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a. High teaching evaluation at the Faculty of Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 1983
b. High research evaluation at the Faculty of Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 1984
c. Abdul-Hammed Shoman Prize for Young Arab Scientists in Mathematics and Computer Science, Amman, Jordan, 1987.
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1) Shuman Prize for Young Arab Mathematicians 1988
2) Islamic organization for science prize/1997.( جائزة منظمة العالم الإسلامي للعلوم)
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1. Winner of Abdul Hameed Shoman Prize for Young Arab Scientists, June 1987.
2. Winner of TWAS Associate Membership Scheme at Centers of Excellence in the South, August 1995.
3. Winner of the Ministry of Higher Education Prize for Distinguished Scientific Research, May 2003.
4. Winner of Scoupus Certificate Award, April 2009.
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1- The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Science Prize "ISESCO Science Prize" (2008).
2- The Scopus Prize for Jordan Scientists (2009).
3- The Distinguished Research Prize at Mutah University (2008/2009).
4- The award of Jordan National Commission For Education, Culture and Science (2008).
5- Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Prize, in Italy, (2000).
6- Classified as One of the Top 10 Scientists in the World in Fractional Differential Equations According to: ISI Web of Knowledge. | | | | | | Staff | |
1- Khalifa Award for Education, Higher Education within Arab World (Distinguished Professor in Scientific Research), United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, April, 2012.
2- Hamdi Mango Award for Distinguished Researcher, Hamdi Mango Center for Scientific Research, University of Jordan, Jordan, April 2012.
3- Achievement Award for distinguished researcher, University of Jordan, Jordan, June, 2006.
4- A Distinguished Researcher Award in Statistics, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Amman, Jordan, November 2005.
5- Abdul-Hamid Shoman Prize for Young Arab Researchers in Mathematics and Computer Science, Amman, Jordan, 2001.
6- Achievement Award as the distinguished researcher on the University level, UAE University, UAE, July, 2001.
7- TWAS Prize for the Young Scientists, Third World Academic Sciences, Italy, Sept. 1998.
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Won the first place in the Arab Mathematics Olympiad (2012).
| | Won the first place in the Arab Mathematics Olympiad (2012).
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Won the fourth place in the Arab Mathematics Olympiad (2012).
| | Won the fourth place in the Arab Mathematics Olympiad (2012). | | | | Staff | |
AWARDS & PRIZES (last 5 years)
- Alexander Von Homboldt research Scholarship (Summer, 2011) at Museum für Naturkunde, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
- Deanship of Scientific Research Award in 2010
- Alexander Von Homboldt research Scholarship (Summer, 2009) at the University of Greisfwald, Germany.
- Deanship of Scientific Research Award in 2006.
- Alexander Von Homboldt research Scholarship (Summer, 2006) at the Federal German Geological Survey (BGR), Hanover.
Patents
1. Method for producing geopolymeric materials. Inventors: M. Alshaaer, M. Esaifan, H. Khoury, H. Rahier
2. A process for production of pure zeolite 4A from raw kaolinite. Inventors: Hamdalla Al Houdali and Hani Khoury
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54 researchers at The University of Jordan received the Distinguished Researcher Award for 2011 that organized by UJ annually. Respect to faculty of science, 7 researchers have got the award.
- Prof. Fuad A. Kittaneh
- Prof. Shaher M. Momani
- Prof. Mohammad S. Mubarak
- Prof. Salim Fawzi Haddad
- Prof. Humam Ghassib
- Prof. Abeer Al-Bawab
- Dr. Murad Abbas AlDamen
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Ebtsam Al Beik has been awarded a prize for distinguished research project on her Master thesis titled ' Spatial Variability of Heavy Minerals and Radioactivity in the Vicinity of Wadi el-Mezrab, Southeast Jordan, and their Exploration Bearing'. She has been awarded by the 11th international conference of Jordanian geologists association that hold in the university of Jordan in 2011. The award amount is 300 JD.
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Islam Dabshah has awarded the Hisham Hijjawi Award for Applied Sciences 2011 on her PhD thesis titled 'Dissolution of Jordanian Raw Materials in Alkaline Solutions and Their Stabilization for Construction Purposes'.
