R E S U M E

Awad Samir

Gerges, Ph.D.

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Charlotte, NC 28215.

Tel. : 704-***-****,

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I.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE:

Research Operation Manager, Department of Physics & Optical

Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, USA

May 2007 - Present

Adjunct Professor, Mathematics & Physics Department, Saint

Peter’s College, Jersey City, NJ, USA, Sep. 2006 – May 2007

Adjunct Professor, Physics Department, New Jersey City

University, Jersey City, NJ, USA, Sep. 2005 – May 2007.

Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication

Engineering, Obour Higher Institute for engineering

and technology, Cairo, Egypt. Jan 2005 - July 2005.

Adjunct Faculty, Computer Science dep., Higher Institute of

specialized technological studies, Cairo, Egypt, Sep. 2000 – July 2005.

Consultant, Optoelectronic Division,

El-Maadi Company for Engineering Industries, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, 1993 – 2003.

Dean of Basic Science School, Military Technical College (MTC),

Cairo, Jan.2002 – Jan. 2005.

Chairman of Engineering Physics Department, MTC, Cairo, July 1998- Dec. 2001.

Associate Professor, Engineering

Physics Department, M. T. C., Sep. 1995 – June 1998.

Adjunct Faculty, Electrical

Engineering department, College of Industrial Education, Beni-Suief,

Egypt, Sep. 1995 – July 1998.

Adjunct Faculty, Communication and

electronic Department, Banha Higher Institute of

Technology, Banha, Egypt, Sep. 1990 – July 1995.

Assistant Professor, Engineering

Physics Department, M. T. C., Sep. 1990 – August 1995.

Ph.D. Student, University

of Kent, Canterbury, England,

Dec.1986 – July 1990.

Lecturer, Engineering Physics Department, M. T. C., May 1983

- Dec. 1986.

Teaching Instructor, Engineering Physics Department, M. T.

C., Dec. 1980 – May 1983

Telecommunication Engineer, Egyptian Armed Forces, July 1977 - Dec.

1980

II. EDUCATION:

1. Ph.D. Physics, University

of Kent at Canterbury, England,

1990.

Areas of concentration include:

Applied

Physics / Optoelectronics / Optical Communications / Laser and fiber optic

systems / Optical Signal Processing.

Ph.D. thesis title:

“Novel fiber optical interferometric sensors exploiting coherent and low

coherence signal processing techniques”

2. M.Sc,

Engineering physics, MTC, Egypt., 1986.

Areas of concentration include:

Electrical and optical properties of materials/ Opto-electronics / Applied Physics/ Thin films Technology /

X-ray Crystallography.

M. Sc. thesis title:

"A study on

the optical and structural properties of thin films".

3. B.Sc. In Physics, AinShamsUniversity, May -1983,

Excellent with the Honor degree.

4. B.Sc. In Electrical Engineering, Concentration “Electronics and

Communications”, MTC, Cairo, Egypt, July -

1977, Excellent.

III. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

1. Supervised Graduate, (Master and Ph.D.) students In:

Optical

Communications.

Optical fiber

based systems.

High precision

metrology.

Plasma technology

& applications.

Thin solid films

and its applications in physics and electronics.

Radiation physics

and radiometry.

2. Supervised

research projects ( from idea to prototype production) in:

Plasma

applications in Augmented Combustion PAC (With collaboration of General

Atomics, San Diego, Cal., U.S.A.)

Sensing systems,

for high precision mechanical alignment using laser, opto-electronic

devices and computer control.

Training

simulators includes optoelectronic, mechanical devices and computer control.

3. Supervised the

construction and development of the educational programs and laboratories, at

the MTC. and other higher institutes of engineering and technology, for:

Engineering

physics.

Opto-ectronics.

Digital electronics.

Sensors and

transducers.

Lasers and fiber

optics.

IV. ADMINSTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

1- Managing

teams of faculty, engineers and technicians.

2- Managing

budgets.

3- Managing

undergraduate and research laboratories including:

v Undergraduate Courses taught:

College / University physics.

Electricity and magnetism.

Heat and thermodynamics.

Vibrations, waves.

Geometrical & Physical Optics.

Modern physics.

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