 
Young Affiliate Alumnus
      
          
        
                Khanfar Monther AbdelJabbar
Professor, Head of Chemistry Department
      
        Current nationality
                            Jordan
            Current country of residence
                            United Arab Emirates (the)
            Affiliation / Institution
              The University of Sharjah
          Biodata
              
                Khanfar has been Professor in Depart. of Chem. at the UJ; since 2018. He has earned a BSc in chemistry at Mutah Univ., Jordan, in 1992; a MSc in chemistry at the UJ in 1995; and a PhD in chemistry at Tübingen University, Germany, in 2001. Khanfar has contributed to the development of several academic interactive teaching courses both at the UJ and at the Hashemite University in Jordan and has been involved in the translation of a textbook. He is now the Head of Chem. Depart. at the Univ. of Sharjah, UAE, since Sep. 2021. His main contribution is structural chemistry using X-ray crystallography of small molecules.
Khanfar has been cooperating with other scientists and contributed to some conferences. In parallel, spending one or two semester(s) at other universities for teaching-experience exchange with other scientist members. Several proposals were approved from international funding institutes which also develop the collaboration with international scientist, specifically in Germany and Canada. Transferring European knowledge is one of the most important benefits. In addition, cooperation is established with some local pharmaceutical companies. 
              
            Sustainable Development Goals
          Keywords
              X-ray crystallography, Inorganic Chemistry, Fluorine Chemistry, Organometallic
          AFFILIATED FROM
            
            2013
      
                                    AFFILIATED UNTIL
            
            2017
      
                              Section
              04. Chemical Sciences
          TWAS Regional Office
              TWAS Arab Regional Partner (TWAS-AREP)
          Country where living and working for the majority of the last 10 years
              Jordan
          Public contact information
EMAIL
            
              mkhanfar@sharjah.ac.ae
            
          PHONE
            +971651661731
          ADDRESS
                        The University of Sharjah
          
                              Last updated on 12/07/2023
          
        
       
       
      