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Curriculum Vitae CURRICULUM VITAE Professor Abdel Nasser TAWFIK (Habilitation/Academician) Dr.Sc., Dr.rer.Nat (Ph.D.) Status: January 2015 Personal Information Name: Abdel Nasser TAWFIK Nationality: Egyptian/German Date of Birth: 22nd June 1967 Place of Birth: Sohag, Egypt Marital Status: Married Home Address (Egypt): El-Fardous City (6th-of-October City), Bld 42/112, Giza-Egypt Home Address (Germany): 13 Frohnauer Str., D-33619 Bielefeld-Germany Work Address: MTI University, Faculty of Engineering, Al-Hadaba Al- Wusta, Al-Mukattam, Cairo-Egypt Cell Phone: +201002390604 and +201120059074 E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] URL: http://atawfik.net/ Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Nasser_Tawfik Academic Positions Current: 1. Founding Director of the World Laboratory for Cosmology and Particle Physics (WLCAPP) http://wlcapp.net/, http://www.worldlab.ch/ 2. Founding Director of the Egyptian Center for Theoretical Physics (ECTP) http://www.mti.edu.eg/mti/page.aspx?pageID=95 3. Professor at the Modern University for Technology and Information (MTI University), Faculty of Engineering, http://www.mti.edu.eg/ 4. Team Leader of the Egyptian Groups of Scientists engaged to the ALICE Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland 5. Team Leader of the Egyptian Groups of Scientists engaged to the STAR Experiment at the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) BNL, USA 6. Team Leader of the Egyptian Groups of Scientists engaged to MPD Experiment at the NICA Facility at the Joint-Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) Dubna, Russia 7. Team Leader of the Egyptian Groups of Scientists engaged to CBM Experiment at the FAIR Facility of Helmhortz Association (GSI) Darmstadt, Germany 8. Board Member of the Egyptian Network for Nuclear Sciences (NNS) of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT), Cairo, Egypt 9. Deputy-Coordinator of the Egyptian Network for High-Energy Physics (ENHEP) of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT), Cairo, Egypt Previous: 1. 2007 - 2012: Associate Professor at the Modern University for Technology and Information (MTI University) http://www.mti.edu.eg/ (Egypt) 2. 2005 - 2006 Research JSPS-Fellow, University of Hiroshima http://webct.riise.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/ (Japan) 3. 2002 - 2005: Research Fellow (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter), Faculty of Physics, Bielefeld University, http://www2.physik.uni-bielefeld.de/ (Germany) 4. 2000 - 2001: Postdoctoral Fellow (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter), Institute for Plasma Research of the Stuttgart University http://www.ipf.uni-stuttgart.de/index_e.html (Germany) 5. 1999: Postdoctoral Fellow (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) Institute for Telematics, (Fraunhofer Society), Trier University http://www.telematik-institut.de/ (Germany) 6. 1994 - 1999: Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Physics of Philipps University http://www.uni-marburg.de/fb13?language_sync=1 (Germany) 7. 1999 - 2003: Lecturer at the Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University (Sohag) http://www.sohag-univ.edu.eg/ 8. 1993 - 1999: Assistant Lecturer at the Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University (Sohag) http://www.sohag-univ.edu.eg/ 9. 1989 - 1993: Teaching Assistant at the Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University (Sohag) http://www.sohag-univ.edu.eg/ Education (Physical Sciences) 1. Doctor of Science (Dr. Sc.) 2012 University: Uzbekistan National University Uzbekistan Major: Physics and Mathematics Thesis: Cosmological and Astrophysical Implications of Recent Results on Matter Transport Properties under Extreme Conditions 2. Doctor of Natural Sciences (Dr.rer.Nat Ph.D.) 1999 University: Philipps-Universität zu Marburg, Germany Major: High Energy Physics Thesis: Critical study of particle correlations and signatures of the phase transitions in central lead-lead collisions at 158 GeV per nucleon Grad: Magna Cum Laude Very Good 3. Diplom der Physik (Dipl. Phys.) 1995 University: Philipps-Universität zu Marburg, Germany Major: High Energy Physics Grad: Magna Cum Laude Very Good 4. Master of Science (M.Sc.) 1993 University: Assiut University, Egypt Major: High Energy Physics Thesis: Inelastic interactions of 6Li with nuclear emulsion nuclei at 4.5 AGeV Grad: Very Good 5. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) 1989 University: Assiut University, Egypt Major: Physics Grad: Excellent with the honor grad Education (Pedagogical Sciences) – in German - 1. Lehrerausbildungsamt: Erste Staatsprüfung für das Lehramt an Gymnasien und Gesamtschulen in Physik und Mathematik , Note sehr gut (1.0) 2004 2. Landesregierung Nordrhein-Westfallen, Minister für Schule, Jungen und Kinder: Studienreferendar für das Lehramt an Gymnasien und Gesamtschulen 2004 3. Studienseminar für Lehrämter an Schulen Bielefeld II, Seminar für das Lehramt an Gymnasien und Gesamtschulen 2005 Establishing/Running Research Centers: I am the founding director of the following research institutions: 1. The Egyptian Center for Theoretical Physics (ECTP), 2. World Laboratory Cosmology And Particle Physics (WLCAPP) and 3. Federation for Egyptian Particle Scientists (FEPS). Editorial: Peer-Journal Boards 1. International Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (IJTMP) Website: http://journal.sapub.org/ijtmp 2. Journal of Particle Physics Insights, Website: http://www.la-press.com/particle-physics- insights-journal-j105 3. Transactions of Theoretical Physics (TPHYS), Website: http://www.scipublish.com/journals/TPHY/editorials Journal Refereeing I am a reviewer in the following journals: 1. Physica A, 2. Acta Physica Polonica, 3. Indian Journal of Physics, 4. International Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, 5. Advances in High-Energy Physics, 6. Journal of Particle Physics Insights, 7. Transactions of Theoretical Physics, 8. Galaxies, Editorial: Proceedings 1. A.Tawfik, Third WLCAPP International Conference on “Primordial QCD Matter 2014”, 24- 28 Nov. 2014, Cairo-Egypt, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014 2. A.Tawfik, Second FEPS/WLCAPP International Conference on “Primordial QCD Matter in LHC Era: Implication of LHC Results on the Early Universe”, 10-14 Feb. 2013, Cairo-Egypt, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013 3. A. Tawfik, Egypt Physics 2013, 1-5 Sep. 2013, Sharm Al Shaikh, Egypt, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014 Research Fellowships 1994-1998: State Doctorate Scholarship, Egypt 1994-1998: DAAD - Doctorate Scholarship Germany 1999: Fraunhofer Society Post-Doctorate Scholarship Germany 2005-2006: JSPS – Associate Professorship in Hiroshima Japan (JSPS=Japanese Society for Promotion of Sciences) Supervision of Dissertations (in Egypt) 1. M.Sc. Ain Cairo University, Abdelmagied A. Diab, “Electromagnetic properties of QCD matter”, Full 2016 2. M.Sc. Ain Shams University, Women’s College, Nada Ezzelarab, “Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions”, expected: Full 2015 3. M.Sc. Ain Shams University, Women’s College, Hadeer Nasr El Din, “Rapidity of Particle Production at LHC energies”, expected: Full 2015 4. Ph. D., Ain Shams University, Faculty of Education, Ehab Gamal Abbas, “Multi-Particle Production in High-Energy Physics”, expected: Full 2015 5. M.Sc., Cairo University, Faculty of Science, Hend Magdy Baza, “Relativistic Viscous Fluid under Extreme Conditions”, expected: Full 2015 6. M.Sc., Cairo University, Faculty of Science, Miseem Magdy, “Particle Production and Correlations at RHIC Energies”, expected: Full 2015 7. Ph. D., Benha University, Faculty of Science, Mahmoud Hanafy, “Net-Charge Fluctuations at LHC energies”, expected: Full 2015 8. M.Sc., Helwan University, Faculty of Science Mohamed Abdallah, “Hadronic States in Thermal and Dense Medium”, expected: Full 2015 9. M.Sc., Ain Shams University, Faculty of Science, Mohamed Marzouke, “Task Scheduling Algorithms on Grid Computing Systems”, expected: Full 2015 10. M.Sc., Cairo University, Faculty of Science Mahmoud Wahba, “Bulk and Shear Viscosity in the Early Universe Cosmology”, Now AIMS-Fellow, South Africa awarded: spring 2011 11. M.Sc., Cairo University, Faculty of Science, Ahmed Saleh, “On sources and acceleration mechanisms for the Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays”, Now Fellow in France awarded: Spring 2012 Prize(s) Refereeing I am the reviewer of following prizes: 1. C.N.R. Rao Prize 2013 2. TWAS Young Affiliates 2013-2017 3. TWAS-ARO 2013 (Annual meeting) 4. Diplomas for Young Talents “51st Course: Reflections on the Next Step for LHC” Erice, Italy 24 June – 3 July 2013 5. TWAS-ARO 2014 Prize on “Science and Diplomacy” 6. Diplomas for Young Talents “52nd Course: Reflections on the Next Step for LHC” Erice, Italy 24 June – 3 July 2014 7. Diplomas for Young Talents “52nd Course: Reflections on the Next Step for LHC” Erice, Italy 24 June – 3 July 2015 8. C.N.R. Rao Prize 2015 9. TWAS Young Affiliates 2015-2018 Conference(s) Refereeing I worked as reviewer of following conferences: 1. Summer School on “Computational Techniques and Applications”, September 9th - 11th 2007, Cairo-Egypt http://ctp.bue.edu.eg/workshops/Summer%20School%20on%20Computational%20Tech niques%20and%20Applications/ctpss.htm 2. First "Primordial QCD Matter in LHC Era: implications of recent QCD results on the early Universe", 4th-8th Dec. 2011, Cairo-Egypt; http://www.mti.edu.eg/mti/page.aspx?pageID=434 3. "Egyptian-Japanese Workshop on Astrophysics and Cosmology", 1st – 7th Dec. 2011, Cairo-Egypt; http://www.mti.edu.eg/mti/page.aspx?pageID=458 4. Second "Primordial QCD Matter in LHC Era: implications of recent QCD results on the early Universe",
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