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Fakher Laatar

Gabes,Tunisia
Fakher Laatar

Summary

Enthusiastic Assistant Professor in physical materials with extensive research, teaching, supervision and administration experience. Meticulous and methodical in approach to all tasks, guaranteeing high quality results in line with the required specifications.

Overview

7

Years of professional experience in teacher education

12

Years of professional experience in scientific research

Work History

Shaqra University
Afif, Riyadh Region

Assistant professor and Researcher of physics
11.2017 - 08.2024

Job overview

  • Developed multidisciplinary approaches to education, ensuring high-quality teaching, research and student experiences.
  • Worked closely with professors to support collaborative research for course progression.
  • Continued personal professional development by attending workshops and training, optimising knowledge to enhance course curriculum.
  • Teaching courses such as General Physics 1 and 2, Electromagnetism, Static Mechanics, Classical Mechanics, Modern Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Thermal Solar Energy, and Practical works of Solid State Physics, Optical, and Wave physics.

The Research and Technology Centre of Energy
Hammam Lif, Tunisia

Postdoctoral researcher
09.2016 - 09.2017

Job overview

  • Adhered to health, hygiene and safety measures for compliant laboratory operations.
  • Synthesis and functionalization of silicon nanocrystals (nc-Si), cadmium selenide (CdSe), and indium oxide (In2O3) encapsulated in porous anodic alumina (PAA) and porous silicon (PSi) matrices for photovoltaic, gas sensor, and photocatalysis applications.


Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés - CNRS
Nancy, France

Internship researcher
09.2015 - 11.2015

Job overview

  • Synthesis of CdSe nanorods/TiO2 heterojunction with enhanced solar- and visible-light photocatalytic activity.

The Research and Technology Centre of Energy
Hammam Lif, Tunisia

Assistant scientific research
03.2013 - 05.2015

Job overview

  • Syntesis, structural and optical study of nc-Si thin films deposited on porous alumina by PECVD method.
  • Attended scientific conferences to gain industry knowledge and speak on research.
  • Wrote articles and reports for indexed scientific journals in JCR.

Materials Physics Laboratory, Sfax University
Sfax, Tunisia

End of Study Project
12.2009 - 04.2010

Job overview

  • Study of Effect of the substitution of (La) by (M: Bi, Eu, Gd and Dy) on the properties of peroveskite La0.5M0.1Sr0.4MnO3 compounds for magnetic refrigeration.

Education

Carthage University
Bizerte/Tunisia

Doctor's Degree from Materials Physics
01.2013 - 05.2016

University Overview

Carthage University
Bizerte/Tunisia

Master's degree from Physics: materials, properties and analysis
09.2010 - 05.2012

University Overview

Sfax University
Sfax/Tunisia

Bachelor's degree from Physics of Materials and their Applications
09.2005 - 05.2010

University Overview

Skills

  • Applications field: Solar cells, Gas Sensors, and Photocatalytic
  • Synthesis Techniques : Electrochemical Anodization, ACPV, Stain Etching (SE), Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD), Chemical Bath Deposition (CBD), Gettering, Hydrothermal Synthesis, Sol-Gel, Spin-coating, et Thermal Evaporation
  • Analysis Techniques: XRD, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), SEM, TEM, EDX, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, UV-vis spectrophotometer, Photoluminescence (PL), Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (SE), Life-Time, Hall effect, IV and CV characteristics, Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP-MS)
  • Computer Skills: Pack Office, Origin, Matlab, LabView, MathCAD, Catia, Ellipsometry, Highscore Plus, Diamond

Languages

French
Fluent
English
Advanced
Arabic
Fluent

Timeline

Assistant professor and Researcher of physics
Shaqra University
11.2017 - 08.2024
Postdoctoral researcher
The Research and Technology Centre of Energy
09.2016 - 09.2017
Internship researcher
Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés - CNRS
09.2015 - 11.2015
Assistant scientific research
The Research and Technology Centre of Energy
03.2013 - 05.2015
Carthage University
Doctor's Degree from Materials Physics
01.2013 - 05.2016
Carthage University
Master's degree from Physics: materials, properties and analysis
09.2010 - 05.2012
End of Study Project
Materials Physics Laboratory, Sfax University
12.2009 - 04.2010
Sfax University
Bachelor's degree from Physics of Materials and their Applications
09.2005 - 05.2010
Fakher Laatar