GHASSAN ALI MOHAMMAD ALNA'WASHI

Ghassan Ali Mohammad Alna'washi	Associate Professor
Atomic and Molecular Physics	Atomic Physics
Faculty of Science	Department of Physics
alnawashi@hu.edu.jo	http://staff.hu.edu.jo/alnawashi
ORCID ID : 328607552
Office No. : Physics building, room # 106	EXT : 4538

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Ph.D.	University of Nevada, Reno	The United States of America,2007
Master	Yarmouk University	Jordan,1999
Bachelor	Yarmouk University	Jordan,1996

•	Photoionization and photoexcitation of multiply charged ions using synchrotron radiation (Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
•	Electron impact ionization of multiply charged ions
•	Atomic structure calculations via Relativistic Configuration Interaction (RCI) and Many Body Perturbation Theory (MBPT)
•	Magnetic properties of materials studied with Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS)
•	M?ssbauer spectroscopy for hyperfine interactions (Isomer shift, magnetic dipole, and electric quadrupole interactions)

1.	“Photoionization study of Ne3+, Ar5+, Ti2+ and Ti3+ ions in the framework of the modified atomic orbital theory”, M. T. Gning, I. Sakho, G. A. Alna’washi, O. Abu-Haija, Proc. Indian Natl. Sci. Acad. (2026), https://doi.org/10.1007/s43538-026-00754-6. 

2.	“K- and L-shell Photoionization and High-n Rydberg Series in Ne-like Argon and Potassium Ions”, O. Abu-Haija, G. A. Alna'washi, S. M. Hamasha, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 286, 147613 (2026), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elspec.2026.147613. 

3.	“Relativistic configuration-interaction photoionization data for Ne-like isoelectronic sequence”, O. Abu-Haija, G. A. Alna'washi, S. M. Hamasha, M. T. Gning, I. Sakho, East Eur. J. Phys., 1, 148 (2026), https://doi.org/10.26565/2312-4334-2026-1-13. 

4.	“Photoabsorption and Resonance Structure in Ne-like P5+, S6+ and Cl7+ Ions: A Relativistic Configuration Interaction Approach”, G. A. Alna'washi, O. Abu-Haija, S. M. Hamasha, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 283, 147574 (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elspec.2025.147574.

5.	“Photoionization and photoabsorption study of Ne-like Mg2+, Al3+ and Si4+ ions using the relativistic configuration interaction method”, G. A. Alna'washi, O. Abu-Haija, S. M. Hamasha, PHYS. OPEN, 25 100317 (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physo.2025.100317.

6.	“Relativistic configuration interaction calculations of photoionization and photoabsorption in Ne and Ne-like Na+ ion”, G. A. Alna'washi, S. M. Hamasha, O. Abu-Haija, CHEM. PHYS. IMPACT, 11, 100926 (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chphi.2025.100926.

7.	“Theoretical calculations and evaluation of atomic structure data for argon ions from F-like Ar to C-like Ar”, S. M. Hamasha, G. A. Alna’washi, M Abu-Allaban, Phys. Scr. 100 (3), 035408 (2025), https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/adb359. 

8	“Thermodynamic properties of harmonically trapped sodium 23Na gas in one dimension”, Mohamed K Al-Sugheir, Bassam R Joudeh, Ghassan Alna’washi, Mohammad M. Shorman, Gassem M Alzoubi, Humam B Ghassib, Eur. Phys. J. Plus, 140 (7), 612 (2025), https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06556-x. 

9.	“Two–Dimensional Electron-Hole GaAs System in the Static Fluctuation Approximation”, Heba J Alasali, Mouath G. Shatnawi, Ghassan A. Alnawashi, Jordan Journal of Physics, 17, 469 (2024), https://doi.org/10.47011/17.4.10. 

10.	“Role of defects in tailoring optical, electronic, and luminescent properties of Cu-doped ZnO films”, M. Barhoush, Abdel Khaleq Mousa Alsmadi, Belal Salameh, M Shatnawi, G. A. Alna'washi, Ceram. Int. 49, 32538 (2023), ttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.07.218.


