UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH COLLEGE OF SCIENCES ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 1 Introduction Established in 2008, when the College of Arts and Sciences was split into two separate colleges, the College of Sciences (COS) at the University of Sharjah (UoS) is comprised of five departments, which offer undergraduate degrees in the following majors: Computer Science, Applied Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Applied Biology. In addition, the COS offers a number of postgraduate programs in Computer Sciences and Applied Biology, and plans to introduce more postgraduate programs in Applied Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. In addition, the College offers service courses to a large number of students in the first and second years in other Colleges. For example, the combined enrollment in the first- and second-year Computer Sciences, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Biology, theoretical and practical courses were over 9000 students in fall of 2015/2016. The College also strives to elevate the standards of academic research in various advanced areas of research, teaching and learning. As it will be highlighted in the subsequent sections of the strategic plan, the COS aims to spread, disseminate and foster research through collaborations with local, regional, and international institutions. 2 1. Mission, Organization and Governance College Vision: The College of Sciences at the University of Sharjah envisions itself as a vibrant scientific and educational institution that is open and welcoming, creative and adaptable, dynamic, and regionally renowned for excellence in education, research, and community outreach programs for improving the nation and the world through its graduates, scientific discoveries, and outreach programs. College Mission: The College of Sciences is the home of the basic sciences at the University of Sharjah, one of the region’s leading universities. Faculty, staff, and students work collectively to create, share, and apply knowledge in the basic sciences. College and Department Organization Charts: 3 University Level Committees # Committee Title 1. Chancellor of the University of Sharjah Prof. Hamid Al-Naimiy 2. Acting Dean of Academic Support Services & related Committees Dr. Hussein El Mehdi 3. Committee for Extraordinary Medical Cases Chair: Ashraf Elnagar 4. University Academic Advisory Council Member: Djedjiga Mouheb 5. ad hoc Internal Advisory Committee for the Research Institute for Sciences & Engineering Member: Zaher Al Aghbari 6. Study Plans, Curricula and Academic Accreditation Committee Member: Abdullah Hussain 7. International Relations and Rankings (UCIRR) Member: Manar Abu Talib, Belkacem Said Houari, 8. Interdisciplinary Biomedical Engineering Research Member: Zaher Al Aghbari 9. Teaching and Learning Technologies 4 Chair: Zaher Al Aghbari 10. Staff Grievance Complaints Committee Prof. Khalil Al-Dosary, chair 11. Committee for Environmental Science and Engineering Master program. Member: Mahmoud Mohsin College Committees College Representatives Committees 1. College Board * Member: Naveed Ahmed 2. Curriculum and Academic Accreditation Committee Chair: Abdullah Hussein, Prof. Ali Jaballah, Prof Ideisan Abu-Abdoun 3. Committee to prepare the self-study document for the initial accreditation of a M.Sc. in Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Member: Abdullah Hussein 4. Promotion Committee * Member: Zaher Al Aghbari, Prof. A. Soufyane, Prof Ideisan Abu-Abdoun 5. Appointments & C. Renewals Committee * Member: Zaher Al Aghbari, Prof. A. Soufyane 6. Webpage for the College Committee * Member: Imad Afyouni, Nida Siddiqui, Dr. Mariam El-Rachidi 7. Annual Report Committee * Chair: Manar Abu Talib Members: Dr. Zahid Raza 5 8. Examination Committee Member: Manar Abu Talib, Dr. Mohammad Alakhrass 9. Open Science Day Member: Manar Abu Talib, Azeera Abdul Rahim 10. Equipment & Labs Committee * Member: Djedjiga Mouheb, Nida Siddiqui, 11. Research & Conferences Committee * Chair: Dr. Mohammad Islam Member: Ahmed Khedr 12. Think Science Member: Manar Abu Talib, Mona Kanj 13. Social Committee * Member: Mohammed Ockba, Kholoud Mustafa 14. Open Day Member: Manar Abu Talib, Azeera Abdul Rahim, Mona Kanj 15. Innovation Committee Member: Manar Abu Talib, Mona Kanj 16. Students affairs Committee Members: Dr. Hishyar Abdullah 17. Academic Advising Committee * Member: Sohail Abbas, Dr. Mohammad bataineh, Mahmoud Mohsin 18. Community Service & Seminars * Coordinator: Mariam Member: Fatima Alshamsi, Ayesha Begum Mohammad 19. Committee for Creation of Program Minors Members: Prof. Khalil Al-Dosary 6 20. National Day Member: Azeera Abdul Rahim Department Committees # Department of Computer Science Departmental Committees 21. DCS Accreditation and