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CV: Prof. Malek Tabbal, Department of Physics

American University of Beirut, Lebanon

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Malek Tabbal Professor of Physics, Associate Dean

Director of USAID University Scholarship Programs

Faculty of Arts & Sciences, American University of Beirut, Riad El Solh 1107 2020,

Beirut, Lebanon.

Tel: 01-350000-4280/4, Fax: 01-744461, E-mail: [email protected]

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A. EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIP & EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

Ph.D Applied Physics, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada, 1994.

M.S. Physics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, 1988.

B.S. Physics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon 1986.

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

- Laser interaction with matter: Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) of thin films and Pulsed Laser

Melting (PLM) of materials.

- Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) and magnetic properties of materials.

- Plasma processing and diagnostics for applications in thin film growth.

- Materials for Energy Applications.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2011-pres. Director of the AUB USAID-University Scholarship Programs II, IV V

and VI. Office of the Provost, AUB, Beirut, Lebanon.

2009-pres. Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences and Professor.

Department of Physics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

2008-09 Chairman & Professor.


2007-08 Chairman & Associate Professor.


2006-07 Associate Professor.


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2005-06 Visiting Scholar (On research leave from AUB). Materials Science

Group, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Harvard University,

Cambridge (MA) USA.

2004-05 Associate Professor & Chairman.

Department of Physics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

2003-04 Associate Professor & Acting Chairman.


2002-03 Associate Professor.


1997-2002 Assistant Professor.


Invited Professor.

Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Énergie et

Matériaux, Varennes, Québec, Canada.

1995-97 Post-Doctoral Fellow.

(INRS)-Énergie et Matériaux, Varennes, Québec, Canada.

1992-93 Teaching Assistant: Département de Génie Physique, École

Polytechnique, Montréal.

1991-94 Ph.D student and Research Fellow, Département de Génie Physique,

École Polytechnique, Montréal, Canada.

1989 Instructor: Department of Physics, A.U.B., Beirut, Lebanon.

1988-89 MS Student and Research Assistant, Department of Physics, A.U.B.,

Beirut, Lebanon.

1986-87 Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, A.U.B., Beirut, Lebanon

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

2015 Research Fellowship for Invited Professor at the LNIO (Laboratoire de

Nanotechnologie et d’Instrumentation Optique) Université de Technologie

de Troyes, France.

2014-15 Abdul Hamid Hallab Regional External Program (REP) Service

Excellence Award, AUB.

2005-06 Arab Fund Distinguished Scholar Award.

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2005-06 Fulbright Scholar Award: spend one full academic year at Harvard

University, Cambridge, MA, working in the field of laser processing of

materials.

2003-04 Teaching Excellence Award: American University of Beirut: one of the

two teaching excellence awards given per year at AUB.

1997-2002 Invited Professor at the INRS-Énergie et Matériaux, Varennes, Québec,

Canada.

1997-98 Long Term Faculty Development Grant award from the University

Research Board of AUB to spend two months at the Institut National de la

Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Énergie et Matériaux, in Canada.

1995-97 Post-doctoral Fellowship at the Institut National de la Recherche

Scientifique (INRS)-Énergie et Matériaux, Varennes, Québec, Canada:

one of two fellowships given per year on a competitive basis.

1989-94 Bourse d’Excellence de la Francophonie (full scholarship) from the

Canadian Government for Ph.D. study at the École Polytechnique de

Montréal, in Canada

1989 Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (German Academic

Exchange Service) Scholarship for Ph.D. study in Germany: declined.

1987-88 Elmer and Mamdouha Bobst research assistantship for graduate study

at AUB, Beirut, Lebanon.

1984-86 Hariri Foundation scholarship for undergraduate study in Physics AUB,

Lebanon.

PATENT PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO HARVARD

2006 “Point Defect Engineered Si Light-Emitting Diode at 1.218 μm” by J. Bao, Malek

Tabbal et al. US Provisional Patent filed on Nov. 13, 2006 (GC 8431, HU2844).

PUBLICATIONS

More than 60 articles in international journals; more than 70 contributions to

scientific conferences. See attached lists at the end of the CV.

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INVITED RESEARCH LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS

Mar. 2014 “Making Silicon an Infra-red material”, Part of the Materials Science

Seminar Series, AUB.

April 2013 “A Story about Silicon, Lasers and Solar Cells”, Part of the Physics

Research Seminar Series organized by the Physics Students Society

(AUB).

May 2011 “Harvesting energy through thermoelectrics: Optimizing materials for

power generation and cooling”, Part of the Kamal A. Shair CRSL

Research Conference, AUB.

May 2010 “Applications of RBS in the characterization of laser processed thin

films”, part of the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission Workshop on

Principles and Applications of Nuclear Techniques, LCNRS, Beirut.

May 2007 “Excimer laser processing of advanced materials”, Part of the Physics

Research Seminar Series organized by the Physics Students Society

(AUB).

June 2006 “Thin film and surface processing using excimer lasers” (Host: Dr. F.

Vollmer) Rowland Institute at Harvard, Cambridge, MA.

Mar. 2006 “Control of the structural and bonding properties of thin films grown by

remote plasma assisted pulsed laser deposition” (Host: Prof. C. B. Arnold)

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.

Oct. 2005 “Growth and characterization of pulsed laser deposited chromium oxide

thin films” (Hosts: Profs. M. J. Aziz & F. Spaepen)

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

May 2004 “Graphitic nano-clustering in amorphous carbon based thin films”, Part of

the Materials Science Forum ‘04.

Sept. 2002 “Synthesis of nitride thin films by Laser Ablation Assisted by a Nitrogen

Surface Wave Plasma”, (Host: Prof. M. D. Calzada)

University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.

Sept. 2002 “Pulsed Laser Deposition: from amorphous films to epitaxy” (Host: Dr. E. Fogarassy)

CNRS-PHASE, Strasbourg, France

Apr. 1999 “Remote plasma processing of materials”, Part of the Materials Science

Forum ‘99.

REVIEWER FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNALS AND GRANTS

AGENCIES

- Professional research journals: Applied Physics A: Materials Science &

Processing, Thin Solid Films, Diamond and Related Materials, Applied Surface

Science, Surface and Coatings Technology, Materials Science in Semiconductor

Processing.

- Grant and funding proposals: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), Arab

Science & Technology Foundation (ASTF), Lebanese National Council for

Scientific Research (LNCSR); University Research Board of AUB; Natural

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Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); CEDRE

Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education & French Ministry of

Foreign Affairs; Iraqi Research Development Initiative (IRDI); Conseil Franco-

Quebecois de Cooperation Universitaire (CFQCU).

OTHER RESEARCH RELATED ACTIVITIES

- Member of the organizing committee of the first AUB Symposium on Materials

Science and Energy, Beirut, April 2014.

- Member and Treasurer of the CEDRE French-Lebanese Research

Collaboration Program Ministry of Education and Higher Education & French

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2013-2016).

- Member of the organizing committee of the first Mediterranean Conference on

Innovative Materials and Applications, CIMA 2011, Beirut, March 2011.

- Chair of “Time-resolved Imaging and Ablation Fundamentals” (Lasers &

Applications in Science & Technology LASE 07 conferences) SPIE Photonics

West 2007, San Jose CA, Jan. 2007.

- Program committee member of LAMOM XIII within the LASE 08

conferences, part of the SPIE Photonics West 2008 meeting , San Jose, CA, Jan.

2008.

- Member of the Selection Panel for the Fulbright Awards from Lebanon,

December 2007.

