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