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Dr. Sameen Ahmed Khan             (rohelakhan@yahoo.com)     (Visiting Card, Pictures and the Biographical-Note)
Assistant Professor,
Engineering Department
Salalah College of Technology (SCOT)
Post Box No. 608, Postal Code 211
Salalah
Sultanate of Oman.
(See the Current Time Table, Teaching Time Tables, College Calendar, the Progress Report and the Activities with Students)

http://www.oocities.org/rohelakhan/
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http://rohelakhan.googlepages.com/
http://www.sct.edu.om/



A. Report


B. Letters & Articles

  1. Sameen A. Khan,
    The International Centre for Theoretical Physics-A Personal Impression,
    Al-Nahl Special Issue on Dr. Abdus Salam, Vol. 8, pp. 122-124 (Fall 1997).
    (Al-Nahl: A quarterly publication of Majlis Ansarullah, USA).
    * ICTP, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics is located in Trieste, the Science City in Italy.
    * The Urdu translation of this article has appeared in the Book (view the PDF),
    Impressions of Dr. Abdus Salam, Nobel Laureate, by Muhammad Zakaria Virk, pp. 199-203 (2003).
    (Abdus Salam Science Academy, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 2003).
    (ISBN: 9781895195026, ISBN-10: 1895195020 and ISBN-13: 97818951950206).
    Physics Nobel Laureate, Abdus Salam, (1979).

  2. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Call for Creation of Accelerator & Beam Physics Forums,
    International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) Beam Dynamics Panel Newsletter, No. 17, pp. 5-6 (August 1998),
    Editors: Kohji Hirata, John M Jowett and Shyh-Yuan Lee;
    Europhysics News, Vol. 30, Issue 2, pp. 49-50 (March/April 1999).
    (Publication of the European Physical Society).
    Also available from SpringerLink:
    Europhysics News, Vol. 30, Issue 2, pp. 49-50 (March/April 1999).
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI): DOI:10.1007/s00770-999-0049-0.

  3. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Salam's Bright Idea,
    Letter in Physics World, Vol. 12, No. 11, pp. 15 (November 1999).

  4. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Salam Inspired Plans for Mideast Synchrotron,
    Letter in Physics Today, Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 78 (January 2000).
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI): DOI:10.1063/1.882953.

  5. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Opening SESAME,
    Letter in CERN Courier, Vol. 40, Number 3, pp. 38, (April 2000).

  6. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Jordan to host Middle East Synchrotron,
    International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) Beam Dynamics Panel Newsletter, No. 22, pp. 6-7 (August 2000),
    Editors: Kohji Hirata, John M Jowett, W. Chou, S. Ivanov, Helmut Mais, J. Wei, David H. Whittum and C. Zhang.

  7. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    SESAME: The First Synchrotron Facility in the Middle East,
    AAPPS Bulletin, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 36-39 (December 2000).
    (AAPPS: Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies).

  8. Azher Majid Siddiqui and Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    SESAME, the First International Science Centre in the Middle East: A Step towards the Renaissance of Science in the Islamic Countries,
    Journal of Islamic Science, 17, No. 1-2, pp. 9-34 (January-December 2001/1421-22 AH).
    (Published by MAAS, the Muslim Association for the Advancement of Science, Aligarh, India).

  9. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    The Middle East Synchrotron Laboratory and India,
    Current Science, 80, No. 2, pp. 130-132 (25 January 2001).
    (Current Science: A Fortnightly Publication of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS)).

  10. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Middle East Synchrotron, Jordan (Information and Announcements),
    Resonance Journal of Science Education, Vol. 6, No. 2, back-cover-inside (February 2001).
    (A Monthly Publication of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS), Copublished with Springer).
    Also available from SpringerLink:
    Resonance Journal of Science Education, Vol. 6, No. 2, p p. back-cover-inside (February 2001).
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI): DOI:10.1007/BF02836948.
    Resonance Journal of Science Education, Vol. 6, No. 2, p p. back-cover-inside (February 2001).
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI): DOI:10.1007/BF02836949.

  11. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    The Story of the Relocated Synchrotrons,
    (SIAM, SESAME and DELSY)
    Indian Science Cruiser, 15, No. 2, 26-30 (April 2001).
    (A Publication of: the Institute of Science, Education & Culture, Kolkata (Calcutta))

  12. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    The Millennium Synchrotrons,
    Physics Teacher, 43 (4), pp. 75-78 (October-December 2001).
    (Quarterly Publication of IPS: the Indian Physical Society).

  13. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    The World of Synchrotrons,
    Resonance Journal of Science Education, Vol. 6, No. 11 77-84 (November 2001).
    (A Monthly Publication of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS), Copublished with Springer).
    Also available from SpringerLink:
    Resonance Journal of Science Education, Vol. 6, No. 11 p p. 77-86 (November 2001).
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI): DOI:10.1007/BF02868247.
    Larger Version: 11 pages, LANL E-Print archive http://arXiv.org/abs/physics/0112086/.
    * Cited in the Accelerators Section and the Synchrotrons Section of THE NET ADVANCE OF PHYSICS.
    (Review Articles and Tutorials in an Encyclopaedic Format).

