Free Electron Laser for Infrared Experiments) to collect IR spectra for base pairs in the far-IR region. \n-\tStructurally characterized these base pairs with the help of BOMD simulations. \n-\tStudied intermolecular hydrogen-bond vibrations of these base pairs in their ground and excites states.

  Visiting Researcher

  Nijs

  Felix

  Irvine

  -\tDetermine vibrational properties of the amide-I

  -II and -A modes in alkyl amide compounds used as models of peptide unit.\n-\tSynthesized amides with different number of methyl groups on the terminal carbon atoms.

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  UC Irvine

  Santa Barbara

  California Area

  -\tObserved teaching assistants teaching general chemistry laboratories and provided them with comments and feedback in order to improve their teaching skills. \n-\tEnhanced the quality of instruction in general chemistry labs by providing assistance to the chemistry department’s graduate teaching assistants.

  Lead Teaching Assistant

  UC Santa Barbara

  -\tTaught pre-chemistry for freshmen\n-\tWrote the pre-chemistry curriculum (taught the first time at AAUJ in fall

  2017) \n-\tTaught chemistry for medical sciences\n-\tTaught chemistry lab for medical students\n-\tTaught general chemistry I\n-\tTaught general chemistry lab I

  Arab American University

  UC Irvine

  Irvine

  -\tHeld discussion sessions for thermodynamics

  quantum mechanics

  statistical mechanics

  analytical chemistry

  and instrumentation chemistry

  Discussion Leader

  Santa Barbara

  California Area

  -\tTaught general chemistry laboratory for freshmen and sophomores. (Chem 1AL)\n-\tTaught honors general chemistry laboratory (Chem 2BC)\n-\tTaught environmental chemistry (Chem 123)\n-\tTaught Photochemistry (Chem 118/218)\n-\tTaught Analytical chemistry (Chem 150)

  Teaching Assistant and Lab Instructor

  UC Santa Barbara

  Santa Barbara

  California Area

  -\tConstructed a new beam instrument (laser desorption

  jet cooling

  mass spectrometry instrument) to explore the electronic structure excited state dynamics of base pairs in the gas phase.\n-\tUsed resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) to study the electronic structure and excited state dynamics of isolated nucleobases

  nucleobase analogues

  and base pairs.\n-\tUsed the application of high resolution laser spectroscopy and mass spectrometry to answer some questions on the ancient past of the Mayans.

  Graduate Researcher

  UC Santa Barbara

  Cypress

  -\tHeld chemistry sessions for general chemistry I

  general chemistry II

  organic chemistry I

  and organic chemistry II. \n-\tHeld mathematics sessions for Algebra

  statistics

  calculus I

  and calculus II\n-\tHeld physics sessions for mechanics and electricity and magnetism.

  Supplemental Instructor

  Cypress College

  Jerusalem Area

  Israel

  -\tTaught science to sixth

  seventh

  eighth

  and ninth graders. \n-\tTaught chemistry and physics to tenth

  eleventh

  and twelfth graders. \n-\tWrote my own chemistry and physics curriculum

  Chemistry and Physics Teacher

  Dar Al-Ma'refa Middle/High School