Biography
My philosophy of teaching is informed by the material I teach, relevant scholarship, and the lessons I have learned from personal teaching successes and failures. I believe that learner-oriented teaching promotes learning that is both purposeful and enduring. As a lecturer, it is my responsibility to know who my students are, what kinds of knowledge and experience they have, and what they want to achieve so that I can tailor a course book that fits their needs and hopes. By assessing where my learners are with respect to our mutual learning goals, I can provide the science they need to build connections between what they already know and the new understandings they seek to learn. My teaching method and other active learning activities will direct to stimulate intellectual camaraderie, argumentation, and cooperative problem solving and lay the groundwork for life-long collaborative practice. I believe that teachers who demonstrate curiosity and passion about a subject area motivate students to learn and so choose to co-teach with colleagues whose scholarship and expertise are complementary to mine. Collaborating with faculty who are enthusiastic about using instructional methods rooted in social constructivist principles models how scholarship, teaching, and learning are enhanced by diversity and teamwork. In My opinion, the goal is for students to feel safe to share their own intellectual discoveries so that everyone, including the lecturer, will learn from each other. Not only should a teacher talk about and actively promote thought-provoking educational and engaging learning opportunities, but he should be sensitive and open to the potential innovative ideas that his students will have to offer as well. In that manner, students will look forward to a class that offers them opportunities to share their value. In such a positive environment, getting students to follow the rules and procedures will be less challenging.
MY Vision.
The students will encouraged to obtain the necessary skills to be successful in the physical, mental, and social aspects of their lives. Students will be able to effectively use the skills acquired to help identify and pursue any objectives in a practical manner. Furthermore, not only students succeed in learning how to plan for and balance the interesting opportunities that life will present for them, but they will also inspire others, by their example, to want to learn how to do the same.
My Mission.
It is my mission to prepare students to succeed in the world, in a manner that takes into account the importance of the physical, mental, and social aspects that contribute greatly to the human experience. Rather than I just try to go through the suggested standards the best way I can, I will go out of my way, to prepare as a lecturer, by keeping in mind that I could only expect students to work hard if I do the same. Therefore, if I expect students to develop the skills necessary to thrive in their lives, I must set the example. I pledge to be the best role model that I could be for the benefit of the lives of my students.
Research Interest
Radioactivity, Nuclear Reactions, Medical Physics Environmental Pollution,
Publications
a. Boooks
1. A.Ahmed, Empirical Formulae for Calculating Neutron Yields, Lambert
Academic Publishing LAP, USA, 2012.
b. Research Papers
1. Hallo M. Abdullah and Ali H. Ahmed Study on (n,p) reactions of 58Ni, 99Tc, 99Ru, 131Xe, 133Cs and 186Os radioisotopes used in medicine,
Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Volume 55, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 304-309
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2022.09.014
2. Sardar Q. Othman, Ali H. Ahmed, and Sarbaz I. Mohammed, Natural radioactivity and radiological risk assessment due to building materials commonly used in Erbil city, Kurdistan region, Iraq, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2022) 195:140
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10745-x
3. R. Gharaei, S. Mohammadi , Dashty T. Akrawy, Ali H. Ahmed, Calculation of α-decay half-lives for isotopes around N = Z using different proximity-type potentials, Eur. Phys. J. A (2022) 58:179
https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-022-00820-9
4. Hallo M. Abdullah and Ali H. Ahmed, Semi-empirical formula for (n, α) reaction cross sections at 14–15 MeV neutrons, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Volume 189, November 2022, 110396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110396
5. Sardar Q. Othman, Ali H. Ahmed, and Sarbaz I. Mohammed, Radiological assessment of radon concentration, radon exhalation rate, and annual effective dose of building materials used in Erbil city Kurdistan region, Iraq, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Published online: 03 Nov 2022,
https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2022.2140412
6. Sardar Q. Othman, Ali H. Ahmed, and Sarbaz I. Mohammed, Environmental health risks of radon exposure inside selected building factories in Erbil city, Iraq, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Published online: 14 Aug 2022, https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2022.2107923
7. Hallo M. Abdullah and Ali H. Ahmed, Empirical formulae for (n, p) reaction cross-sections at 14–15 MeV neutrons, International Journal of Modern Physics E Vol. 31, No. 5 (2022) 2250049 (19 pages)
https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218301322500495
8. Hallo M. Abdullah and Ali H. Ahmed, Empirical systematics for (n, p) reaction cross sections at 14–15 MeV neutrons, Indian J Phys, July 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-022-02405-0
9. Dashty T. Akrawy, A. I. Budaca, G. Saxena, Ali H. Ahmed, Generalization of the screened universal α-decay law by asymmetry and angular momentum, Eur. Phys. J. A (2022) 58:145, https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-022-00789-5
10. Dashty T. Akrawy , Dorin N. Poenaru , Ali H. Ahmed , L. Sihver, α-decay half-lives new semi-empirical relationship including asymmetry, angular momentum and shell effects, Nuclear Physics A 1021 (2022) 122419,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2022.122419.