  14. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    A Synchrotron Radiation Facility in the Middle East,
    ICO Newsletter, Vol. 51 No. 2, pp. 3 (April 2002);
    Supplement to Optics & Photonics News (OPN), Vol. 13, No. 4, (April 2002).
    Larger Version: At the International Commission for Optics (ICO) Website.

  15. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Introduction to Synchrotron Radiation,
    Bulletin of the IAPT, 19(5), 149-153 (May 2002).
    (IAPT: Indian Association of Physics Teachers)

  16. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Analogies between light optics and charged-particle optics,
    International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) Beam Dynamics Panel Newsletter, No. 27, pp. 42-48 (June 2002).
    Editors: W. Chou, John M Jowett, C. Biscari, S. Chattopadhyay, S. Ivanov, H. Mais, J. Wei, and C. Zhang.
    LANL E-Print archive http://arXiv.org/abs/physics/0210028/.
    * Citeded in the Optics Section of THE NET ADVANCE OF PHYSICS.
    (Review Articles and Tutorials in an Encyclopaedic Format).

  17. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Prospects for an Asian Accelerator Laboratory,
    AAPPS Bulletin, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 21 - 27 (June June 2002).
    (AAPPS: Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies).

  18. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Electron Beams for Radiation,
    Kiran, 13(3), 40-42 (July 2002).
    (Kiran: the Bulletin of the Indian Laser Association).

  19. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    A German Synchrotron for the Middle East,
    IRPS Bulletin, 16 (2), 5-8 (August 2002).
    (IRPS: International Radiation Physics Society).

  20. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    When will there be an Asian Accelerator Laboratory?,
    International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) Beam Dynamics Panel Newsletter, No. 28, pp. 49-54 (September 2002),
    Editors: W. Chou, John M Jowett, C. Biscari, S. Chattopadhyay, S. Ivanov, H. Mais, J. Wei, and C. Zhang.

  21. Azher Majid Siddiqui and Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Ion Beam Channeling and Accelerator Programmes in India,
    MRSI Newsletter, Vol. B 02, Number 4, pp. 3-5 (October 2002).
    (MRSI: Materials Research Society of India).

  22. Sameen A. Khan and Susan M. Reiss,
    Donated Synchrotron will further Middle East Cooperation;
    Sharing Synchrotrons,
    Optics & Photonics News (OPN), Vol. 13, No. 11, pp. 14-15 (November 2002).

  23. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    The Middle East Synchrotron Facility can bring Regional Cooperation,
    DOMES, 11(2), pp. 517-526 (Winter/December 2002).
    (DOMES: Digest of Middle East Studies).
    * Listed in the High Beam Encyclopedia, Reference: 1P1-79152212.

  24. Sameen Ahmed Khan and Azher Majid Siddiqui,
    Story of the Middle East Synchrotron,
    Pakistan Link, pp. ??? (Friday the 24 January 2003).
    (Published from Irvine, California, USA).

  25. Sameen Ahmed Khan and Azher Majid Siddiqui,
    Synchrotron Light in the Middle East,
    Radiance Viewsweekly, Vol. XXXVII, No. 49, pp. 20-21 (23 February - 1 March 2003).

  26. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    King Faisal Palace to become a University,
    Radiance Viewsweekly, Vol. XXXVII, No. 49, pp. 26 (23 February - 1 March 2003);
    AAPPS Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 34-35 (April 2003);
    Pakistan Link, pp. ?? (Friday the 11 April 2003).

  27. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Professor Abdus Salam and the Middle-East Synchrotron,
    Review of Religions, Vol. 98, No. 3, pp. 54-66 (March 2003).
    * The above article has been translated into the Indonesian Language.
    Profesor Abdus Salam dan Synchrotron Timur Tengah,
    Review of Religions, Vol. 98, No. 3, pp. 46-56 (Maret 2003).

  28. Sameen Ahmed Khan and Azher Majid Siddiqui,
    The Middle East Says Open SESAME,
    Islam Online, (06 March 2003).
    (in the Section, Health & Science)
    http://www.islamonline.net/English/Science/2003/03/article01.shtml

  29. Keith JACKSON, Sameen Ahmed KHAN, Abebe KEBEDE and Azher Majid SIDDIQUI,
    SESAME the nearest Synchrotron Radiation Facility to Africa,
    at African Synchrotron User Forum, (20 March 2003).

  30. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Dr. Praveen Chaudhari to Direct Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL),
    Atlanta Samachar, pp. 16 (20-26 March 2003);
    AAPPS Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 34 (April 2003);
    Thendral Vol. 3, Issue 5, pp. A 24 (April 2003).
    (Thendral: A Monthly Magazine for Tamils living in North America).

  31. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Prof. Katepalli Raju Sreenivasan appointed Abdus Salam ICTP Director,
    Atlanta Samachar, pp. 16 (27 March - 02 April 2003);
    AAPPS Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 34 (April 2003);
    Thendral Vol. 3, Issue 5, pp. A 24 (April 2003).
    (Thendral: A Monthly Magazine for Tamils living in North America).
    * ICTP, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics is located in Trieste, the Science City in Italy.