B. TEACHING

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Physics 101 (4 credits) Freshman level calculus based Classical Mechanics 1998 and 2007

Physics 226 (3 credits) Senior level Solid State Physics 1997-98, 05…

Physics 103 (3 credits) Freshman level non-calculus Classical Mechanics 2008-…

Physics 204 (3 credits) Classical Physics for Life Sciences 1998-2007-09

Physics 205 (3 credits) Modern Physics for Life Sciences 1998-2004

Physics 231B (3 credits) Senior level Introduction to Plasma Physics 2001

Physics 220 (3 credits) Junior level Electromagnetic theory (with Dr. Christidis) 2002

Physics 101 L (1 credit) Freshman level Classical Mechanics Laboratory 2007

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Physics 257L (3 credits) Senior level Advanced Physics Laboratory (with Dr. Christidis) 2002

Physics 204L (1 credit) Classical Physics for Life Sciences Laboratory (Supervisor) 1997-present

Physics 205L (1 credit) Modern Physics for Life Sciences Laboratory (Supervisor) 1998-present

Physics 210L (1 credit) Sophomore level introductory Physics Lab. (Supervisor) 2007

Physics 211L (1 credit) Sophomore level Electricity and Magnetism Lab. (Supervisor) 2007-08

Physics 226 (3 credits) Solid State Physics (Writing Intensive Course as of 2010-11) 1999-present

GRADUATE COURSES

Physics 309B (3 credits) Surface Physics and Thin Film Physics 2002, 03 & 07

Physics 310B (3 credits) Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, with Profs. Isber & Christidis 2001

Physics 392 J (3 credits) Fundamentals of the heteroepitaxial growth, with Prof. Kazan 2011

SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE MS THESES AT AUB

Reham Abu Amer Crystalline and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles

synthesized by a solvent based technique

2015

Tamara Ayyash Reflectivity-based technique for the determination of the

dielectric properties of materials: application to silicon carbide

2014

Mona Bahja Characterization of tyre pottery production using pixe and xrf

techniques and cluster analysis

2013

Nancy Rahbany Optical characterization of AlGaN thin films (co-adviser) 2012

Wassim Kassem Pulsed Laser Deposition of W thin films on graphite for fusion

applications.

2011

Abeer Al Mohtar Investigation of the oxidation of tungsten using a microwave

remote plasma

2011

Mirvat Shams Eddine Optical Analysis of Boron Nitride Thin Films (Co-adviser) 2011

George Al Makdessi Development and characterization of a low pressure plasma

system for the surface modification of materials

2010

Maya Abi Akl

Phase control of MnO2 thin films by plasma assisted laser

Ablation. Debs award for academic excellence.

2009

Noura Abdallah Probe measurements in low pressure expanding microwave

Excited plasmas

2009

Diala Haidar

Optical Emission Spectroscopy of Oxygen Microwave Plasma

For oxide thin film growth applications

2008

Elias Hannoun

Electron paramagnetic resonance investigation of

the nanostructure of unhydrogenated silicon carbide thin films

2006

Charbel Madi Remote plasma assisted pulsed laser deposition

of chromium oxide thin films

2006

Aurore Said Amorphous to crystalline phase transition in pulsed

laser deposited silicon carbide

2004

Samer Kahwaji Growth of chromium oxides by laser ablation of Cr2O3. 2004

MEMBERSHIP IN THESES COMMITTEES AT AUB

Remi Fayad Hematite and titania inverse opals and inverse

photonic glass nanostructured films for solar energy

conversion and water splitting

2014

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Ali Abi Khalil Interpolation between Linearized and Atomistic Models

for Accurate Calculation of the Lattice Thermal Conductivity in the Full

Temperature Range

2012

Micheal Kattoura PhD Mechanical Engineering: Multiscale dislocation dynamics modeling of

the high strain rate deformation in copper single crystal under monotonic,

cyclic, & shock loading

2013

Lamiss Zaydouny Physics: Fluid motion in a cylindrical container subject to

electromagnetic forces

2010

Farah Hariri Computational Sciences: Simulating bi-dimensional turbulent

plasmas using the Hasegawa-Mima model

2010

Rima Hajjar Physics: Massive gas jets interaction with magnetically confined

plasmas

2010

Khaled Mourad Physics: A simple theoretical description of the production of

atomic O in a cold plasma under steady state conditions

2010

Ghina Mahmood Physics: Production of 13

C in asymptotic giant branch stars 2009

Mayssa El Harakeh Chemistry: Photoelectrochemical studies of CdS Quantum Dot Assemblies

in Polyelectrolyte and on Photonic Crystals for Energy Conversion

2009

Ahmad Mansour Physics: Study of the superconducting properties of the

new high temperature superconductors TlBa2Ca2Cu3-xCoxO8.5

2005

Maryze Markarian Chemistry: Self-assembly and catalytic activity of metal and

semiconductor nanoparticles in polyelectrolytes.

2005

Faten Masri Education: The relationship between students’ views about

knowing and learning physics and their understanding of physics.

2004

MEMBERSHIP IN RESEARCH THESES COMMITTEES OUTSIDE AUB Rana Nicolas

Univ Tech Troyes, France

PhD: Squeezing light in nanoparticle plasmonic

metasurface: from nanometric to atomically thin spacer

2015

Abeer Al Mohtar

Univ Tech Troyes, France

PhD: Localized Surface Plasmon and Phonon Polaritons by

Mid-IR Spectroscopy and Near-Field Nanoscopy

2015

Juliana Jaramillo

Ecole Centrale, France

PhD: Tuning the thermal conductivity of polycrystalline films

via multiscale structural defects and strain

2015

Zeinab Koeik Beirut Arab Univ

MS: Transport Theoretical Studies in Semiconductor

nanowires

2015

Slyman Karishi

Lebanese Univ.

PhD: Theoretical Investigation of Terahertz Collective

Oscillations in Electron Devices

2014

Raafat Mawassi

Beirut Arab Univ

PhD: Effect of nano-scale oxides addition on the physical

properties of high temperature superconductors

2013

Cynthia El Eid

Lebanese University

PhD: Synthesis and characterisation of novel iron oxide

and carbide nanostructures (in french).

2010

Huda Hammour

Beirut Arab Univ

MS: Theoretical Calculations with

Spin-Orbit Coupling of the Molecule LaS

2010

Bassel Abdel Samad

J. Monnet Univ. France

PhD: Growth and properties of YIG thin films for

Microwave applications (in French). Rapporteur

2009

Sandra Rizk

Univ. Nancy, France

PhD: Synthesis and characterization of carbon based

Nanostructures par plasma CVD; Committee president

2009

Houssam Jawhari

Beirut Arab Univ

MS: Single & double minimum potential for a collision

by light nucleus of a heavy alkaline.

2009

SUPERVISION OF STUDENT RESEARCH TRAINING PROJECTS W. Kassem (AUB)

undergraduate

Pulsed Laser Deposition on W thin films AY 2008-09

M. Yang (Mt Hoyloke) Langmuir probe measurements in Ar expanding plasmas Summer 2008

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undergraduate

O. Malaeb (AUB)

undergraduate

Calibration of the temperature of a substrate heater using an

optical pyrometer.

AY 2006-07

K. Temsah (AUB)

undergraduate

Grain size determination of pulsed laser deposited thin films

using Atomic Force Microscopy.

Summer 2007

D. Woolf (Harvard)

Ph.D. student

Redesigning a UV-VIS-IR Photospectrometer for Reflection

and Transmission Measurements on Millimeter-sized Samples.

Spring 2006

M. Tsuchya (Harvard)

Ph.D. student

Photoresponsivity Measurement of Pulsed Laser Melted

Silicon Supersaturated with Sulfur.

Spring 2006

N. Ghandoor

(U. of Toulon, France).

Stress determination in chromium oxides thin films by X-ray

diffraction.

Summer 2005

Rafif Hamam (AUB)

undergraduate

Set-up of an ICCD camera for applications in imaging and

optical spectroscopy.

Spring 2005

Sandra Rizk (USJ)

undergraduate

Resistivity measurements of carbon nitride thin films

using the Van der Pauw technique.