11. Adeeb O. Jafir, Hallo M. Abdullah, Ali H. Ahmed, Assessment of radiological hazards in cooking liquid oil, used in Kurdistan region-Iraq, ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences ZJPAS (2022) , 34(1);1-7
http://dx.doi.org/10.21271/ZJPAS.34.1.1
12. K. P. Santhosh, Dashty T.Akrawy, H.Hassanabadi, Ali H. Ahmed, and Tinu Ann
Jose, α-decay half-lives of lead isotopes within a modified generalized
liquid drop model, PHYSICAL REVIEW C 101, 064610 (2020),
https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.101.064610
13. Dashty T. Akrawy, and Ali H. Ahmed, α-Decay Systematics for Superheavy
Nuclei, PHYSICAL REVIEW C, 100, 044618 (2019).
https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.100.044618
14. Ali H. Ahmed, Adeeb O. Jafir and Hallo M. Abdullah, Assessment of Natural
Radionuclides in Local and Imported Cements in Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan
Region- Iraq, Jordan Journal of Physics, Volume 13, Number 1, 2020. pp. 73-77
http://journals.yu.edu.jo/jjp/JJPIssues/Vol13No1pdf2020/7.pdf
15. Ali Hassan Ahmed, Systematics of (n, p) reaction cross-sections for light element
target nuclei at 14.5 MeV neutrons, International Journal of Modern Physics E
Vol. 27, No. 10 (2018) 1850079,
https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0218301318500799
16. Dashty T. Akrawy and Ali H.Ahmed, New empirical formula for a-decay calculations, International Journal of Modern Physics Vol. 27, No. 8 (2018) 1850068 World Scientific Publishing Company,
https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0218301318500684
17. Adeeb Omer Jafir, Ali Hassan Ahmed, and Wan Muhammad Saridan, Estimation of radiological parameters from seasonal observations of primordial natural radionuclides in sediments of Darbandikhan Lake water resources at Kurdistan region, Northeastern Iraq, Journal of Environmental Earth Sciences (2018) 77:334, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2018,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-018-7511-6.
18. Adeeb Omer Jafir, Ali Hassan Ahmed, and Wan Muhammad Saridan, Seasonal
measurement and dose assessment of natural radionuclides in sediments of
Darbandikhan Lake in Kurdistan-Iraq, Journal of Radiation Physics and
Chemistry, 140 (2017) 150–160,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2017.02.010 .
19. Adeeb Omer Jafir, Ali Hassan Ahmed, and Wan Muhammad Saridan, Seasonal
measurements of natural radionuclides in drinking waters of Darbandikhan Lake
water resources at Kurdistan Region-Northeastern of Iraq, Zanco Journal of Pure
and Applied Sciences, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Jan. 19 2017.
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017RaPC..140..150O/abstract
20. Ali H. Ahmed, Habbib H. Mansour, Saman K. Ezzulddin and Ahmed I. Samad
Radon (222) Content in Bottled Water of Kurdistan Region using Active and
Passive Methods, ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, Salahaddin
University-Erbil, ZJPAS (2017), 29 (3); 152-158,
http://dx.doi.org/10.21271/ZJPAS.29.3.17.
21. Saman Khabbat Ezzulddin, Ali Hassan Ahmed, Ahmed Ismael Samad, Sardar
Qader Othman, Radioactivity Measurement of Nuts and Seeds Available in Erbil
City Markets, Journal of American Institute of Physics, AIP Conference
Proceedings 1888, 020022 (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5004299.
22. Ahmed I. Samad, Ali H. Ahmed and Saman K. Ezzulddin, Assessment of Natural Radioactive Concentration Levels in the Oil Drilling Wells in Erbil Governorate Blocks, Jordan Journal of Physics, Volume 10, Number 1, 2017. pp. 25-34,
http://journals.yu.edu.jo/jjp/JJPIssues/Vol10No1pdf2017/4.pdf.
23. Adeeb Omer Jafir, Ali Hassan Ahmed, and Wan Muhammad Saridan, Seasonal
radon measurements in Darbandikhan Lake water resources at Kurdistan
region-northeastern of Iraq, AIP Conference Proceedings 1718, 050001 (2016).
http://repository.unair.ac.id/90972/9/C.20.%20Fulltext%20%28Karya%20Ilmiah%29.pdf
24. Ismail Mustafa. Maulood, Ali H. Ahmed and Hawzeen K. Othman, Hemodynamic and oxidative stress effects of gamma-radiation both male and female rats, Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani – Part A, vol. 18, No. 3, (2016). Kamal O. Abdullah, Ali H.