  32. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Corner Stone laid for the Middle East Synchrotron,     (Ground Breaking Ceremony Pictures)
    Thendral Vol. 3, Issue 5, pp. A 24 (April 2003).
    (Thendral: A Monthly Magazine for Tamils living in North America);
    Atlanta Samachar, pp. 16 (03-09 April 2003).

  33. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    The Middle East Synchrotron,
    MERIA News, Vol. 7, Issue 4, pp. ??? (April 2003).
    (MERIA: Middle East Review of International Affairs).

  34. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    The Middle East Synchrotron is Launched;
    Armenian Synchrotron;
    To Launch the African Synchrotron Programme,
    AAPPS Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 35-36 (April 2003).

  35. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Ground Breaking for the Middle East Synchrotron;
    Armenian Synchrotron;
    Time to Launch the African Synchrotron Research Programme,
    International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) Beam Dynamics Panel Newsletter, No. 30, pp. 88-89 (April 2003),
    Editors: J. Wei, Lia Merminga, W. Chou, and John M Jowett.

  36. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Need to Create Regional Synchrotron Radiation Facilities (RSRF),
    IRPS Bulletin, 17 (2), 7-13 (July 2003).
    (IRPS: International Radiation Physics Society).

  37. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Middle East Synchrotron: A New Tourist Attraction,
    Web-Based News Bulletin of Islamic Tourism (September 2003).

  38. Sameen Ahmed Khan and Azher Majid Siddiqui,
    A German Synchrotron Radiation Facility for the Middle East,
    Renaissance, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 37-40 (February 2004).

  39. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    SESAME Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East,
    Islamic Voice, Vol. 17-03 No. 207, pp. 20 (March 2004, Muharram-Safar 1425).

  40. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    E-Learning Challenges in the Middle East,
    In Proceedings of the International Conference in E-Business, E-Business in GCC – Challenges and Prospects (EGCC'04),
    (19 May 2004, Majan College (University College), Muscat, Sultanate of Oman).
    (GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council).

  41. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Need to Create Science Centres in the Muslim World,
    Young Muslim Digest, Vol. 26, Issue 7, pp. 13-16 (September 2004).

  42. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    The Plague of Spam: The Unsolicited E-Mails,
    Youth Observer, Vol. No. 3, pp. 11 (November 2004 - Ramadhan 1425).
    Supplement to Oman Observer, Vol. 23, No. 358, (Saturday the 06 November 2004).
    (OEPNPA: Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publication and Advertising in co-operation with the Ministry of Education).

  43. Reported by Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Oman Issues Stamp in Braille,
    Islamic Voice, Vol. 17-11, No. 215, pp. 3 (November 2004).
    (see the stamp image).

  44. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Joint visits to CERN with SESAME,
    Letter in CERN Courier, Vol. 44, Number 10, pp. 34, (December 2004).

  45. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Google Scholar Launched,
    Science Reporter, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 16 (January 2005).
    (NISCAIR: National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, Delhi, India)

  46. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    The Google Scholar,
    Youth Observer, Vol. No. , pp. 7 (February 2005 – Dhul Hajjah 1425).
    Supplement to Oman Observer, Vol. 24, No. 83, (Saturday the 05 February 2005).
    (OEPNPA: Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publication and Advertising in co-operation with the Ministry of Education).

  47. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Sergio Fubini (1928–2005),
    Obituary in IAMP News Bulletin, pp. 4-5 (April 2005).
    (IAMP: International Association of Mathematical Physics);
    AAPPS Bulletin, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 31 (June 2005).
    (AAPPS: Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies).
    * Archived in the Biographies Collection,
    Center for History of Physics,
    Niels Bohr Library & Archives,
    American Institute of Physics (AIP), http://www.aip.org/history/.
    Search the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS).
    See The Holdings.

  48. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    CERN's Early History Revisited,
    Letter in Physics Today, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp. 87-89, pp. 87-89, (April 2005).
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI): DOI:10.1063/1.1955503.
    * See the History Website at CERN.

  49. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    The Google Desktop Search,
    Youth Observer, Vol. No. , pp. 5 (April 2005 – Safar 1426).
    Supplement to Oman Observer, Vol. 24, No. 139, (Saturday the 02 April 2005).
    (OEPNPA: Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publication and Advertising in co-operation with the Ministry of Education).

  50. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Forty Years of ICTP; Atomic and Molecular Physics Programmes at ICTP,
    ISAMP News Letter, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 4-6 (21 April 2005).
    (ISAMP: Indian Society of Atomic and Molecular Physics)
    * ICTP, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics is located in Trieste, the Science City in Italy.

  51. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Conference Report: Higher Education in Developing Countries: With a Focus on Muslim Contexts (HEDC),
    (Held at the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, (AKU-ISMC), 24-25 February 2005, London, UK),
    Islamic Voice, Vol. 18-05 No. 221, pp. 29 (May 2005, Rabbi-Al-Awwal 1426);
    Young Muslim Digest, Vol. 27, Issue 4, pp. 41 (June 2005);
    Pakistan Link, pp. ??? (Friday the 10 June 2005). (Published from Irvine, California, USA);
    Renaissance, Vol. 15, No. 7, pp. pp. 44-45 (July 2005).