AY 2003-04

G. Haidar (AUB)

undergraduate

Measurements of electron density in nitrogen low pressure

plasma using a resonant cavity.

Summer 2002

M. Kazopoulo (AUB)

undergraduate

Development of a low pressure radio-frequency surface wave

plasma

AY 1999-2000

FACILITATOR/PRESENTER IN TEACHING WORKSHOPS TO AUB

FACULTY

October 2014 Interactive lecturing in large classes, Part of the “Faculty Seminar on

Learning and Teaching Excellence”.

April 2011 Session II: Interactive lecturing in large classes Part of the “Faculty

Seminar on Learning and Teaching Excellence”.

May 2009 Session IV: Interactive lecturing in large classes Part of the “Faculty


March 2008 Session III: Strategies for teaching large classes, Part of the “Faculty


March 2007 Session IV: The lecture and handling large classes, Part of the “Faculty


Feb. 2007 Seminar on Developing a Teaching Portfolio, with Profs. Nesreen

Ghaddar (Mechanical Engineering) and Saouma BouJaoude (Education).

March 2005 Session IV: Teacher Oriented Methods I (Lecture, Handling Large

Lecture Classes), Part of the “Faculty Seminar on Learning and Teaching

Excellence”, with Prof. Ahmad Smaili (Mechanical Engineering).

February 2005 Seminar on Developing a Teaching Portfolio, with Profs. Nuhad Dumit

(Nursing), Saouma BouJaoude (Education).

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March 2004 Session II: Teacher Oriented Methods I (Lecture, Handling Large

Lecture Classes) Part of the “Faculty Seminar on Learning and Teaching

Excellence”, with Dr. Amal Bouzeineddine (Education).

March 2003 Session V: Teacher Oriented Methods I (Lecture, Handling Large

Lecture Classes) Part of the “Faculty Seminar on Learning and Teaching

Excellence”, with Dr. Amal Bouzeineddine (Education).

INVITED PRESENTER IN TEACHING/ACADEMIC WORKSHOPS TO NON-

AUB FACULTY

May 2010 Scientific publications as an indicator of research activities in the

Faculty of Arts and Sciences at AUB, Workshop on Scientific

Publications at USEK, Lebanon.

Nov. 2007 Interactive Lecturing, a 2-day workshop attended by selected Faculty

members from Qatar University.

Sept. 2003 Integrating Science and Math through Computer-Based Laboratories,

Part of two-day workshop attended by teachers from Lebanese high

schools, with Profs. Murad Jurdak and Saouma BouJaoude (Education).

TEACHING WORKSHOPS ATTENDED AT AUB

Sept. 2007 “Program & Course Learning outcomes”, 2-day workshop presented by

a group of AUB professors.

April 2004 “Problem Based Learning”, presented by Prof. George Watson,

University of Delaware.

Nov. 2002 “How to make a teaching portfolio”, presented by Profs. Nesreen

Ghaddar (Mechanical Engineering) and Nuhad Dumit (Nursing).

Spring 2002 Semester long workshop “Faculty Seminar on Learning and Teaching

Excellence” organized by the Center of Teaching & Learning at AUB.

June 2000 Workshop on Teaching Effectiveness, presented by Prof. Yezdi Bhada,

Georgia State University.

May 2000 Cooperative Learning Workshop by Drs. David & Roger Johnson, Univ.

of Minnesota.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION RELATED MEETINGS

4- M. Khoury and M. Tabbal, “Reflecting on the three-year cycle of PLO assessment

at AUB”, Center of Teaching and Learning Annual Conference, AUB, Beirut,

February 2014.

3- M. Tabbal, “Interactive lecturing in introductory science classes”, Innovative Ideas

session, 10th

Annual Science and Math Teachers Conference, AUB, Beirut,

November 2007.

2- M. Tabbal, “Enhancing student understanding of physical concepts by computer

assisted experimentation” Practical Interactive session, 7th

Annual Science and Math

Teachers Conference, AUB, Beirut, May 2003.

1- M. Tabbal, “Computer assisted experimentation in teaching laboratory Physics”,

Practical Interactive session, 6th

Annual Science and Math Teachers Conference,

AUB, Beirut, May 2002.

C. SERVICES TO UNIVERSITY AND PROFESSION

ADVISING OF STUDENTS

1998-04;0709 Freshman students advisor, with 40 to 50 students per year; contributed to

the major the restructuring of the AUB Freshman program to make it more

flexible and to the implementation of the Freshman Residential

Orientation Program (FROP).

2007-… Physics students’ advisor.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Vacuum Society (AVS) affiliated to the American Institute of Physics

(AIP).

SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering.

Institute of Physics (IOP).

MEMBERSHIP IN AUB COMMITTEES

Within the Department of Physics

Member of the Program Review Committee (2010-…)

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Departmental Committee on developing Course Learning Outcomes (2008-10)

Departmental Committee on developing Program Learning Outcomes (2007-08)

Member of Ph.D. program committee (2002-05).

Member of the departmental committee to enhance graduate student enrollment in

Physics (2002-03).

Within the Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Chair of the Students’ Academic Affairs Committee (2009-…).

Chair of the search committee for the UPP director (2010-…).

Acting Chair of the Curriculum Committee (2006-2009).

Member of the Research Committee (2008-present).

Member of the Student Affairs Committee (2002-04).

Member of the Administrative Committee (2002-04).

Member of the Environmental Ad-hoc Committee (1999-2001).

Member of the Administrative Committee (1999-2001).

Member of the Library Committee (1998-2000).

University Wide

Member of the Institutional Review Committee for Chemistry and PSPA.

Chair of the University Research Board (2009-2011).

Member of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) advisory committee.

Member of the Strategic Review Committee-Team 4 on Research and Graduate

Education.

Member of the University Senate (2009-…).

Member of the University Research Board (2008-…).

Coordinator of the FAS Departments Assessment of Program Learning Outcomes

project.

Member of the FAFS expanded Advisory Committee for promotion (2008-09).

Moderator of Open meeting on the Self-Study Review for Accreditation (Nov. 2008).

Member of the Working Group V on Faculty for Accreditation (2007- 08).

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Member of the Task Force on admission requirements to the AUB medical school

(2007- 08).

Member of the University Learning Outcomes Coordination Committee (2006-09).

Member of the Medical Admission Committee of the Faculty of Medicine (2000-

present).

Member/Recorder of Task Team XIV for Accreditation: Assessment of Student

Learning (2001-03).

Regional and External Program

Dean Representative on all FAS projects with REP (2013-present).

Member/FAS coordinator of the Ahfad University for Women Team in Sudan (2014-

present).

Member of the AUB D-RASATI II Team in Lebanon (2014-present).

Member of the AUB D-RASATI Team in Lebanon (2011-2013).

Member of the AUB Team for the Qatar University project in Qatar (2007- 2008).

Member of the AUB Team for the Dhofar University project in the Sultanate of

Oman (2004- 2007).

Consultant for the Al Mana College of Health Sciences project in Saudi Arabia

(2004-05).

Member of the AUB Team for the Kingdom Schools project in Saudi Arabia (1999-

2003).

OTHER UNIVERSITY SERVICES

Coordinator of the AUB projects presented at Science Days 2010.

Co-organizer of the Materials Science Forum at AUB, a semester long series of

research lectures from AUB and international researchers working in the field of

materials science: (1998-99 with Prof. J. Schlenoff (Chemistry); 2003-04 and 2004-

05 with Prof. L. Halaoui, Chemistry).

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Representative (along with Prof. R. Sultan from Chemistry) of AUB and Lebanon at

the “International Conference on Materials Research and Education: Future Trends

and Opportunities” organized by the Materials Research Institute, Doha, Qatar, April

2005.

Judge of school students projects in the Science, Math and Technology Fair organized

by the Department of Education at AUB (2002-04).

Advisor to the Physics Student Society (2001-2004).

Organizer of the Physics Department Open House (1999-2003).

Presenter of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences programs at the AUB open house

(2002-04).

LANGUAGES: Fluent in English, French and Arabic.

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D- PUBLICATIONS

61- S. Isber, N. Skaff, M. Roumie and M. Tabbal, “Growth of Co2MnAl Thin Films by

Pulsed Laser Deposition”, European Journal of Physics: Web of Conferences 75,

03008 (2014).

60- N. Rahbany, M. Kazan, M. Tabbal, R. Tauk, J. Jabbour, J. Brault, B. Damilano and

J. Massies “Measurement of the effect of plasmon gas oscillation on the dielectric

properties of p- and n-doped AlxGa1−xN films using infrared spectroscopy” J. Appl.

Phys. 114, 053505 (2013).

59- I. Umezu, J. M. Warrender, S. Charnvanichborikarn, A. Kohno, J. S. Williams, M.

Tabbal, D. G. Papazoglou, X.-C. Zhang and M. J. Aziz, “Emergence of very broad

infrared absorption band by hyperdoping of silicon with chalcogens” J. Appl. Phys.

113 , 213501 (2013).

58- M. Kazan, M. Tabbal, P. Masri, “Infrared analysis of the effect of Ge at the

interface between 3C-SiC and Si” Diamond & Related Materials 22, p. 23 (2012).

57- M. Shamseddine, M. Kazan, M. Tabbal, “Model for the unpolarized infrared

reflectivity from uniaxial polar materials: Effects of anisotropy, free carriers, and

defects” Infrared Physics & Technology 55, p. 112 (2012)

56- W. Kassem, M. Tabbal, M. Roumie, “Pulsed Laser Deposition of Tungsten Thin

Films on Graphite” Advanced Materials Research 324, 77-80 (2011).

55- M. Roumie, B. Abdel Samad, M. Tabbal, M. Abi-Akl, M.-F. Blanc-Mignon, B.

Nsouli, “Effect of deposition temperature on the properties of sputtered YIG films

grown on quartz” Mater. Chem. Phys., 124, 188-191 (2010).

54- B.P. Bob, A. Kohno, S. Charnvanichborikarn, J. M. Warrender, I. Umezu, M.

Tabbal, J. S. Williams, M. J. Aziz, “Fabrication and Sub-Bandgap Optical

Properties of Silicon Supersaturated with Chalcogens by Ion Implantation and

Pulsed Laser Melting” J. Appl. Phys., 107, 123506- (2010).

53- M.Tabbal, Taegon Kim, David N. Woolf, Byungha Shin, Michael J. Aziz

“Fabrication and sub-bandgap absorption of single crystal Si supersaturated with Se

by pulsed laser mixing” Appl. Phys. A: Materials Science & Processing, 98, 589-

594 (2010).

52- S. Isber, E. Majdalani, M. Tabbal, T. Christidis, K. Zahraman, B. Nsouli “Study of

manganese oxide thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition” Thin Solid Films,

517, 1592-1595 (2009).

51- M. Tabbal, M. Abi-Akl, S. Isber, E. Majdalani, T. Christidis, “Synthesis of nano-

grained MnO2 thin films by laser ablation” Proc. SPIE 7201, 720104 (2009).

50- J. Bao, S. Charnvanichborikarn, Y. Yang, M. Tabbal, B. Shin, J. Wong-Leung, J. S.

Williams, M. J. Aziz and F. Capasso, “Point Defect Engineered Silicon Sub-

Bandgap LED at 1.218 mm” Proc. SPIE 6800, 68000T (2008).

49- M. Tabbal, T. Kim, J. M. Warrender, M. J. Aziz, B. L. Cardozo and R. S. Goldman,

“Formation of single crystal sulfur supersaturated silicon based junctions by pulsed

laser melting” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 25 1847-1852 (2007).

48- M. Tabbal, M.J. Aziz, C. Madi, S. Charnvanichborikarn, J.S. Williams, and T.C.

Christidis, "Excimer laser processing of novel materials for optoelectronic and

spintronic applications" Proc. SPIE 6458, 645803 (2007).

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47- J. Bao, M. Tabbal, T. Kim, S. Charnvanichborikarn, J. S. Williams, M. J. Aziz, and

F. Capasso, "Point defect engineered Si sub-bandgap light-emitting diode," Opt.

Express 15, 6727-6733 (2007).

46- M. Roumie, M. Tabbal, B. Nsouli, A. Said, “Determination of stoichiometry in

silicon carbide materials using Elastic Backscattering Spectrometry", Nuclear Inst.

and Methods in Physics Research B, 260 (2007) 637–641.

45- M. Tabbal, A. Said, E. Hannoun, T.C. Christidis, “Amorphous to crystalline phase

transition in pulsed laser deposited SiC”, Appl. Surf. Sci. 253 7050–7059 (2007).

44- C. Madi, M. Tabbal, T. Christidis, S. Isber, B. Nsouli and K. Zahraman

“Microstructural characterization of chromium oxide thin films grown by remote

plasma assisted pulsed laser deposition”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 59

600–604 (2007).

43- M. Tabbal, S. Kahwagy , T. Christidis, B. Nsouli and K. Zahraman “Pulsed Laser

Deposition of nanostructured dichromium trioxide thin films” Thin Solid Films 515,

1976 (2006).

42- S. Isber, R. Awad , M. Tabbal, A.I. Abou-Aly, B. Nsouli, K. Zahraman. A.

Mansour and A. Faraj, “Superconductivity properties of Tl-1223 substituted by

Iron” Journal of Physics: Conference Series 43, 450 (2006),

41- M. Tabbal, T. Christidis, S. Isber, P. Mérel, M.A. El Khakani and M. Chaker, A.

Amassian and L. Martinu, “Correlation between the sp2 phase nanostructure and the

physical properties of unhydrogenated carbon nitride” J. Appl. Phys. 98, 044310

(2005).

40- S. Isber, M. Tabbal, T. Christidis, F. Terki and S. Charar “Exchange Coupling in

Spins Quartet of Dimeric Polyoxoanions [M4(H2O)2(GeW9O34)2]12-

(M = Mn2+

,

Cu2+

)”, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 291, 985 (2005).

39- S. Isber, M. Tabbal, T. Christidis, S. Charar, F. Terki, M. Ishii, “Crystal-field

investigations and magnetic properties of Nd3+

-doped Bi4Si3O12”, Phys. Rev. B 71,

014405 (2005).

38- K. T. Holman, H. H. Hammud, S. Isber, M. Tabbal “One-dimensional coordination

polymer [Co(H2O)4(pyrazine)] (NO3)2.2H2O with intra- and inter- chain H-bonds :

synthesis, structures and magnetic properties”, Polyhedron 24, 221 (2005).

37- S. Isber, R. Awad , A.I. Abou-Aly, M. Tabbal and J. M. Kaouar, “Electric

Resistivity and Magnetic Susceptibility studies of Tl-1223 substituted by Cobalt”,

Supercond. Sci. Technol. 18, 311 (2005).

36- M. Tabbal, P. Mérel and M. Chaker, “Effect of process parameters on the

mechanical properties of carbon nitride thin films synthesized by plasma assisted

pulsed laser deposition” Appl. Phys. A. 79, 1365 (2004).

35- T. Christidis, M. Tabbal, S. Isber and S. Rizk, “Temperature dependence of the

electron paramagnetic resonance of unhydrogenated carbon nitride”, Diamond

Relat. Mater. 13, 1561 (2004).

34- M. Tabbal, T. Christidis, S. Isber, M. A. El Khakani, P. Mérel, and M. Chaker,

“Graphitic nanoclustering in pulsed laser deposited amorphous carbon and carbon

nitride thin films” Thin Solid Films, 453-454, 234 (2004).