25. رشيد محمود يوسف , علي حسن احمد، , صفوه وليد احمد
خريطة مبسطة للنشاط الاشعاعي الطبيعي لمدينة الموصل A simplified map of natural
radioactivity for Mosul city, Journal of Kirkuk University, Feb. 2016.
26. Ahmed, Salahaddin A. Ahmed, Measurement of Rn-222 Concentrations in the
Air of Qaysery Naqeeb Bazaar Located in Sulaimani Governorate of Kurdistan
Region- Iraq, Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani – Part A, vol. 17, No. 2, (2015).
27. A.H. Ahmed and A.I. Samad, Measurement of Radioactivity Levels in Daily
Intake Foods of Erbil City Inhabitants, Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani – Part A,
vol. 16, No. 4, (2014).
28. A.H. Ahmed, S.O. Haji, H.H. Azeez, Radon Dosimetry in Erbil City Hospitals,
International Journal of Physical Science and Application, 2 (7) (2012) 240-244.
29. A.H. Ahmed, S.O. Haji, Measurement of Radon Exhalation rate from Pottery
Meal Dishes in Erbil City by Using Passive and Active Techniques, Journal of
Kirkuk University, (2011).
30. A. A. Ahmed, M. I. Hussein, Natural Radioactivity Measurements of Basalt
Rocks in Sidakan District Northeastern of Kurdistan Region-Iraq, World
Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology WASET, 50 (2011) 129-136.
31. A.H. Ahmed, A.H. Rahem, Analysis of Gamma-Ray Spectra Using
Levenberg-Marquardt Method, World Academy of Science, Engineering and
Technology, vol. 73, (2011).
32. A.H. Ahmed, D.S. Ali, Investigation of Chemical and Radioactive Contamination
Level of the Drinking Water Resources in Erbil City, Journal of Environmental
Studies (JES) SohaJ University / Egypt, Vol.1 (2009) p. 8-18
33. A.H. Ahmed, Calculation of 22Na(n,α)19F Cross Sections from the
19F(α,n)22Na Cross Sections Using the Principle of Detailed Balance, Journal
of Tikret University, (2009).
34. A.H. Ahmed, Empirical Formula for calculating Stopping Power of Light
Elements for Protons in the Energy Range up to 10 MeV, Journal of Kirkuk
University, 4 No.3, (2008) p.p. 153-157.
35. A.H. Ahmed and H.M. Yohanna, Empirical Formulae to Calculate n-Yields
from (α,n) Reactions for 9Be, 19F, 23Na, and 27Al Light Element Thick Targets,
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 582 Issue 2 (2007) pp.
287-293.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900207018220
36. A.H. Ahmed and H.M. Yohanna, Evaluation of the Total Neutron Yields for
3H(p,n)3He and 7Li(p,n)7Be Reactions from Threshold to 10 MeV Using
Empirical Formulae, Journal of Zanko, Univ. of Salahaddin, 18 No.3 (2006)
p.74.
37. A.H. Ahmed and H.M. Yohanna, Empirical Formulae of Neutron Yields for
9Be(a,n)12C and 19F(a,n)22Na Reactions from Threshold to 10 MeV, Journal
of Zanko, Univ. of Salahaddin, 18 No.2 (2006) p.122.
38. A.H. Ahmed, K.A. Abdullah, and R.H. Abdullah, Radioactivity
Measurement of Different Drinking Water Resources in a number of
Governorates in Kurdistan Region, Journal of Zanko, Univ. of Salahaddin,
18 No.1, (2006) p.69.
39. A.H. Ahmed, A.H. Rahem, Automatic Singlet Peak Analysis of HP(Ge)
Gamma-Ray Spectrum, Journal of Zankoy Sulaimany, vol. 6, April 2003.
40. A.H. Ahmed, The Radioactivity of Shielding Design of a Gamma-Ray
Spectroscopy, Journal of Zankoy Sulaimany, vol. 4, Dec. 2001.
41. O.M. Mustafa and A. H. Ahmed, The Radioactivity of Uranium series
radionuclide in Barsarin Formation, Journal of Zanko, Univ. of Salahaddin,
Special volume of the third scientific conference, 1997.
Teaching
Nuclear Physics
General Physics
Medical Physics
Nuclear Laboratory
Quantum Mechanics
Radiation Dosimetry
Elementary Particles
Atomic Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Atomic Laboratory
Mechanics
Electricity and Magnetism
Adv. Nuclear Physics
Adv. Quantum Mech.
Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy