Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Conference Attendance
Teaching Experience
Personal Information
Awards
Publications
Training
Publication and Scholarly Work
Timeline
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Wafa Al-Saleh

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Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Professor Physics

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science
05.2015 - Current
  • Facilitated hands-on learning by creating and supervising laboratory activities and discussions.
  • Tested students on knowledge of physics and retention of class lessons.
  • Provided innovative methods of solving physics problems using technology.
  • Encouraged critical-thinking to understand reasoning behind physics formulas.
  • Provided physics demonstrations to illustrate how coursework can be applied.
  • Managed course grade book and schedule of activities to direct students' learning progress.
  • Instructed students in content-specific knowledge and skills to heighten trajectory of academic and career success.
  • Provided academic and informational support to students outside of lecture by holding regular office hours and offering mentoring and advice.
  • Conducted research on subjects, hired students to research assistant positions and submitted findings to professional journals.

Teaching Assistant

KSAU-HS
08.2008 - 05.2015
  • Helped with grading assignments and tests, providing constructive feedback to students based on results.
  • Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
  • Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
  • Assisted in maintaining engaging and respectful educational environment by promoting discipline and cooperation.
  • Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals, and objectives.
  • Facilitated activities in small groups to reinforce concepts taught by class teacher.

Part-time teaching assistant

Swansea University
01.2010 - 01.2014
  • Assisted teachers with classroom management, labortaory and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
  • Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
  • Supported classroom maintenance and upkeep, organizing books and materials.
  • Assisted in maintaining engaging and respectful educational environment by promoting discipline and cooperation.
  • Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Medical Radiation Physics

College of Medicine, Swansea University
Swansea, UK
01.2015

Master of Science (MSc) - Medical Radiation Physics

Swansea University
Swansea, UK
10.2010

Master of Physics - Laser Physics

King Saud University
Riyadh, KSA
01.2008

Bachelor in Physics -

Girls College of Science
Dammam, KSA
01.2004

Skills

  • Verbal Communication
  • Computer Skills
  • Team Building
  • Task Prioritization
  • Calm Under Pressure
  • MS Office
  • Decision-Making
  • Public Speaking
  • Alternative Learning Methods
  • SMART Board Aptitude
  • Critical Thinking
  • Learning Strategies
  • Motivating Students

Languages

Arabic
Proficient
C2
English
Advanced
C1

Conference Attendance

  • European society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO - 2011), London, UK, 2011
  • All Wales Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering Meeting, North Wales, UK, 2011
  • All Wales Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering Meeting, Cardiff, UK, 2012
  • Medical Image Understanding and Analysis (MIUA - 2012), Swansea, UK, 2012
  • ICTR-PHE , Geneva, Switzerland, 2012
  • Medical Physics and Engineering Conference and Biennial Radiotherapy Physics Conference, Oxford, UK, 2012
  • ICTR-PHE , Geneva, Switzerland, 2014
  • The 8th IEA International Research Conference (IRC-2019), Copenhagen, Denmark, 2019.
  • Medical Image Understanding and Analysis (MIUA - 2022), Cambridge, UK, 2022
  • 8th International Conference on Education and Training in Radiation Protection (organized in cooperation with the IAEA), Groningen, Netherlands, 2023.

Teaching Experience

  • Teaching Research Skills course RESC211
  • Teaching Physics PHYS 101

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 08/20/82
  • Nationality: Saudi Arabian

Awards

  • Received king Saud University gold medal with my research group, 2008
  • 8 excellence rewards during my study at UK
  • Honorary board at Cultural Bureau website in London Saudi students distinction certificates
  • Best Poster in Research Day 2012 at College of Medicine, Swansea University
  • Third Prize of best Oral presentation at Poster Competition, Swansea University, 2012
  • President’s Award Winners, KSAU-HS, ( Institutional Winner of Distance Learning Award ) 2020-2021