33- P. Mérel, M. Tabbal and M. Chaker, “Phase segregation in pulsed laser deposited

carbon nitride thin films” Diamond Relat. Mater. 12, 1075 (2003).

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32- A. Errebbahi, F. Terki, S. Charar, C. Fau, S. Isber, M. Tabbal, T. C. Christidis, D.

Ravot, J. C. Tedenac and Z. Golacki “Investigation of the effect of annealing on the

magnetic properties of Sn1-xEuxTe single crystals”, J. Mag. Mag. Mater., 248, 68

(2002).

31- T.C. Christidis, S. Isber, M.Tabbal, U. Kortz and D. Ravot, “Magnetic properties of

cadmium copper tetrachloride tetrahydrate”, J. Mag. Mag. Mater., 242-245, 939

(2002).

30- J. Margot, F. Vidal, M. Chaker, T.W. Johnston, A. Aliouchouche, M. Tabbal, S.

Delprat, O. Pauna and D. Benhabib, “Sustaining power per electron for a large low-

pressure argon magnetoplasma reactor: experiment and isothermal model results”,

Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 10, 556 (2001).

29- T. Christidis, M. Tabbal, S. Isber, M. A. El Khakani, and M. Chaker, “Comparative

ESR study of hydrogenated and non-hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide thin

films”, Appl. Surf. Sci.184/1-4, 270 (2001).

28- P. Mérel, M. Chaker, M.Tabbal and H Pépin, “Structural and electrical

characteristics of epitaxial GaN thin films grown using a hybrid pulsed laser

deposition system, Appl. Surf. Sci. 177, 165 (2001).

27- M. Tabbal, M. Kazopoulo, T.C. Christidis and S. Isber, “Enhancement of the

molecular nitrogen dissociation levels by Ar dilution in surface wave sustained

plasmas” Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 2131 (2001).

26- M.Tabbal, P. Mérel, M. Chaker and H Pépin, “Pulsed laser deposition of c-axis

oriented aluminum nitride thin films on silicon”, Eur. J. Phys.: AP. 14, 115 (2001).

25- S. Isber, T.C. Christidis, M.Tabbal, S. Charar and M. Goiran, “High-frequency

EPR of Co2+

in CdSe”, Physica B 293, 304 (2001).

24- M. Tabbal, T. Christidis, S. Isber, and M. Kazopoulo, “Nitrogen atom production in

N2, Ar/N2 and He/N2 surface wave discharges” ISPC-15 Proc., 6, 2237-2242

(2001).

23- M. Kazopoulo, M. Tabbal, T. Christidis, and S. Isber, “Characterization of a

nitrogen surface wave discharge for the deposition of nitride thin films”,

Proceedings of the 2nd

French-Lebanese Colloquium on Materials Science, 41

(2000).

22- M.Tabbal, S. Isber, T.C. Christidis, M.A. El Khakani and M. Chaker “Effect of

deposition temperature on the optical transmission and paramagnetic centers in

pulsed laser deposited amorphous silicon carbide thin films”, J. Appl. Phys. 88,

5127 (2000).

21- M.Tabbal, P. Mérel, M. Chaker, M.A. El Khakani, E.G. Herbert, B.N. Lucas and

M.E. O’Hern, “Synthesis of DLC thin films by PLD: optimization of process

parameters”, Surf. Coat. Technol., 116-119, 450 (1999).

20- P. Mérel, M. Chaker, H Pépin and M.Tabbal, “Epitaxial growth of GaN thin films

using a hybrid pulsed laser deposition system”, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 572,

401 (1999).

19- M.Tabbal, P. Mérel, M. Chaker, “Synthesis of nitride thin films by pulsed laser

deposition assisted by a nitrogen surface wave plasma”, ISPC-14 Proc., 3, 1099

(1999).

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M.E. O’Hern, “Effect of laser intensity on the microstructural and mechanical

properties of pulsed laser deposited diamond-like-carbon thin films”, J. Appl. Phys.,

85, 3860 (1999).

17- P. Mérel, M.Tabbal, M. Chaker, A. Ricard and M. Moisan, “Influence of the field

frequency on the nitrogen atom yield in the remote plasma of an N2 high frequency

discharge”, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol., 7, 550 (1998).

16- P. Mérel, M.Tabbal, S. Moisa, M. Chaker and J. Margot, “Direct evaluation of the

sp3 carbon atom content in DLC thin films by XPS”, Appl. Surf. Sci., 136, 105

(1998).

15- M.Tabbal, P. Mérel, S. Moisa, M. Chaker, A. Ricard and M. Moisan, “XPS and

FTIR analysis of nitrogen incorporation in CNx thin films”, Surf. Coat. Technol.,

98, 1092 (1998).

14- P. Mérel, M. Tabbal, M. Chaker and M. Moisan, “The influence of atomic nitrogen

flux on the composition of carbon nitride thin films”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 71, 3814

(1997).

13- J. Margot, M. Chaker, L. St-Onge, M.Tabbal, A.Aliouchouche, O.Pauna, C.Alinot

andt C.Kliagine, “High-frequency magnetoplasmas in electronegative gases”, J.

Phys.IV C4, 7 (1997) 295.

12- M.Tabbal, M.Meunier, R.Izquierdo, B.Beau and A.Yelon, “Laser-CVD of W

schottky contacts on GaAs using WF6 and SiH4”, J. Appl. Phys., 81, 6607 (1997).

11- M.Meunier, R.Izquierdo, M.Tabbal, S.Evoy, P.Desjardins, M.-H.Bernier,

J.Berthomeu, N.Elyaagoubi, M.Suys, E.Sacher and A.Yelon, “Laser Induced

Deposition of W and Cu”, Mater. Sci. Eng., B45, 200 (1997).

10- M.Tabbal, R.Izquierdo, M.Meunier, C.Pépin and A.Yelon, “Surface

characterization in excimer laser induced deposition of W on GaAs from WF6 and

H2”, Appl. Surf. Sci., 108, 417 (1997).

9- M.Tabbal, P. Mérel, S. Moisa, M. Chaker, A. Ricard and M. Moisan, “X-ray

Photoelectron Spectroscopy of carbon nitride films deposited by graphite laser

ablation in a nitrogen post-discharge”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 69, 1698 (1996).

8- M.Meunier, P. Desjardins, M.Tabbal, N. Elyaagoubi, R.Izquierdo and A.Yelon,

“Laser processing of tungsten from WF6 and SiH4”, Appl. Surf. Sci., 86, 475

(1995).

7- M.Meunier, M.Suys, M.Tabbal, R.Izquierdo, A.Yelon et E.Sacher, “Excimer laser-

induced metallization for in-situ processing on Si and GaAs”, Appl. Surf. Sci.,

79/80, 208 (1994).

6- M.Meunier, P.Desjardins, R.Izquierdo, M.Tabbal and M.Suys, “Excimer Laser for

in-situ Processing in Microelectronics”, in "Excimer Lasers: the Tools,

Fundamentals of their interaction with matter, fields of applications", NATO ASI

Series, 265, 319 (1994).

5- M.Meunier, M.Tabbal, M.Suys, R.Izquierdo, A.Yelon, E.Sacher and S.Poulin,

“Excimer Laser-Induced Metallization for Si and GaAs Microelectronics”, SPIE

Proc., 2045, 84 (1993).

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4- M.Tabbal, R.Izquierdo, M.Meunier and A.Yelon, "Surface Interaction Between

WF6 and GaAs under UV Illumination", MRS Symp. Proc. 282, 191 (1993).

3- A.Lecours, R.Izquierdo, M.Tabbal, M.Meunier and A.Yelon, “Laser Induced

Deposition of Tungsten on GaAs from WF6”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol., B11, 51 (1993).

2- M.Meunier, R.Izquierdo, P.Desjardins, M.Tabbal, A.Lecours and A.Yelon, "Laser

Direct Writing of Tungsten from WF6", Thin Solid Films, 218, 137 (1992).