  52. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    CERN and the birth of World Wide Web,
    Youth Observer, Vol. No. , pp. 6 (May 2005 - Rabee Al Awwal 1426).
    Supplement to Oman Observer, Vol. 24, No. 174, (Saturday the 07 May 2005).
    (OEPNPA: Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publication and Advertising in co-operation with the Ministry of Education).

  53. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Sergio Fubini, MESC and SESAME,
    Letter in CERN Courier, Vol. 45, Number 4, pp. 44, (May 2005).
    * MESC: Middle East Scientific Cooperation.

  54. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Three Physicists win the King Faisal International Prize for 2005,
    AAPPS Bulletin, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 34-35 (June 2005).
    (AAPPS: Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies).
    * The Three Physicists: Federico Capasso, Frank Wilczek and Anton Zeilinger.
    * The Prizes are awarded every year by the King Faisal Foundation (KFF), Saudi Arabia.

  55. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    2004 - the Year of Jubilees;
    Fifty Years of CERN; Forty Years of ICTP; Ten Years of ESRF User Operation,
    IRPS Bulletin, 19 (1), 4-8 (June 2005).
    (IRPS: International Radiation Physics Society);
    International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) Beam Dynamics Panel Newsletter, No. 37, pp. 12-18 (August 2005).
    Editors: R. Wanzenberg and W. Chou.
    * ICTP, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics is located in Trieste, the Science City in Italy.

  56. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Hans Bethe Dead,
    Science Reporter, Vol. 42, No. 6, p p. 20- 21 (June 2005).
    (NISCAIR: National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, Delhi, India)
    * Physics Nobel Laureate, Hans Albrecht Bethe, (1967).

  57. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    SESAME a mini-CERN in the Middle East,
    Youth Observer, Vol. No. , pp. 7 (June 2005 - Rabee Al Thani 1426).
    Supplement to Oman Observer, Vol. 24, No. 202, (Saturday the 04 June 2005).
    (OEPNPA: Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publication and Advertising in co-operation with the Ministry of Education).

  58. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    King Faisal International Prize 2005,
    The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. XXIV, No. 5, pp. 82 (July 2005).
    * Available at Encyclopedia Britannica Online, Article No. 9045247.
    * Listed in The Free Library: a0133573578.
    * Listed in the High Beam Encyclopedia, Reference: 1P3-853790981.
    * The Prizes are awarded every year by the King Faisal Foundation (KFF), Saudi Arabia.

  59. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    King Faisal Foundation & its Prizes,
    Young Muslim Digest, Vol. 27, Issue 6, pp. 33-35 (August 2005).
    * The Prizes are awarded every year by the King Faisal Foundation (KFF), Saudi Arabia.

  60. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Forty Years of Plasma Physics at ICTP,
    PSSI Newsletter, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 3 (September 2005).
    (PSSI: Plasma Science Society of India).
    * ICTP, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics is located in Trieste, the Science City in Italy.

  61. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    India and the Jubilees of CERN and ICTP,
    Bulletin of the IAPT, 22(9), 322-326 (September 2005).
    (IAPT: Indian Association of Physics Teachers)

  62. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Synchrotron Light in the Middle East,
    Europhysics News, Vol. 36, Issue 5, pp. 169 (September/October 2005).
    (Publication of the European Physical Society).

  63. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    A Date with Dates,
    Youth Observer, Vol. No. , pp. 7 (October 2005 – Ramadhan 1426 AH).
    Supplement to Oman Observer, Vol. 24, No. 328, (Saturday the 08 October 2005).
    (OEPNPA: Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publication and Advertising in co-operation with the Ministry of Education).

  64. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Forty Years of ICTP and its Materials Science Programmes,
    MRSI Newsletter, Vol. B 05, Number 4, pp. 4-5 (October 2005).
    (MRSI: Materials Research Society of India).
    * ICTP, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics is located in Trieste, the Science City in Italy.

  65. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Role of Physics Institutions in International Collaborations,
    10 pages Poster under the theme, Physics & Economic Development
    For the Proceedings of the World Conference on Physics and Sustainable Development (WCPSD),
    (31 October - 02 November 2005)
    The International Conference Centre
    Durban, South Africa.
    Under the Theme: Physics & Economic Development.
    * Try spotting me in the Photograph accompanying the article,
    Toni Feder,
    Physicists seek to aid Developing Countries,
    in Physics Today, Vol. 58, No. 12, pp. 28-29, pp. 28-29, (December 2005).

  66. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Report of the World Conference on Physics and Sustainable Development (WCPSD),
    (31 October - 02 November 2005, Durban, South Africa)
    International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) Beam Dynamics Panel Newsletter, No. 38, pp. 7-10 (December 2005).
    Editors: I. S. Ko and W. Chou;
    Bulletin of the IAPT, 23(1), 20-22 (January 2006).
    (IAPT: Indian Association of Physics Teachers);
    AAPPS Bulletin, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 37-38 (February 2006).
    (AAPPS: Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies);
    IRPS Bulletin, 20 (1), 33-35 (April 2006).
    (IRPS: International Radiation Physics Society).
    * Listed in the Abdus Salam ICTP Press Archive (dated 28 February 2006).

