Abd Al Karim Haj Ismail
  • Abd Al Karim Haj Ismail

  • Assistant Professor
  • Ext: 5159

An assistant professor of Physics in the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences. Before that, He worked as postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University in Belgium. His PhD research was to measure the energy spectrum of high energy cosmic rays using the IceTop telescope array at South Pole. His main research interests are in high energy physics, and the analysis of the properties of high energy cosmic rays.

Education
  • PhD in Physics, 2015
  • Master in Physics, 2006
  • Bachelor in Physics 2004
Experience
  • 2019 - present: Assistant professor, College of Humanities and Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE
  • 2015 - 2018: Postdoctoral Researcher, Ghent University, Belgium
  • 2010-2015: PhD fellow, Ghent University, Belgium
  • Teaching Assistant, 2006 - 2009
Teaching Area
  • Engineering Physics I & II
  • General Physics I & II
  • Particle Physics
  • Astronomy
  • Modern Physics for Science and Engineering
Research
  • High Energy Physics
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Neutrino Physics
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • Measurement of the cosmic ray energy spectrum with the IceTop detector. April 2017, Department of physics and Astronomy, Gent Belgium.
  • 100 TeV – PeV Air Showers with IceTop: July 2013, 33rd international cosmic ray conference. Rio De Janeiro Brazil.
  • SLCs Analysis and the Cosmic Ray Energy Spectrum. March 2012, Berkeley USA.
  • Cosmic ray energy spectrum with IceTop 81. March 2014, Banff Canada.
  • Low energy showers with IceTop: 2014, ISCRA summer school, Erice Italy
  • Muon counting study with SLCs. September 2011, IceCube Collaboration Meetings, Uppsala Sweden.
  • Low energy showers with IceTop. May 2013, Madison USA.
  • Cosmic ray energy spectrum extended towards low energy. September 2014, Geneva Switzerland.