1- M.Tabbal, A.Lecours, R.Izquierdo, M.Meunier and A.Yelon, "Surface Studies of

Laser Processing of W on GaAs from WF6", MRS Symp. Proc. 236, 117 (1992).

CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

(Presenting author in underlined, * indicates invited presentation)

75- R. Abu Amer, M. Kazan, D. Patra, M. Tabbal, “Crystalline and optical properties

of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by a solvent based technique”, poster

presentation, European Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Lille, France,

May 2015.

74- G. Al Makdessi and M. Tabbal, Characterization of low pressure oxygen remote

plasma for the growth of functional oxide thin films, European Materials Research

Society Spring Meeting, Lille, France, May 2015.

73- M. Tabbal, S. Isber, N. Skaff, Growth of Cobalt Manganese Aluminum thin films

by Pulsed Laser Deposition”, poster presentation, Magnetism 2014, Manchester,

UK, April 2014.

72- M. Tabbal, N. Rahbany, M. Kazan, “IR reflectivity analysis of p-doped and n-

doped AlGaN”, poster presentation, European Materials Research Society Spring

Meeting, Strasbourg, France, May 2013.

71- M. Roumie, M. Bahja, M. Tabbal, “Characterization of Tyr Pottery Production

Using PIXE”, oral presentation, European Materials Research Society Spring

Meeting, Strasbourg, France, May 2013.

70- M. Tabbal, "Remote plasma oxidation of tungsten thin films”, poster presentation,

Plasma Physics Group Annual Conference, Oxford, UK, April 2012.

69- M.Tabbal, M. Kazan, “Probing the crystallinity and interface in 3C-SiC/Ge/Si

heterostructures by the infrared reflectivity technique”, poster presentation,

Interdisciplinary Surface Science Conference-18, Warwick, UK, April 2011.

68- M. Tabbal, M. Abi-Akl, M. Kazan, S. Isber, T. Christidis, “Phase control of

manganese dioxide thin films by plasma assisted pulsed laser deposition”, oral

presentation, Novel Aspects of Surfaces and Materials-3, Manchester, UK, April

2010.

67- M.Tabbal, W. Kassem, M. Roumie, G. Y. Antar, “Pulsed laser deposition of

tungsten thin films on graphite for magnetic fusion applications”, poster

presentation, Novel Aspects of Surfaces and Materials-3, Manchester, UK, April

2010.

66- G. Al Makdessi, M. Tabbal, N. Abdallah, G. Y. Antar, “Probe measurements in

low pressure expanding microwave plasmas”, Poster presentation, 10th

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International Workshop on the Interrelationship between Plasma Experiments in

Laboratory and Space, Djurönäset, Sweden, June 2009.

65- M. Tabbal, M. Abi-Akl, D. Haidar, N. Abdallah, “Control of bonding and

nanostructural properties of manganese oxide films grown by plasma assisted PLD”,

oral presentation, European Materials Research Society Spring Meeting,

Strasbourg, France, June 2009.

64- M. Tabbal, M. Abi-Akl, S. Isber, T. Christidis, “Investigation of the growth of

nano-grained MnO2 thin films by laser ablation”, poster presentation, European

Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France, June 2009.

63- M. Roumie, B. Abdel Samad, M. Tabbal, M. Abi Akl, M.-F. Blanc-Mignon, B.

Nsouli, “Effect of deposition temperature on the properties of sputtered YIG films”

poster presentation, European Materials Research Society Spring Meeting,

Strasbourg, France, June 2009.

63- A. Kohno, B. Bob, S. Charnvanichborikarn, J. Warrender, M. Tabbal, D.

Papazoglou, J. S. Williams, and M. J. Aziz, “Sub-bandgap light absorption and

carrier concentration in chalcogen doped silicon single crystal”, 69th Autumn

Meeting of The Japan Society of Applied Physics, Aichi (Japan), Sept. 2008.

62- M. Tabbal, M. Abi-Akl, N. Abdallah, S. Isber, “Synthesis of nano-grained MnO2

thin films by laser ablation” Oral presentation, SPIE Photonics West 2009, San Jose

(CA), USA, January 2009.

61- T. Christidis, D. Haidar-Ahmad, M. Abi-Akl, C. Madi, M. Tabbal, “Measurement

of atomic oxygen concentration in a microwave plasma for film growth by PLD”

Poster presentation, 2nd

General conference of the Condensed Matter Division of

the European Physical Society, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome (Italy) 2008.

60- M. Abi-Akl, M. Tabbal, E. Majdalani, S. Isber, T. Christidis, “Synthesis of nano-

grained MnO2 thin films by Pulsed Laser Deposition” Poster presentation, 1st

International School on “Laser-surface interactions for new materials production:

tailoring structure and properties”, Venice, (Italy) 2008.

59- S. Charnvanichborikarn, Y. Yang, J. Bao, M. Tabbal, T. Kim, Y.Y.J. Wong-Leung,

J.S. Williams, M.J. Aziz, “Point Defect Engineered Sub-Bandgap Si Light-Emitting

Diode” Oral presentation, IUMRS-International Conference on Electronic Materials

2008, Sydney (Australia) July 2008.

58- B. Bob, S. Charnvanichborikarn, J. M. Warrender, A. Kohno, M. Tabbal, J.S.

Williams, D. Papazoglou, M.J. Aziz, “Chalcogen Doping for Infrared

Optoelectronic Si” Oral presentation, IUMRS-International Conference on

Electronic Materials 2008, Sydney (Australia) July 2008.

57*- M. Tabbal, “Control of the structural and bonding properties of oxide thin films

grown by remote plasma assisted pulsed laser deposition” Oral presentation , PLD

2008, Huckelhoven (Germany) June 2008.

56- J. Warrender, B. Bob, M. Aziz, S. Charnvanichborikarn, J. Williams, M. Tabbal, A.

Kohno “Chalcogen dopants for infrared optoelectronic Si” Poster presentation,

American Physics Society Meeting, New Orleans (LA), March 2008.

55- M. Tabbal, M. J. Aziz, F. Zhao and D. N. Woolf, “Fabrication of Se supersaturated

Si by pulsed laser mixing”, SPIE Photonics West 2008, Oral presentation, San Jose

(CA), Jan. 2008.

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54*- J. Bao, M. Tabbal, S. Charnvanichborikarn, J. S. Williams, M. J. Aziz and F.

Capasso, “Point Defect Engineered Silicon Sub-Bandgap LED at 1.218 mm” Invited

oral presentation, SPIE, Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology, Australian

National University, Canberra (Australia) Dec. 2007.

53*- J. Bao, M. Tabbal, T. Kim, S. Charnvanichborikarn, J. S. Williams, M. J. Aziz and

F. Capasso, “Laser Processing of a Point Defect Engineered Silicon Sub-Bandgap

LED at 1.218 mm” Invited oral presentation, European Materials Research Society

Spring Meeting, Strasbourg (France), May 2007

52- M. Tabbal, T. G. Kim, J. M. Warrender, D. N. Woolf, M. J. Aziz, “Synthesis of

highly absorbing chalcogen super-saturated silicon by pulsed laser melting” Poster

presentation, European Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Strasbourg

(France), May 2007

51*- M. Tabbal, M. J. Aziz, C. Madi S. Charnvanichborikarn, J. S. Williams, T. C.

Christidis, “Excimer laser processing of novel materials for optoelectronic and

spintronic applications”, Photonics West 2007, Invited oral presentation, San Jose

(CA) Jan. 2007.

50- M. Tabbal, T. G. Kim, J. M. Warrender, M. J. Aziz, J. M. Bao, F. Capasso, B.

Cardozo, R. S. Goldman and J. S. Williams, “Optical and optoelectronic properties

of laser crystallized silicon supersaturated with sulfur” Gordon Research

Conference on Defects in Semiconductors, Poster presentation, New London (NH),

July 2006.