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Mass spectrophotometer (ESI-MS), 500 MHz nuclear mass resonance (NMR), Single x-ray diffractometer, powder x-ray diffractometer, x-ray fluorescence, scanning electron microscope (SEM), liquid nitrogen apparatus, atomic force microscope (AFM), photoelectron microscope and physical vapor deposition apparatus. | | | | | | Faculty | |
The Faculty of Science has the utmost pride to announce that recent statistics published on the website of Thomson ISI Web of Knowledge database has shown that 7 out of the 10 most contributors to journals, supported by this database, at the University of Jordan are researches belonging to the Faculty of Science. These researchers are:
· Prof. Dr. Mustafa El-Abadelah, (Department of Chemistry)
· Prof. Dr. Jamil Khalifeh, (Department of Physics)
· Prof. Dr. Mohammad S. Mubarak, (Department of Chemistry)
· Prof. Dr. Awwad M. Zihlif, (Department of Physics)
· Prof. Dr Fuad A. Kittaneh, (Department of Mathematics)
· Prof. Dr. Mohammad Z. Raqab, (Department of Mathematics)
· Prof. Dr. Humam B. Ghassib, (Department of Physics)
We are all in this Faculty dedicated, working collaboratively in team spirit and determined to achieving the mission and goals of the University of Jordan of excellence and distinction.
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Some of staff members hold national, local and international prizes and awards. | | | | | | Faculty | |
During 2011-2012, it has been published more than 300 articles in national, local and international journals. | | | | | | Faculty | |
The faculty organized some international conferences as well as workshops. To mention some:
EuAsC2S-11: The aim of EuAsC2S is to support the progress of chemistry in developing countries and provide young and talented chemists with the unique opportunity to be exposed to the frontier areas of chemistry. (It was hold in Dead Sea 6-9 October 2010).
- ICYC: This conference was celebrated 2011 as the International Year of Chemistry (IYC), which was initiated by the IUPAC and declared by the UNISCO. The main aim of this conference was to “encourage interest in chemistry among young people, and to generate enthusiasm for the creative future of chemistry, which is one of the IYC goals (It was hold inside between the University of Jordan in 8-10 April 2012).
- DEMOTRANS: This conference will, for its part, foster transdisciplinary dialogue at the interface of the social and natural sciences so as to refine the tools required to understand the broader import of demographic change. (It was hold in the University of Jordan in 14-16 January 2012).
-Workshop “Geopolymers from Jordanian raw materials”: The workshop was aimed at science and engineering graduate students of University of Jordan and other Jordanian Universities, the Jordanian scientific community and Jordanian industries. The workshop will present scientific and technological results of the VUB-U of Jordan VLIR-project, and give information about realized infrastructure at University of Jordan. (It was hold in the University of Jordan in 16 April 2012. | | | | | | Faculty | |
In 2012, the faculty of science won the first place at the mathematics Olympiad for the Arab world undergraduate students. | | | | | | Faculty | |
The faculty members are 140 as staff and 103 as administrative. The students are 2196 of BsC, 196 of MsC, and 102 PhD graduated students. | | | | | | Students | |
The University of Jordan, represented by the Department of Mathematics / School of Science, won the first place in the third mathematics Olympiad of Jordanian Universities held at the Hashemite University on Wednesday, 14/11/2018. The Hashemite University received second place and Al Al Bayt won third place with the participation of (12) Jordan, Hashemite, Al-Bayt, Mu'tah, Al-Hussein Bin Talal, Philadelphia, Balqa, Tafila, Zarqa, Jarash, Jadra and Irbid.
The first mathematics Olympiad competitions were launched in 2016 at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University in order to enhance the knowledge communication among Jordanian university students and contribute to creating real competition among distinguished students in Jordanian universities. This year, competitions were held between the participating university teams and on three levels. The first level consists of (18) questions, and then the highest (6) universities qualify to the second level, which contains ten questions, and then higher qualification (3) universities to be selected first place winner by the highest number of points and the Olympic champion in mathematics.