Publications

Preliminary investigations of two types of silica-based dosimeter for small-field radiotherapy, Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2014, Alalawi AI, Jafari SM, Najem MA, Alsaleh W, Clark CH, Nisbet A, 139-144 Glass beads and Ge-doped optical fibres as thermoluminescence dosimeters for small field photon dosimetry, Physics in medicine and biology, 2014, Jafari SM, Alalawi AI, Hussein M, Alsaleh W, Najem MA, Hugtenburg RP, Bradley DA, Spyrou NM, Clark CH, Nisbet A, 59, 22, 6875 Dose reduction of scattered photons from concrete walls lined with lead: implications for the improvement of the design of radiation therapy mazes, Medical Physics, 2015, Al-Affan IAM, Hugtenburg RP, Baria DS, Al-Saleh W, Piliero M, Evans S, Al-Hasan M, Al-Zughul B, Al-Kharouf S, Ghaith A, 42, 2, 606-614

Training

  • Academic Leadership Development Workshop, Manchester, 2013
  • Nano Research at Universities Workshop: The Road toward Fulfilling the Vision of Custodian of the two Holy Mosques, Riyadh, 2007
  • Application of Medical Imaging, Swansea, 2012

Publication and Scholarly Work

Google Scholar Page:   

WM_Al-Saleh_Link

  

  • Al-Saleh WM, Dahi MR, Sayyed MI, Almutairi HM, Saleh IH, Elsafi M. Comprehensive study of the radiation shielding feature of polyester polymers impregnated with iron filings. e-Polymers. 2023 Aug 24;23(1):20230096. https://doi.org/10.1515/epoly-2023-0096
  • Almutairi HM, Al-Saleh WM, Abualsayed MI, Elsafi M. Effect of cerium (IV) oxide particle size on polydimethylsiloxane polymer to form flexible materials against ionizing radiation. Polymers. 2023 Jun 29;15(13):2883. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15132883
  • Elsafi M, Almuqrin AH, Almutairi HM, Al-Saleh WM, Sayyed MI. Grafting red clay with Bi2O3 nanoparticles into epoxy resin for gamma-ray shielding applications. Scientific Reports. 2023 Apr 4;13(1):5472. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32522-7
  • Alkhalifa FM, Deeb FA, Al-Saleh WM, Al Hamad SS, Adams C. Knowledge of and behaviors toward a gluten-free diet among women at a health sciences university. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences. 2023 Dec;18(6):1567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2023.07.012
  • Al‐Affan IA, Hugtenburg RP, Bari DS, Al‐Saleh WM, Piliero M, Evans S, Al‐Hasan M, Al‐Zughul B, Al‐Kharouf S, Ghaith A. Dose reduction of scattered photons from concrete walls lined with lead: Implications for improvement in design of megavoltage radiation therapy facility mazes. Medical physics. 2015 Feb;42(2):606-14. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4905100
  • Jafari SM, Alalawi AI, Hussein M, Alsaleh W, Najem MA, Hugtenburg RP, Bradley DA, Spyrou NM, Clark CH, Nisbet A. Glass beads and Ge-doped optical fibres as thermoluminescence dosimeters for small field photon dosimetry. Physics in Medicine & Biology. 2014 Oct 28;59(22):6875. https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/59/22/6875
  • Alalawi AI, Jafari SM, Najem MA, Alsaleh W, Clark CH, Nisbet A, Abolaban F, Hugtenburg RP, Hussein M, Alzimami KS, Bradley DA. Preliminary investigations of two types of silica-based dosimeter for small-field radiotherapy. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 2014 Nov 1;104:139-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.05.004

Timeline

Assistant Professor Physics

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science
05.2015 - Current

Part-time teaching assistant

Swansea University
01.2010 - 01.2014

Teaching Assistant

KSAU-HS
08.2008 - 05.2015

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Medical Radiation Physics

College of Medicine, Swansea University

Master of Science (MSc) - Medical Radiation Physics

Swansea University

Master of Physics - Laser Physics

King Saud University

Bachelor in Physics -

Girls College of Science
Wafa Al-Saleh