49- T. Christidis, E. Hannoun, M. Tabbal, “Investigation of the effect of substrate

temperature and annealing on pld-grown SiC thin films” 11th International

Conference on New Diamond Science and Technology (ICNDST) and 9th Applied

Diamond Conference (ADC), Rayleigh (NC), May 2006.

48- M. Tabbal, S. Kahwagy, T. Christidis, B. Nsouli. K. Zahraman, W. Stein and U.

Hangen, “Relationship Between the Nanostructure and Mechanical Properties of

Pulsed Laser Deposited Dichromium Trioxide Thin Films”, Oral presentation at the

Int. Conf. Met. Coat. Thin Films ’06, San Diego (CA), May 2006.

47- M. Tabbal, E. Hannoun, T.C. Christidis, S. Isber, “Electron Spin Resonance

investigation of the amorphous to crystalline transition in SiC thin films”, Poster

presentation at the 52nd

American Vacuum Society meeting Boston (MA),

November 2005.

46- C. Madi, M. Tabbal, T. Christidis, S. Isber, B. Nsouli and K. Zahraman

“Microstructural characterization of chromium oxide thin films grown by remote

plasma assisted pulsed laser deposition” Poster presentation at 8th

Conf. On Laser

Ablation (COLA ‘05) Banff (Canada), September 2005.

45- S. Isber, R. Awad , M. Tabbal, A.I. Abou-Aly, B. Nsouli, K. Zahraman. A.

Mansour and A. Faraj, “Superconductivity properties of Tl-1223 substituted by

Iron”, Poster presentation at the 7th

European Conference on Applied

Superconductivity (EUCAS 05) Vienna (Austria), September 2005.

44- M. Tabbal, S. Kahwaji, T. C. Christidis, S. Isber, B. Nsouli, K. Zahraman

“Mechanical properties of Cr2O3 coatings synthesized by laser ablation”, poster

presentation at European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Spring Meeting,

Strasbourg (France), May 2005.

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43- M. Tabbal, T. C. Christidis, S. Isber, C. Madi and H. Itani, “Development of a

remote plasma assisted pulsed laser deposition system for the growth of oxide

materials”, poster presentation at European Materials Research Society (E-MRS)

Spring Meeting, Strasbourg (France), May 2005.

42- M. Tabbal, S. Kahwaji, T.C. Christidis, S. Isber, B. Nsouli, K. Zahraman, “Pulsed

laser deposition of Cr2O3 films”, poster presentation at the ICPEPA-4, Lecches

(Italy) September 2004.

41- S. Isber, M. Tabbal, T. Christidis, F. Terki and S. Charar “Exchange Coupling in

Spins Quartet of Dimeric Polyoxoanions [M4(H2O)2(GeW9O34)2]12-

(M = Mn2+

,

Cu2+

)”, oral presentation at JEMS 04, Dresden (Germany), September 2004.

40- M. Tabbal, T. Christidis and S. Isber, M. A. El Khakani, P. Mérel, and M. Chaker

“Correlation between the sp2 phase microstructure and physical properties of CNx”,

oral presentation at European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Spring Meeting,

Strasbourg (France), May 2004.

39- M. Tabbal, S. Kahwaji, T.C. Christidis, S. Isber, B. Nsouli, K. Zahraman, “Growth

of Chromium oxides by Laser Ablation of Cr2O3”, oral presentation at European

Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Spring Meeting, Strasbourg (France), May

2004.

38- M. Tabbal, A. Said, T.C. Christidis, S. Isber, “Amorphous to crystalline phase

transition in pulsed laser deposited SiC, poster presentation at European Materials

Research Society (E-MRS) Spring Meeting, Strasbourg (France), May 2004.

37- T.C. Christidis, M. Tabbal, S. Isber, J.C. Orlianges and A. Catherinot, “EPR studies

of metal doped carbon films”, poster presentation at European Materials Research

Society (E-MRS) Spring Meeting, Strasbourg (France), May 2004.

36- M. Tabbal, P. Mérel and M. Chaker, “Effect of process parameters on the

mechanical properties of carbon nitride thin films synthesized by plasma assisted

pulsed laser deposition” oral presentation at 7th

Conf. On Laser Ablation (COLA

‘03) Crete (Greece), October 2003.

35- T. Christidis, M. Tabbal, S. Isber and S. Rizk, “Temperature dependence of the

electron paramagnetic resonance of unhydrogenated carbon nitride”, poster

presentation at Diamond 2003, Salzburg (Austria), September 2003.

34- M. Tabbal, “Nitrogen post-discharge assisted pulsed laser deposition of carbon

nitride thin films” oral presentation at the Conf. Int. Plasmas (CIP), Juan-Les-Pins

(France) July 2003.

33- M. Tabbal, T. Christidis and S. Isber, M. A. El Khakani, P. Mérel, and M. Chaker

“Graphitic nanoclustering in pulsed laser deposited DLC and CNx thin films”, poster


Strasbourg (France), June 2003.

32- P. Mérel, M. Tabbal and M. Chaker, “Phase segregation in pulsed laser deposited

carbon nitride thin films” poster presentation at Diamond 2002, Granada (Spain),

September 2002.

31- N. Braidy, M. A. El Khakani, M. Tabbal, T. Christidis and S. Isber, “Synthesis of

single wall carbon nanotubes by the double pulse laser evaporation technique”, oral


Strasbourg (France), June 2002.

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30- M. Tabbal, “Pulsed laser deposition of superhard amorphous carbon based thin

films” oral presentation at the Third French-Lebanese Conf. On Materials Science,

Beirut (Lebanon), May 2002.

29- M. Tabbal, S. Rizk, T. Christidis and S. Isber “Transport mechanisms in carbon

nitride materials” poster presentation at the Third French-Lebanese Conf. On

Materials Science, Beirut (Lebanon), May 2002.

28- T.C. Christidis, S. Isber, M.Tabbal, U. Kortz and D. Ravot, “Magnetic properties of

cadmium copper tetrachloride tetrahydrate”, Oral presentation at JEMS ‘01

Grenoble, (France) September 2001.

27- M. Tabbal, T. Christidis, S. Isber, and M. Kazopoulo, “Nitrogen atom production in

N2, Ar/N2 and He/N2 surface wave discharges”, poster presentation at the

International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry ISPC-15, Orléans, (France), July

2001.

26- M.Tabbal, P. Mérel and M. Chaker, “Optical emission studies of pulsed N2 RF

discharges and post-discharges”, poster presentation at ISPC-15, Orleans (France),

July 2001.

25- M.Tabbal, P. Mérel and M. Chaker, “Remote plasma assisted pulsed laser

deposition of CNx and GaN thin films”, oral presentation at European Materials

Research Society Spring Meeting (E-MRS), Strasbourg (France), June 2001.

24- T. Christidis, M. Tabbal, S. Isber, M. A. El Khakani, and M. Chaker, “Comparative

ESR study of hydrogenated and non-hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide thin

films”, poster presentation at European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Spring

Meeting, Strasbourg (France), June 2001.

23- M. Tabbal, T. Christidis, S. Isber, M.A. El Khakani, P. Mérel and M. Chaker,

“Paramagnetic centers in carbon based thin films”, poster presentation at the

Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA (U.S.A), April

2001.

22- T. Christidis, M. Tabbal, S. Isber, P. Mérel and M. Chaker, “Effect of nitrogen

incorporation on the paramagnetic centers in pulsed laser deposited amorphous

carbon thin films”, poster presentation at the Diamond 2000 Conference, Porto,

Portugal, September 2000.

21- M. Tabbal, P. Mérel, T. Christidis, S. Isber and M. Chaker, “Effect of laser

intensity on the properties of CNx thin films synthesized using a hybrid pulsed laser

deposition system”, poster presentation at the Gordon Research Conference “Laser

Interaction with Materials” Andover, NH (U.S.A.) June 2000.