The University of Jordan team consists of four outstanding students in mathematics to participate in the third mathematics Olympiad of Jordanian universities for the current session:
1) Bilal Ammar Al - Matbakani
2) Majd Shaher Salman
3) Yazan Zaher Mosleh
4) Duaa Mohammed Abed
Dr. Murad Abd-AlJabbar Ahmed, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics participated in this course and contributed with his colleagues in other universities in the success of the Olympic Games.
| 11/14/2018 | | | | | Staff | | Dr. Hanan Sa'adeh, Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics of the School of Science, has been recently granted a one-year scientific leave (2018-2019) in recognition of her recent achievement of being awarded a one-year international research fellowship in physics.
Dr. Hanan Sa'adeh has been awarded the research fellowship in the framework of the TRIL program of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), to carry out research on experimental atomic and molecular physics at Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, an international synchrotron light source in Europe.
The ICTP TRIL fellowship honors and rewards outstanding young scientists from developing countries, by providing them the opportunity to join prestigious international research centers in Italy to carry out high level experimental research in various areas of physics. The type of TRIL fellowships varies from advanced research fellowships (for experienced scientists) to basic training fellowships (for PhD students and post-docs).
The selection is done by the ICTP jointly with the host Italian laboratory, and is based on scientific merit in addition to matching of the candidate's expertise to the research lines pursed in the host laboratory.
Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste is a multidisciplinary international research center of excellence, based in Italy and specialized in generating high quality synchrotron and free-electron laser light for basic and applied research. Dr. Sa'adeh joined Elettra for the first time in the summer of 2015. Since then she has been working there for couples of months each year during summer semesters. Thus, the recent award of long-term research fellowship will help her to build on and add to the experiments she carried out during previous short-term visits to Elettra.
It is worth mentioning that Sa'adeh received all her degrees of physics (B.Sc. in 2002 and Ph.D. in 2010) from UJ with distinction. In 2003, she received the Scientific Distinction Award in Science and the Scientific Distinction Award in Physics at UJ. She earned her Ph.D. in Experimental Atomic Physics (accelerator-based) in 2010. At that time, her PhD dissertation was nominated as the best dissertation in the scientific field at UJ.
Dr. Sa'adeh joined UJ's School of Science in September 2013 as an Assistant Professor of Atomic and Molecular Physics. Besides teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, she has been working on ion-beam analysis at the University of Jordan Van de Graaff Accelerator (JUVAC). Among her other achievements, she was the recipient of several research funding grants from various international bodies such as ICTP and IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) to carry out her research in Jordan and abroad. | 10/9/2018 | | | | | Staff | | The Jordanian candidate of the International Union for
the Protection of Nature (IUCN), Dr. Said
Ahmad Damhoureyeh, won the position of Regional Adviser for West Asia in
the International Advisory Council of the Union in the elections held on
September 7, on the side of the congressional activities in Hawaii, USA.
Dr. Damhoureyeh is an associate
professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Jordan
in the field of Biology and Environment. He is a representative of the
Jordanian University in the International Union for the Protection of Nature
(IUCN) and the Jordanian National Committee. He also served two consecutive
sessions in the Steering Committee of the CEM
| 9/18/2018 | | | | | Faculty | | The department of Chemistry and Biological Sciences just accredited to September 2025 by ABET-ANSAC (Applied and Natural Sciences AccreditationCommission). This accreditation action extends retroactively from October 1, 2018.
We would like to thank all the staff of the departments, the School of Science, and the administration for the great work that has been done to achieve such recognition.
| | | | | | Faculty | | - Award of excellance in research in mathmatics Abdel Hameed
Shuman Association, Arab Bank 1989.
- Award of excellance in teaching , Yarmouk University, 11985.
| | | | | | Students | | Undergraduate student of Physics at the University of Jordan (UJ) Ruba R. Hasan has recently completed a one-month training fellowship, granted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria.
Hasan was nominated to this fellowship by Dr. Hanan Sa’adeh, the national project counterpart of the IAEA regional project RAS0078 at JUVAC (The University of Jordan Van de Graaff Accelerator) facility.
The training course entitled “Group Fellowship Training on Validation of X-ray Fluorescence analysis of Air Particulate Matter” was organized by the Nuclear Science and Instrumentation Laboratory (NSIL) of the IAEA and took place in Seibersdorf, Austria, from 6 June to 1 July 2022.