11.	“Investigation on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, structural and low temperature magnetic properties of Ni-Ti co-substituted M-type strontium hexaferrites prepared by ball milling technique”, G. A. Alna’washi, A. M. Alsmadi, I. Bsoul, B. Salameh, Gassem M. Alzoubi, M. Shatnawi, S. M. Hamasha, and S. H. Mahmood, Results in Phys. 28, 104574 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2021.104574. 

12.	“Magnetic study of M-type Co-Ti doped Strontium hexaferrite nanocrystalline particles”, G. A. Alna’washi, A. M. Alsmadi, I. Bsoul, Gassem M. Alzoubi, B. Salameh, M. Shatnawi, F.M.  Al-Dweri, and S. H. Mahmood, J. Supercond. Nov. Magn. 33, 1423-1432 (2019), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-019-05334-y. 

13.	“ Valence-shell single photoionization of chlorine-like K2+ ions: Experiment and Theory”, G. A. Alna’washi, M. Lu, M. Habibi, D. Esteves-Macaluso, J. C. Wang, R. A. Phaneuf, A. L. D. Kilcoyne, C. Cisneros, B. M. McLaughlin, Phys. Rev. A, 90, 023417 (2014), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.90.023417. 

14.	“ Electron-impact ionization of Se2+”, G A Alna'washi, N B Aryal,  K K Baral, C M Thomas, and R A Phaneuf, J. Phys. B. At. Mol. Opt. Phys, 47, 135203 (2014), https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/47/13/135203.  

15.	“ Electron-impact ionization of Se3+”, G A Alna'washi, K K Baral, N B Aryal, C M Thomas, and R A Phaneuf, J. Phys. B. At. Mol. Opt. Phys, 47 105201 (2014), https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/47/10/105201.  

16.	“Valence-shell photoionization of the Chlorine-like Ca3+ Ion”, Ghassan A. Alna'washi, M. Lu, M. Habibi, R. A. Phaneuf, A. L. D. Kilcoyne and A. S. Schlachter, C. Cisneros, B. M. McLaughlin, Phys. Rev. A 81, 053416 (2010), https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.81.053416. 

17.	"Magnetic study of M-type Ru-Ti doped strontium hexaferrite nanocrystalline particles" A. M. Alsmadi, I. Bsoul, S. H. Mahmood, G. Alnawashi, F. M. Al-Dweri, Y. Maswadeh, U. Welb, J. Alloys Compd 648, 419-427, (2015), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.06.274. 



18.	" Magnetic and optical properties of Co-doped ZnO nanocrystalline particles", M. Shatnawi , A.M. Alsmadi, I. Bsoul, B. Salameh, G.A. Alna'washi, F. Al-Dweri, F. El Akkad, J. Alloys Compd 655, 244-252, (2016), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.09.166. 

19.	“Confinement Resonances in Photoionization of  Xe@C60+”, A. L. D. Kilcoyne, A. Aguilar, A. Müller, S. Schippers, C. Cisneros, G. Alna’Washi, N. B. Aryal,  K. K. Baral, D. A. Esteves, C. M. Thomas, and R. A. Phaneuf, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 213001 (2010), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.105.213001. 

20.	“Valence-shell single photoionization of Kr+ ions: Experiment and theory”, G. Hinojosa, A. M. Covington, G. A. Alna’Washi, M. Lu, R. A. Phaneuf, M. M. Sant’Anna, C. Cisneros, I. ?lvarez, A. Aguilar, A. L. D. Kilcoyne, A. S. Schlachter, C. P. Ballance, and B. M. McLaughlin,  Phys. Rev. A, 86, 063402 (2012), https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.86.063402. 

21.	“Thermodynamics of a repulsive and attractive harmonically-trapped one-dimensional atomic Bose gas”, M. K. Al-Sugheir, F. M. Al-Dweri, G. Alna’washi, M. G. Shatnawi, Physica B 408, 151-157 (2012), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2012.09.037. 

22.	“A microscopic study of the finite two-dimensional trapped bose atomic gas”, M.K. Al-Sugheir, G. Alna’washi, H.B. Ghassib, A. Sandouqa, Physica B 407, 2313–2320, (2012), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2012.03.020. 

