Mohammad Khaled Shakfa
Dr. mohammad khaled shakfa Assistant Professor Physics

Contact Information
mohammadkhaled.shakfa@ku.ac.ae +971 2 312 3301

Biography

Dr. Mohammad Khaled Shakfa is Assistant Professor of the Physics Department at Khalifa University. Prior to joining Khalifa University, he spent a year as a Visiting Research Scientist at the Phillips University of Marburg. At the same university and at KUAST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology), Dr. Shakfa conducted Postdoctoral Research. In 2015, he received his Ph.D. in Optoelectronics from the Technical University of Braunschweig (TU Braunschweig). He earned his BS degree in Physical Sciences (2005) and his Postgraduate Diploma degree in Solid-State Physics (2006) from Al-Baath University. The research activities of Dr. Shakfa have focused on lasers, optics, and optical spectroscopy.


Education
  • Ph.D. in Optoelectronics, Technische Universität Braunschweig (Braunschweig, Germany)

Teaching
  • Optics (PHYS231)
  • Solid State Physics (PHYS431)
  • University Physics I (PHYS121)
  • University Physics II (PHYS122)
  • University Physics III (PHYS213)


Research
Research Interests
  • Terahertz technology and applications
  • Laser-based sensors for medical and environmental applications
  • Semiconductor materials and devices