The Group Fellowship Training aimed to set harmonized procedures for implementing and validating X-ray fluorescence techniques for air particulate matter characterization in the participating Member States of RAS0078 project. It offered the training opportunity to 6 participants from ARASIA region (namely, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria, and United Arab Emirates). The training course comprised of 8 theoretical lectures and 10 hands-on practical sessions over a period of 4 weeks.
"It is a great pleasure to represent UJ at the IAEA. I was the youngest participant and the only female in this training course among the participating trainees,” said Ruba. “Many thanks to my supervisor Dr. Hanan Sa'adeh for involving me in RAS0078 project, the theoretical and practical knowledge I acquired during my work at JUVAC Auxiliary Laboratory was incredibly useful to delve smoothly into the topics of the IAEA training course” she added.
In turn Sa’adeh greatly acknowledged the IAEA for funding this training course through RAS0078 project, in the framework of IAEA’s continuous support in sponsoring research projects at JUVAC facility. She also commended her student Ruba (3rd year/Bachelor of Physics), who has, according to her, a good potential to follow up in the long route of scientific research.
It is noteworthy that the regional project RAS0078 is a technical cooperation project coordinated by the IAEA with the mandate of investigating atmospheric particulate matter and air pollution source contributions in ARASIA region, including Jordan, using nuclear analytical techniques. Over the years, the IAEA has donated a number of equipment and research tools for the benefit of JUVAC facility at the University due to its role in the success of the project.
| 3/22/2023 | | | | | Faculty | | Professor of Chemistry Dr. Ramia Baqain from the Faculty of Science at the University of Jordan recently received the Chevalier of the Order of the French Embassy in recognition of her efforts in scientific research.
| 7/12/2023 | | | | | Staff | | University of Jordan News Zakaria Al-Ghoul - The Council of Deans of the University of Jordan, headed by Dr. Nazir Obeidat, decided in its session No. 20/2023, Resolution No. 439/2023, to name Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Dr. Shteiwi Al-Abdullah, as an honorary professor in the Department of Life Sciences at the Faculty of Science. Al-Abdullah was named as an honorary professor at the university due to his distinguished academic and research record, as he previously published and supervised a large number of research and research projects, won a number of international and local awards, received various certificates of appreciation, and supervised nearly 40 elite graduate students, in addition to the positions he held in his busy career. Al-Abadi has published more than 65 refereed scientific papers in the best prestigious international journals, and during his 40 years in the service of the university, he contributed to the book Biology for Tawjihi students, while he wrote and edited biology textbooks for the three secondary grades in the Arab Gulf countries, and edited the General Biology book for its authors Raven and his companions. In his precise specialization (physiology and biophysics), Abadi wrote his most famous book, "Physiology", which is 530 pages with pictures, a book that has been adopted in many Arab universities, and has also been adopted as a reference for the examination of graduate students in the specialization. Dr. Al-Abdullah recently published the book "Higher Education: Contemporary Issues and a Reform Perspective", which addresses, in ten chapters, issues of university admission, university classification, adaptation of education to the labor market, distance learning in all its forms, scientific research and graduate studies, governance in universities, and other issues and challenges facing higher education. It is noteworthy that Al-Abdullah has held several leadership
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| 9/19/2023 | | | | | Faculty | | Associate Professor of Atomic and Molecular Physics at the University of Jordan’s (UJ) School of Science, Dr. Hanan Sa'adeh, recently received a prestigious research award in an international scientific conference in Japan. This recognition came from her outstanding contribution to the field of Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) and her commitment to advancing the understanding of IBA techniques and particle-induced X-ray emission, as pointed out in the decision of the Award Committee. She received a Certificate of Excellence during the award ceremony scheduled for the Joint 26th International Conference on Ion Beam Analysis and 18th International Conference on Particle-Induced X-ray Emission (IBA & PIXE 2023), which took place in Toyama, Japan, from 7 to 13 October, 2023. As part of her participation in the IBA & PIXE 2023 conference, Sa'adeh delivered an oral presentation titled "Characterization of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) in an urban area in Amman by PIXE, PESA and gravimetric measurements". In her talk, she addressed the use of particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE) and particle elastic scattering analysis (PESA) in elemental analysis of aerosol samples. Sa’adeh has won the prestigious award alongside with 3 scientists from France, China, and Argentina, selected out of the early career participants who submitted their research work to the conference. She was awarded two financial grants to attend the conference: a financial support from the conference organizers waived her from the conference fees, and a special grant from the ICTP (Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics) contributed to her travel expenses. The IBA and PIXE conferences are biennial series meetings, with a long tradition of being international forums to discuss recent developments and future prospects in ion beam analysis and PIXE, respectively. The six-day joint IBA & PIXE 2023 conference in Toyama, which marked the 50th anniversary of the first IBA conference, explored 99 research papers and 161 posters. It saw the participation of over 260 scholars from 35 countries.