  67. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Physics and Sustainable Development,
    ISAMP News Letter, Vol. 1, Issue 5, pp. 8-11 (21 December 2005).
    (ISAMP: Indian Society of Atomic and Molecular Physics)

  68. Fathiya Khamis Al Rawahi, Sameen Ahmed Khan and Abdul Huq,
    Microsoft Excel in the Mathematics Classroom: A Case Study,
    in Proceedings of The Second Annual Conference for Middle East Teachers of Mathematics, Science and Computing (METSMaC 2006),
    The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 14-16 March 2006.
    Editors: Seán M. Stewart, Janet E. Olearski and Douglas Thompson, pp. 131-134 (2006).
    (ISBN-10: 9948856929 and ISBN-13: 9789948856924).
    * See the Microsoft EXCEL Project.

  69. Reported by Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    2006 UNESCO Avicenna Prize for Ethics in Science awarded to Dr. Abdullah Daar of Oman,
    Islamic Voice, Vol. 19-05 No. 233, pp. 8 (May 2006);
    Radiance Viewsweekly, Vol. XLIII, No. 49, pp. 28 (07-13 May 2006), (in the section, Science);
    Renaissance, Vol. 16, No. 11, pp. 45-46 (November 2006).

  70. Shaima Ahmed Abdul Rasool Al Zadjali and Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque the Crowning Glory of Oman,
    Islamic Voice, Vol. 19-05 No. 233, pp. 38 (May 2006).
    (in the section, History & Heritage).

  71. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Medieval Arab Understanding of the Rainbow Formation,
    Europhysics News, Vol. 37, Issue 3, pp. 10 (May/June 2006).
    (Publication of the European Physical Society).

  72. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Origins of the Word Mosque,
    Islamic Voice, Vol. 19-06 No. 234, pp. 20 (June 2006).
    (in the section, History & Heritage);
    Radiance Viewsweekly, Vol. XLIV, No. 20, pp. 32 (29 October - 04 November 2006).

  73. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Abdus Salam and the International Centre for Theoretical Physics,
    Review of Religions, Vol. 101, No. 8, pp. 58-63 (August 2006).
    * ICTP, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics is located in Trieste, the Science City in Italy.

  74. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    What is Mathematics?,
    Youth Observer, Vol. No. , pp. 14 (October 2006 – Ramadhan 1427 AH).
    Supplement to Oman Observer, Vol. 25, No. 327, (Saturday the 07 October 2006).
    (OEPNPA: Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publication and Advertising in co-operation with the Ministry of Education).

  75. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    A Date with Tradition,
    Radiance Viewsweekly, Vol. XLIV, No. 17, pp. 28-29 (1-7 October 2006).

  76. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Olive the Blessed Tree,
    Radiance Viewsweekly, Vol. XLIV, No. 18, pp. 22-23 (8-14 October 2006);
    Youth Observer, Vol. No. , pp. 12 (November 2006 – Shawwal 1427 AH).
    Supplement to Oman Observer, Vol. 25, No. 355, (Saturday the 04 November 2006).
    (OEPNPA: Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publication and Advertising in co-operation with the Ministry of Education).

  77. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    The Sajdah Tilawat (Prostration Verses in the Quran),
    Radiance Viewsweekly, Vol. XLIV, No. 20, pp. 7 (29 October - 04 November 2006);
    Islamic Voice, Vol. 20-10 No. 250, pp. 31 (October 2007).

  78. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    The Google Literacy Project,
    Radiance Viewsweekly, Vol. XLIV, No. 24, pp. 27 (26 November - 02 December 2006);
    Youth Observer, Vol. No. , pp. 5 (December 2006 – Dhul Qaada 1427 AH).
    Supplement to Oman Observer, Vol. 26, No. 18, (Saturday the 02 December 2006).
    (OEPNPA: Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publication and Advertising in co-operation with the Ministry of Education).

  79. Zahra Mohammed Ambu Saidi and Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Satellites,
    Youth Observer, Vol. No. , pp. 14 (December 2006 – Dhul Qaada 1427 AH).
    Supplement to Oman Observer, Vol. 26, No. 18, (Saturday the 02 December 2006).
    (OEPNPA: Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publication and Advertising in co-operation with the Ministry of Education).

  80. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Fifty years of UNSCEAR the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation,
    IRPS Bulletin, 20 (1), 15-16 (December 2006).
    (IRPS: International Radiation Physics Society);
    Bulletin of the IAPT, 24(2), 49 & 52 (February 2007).
    (IAPT: Indian Association of Physics Teachers);
    AAPPS Bulletin, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 32-33 (February 2007).
    (AAPPS: Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies).

  81. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    The 15th Asian Games Conclude in Qatar;
    Lady Sprinter Debunks Hijab Myth on Track
    ,
    Radiance Viewsweekly, Vol. XLIV, No. 28, pp. 96-97 (31 December 2006 - 6 January 2007).
    * View the photographs of Ruqaya Al-Ghasara, at the website of the Asian Games, held at Doha, Qatar.