Curriculum Committee Chair: Zaher Al Aghbari Members: Mahir Ali, Ashraf Elnagar, Abdullah Hussein, Naveed Ahmed, Manar Abu Taleb, Sohail Abbas 22. DCS Graduate Program Committee Chair: Ashraf Elnagar Members: Zaher Al Aghbari, Ahmed Khedr 23. DCS Course & Program Assessment Chair: Mahir Ali Members: Djedjiga Mouheb, Imad Afyouni 24. DCS Appointment Committee Chair: Zaher Al Aghbari Members: Ashraf Elnagar, Ahmed Khedr, Naveed Ahmed 25. DCS student's Recruitment and Publicity Committee 7 Chair: Manar Abu Talib Members: Sohail Abbas, Fatima Al Shamsi, Nasr Mohamed 26. DCS Annual Report Chair: Manar Abu Talib 27. DCS Society & Alumni Committee Chair: Mohammed Lataifeh Members: Fatima Al Shamsi 28. DCS Peer Evaluation Committee Chair: Ashraf Elnagar Members: Zaher Al Aghbari 29. DCS Website Committee Chair: Mohammed Ockba Members: Imad Afyouni, Kawthar Meslem 30. DCS Social Committee Chair: Amany Abu Safia Members: Mohammed Lataifeh 31. DCS Resources Committee Chair: Mohammed Lataifeh Members: Reem Almashat, Belal Almashni 32. DCS Timetable Committee Members: Hiba Al-Sadek 33. Activities Committee 8 None 34. Programming Contest Committee Chair: Nasr Mohamed Members: Mahir Ali, Abdullah Hussein, Djedjiga Mouheb, Imad Afyouni, Amany Abu Safia 35. Ad hoc Screening Committee for Lab supervisor Chair: Amany Abu Safia Members: Nasr Mohamed Coordinators Committees 36. Board Secretary Officer Djedjiga Mouheb 37. Summer Training Coordinator Mohammed Lataifeh 38. Seminars Coordinator Sohail Abbas 39. IT English Coordinator Mohammed Ockba 40. IT Arabic Coordinator Amany Abu Safia 41. Programming I Committee/Programming Trainer Coordinator Abdullah Hussein 42. Programming for Engineering Coordinator Ahmed Khedr 43. IT MM Program Coordinator Naveed Ahmed Math Department Committees 9 1. Accreditation Committee: Mohamed Sababha Nida Siddiqui Ali Jaballah Mahmoud BenKhalifa 2. Curriculum Committee: Ali Jaballah Khalil AL Dosary Basem S. Attili Abdelaziz Soufyane Hishyar Abdullah Luai Al Labadi Mohammed Al Akhrass Kholoud Mustafa Nida Siddiqui 3. Scientific Research and Seminar Committee: Muhammad Islam Basem S. Attili Khalil AL Dosary Samir Brahim B. Firas Ghanim Ahmed Zahid Raza Belkacem Said Houari 4. Human Resources Committee: Basem S. Attili Ali Jaballah Abdelaziz Soufyane Mostafa Zahri Luai Al Labadi 5. Student Affairs Committee: 10 Mohammad Bataineh Hishyar Abdullah Kholoud Mustafa Mostafa Zahri Luai Al Labadi 6. Teaching Schedule Committee: Mohammad Bataineh Abdelaziz Soufyane 7. Examinations Committee: Mohammed Alakhrass Nida Siddiqui Kholoud Mustafa 8. Community Service and Social Committee: Kholoud Mustafa Nida Siddiqui Mohammed Alakhrass 9. Placement Test Committee: Mahmoud Benkhalifa Ali Jaballah Muhammad Islam Mohammad Bataineh Mohamed Sababhah 10. Annual Report Committee: Zahid Raza Nida Siddiqui 11 # Department of Chemistry 1. Chemistry safety and Laboratory Equipment Chair: Dr Abdelaziz Elgamouz Ayesha Mohamed, Dr Kamrul Hassan, Dr Miriam Elrashidi, Dr Ahmed Almehdi, Ibrahim Abdul Rahman, Mona Kanj, Azeera Abdul Raheem, Mohamad AlFarouk Fuaad, Naimat Dak El-bab, Kifah Abdullah Al-taqaz, Hamid Idris, Fatima Ahmed, Hajir Ibrahim, Ali Alsamarrai. 2. Course Scheduling and Examination Committee Chair: Dr. Ahmed Ali Members: Ms. Ayesha Mohamed, Mr. Ali Alsamurai, Ms. Lina Almedfaa 3. Instrument Committee Chair: Dr. A. Almehdi Members: Dr. Mohamed EL Naggar, Dr. Abdelaziz, Dr. Mariam, Mrs. Mona, Mrs. Kifah 4. Community Services, Outreach and Social Committees Chair: Dr. Mariam El Racheidi Members: Dr Mahmoud Mohsin, Mrs Mona Kanj, Mrs Kifah, Mrs. Azeera, Mr Ibrahim, Ms Lina, Ms Hajar, Mrs Fatimah, Mr. Hamid, Mr Mohamed Alfrouq. 5. Scientific Research Committee Chair: Dr. Ayssar Nahlé 12 Members: Dr. Ideisan, Dr. Mohamed El-Naggar, Dr. Ahmed Ali, Dr. Mariam, Mr. Ibrahim 6. Chemistry Website Committee Chair: Dr Miriam Elrashidi Members: Ayesha Mohamed, Mr. Ibrahim, Mrs. Azeera. 7. Mentoring and training Committee, Chair: Dr. A. Almehdi Member: Dr. Mariam, Mrs. Neimat 8. Scientific Research Committee Chair: Ahmed Ali Mohamed Members: Dr. A. Almehdi, Dr. M. EL Naggar, Dr. K. Hasan. 9. Seminar Committee Chair: Dr. K. Hasan Members: Dr. Abdelaziz, Mrs. Nemat, Mrs. Fatimah, Mr. Ali 10. Social Support Committee Chair: Mrs. Muna Hasan Members: All department staff 11. Annual Report Committee Chair: Abdelaziz Elgamouz Members Dr. Ahmed Almehdi, Mr. Mohammed Al-Farouq, Mrs. Fatimah. 13 12. Student Association Committee (Students Chemical Society) Chair: Dr. Mahmoud Mohsin Member: Ayesha Begum Mohammad. 13. Editorial Board for CAM magazine Chair: Dr. Mahmoud Editor in chief Prof. Ideisan, Dr. Ihsan Shehadi, Dr. Ayssar Nahlé, Dr. Ahmed Almehdi, Dr. Mahmoud Mohsin, Dr. MohamedELNaggar, Dr. AhmedMohamed, Dr. Kamrul Hasan, Dr. AbdelazizElgamouz, Dr. Mariam Al Rachedi, Mr. Ibrahim Summary of the