| 10/19/2023 | | | | | Students | | Rahaf Abu Mayyaleh is a youth and community activist from 2014 from the Department of Life Sciences and a climate activist from two years ago, founder of the FourHealth Education Project, which is concerned with sustainable industries for educational games, which has achieved more than one achievement and a series of interviews, in addition to being an ambassador with four institutions of the Crown Prince Foundation - We Platform, Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation, Balqa Youth Director and Rashid for Integrity. Rahaf was chosen by distinguished young women in the Kingdom to represent Jordan in the COP28 conference in the United Arab Emirates, which is one of the largest conferences in the world in the climate field, attended by more than 70,000 people, including heads of state from all over the world, including His Majesty King Abdullah II, which serves as the political kitchen for global climate decisions and policies. | 12/12/2023 | | | | | Students | | Rahaf Abu Mayyaleh, a Biology B.Sc. student at the University of Jordan, received an invitation to represent Jordan at the Dubai Parties conference in her capacity as the founder of the Forehealth Education Project. During the event, she seized the opportunity to meet with the Prime Minister, His Excellency the Minister of Environment, and the Jordanian Ambassador to the UAE. Her recognition was attributed to her role as the leader of one of Jordan's prominent projects in the field of green sustainability. The Forehealth Education Project specializes in creating educational tools for children using environmentally friendly and biodegradable materials. Each educational game is intricately connected to a specific learning objective. Accessible through a QR Code, their educational platform at learn.4healthedu.com further enhances the educational experience. In the course of the meeting, a conversation with His Excellency underscored the significance of entrepreneurship and innovative Jordanian initiatives in positively impacting the present environmental landscape and alleviating diverse emissions within Jordan. This, in turn, contributes to the reduction of the escalating effects of climate change. His Excellency conveyed his pride in all entrepreneurial endeavors led by the youth, demonstrating his keen interest as he listened to the noteworthy accomplishments of various projects.
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Abu Mayyaleh also participated in the COP28 conference to talk on behalf of the Jordanian youth about their experiences in the environmental field, the most important challenges they face as young climate activists, the importance of their participation in COP28, and its great role in communicating our Jordanian experiences in the environmental field to the world. In addition, she talked about the most important improvements that they aspire to develop in Jordan's environmental experience. She was also nominated by the UNICEF office in Jordan to attend a four-day training on environmental negotiations in November 2023 in the UAE. This program stands at the forefront of equipping young negotiators for international conferences in the environmental sector, covering all aspects related to environmental issues. It plays a crucial role in preparing and training young individuals for participation in the COP28 conference, providing an immersive learning experience. The program offers a comprehensive understanding of key developments within the official global negotiating arena, shedding light on how diverse nations engage in negotiations concerning global environmental decisions and policies before their adoption. As a proactive young woman engaged in youth and climate initiatives, she received an invitation to participate in a private meeting in the UAE related to the German government's endorsement of the Declaration on Children, Youth, and Climate Action. Her responsibility was to elucidate the contents of the declaration and highlight the significant steps taken by the Jordanian government for the youth post-endorsement. This presentation took place in the presence of notable figures such as Anna Luhrmann, State Secretary at the Federal Foreign Office of the German government, and Kitty, Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF. It's worth noting that the Jordanian government also ratified the same declaration in 2022. This declaration signifies Germany's groundbreaking commitment to expediting inclusive climate policies and actions, with a specific focus on children and young people, both nationally and globally.
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