  82. Reported by Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Sprinter in Hijab wins Gold at the 15th Asian Games,
    Islamic Voice, Vol. 20-01 No. 241, pp. ?? (January 2007, Zil-Hijjah 1427/Muharram 1428).
    * View the photographs of Ruqaya Al-Ghasara, at the website of the Asian Games, held at Doha, Qatar.

  83. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Physics,
    Youth Observer, Vol. No. , pp. 14 (January 2007 – Dhul Hijjah 1427 AH).
    Supplement to Oman Observer, Vol. 26, No. 63, (Tuesday the 16 January 2007).
    (OEPNPA: Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publication and Advertising in co-operation with the Ministry of Education).

  84. Reported by Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    The King Faisal International Prizes for 2007,
    Islamic Voice, Vol. 20-02 No. 242, pp. ?? (February 2007, Muharram/Safar 1428);
    Radiance Viewsweekly, Vol. XLIV, No. 33, pp. 28-29 (4-10 February 2007);
    The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. XXVI, No. 3, pp. 69 (April 2007).
    * Available at Encyclopedia Britannica Online, Article No. 9047386.
    * Listed in The Free Library: a0161870004 .
    * Listed in the High Beam Encyclopedia, Reference: 1P3-1277614171.
    * The Prizes are awarded every year by the King Faisal Foundation (KFF), Saudi Arabia.

  85. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Spreadsheets in Science and Education,
    Youth Observer, Vol. No. , pp. 10 (March 2007 - Safar 1428 AH).
    Supplement to Oman Observer, Vol. 26, No. 116, (Saturday the 10 March 2007).
    (OEPNPA: Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publication and Advertising in co-operation with the Ministry of Education).
    * See the Microsoft EXCEL Project.

  86. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Microsoft Excel in the Physics Classroom,
    in Proceedings of The Third Annual Conference for Middle East Teachers of Mathematics, Science and Computing (METSMaC 2007),
    The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 17-19 March 2007.
    Editors: Seán M. Stewart, Janet E. Olearski, Peter Rodgers, Douglas Thompson and Emer A. Hayes, p p. 171-175 (2007).
    (ISBN-10: 9948304632 and ISBN-13: 9789948304636).
    * See the Microsoft EXCEL Project.

  87. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Science Historian Roshdi Hifni Rashed Awarded the King Faisal International Prizes for 2007,
    Europhysics News, Vol. 38, Issue 2, pp. 7 (March-April 2007).
    (Publication of the European Physical Society);
    AAPPS Bulletin, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 37 (August 2007).
    (AAPPS: Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies).
    * The Prizes are awarded every year by the King Faisal Foundation (KFF), Saudi Arabia.

  88. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Report of the Workshop on Economic Development for Physicists from Developing Countries (EDPDC),
    (27 November - 01 December 2006, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy),
    Bulletin of the IAPT, 24(5), pp. 156 & 158 (May 2007).
    (IAPT: Indian Association of Physics Teachers);
    AAPPS Bulletin, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 37-38 (February 2008).
    (AAPPS: Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies).
    * Listed in the Abdus Salam ICTP Press Clippings (Record Number 000080049).
    * Available from the Website of the World Conference on Physics and Sustainable Development (WCPSD).

  89. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Chemistry,
    Youth Observer, Vol. No. , pp. 13 (May 2007 - Rabee Al Thani 1428 AH).
    Supplement to Oman Observer, Vol. 26, No. 174, (Monday the 07 May 2007).
    (OEPNPA: Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publication and Advertising in co-operation with the Ministry of Education).

  90. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel in the Physics Laboratory,
    Bulletin of the IAPT, 24(6), 184-186 (June 2007).
    (IAPT: Indian Association of Physics Teachers).
    * See the Microsoft EXCEL Project.

  91. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Message to those affected by the Cyclone Gonu,
    Letter in The Week, Issue 224, pp. 2 (Wednesday the 20 June 2007).
    (The Apex Press and Publishing, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman).

  92. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Sophisticated Geometry in Islamic Architecture,
    Radiance Viewsweekly, Vol. XLV, No. 3, pp. 7 (22-28 July 2007);
    Penrose Geometry Evokes New Interest,
    Islamic Voice, Vol. 20-12 No. 252, p p. ?? (December 2007).

  93. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Sultan Qaboos Chair for Arabic Studies in Beijing University,
    Radiance Viewsweekly, Vol. XLV, No. 3, pp. 17 (22-28 July 2007).

  94. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Saudi Arabia Launches a Research University,
    Radiance Viewsweekly, Vol. XLV, No. 12, pp. 18-19 (30 September - 6 October 2007);
    Islamic Voice, Vol. 20-11 No. 251, p p. 39 (November 2007).
    * The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.

  95. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Arab Origins of the Discovery of the Refraction of Light;
    Roshdi Hifni Rashed Awarded the 2007 King Faisal International Prize,
    Optics & Photonics News (OPN), Vol. 18, No. 10, pp. 22-23 (October 2007).
    * The Prizes are awarded every year by the King Faisal Foundation (KFF), Saudi Arabia.
    * Translation in Thai Language from http://www.musliminventionsthailand.com/.