20- P. Mérel, M. Chaker, M.Tabbal and H Pépin, “Structural and electrical

characteristics of epitaxial GaN thin films grown a hybrid pulsed laser deposition

system”, oral presentation at the Micronet Annual Workshop, Ottawa (Canada),

April 2000.

19- T. Christidis, M. Tabbal, S. Isber, M.A. El Khakani and M. Chaker, “Investigation

of dangling bond content in pulsed laser deposited amorphous silicon carbide thin

films by electron spin resonance”, poster presentation at the 22nd

International EPR

Symposium, Denver (U.S.A.) August 1999.

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18- M.Tabbal, P. Mérel and M. Chaker, “Synthesis of nitride thin films by pulsed laser

deposition assisted by a nitrogen surface wave plasma”, oral presentation at ISPC-

14, Prague (Czech Republic), August 1999.

17- P. Mérel, M. Chaker and M.Tabbal, “Epitaxial growth of GaN thin films using a

hybrid pulsed laser deposition system”, poster presentation at the MRS Spring 99

Meeting, San Fransisco (U.S.A.) April 1999.


M.E. O’Hern, “Synthesis of DLC thin films by PLD: Optimization of process

parameters”, oral presentation at PSE ’98, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany),

September 1998.

15 P. Mérel, M. Chaker, A. Ricard, M. Moisan and M.Tabbal, “Influence of the

applied field frequency on the concentration of nitrogen atoms produced by a N2

surface-wave discharge”, poster presentation at ESCAMPIG 98, Dublin (Ireland)

August 1998.

14- M.Tabbal, O. Pauna, M. Chaker and J. Margot, “A surface wave based high-density

plasma source operated at 200 MHz”, poster presentation at the ICPIG XXIII,

Toulouse (France), July 1997.

13- P. Mérel, M.Tabbal, M. Chaker, A. Ricard and M. Moisan, “A high flux N atom

source based on a HF N2 discharge”, poster presentation at the ICPIG XXIII,

Toulouse (France), July 1997.

12*- J. Margot, M. Chaker, L. St-Onge, M.Tabbal, A.Aliouchouche, O.Pauna, C.Alinot

and C.Kliagine, “High-frequency magnetoplasmas in electronegative gases”, invited

oral presentation at the ICPIG XXIII, Toulouse (France), July 1997.

11- P. Mérel, Y. Beaudoin, M. Chaker, S. Delprat, M.A. El Khakani, S. Moisa, M.

Moisan, H. Pépin and M.Tabbal, “Synthesis of thin films materials by pulsed laser

deposition”, Micronet Annual Workshop, Ottawa (Canada), February 1997.

10- M.Tabbal, P. Mérel, S. Moisa, M. Chaker, A. Ricard and M. Moisan, “XPS and

FTIR of CNx thin films”, oral presentation at the fifth Int. Conf. On Plasma and

Surface Engineering , Garmish-Partenkirchen (Germany), September 1996.

9- F. Bounasri, M. Chaker, M.A. El Khakani, E. Gat, J. Margot, P. Mérel, S. Moisa, C.

Montcalm, J.F. Pelletier, H. Pépin, L. St-Onge and M. Tabbal, “Recent

developments for sub-quarter micron fabrication”, Micronet Annual Workshop,

Ottawa (Canada), January 1996.

8- M.Tabbal, M.Meunier, R.Izquierdo and A.Yelon, “Excimer Laser-CVD of W

Schottky diodes on GaAs using SiH4 and WF6”, poster presentation at the 7th

Canadian Conf. On Semiconductor Technology, Ottawa (Canada), August 1995.

7*- M.Meunier, M.Tabbal, N.Elyaagoubi, P.Desjardins, R.Izquierdo and A.Yelon,

“Laser Processing of Tungsten and its silicides from WF6 and SiH4”, invited oral

presentation at E-MRS, Strasbourg (France), May 1994.

6- M.Meunier, M.Suys, M.Tabbal, R.Izquierdo, A.Yelon and E.Sacher, “Excimer

laser-induced metallization for in-situ processing on Si and GaAs”, oral

presentationat the First International Conference on Photo-excited Processes and

Applications, Sendai (Japan), October 1993.

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5*- M.Meunier, P.Desjardins, R.Izquierdo, M.Tabbal and M.Suys, “Excimer Laser for

in-situ Processing in Microelectronics”, invited oral presentation at the NATO ASI

Workshop on Excimer Lasers: the Tools and the Applications NATO, Porto

Elounda Mare (Greece), September 1993.

4- M.Meunier, M.Tabbal, M.Suys, R.Izquierdo, A.Yelon, E.Sacher and S.Poulin,

“Excimer Laser-Induced Metallization for Si and GaAs Microelectronics”, oral

presentation at SPIE: Québec Optics 93, Québec (Canada), August 1993.

3- M.Tabbal, R.Izquierdo, M.Meunier and A.Yelon, “Surface Interaction Between

WF6 and GaAs under UV Illumination”, oral presentation at MRS, Boston,

December 1992.

2- M.Tabbal, C.Pépin, R.Izquierdo, M.Meunier and A.Yelon, “Characterization of

Laser-CVD of W on GaAs using WF6”, poster presentation at the 6th

Canadian

Conf. On Semiconductor Technology, Ottawa (Canada), August 1992.

1- M.Tabbal, A.Lecours, R.Izquierdo, M.Meunier and A.Yelon, “Surface Studies of

Laser Processing of W on GaAs from WF6”, oral presentation at MRS, Boston

(USA), December 1991.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO REGIONAL/NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

(Presenting author in underlined, * indicates invited contribution)

8*- M. Tabbal, “Using laser to synthesize new materials: Pulsed Laser Deposition of

Thin Films”, Invited oral presentation at the First Regional Conference on Laser

Applications, Damascus, November 2002.

7- M. Tabbal, M. A. El- Khakani, P. Mérel, M. Chaker, T. Christidis and S. Isber,

“Pulsed Laser Deposition of Superhard Amorphous Carbon Based Thin Films” Oral

presentation at the 3rd

French-Lebanese conference on Materials Science, Beirut,

May 2002.

6- S. Rizk, M. Tabbal, T. Christidis, S. Isber, “Transport mechanisms in carbon nitride

CNx (0.16=x=0.25) materials” Poster presentation at the 3rd

French-Lebanese

conference on Materials Science, Beirut, May 2002.

5- M. Tabbal, M. Kazopoulo, T. Christidis and S. Isber “Investigation of nitrogen atom

production in Ar/N2 and He/N2 plasmas”, Oral presentation at the 14th

Science

meeting (LAAS), Beirut, November 2000.

4- T. C. Christidis, S. Isber, M.Tabbal, S. Charar and Z. Golacki, “Magnetization and

electron paramagnetic resonance of Pb1-xNdxSe and Pd1-xYbxSe compounds”, Poster

presentation at the 2nd

French-Lebanese conference on Materials Science, Beirut,

May 2000.

3- S. Isber, T.C. Christidis, M.Tabbal, S. Charar and M. Goiran, “High-frequency EPR

of Co2+

in CdSe and magnetization steps”, Poster presentation at the 2nd

French-

Lebanese conference on Materials Science, Beirut, May 2000.

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2- M. Tabbal, M. Kazopoulo, T. Christidis and S. Isber “Characterization of an N2

surface wave discharge for the deposition of nitride thin films”, Oral presentation at

the 2nd

French-Lebanese conference on Materials Science, Beirut, May 2000.

1- M. Tabbal, “Environmental and Biotechnological Applications of Plasma-Based

Processes”, Oral Presentation at the Int. Conf. on Biotechnologies as a Catalyst for

National Development, Beirut, Oct. 1999.

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