CV Salman M. Salman, January 2025

February 3, 2025 Off By Salman Salman

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 CV Salman M. Salman, January 2025

Director of Alquds National Nuclear Physics Laboratory

Retired 2018

Contact Information

Physics Department, Al-Quds University,

Jerusalem Palestine.

972-599-301257; 972-599-301257

salman@planet.edu; smsalman70@hotmail.com

Profile

http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=0JyQFUIAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&pagesize=100

Current Research

Quran Studies, Industrial Development in AI and Computer Security Applications, Fundamental Quantum Mechanics; Physics of Consciousness & Evolution.

Past studies

Accelerator & Synchronous Radiation Physics; Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Materials; Solar Energy and Materials; Microwave Radiation Health Effects; Nuclear Medicine

Current cooperation

Quran Studies, Industrial Development in AI and Computer Security Applications, IDB review for scholarships

Past Research Cooperation and Supervision of Students

Faculty: Alquds 2; Bethlehem 1 PPU 1, PTUK 1

German Jülich collaborative institutes: JCNS2 8; PGI6 2; IKP-2 4; IEK1 2; PGI1/IAS1 2; Institute of neuroscience and medicine INM4 2

Completed: 25 graduate students.

2015- 2018 7 PhD students joint supervision.

2007- 2018 18 Master Students, Physics, Alquds University, Palestine

1985- 2018 Undergraduate projects over hundred students over the period.

Education, Scholarships, and Awards

  1. B.Sc. Physics and Mathematics. University of Jordan (1st class honors, 1978).
  2. M.Sc. in Physics (GPA 4/4, 1980); M.Sc. in Computer Science. (3.8/4, 1981); and Ph.D. in Physics (4/4, 1982), from the State University of New York at Albany- Fermilab with a university research fellowship (1979-1982).
  3. Fulbright Scholarship (1987-1988) State University of New York USA; Islamic Development Bank Scholarship (1992-1995); Cornell University, Wilson laboratory. IDB Excellent Leadership Award 2014.

Retired Positions in 2018

  1. Professor of Physics at Alquds University, Jerusalem, 2007.
  2. Co-founder of Alquds Jülich Cooperation, 2012.
  3. Senior Scientific advisor to PALAST cooperation Programs. June 2016-present
  4. Director of Alquds National Nuclear Physics Laboratory in Palestine, 2014-present
  5. SESAME: Founding Member of the technical committee and Palestine delegate to the council and the vice president of the Palestine national committee for (1999-present).

Previous Positions

  1. Chairman of the finance committee of SESAME 2009- 2013).
  2. Professor of Physics at Annajah University (1985-2007).
  3. Visiting Professor with the Physics Department, Cornell University, New York (CLEO Collaboration 92-94, LASSP 94-95).
  4. Founding CEO of the Odai Trading New York, 1994-1998.
  5. Member, Executive Committee of Palestine Higher Council of Education (1989-90).
  6. Founding Chairman of the Board and President of the Technical Development Corporation (Non-profit Technical Development Group in Jerusalem, 1989-1992).
  7. Research Associate University of Illinois Urbana and Brookhaven (83-85).

Committees

  1. Founding coordinator for the establishment technical college at Alquds U (2012-14).
  2. Member of SESAME review committees: Regular technical and finance committees; Site selection Amman 2000; Select committee for the Technical Director, Cairo 2001 Amman 2007; Review committee for the upgrade of Sesame to 2-GeV Amman 2001, 2.5-GeV Paris 2003. Search committee for the selection of scientific director 2003, 2007.
  3. Participant of many university and national committees over the period 1985-2014.

Publications

Participant in over 120 publications in Physics and High Energy: E660-Fermilab (7); E776-BNL (7); CLEO-Cornell (73); Jülich (20). 15 article reviews, 25 SESAME design reviews. Other publications: more than 200 general projects and articles

Publications

http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&ln=en&p=find+a+salman,+s&of=hb&action_search=Search&sf=&so=d&rm=&rg=100&sc=0

Google scholars

http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=0JyQFUIAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&pagesize=100

Meetings and Conferences

Organised and participated in over than 130 international scientific meetings since 1980.

Major Collaborations

  1. E660 Fermilab USA 80-85.
  2. E776 BNL USA 85-91.
  3. CLEO Cornell USA 92-95.
  4. SESAME Jordan 99-present.
  5. Alquds Jülich Cooperation 2012-present
  6. Palestinian German Scientific Bridge Germany Palestine 2016-present.
  7. Alquds Nuclear Physics Laboratory IAEA, 2012-present.

Teaching

Graduate-Physics

Advanced laboratory- Cornell University (93-94); Quantum Mechanics I & II; Nuclear and Particle Physics I & II; Nuclear Medicine; Electrodynamics; Classical Mechanics, Mathematical Physics, Statistical Mechanics, Solid State Physics; Relativity and Cosmology. Physics of Consciousness, QM interpretations (1992-present).

Undergraduate-Physics

Freshman physics, modern physics, classical and quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, advanced laboratory, nuclear physics, particle physics, optics, solid state physics, electricity and magnetism, mathematical physics, special topics, and graduation projects (1985-present).

Undergraduate- Computer Science

Freshman computer science, system analysis, discrete algebra, programming languages C++, Pascal, and Fortran, computer logic design, computer architecture and assembly language, data structures and algorithms, AI, graphics, networks, and operating systems, real analysis operation research (1990-present).

Membership of Scientific Societies

80-2000 APS; 82-85 Association of Computing Machinery; 81-85 Planetary Society; 85-92 American Association for the Advancement of Science; Inspire; Research Gate; Google scholars.

Author of General and Comprehensive Studies

  1. Research and Innovation Program In Palestine PALENNOV application to establish a national research center in Palestine to German MENA project. September 2017.
  2. The United States Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs on the Creating a Palestinian University Research Hub, August 2017.
  3. The framework for a general collaboration between Alquds University and Forschungszentrum Jülich & Connected Universities March 2012.
  4. Questions about modernity: thinkers and activists in the Arab world during the 20th century. A study submitted to the modernity conference- Ramallah, April 2010.
  5. A Comparative Study between the One State, Two Separate States, and Three State Confederation towards a Settlement of the Arab Israeli Conflict. The future of Palestine conference, Alquds University, October 2009.
  6. The role of various groups in investment promotion for development in Palestine -UNCTAD publication April 2008.
  7. A model for the evolution of societies based on the natural physics model of the basic forces and interactions. May 2008.
  8. Questions on education in Palestine 2008.
  9. Various studies and articles (over 80) during the period 1987-2015 covering general human, economical, philosophy and political analysis.
  10. A Feasibility study for a general housing plan for Palestine. In that study we proposed a program to provide housing of about 5000 units per year with one time investment revolving fund of $200 million. The study was approved within 3 months of our application to EU and they have allocated about $60 million within one year.
  11. The rule of development institutions in the Palestine 1991.

Contributions to Scientific and Technical Development

The Technical Development Corporation TDC

In 1989, I started with a group of academics and economists a new institution in Jerusalem to help the funding and technical development of new projects for the Palestinian People. I was the founding president and the chair of the board during 1989-1992, established the roles and the legal statues, and was the main author of the general program that focused on the creation of midsize companies designed eventually for the people.

Our role was to establish the companies (A fund of about $10 million to cover part of the capital), and provide the technical support for the early stages of development. The rest of the funding came from local investors. Our funding was covered through EU, US, and other Arab funds grants. Even though the TDC was created years after similar institutions, we received a major part of the total funding directed to Palestinian institutions from outside. A major project was a general housing plan for Palestine as described above.

We proposed a program to provide housing of about 5000 units per year with one time investment revolving fund of $200 million. The study was approved within 3 months of our application to EU and they have allocated about $60 million within one year.

The IDB Scholarship

I was awarded the IDB merit scholarship for the period 1992-1995. That was the first year of the IDB program. The purpose and objective of the scholarships is to help researchers and academics learn the best possible knowledge and when they come back home they provide their expertise to the people. For me I received my PhD 10 years earlier and was senior enough to utilize the scholarship for maximum benefits.

During the three years at Cornell University, I participated strongly in the group research and the publications of over 77 articles in major journals or conferences. The accumulated citation index topped 5300 points Google-scholars.

SESAME

I have represented Palestine as a founding member of SESAME and served as Palestine delegate to the founding Council and as a member of the Technical Advisory committee. Furthermore, I was elected as the chair of the finance committee for two times (2009-2013). During the period, I was pleased to receive the endorsement from the Council for the new funding approach and that raised over $35m during the period. I have participated in all SESAME meetings and activities since the establishment and during the interim period. That included site selection, technical and finance development, and research collaborations.

The technology transfer and expertise gained by the staff through training in many world laboratories were immense and many students and trainees benefited. The project passed most of the difficult tests and SESAME now is a major scientific center. I have nominated a number of successful students from Palestine who completed their PhDs and work in the construction of the machine in addition to other international laboratories.

Alquds Jülich Cooperation

In 2012, we started a major cooperation with Germany: an extensive collaboration between Alquds University and Jülich Research Centro and connected universities (RWTH Aachen; FH-Aachen; Duisburg; and Köln). The activities included graduate programs in science, engineering, health, medicine, and pharmacy, with the possibility of extension to other schools through the Ministry of Education; the green campuses initiative to provide grid-tie solar generated electricity for Palestine institutions; and Alquds German technical college to provide training for 2 and 4 years following German standards.

The first workshop was held at Jülich September 2013. Seventeen faculty members from Alquds and over 30 from Jülich participated. The agreement was signed in February 2013. Fourteen SCPs were identified; three are active and took students during the past year. Two annual meetings are held to follow up the selection and funding of students where around a total of 20 students are selected annually.

24 students participated in Jülich schools (2012-2017). The cooperation presented a pilot seed initiative within a larger framework for collaboration between Palestine and German schools. The success of this stage enabled the realization of an extension of the Alquds Jülich cooperation into a full-fledged cooperation between Jülich and Palestinian universities and funded by the German BMBF ministry of education and other agencies.

A total of 9 MS and 7Phd students completed or currently enrolled in the various stages, where I am the Palestinian joint supervisor. The overall program enrollment is around 14 PhD and 20 MS students and my contribution is around 50% of the total. Overall the number of students I have jointly supervised during the past 4 years is 7 PhD and 10 MS students.

Alquds National Nuclear Physics Laboratory (ANPL)

Concurrently with the Jülich collaboration, I started this project as an application for the establishment of ANPL that was approved by the IAEA for implementation during the period 2014-2016. ANPL is established in cooperation with FZ Julich in Germany and SESAME Synchrotron in Jordan. A major part covers equipment optimized to serve 19 major physics experiments. A second phase for funding is approved for the period 2016-2017. The total funding approved is around $600k.

The three projects can recruit 20-30 graduate students annually. In the last 2 years, I have supervised students in physics at SESAME and Jülich, and after the operation of the nuclear lab, we expect the numbers to double.

 

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