  96. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Synchrotron X-Ray ki Tarz ki Nahayat Taraquiyaftah Machine: Mashraqui-wasta ke liye Germany ka Atyah,
    (Article in Urdu, Synchrotron an Advanced X-Ray Source: Germany's Gifts to the Middle East),
    Zikra Jadeed, Vol. 4, No. 43, pp. 27-33 (October 2007).
    (Zikra Jadeed is a monthly publication from Delhi, India).
    * Tarjumani/Translator: Dr. Azher Majid Siddiqui, http://www.oocities.org/azherms/.

  97. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Impact of ICT in various spheres of life,
    Digital Oman, Issue 11, pp. 37-38 (Fall 2007).
    Supplement to Oman Observer, Vol. 27, No. 19 (Monday the 03 December 2007).
    A quarterly, English-Arabic bilingual publication by Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publication and Advertising (OEPNPA) in partnership with the Information Technology Technical Secretariat (ITTS) at the Ministry of National Economy and the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE).

  98. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Regarding the Etiquette of Hajj,
    Letter in Islamic Voice, Vol. 21-02 No. 254, p p. ?? (February 2008);
    Pakistan Link, pp. ??? (Friday the 04 April 2008).
    (Published from Irvine, California, USA).

  99. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Review of the Books:
    The History of Makkah Mukarramah,
    (ISBN-10: 9960449297 and ISBN-13: 9789960449296),
    The History of Madinah Munawwarah,
    (ISBN-10: 9960434427 and ISBN-13: 9789960434421),
    by Dr. Muhammad Ilyas Abdul Ghani,
    (Al-Rasheed Printers, Madinah Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia),
    Islamic Voice, Vol. 21-02 No. 254, p p. 33 33 (February 2008);
    Radiance Viewsweekly, Vol. XLV, No. 29, pp. ??-?? (February 2008).
    Long Book Review:
    Renaissance, Vol. 18, No. 09, p pp. ??-?? (September 2008).

  100. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    What is E-Learning?,
    Youth Observer, Vol. No. , pp. 7 (April 2008 - Rabee Al Awwal 1429 AH).
    Supplement to Oman Observer, Vol. 27, No. 144, (Sunday the 06 April 2008).
    (OEPNPA: Oman Establishment for Press, News, Publication and Advertising in co-operation with the Ministry of Education).
    * See the Newsitem, in Oman Observer, Vol. 27, No. 144, (Sunday the 06 April 2008).

  101. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Start with Eye Donations,
    Letter in The Week, Issue 268, p p. 2 (Wednesday the 23 April 2008).
    (The Apex Press and Publishing, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman).

  102. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Report of the First International Conference on Arabs' and Muslims' History of Sciences,
    (24-27 March 2008, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates).
    Islamic Voice, Vol. 21-05 No. 257, pp. ?? (May 2008);
    American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences (AJISS), Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 158-160 (Summer 2008).

  103. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Cylindro-Spherometer,
    Bulletin of the IAPT, 26(1), 4-6 (January 2009).
    (IAPT: Indian Association of Physics Teachers).
    * The article discusses the cylindrometer (also known as Cylindro-Spherometer), fabricated by the author. Cylindrometer (cylindo-spherometer) measures the radii of curvature of cylindrical surfaces in addition to the spherical surfaces.
    View the image:
    Cylindrometer (Cylindro-Spherometer): http://www.flickr.com/photos/rohelakhan/2842294880/.

  104. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    King Faisal International Prize 2009,
    Europhysics News, Vol. 40, Issue 3, pp. 7 (May-June 2009).
    (Publication of the European Physical Society).
    * The Two Physicists: Sir Richard Henry Friend and Rashid Alievich Sunyaev.
    * The Prizes are awarded every year by the King Faisal Foundation (KFF), Saudi Arabia.

  105. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Awareness is the first step, but shouldn't we have regulation?,
    Letter, in H! Magazine, Vol. III, Issue 13, pp. 17 (Friday the 19 June 2009).
    (Muscat Press & Publishing House, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman).
    * This issue is the Energy Compliant Equipment.

  106. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Spam is here to stay,
    The Week, Issue 330, p p. 42 (Wednesday the 01 July 2009).
    (The Apex Press and Publishing, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman).

  107. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Spherometer and Cylindrometer,
    (communicated).
    * The article discusses the traditional spherometer and some variants such as the ring spherometer and the cylindrometer (also known as Cylindro-Spherometer), fabricated by the author.
    View the images:
    Common Spherometer: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rohelakhan/2841455945/
    Ring Spherometer: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rohelakhan/2841457969/
    Cylindrometer (Cylindro-Spherometer): http://www.flickr.com/photos/rohelakhan/2842294880/.

  108. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Need to Create Regional Science Centres in the Developing Countries,
    Higher Education in Developing Countries: With a Focus on Muslim Contexts (HEDC),
    Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC)
    (24 - 25 February 2005, London, UK).
    Under the Theme: Reforms and innovations in higher education: successes and lessons learned
    (Abstract: HTML, PDF and Conference Schedule)
    10 pages (communicated).

  109. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    E-Learning Challenges and Prospects in the Middle East (Abstract),
    The Online Virtual Conference of the World Forum on Information Society (WFIS), (31 March - 13 November 2005),
    Pre-Cursor to the IRFD World Forum 2005 (14-16 November),
    Conference on Digital Divide, Global Development and the Information Society, Tunis, Tunisia.
    Organized by United Nations World Summit on the Information Society.
    (IRFD: International Research Foundation for Development).
    Under the Theme: Presentation of Case Studies: Best Practices and Experiences of ICT Application for Development
    06 pages (submitted).





Over Twenty-Five Technical Writings

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In March 2005, I was appointed as the Regular Correspondent for the International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) Beam Dynamics Panel Newsletters, for the region of Middle East & Africa. ICFA, the International Committee for Future Accelerators, provides a forum to discuss and implement plans for further promoting collaborative accelerator-based science. Its primary purpose is to strengthen collaboration in accelerator-based science, to encourage future projects, and to make recommendations to governments. See the International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) Beam Dynamics Panel Newsletter, No. 36 (April 2005).
http://icfa-usa.jlab.org/archive/newsletter.shtml

Patents

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C. Articles in Preparation


  1. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Medieval Arab Contributions to Optics;
    Medieval Arab Contributions to Physics;
    Medieval Arab Contributions to Mathematics.

  2. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Quadratic Surfaces.

  3. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Coordinate Geometric Approach to.

  4. Azher Majid Siddiqui and Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Introduction to Ion Beam Channeling .

  5. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Fifty years of the IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency.

  6. ... and Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Mosque and Education in Islam.

  7. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Information and Communication Technologies for Development in the Middle East.

  8. ... Sameen Ahmed Khan and ...,
    SpellTrack: An Educational Game for Mobiles.

  9. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    SESAME: Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East.

  10. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Doing Numerical Calculus using Microsoft Excel.
    (in preparation).
    * See the Microsoft EXCEL Project.

  11. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Numerical Techniques using Microsoft Excel.
    (in preparation).
    * See the Microsoft EXCEL Project.

  12. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Generalized Spherometer.

  13. ..., Sameen Ahmed Khan, ...,
    Numerical Methods with Microsoft Excel.
    * See the Microsoft EXCEL Project.

  14. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Distance Education and the Millennium Development Goals.

  15. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Role of Research Institutions in assuring Quality of Higher Education.

  16. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    India can initiate an Asian Accelerator Laboratory (AAL).

  17. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).

  18. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Synchrotrons in Medical Research.

  19. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Edoardo Amaldi and the birth of CERN.

  20. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    To Launch the African Synchrotron Research Programme (AfSRP),
    Steps Towards an African Synchrotron Radiation Facility (AfSRF).

  21. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    CERN, Middle East, SESAME and beyond.

  22. Azher Majid Siddiqui and Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Accelerator-based Materials Science Programmes in India.

  23. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    An Asian Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ASRF).

  24. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Synchrotron Radiation Facilities in Asia.

  25. Azher Majid Siddiqui and Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Accelerator-Based Techniques and Applications in Research and Industry.

  26. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Jordan to host Middle East's First Synchrotron.

  27. Azher Majid Siddiqui and Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Ion Beam Channeling Studies in India.

  28. Sameen Ahmed Khan and Azher Majid Siddiqui,
    Jordan to host Middle East's First Synchrotron Radiation Facility.

  29. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Donated Synchrotrons to Light Up the World.

  30. Sameen Ahmed Khan and Azher Majid Siddiqui,
    SESAME the International Science Centre in the Middle East.

  31. Sameen Ahmed Khan and Azher Majid Siddiqui,
    Synchrotron Radiation Facility in the Middle East.

  32. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Introduction to Synchrotron Radiation: The Relocated Synchrotrons.

  33. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Corner Stone laid for the SESAME Synchrotron.

  34. Sameen Ahmed Khan and Modesto Pusterla,
    Call for Creation of Accelerator & Beam Physics Division
    (in the European Physical Society),
    (to be re-communicated).

  35. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Alone as a Nation.

  36. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Coming of the Synchrotron Light Source in Middle East.

  37. Sameen Ahmed Khan,
    Notes on Science & Technology Scenario in Andhra Pradesh.




In March 2005, I was appointed as the Regular Correspondent for the International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) Beam Dynamics Panel Newsletters, for the region of Middle East & Africa. ICFA, the International Committee for Future Accelerators, provides a forum to discuss and implement plans for further promoting collaborative accelerator-based science. Its primary purpose is to strengthen collaboration in accelerator-based science, to encourage future projects, and to make recommendations to governments. See the International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) Beam Dynamics Panel Newsletter, No. 36 (April 2005).
http://icfa-usa.jlab.org/archive/newsletter.shtml

MECIT Report (for the stay at the Middle East College of Information Technology)

SCOT Report (for the stay at the Salalah College of Technology)

The Oman Report: The Consolidated Report of my stay in Oman; at the Middle East College of Information Technology (MECIT), Muscat and the Salalah College of Technology (SCOT), Salalah.


Curriculum Vitae

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My Erdös Number and Einstein Number

My Academic Genealogy
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