23.	“High-resolution photoionization of Xe+ ions”, A Aguilar, G. Alna'washi, R. C. Bilodeau, A. Carr, D. A. Esteves, A. L. D. Kilcoyne, A. Müller, R. A. Phaneuf, E. Red, S. Schippers, N. C. Sterling, C. P. Ballance and B. M. McLaughlin, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 388, 022038 (2012), https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/388/2/022038. 

24.	“Confinement Resonances in Photoionization of  Xe@C60+”, A. L. D. Kilcoyne, A. Aguilar, A. Müller, S. Schippers, C. Cisneros, G. Alna’Washi, N. B. Aryal,  K. K. Baral, D. A. Esteves, C. M. Thomas, and R. A. Phaneuf, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 388, 022003 (2012), https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/388/2/022003. 

25.	“Photoionization and electron-impact ionization of Ar5+,” Jing Cheng Wang, M. Lu, D. Esteves, M. Habibi, G. Alna’Washi, R.A. Phaneuf and A.L.D. Kilcoyne, Phys. Rev. A 75, 062712 (2007), https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.75.062712. 

26.	“Photoionization and electron-impact ionization of Kr3+”, M. Lu, G. Alna’Washi, M. Habibi, M.F. Gharaibeh, R.A. Phaneuf, A.L.D. Kilcoyne, E. Levenson, A.S. Schlachter, C. Cisneros and G. Hinojosa, Phys. Rev. A 74, 062701 (2006), https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.74.062701. 

27.	“Photoionization and electron-impact ionization of  Kr5+”, M. Lu, M.F. Gharaibeh, G. Alna'Washi, R.A. Phaneuf, A.L.D. Kilcoyne, E. Levenson, A.S. Schlachter, A. Müller, S. Schippers, J. Jacobi and C. Cisneros, Phys. Rev. A 74, 012703 (2006), https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.74.012703. 

28.	“On the Effects of the Interaction Potential Parameters on Bose_Einstein Condensation”, M.K. Al-Sugheir, H.A. Al-Khzon, M. Al-Maghrabi and G.A. Alna'washi, Acta Physica Polonica A,122 (4), 704 (2012), https://doi.org/10.12693/aphyspola.122.704. 

29.	“New Atomic Data for Trans-Iron Elements and Their Application to Abundance Determinations in Planetary Nebulae“,  N. C. Sterling, M. C. Witthoeft ,  D. A. Esteves, R. C. Bilodeau, A. L. D. Kilcoyne, E. C. Red, R. A. Phaneuf, G. Alna'Washi, A. Aguilar, Canadian Journal of Physics, 89 (4), 379-385  (2011), https://doi.org/10.1139/p10-105. 

30.	“Magnetic study of M-type doped barium hexaferrite nanocrystalline particles”, A. M. Alsmadi,  I. Bsoul, S. H. Mahmood, G. Alnawashi, K. Prokes, K. Siemensmeyer, B. Klemke, and H. Nakotte, J. Appl. Phys. 114, 243910 (2013), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4858383. 

31.	“Influence of Mn doping on the magnetic and optical properties of ZnO nanocrystalline particles”, M. Shatnawi, A.M. Alsmadi, I. Bsoul, B. Salameh, M. Mathai, G. Alnawashi, Gassem M. Alzoubi, F. Al-Dweri, M.S. Bawa’aneh, Results in physics, 6, 1064 (2016), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2016.11.041. 

32.	“Multistream instability in two and three?species plasma”,  M.S. Bawa’aneh, Ghada Assayed, Moath Shatnawi,  Ghassan A. Alna'washi and Saud Al?Awfi, JJP, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp 113-123 (2009), https://jjp.yu.edu.jo/index.php/jjp/article/view/937. 

33.	“M?ssbauer Spectroscopic Study of Order-Disorder Phenomena in Fe3-xMnxSi”, Ghassan A. Alna’washi, Sami H. Mahmood, Abdel-Fatah D. Lehlooh and Ahmad S. Saleh. Physica B. 321 (2002) pp. 167-172, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-4526(02)00845-1.

 •	Nisrein Khamees Ibrahim Zidan, M.Sc. Physics, Thesis: A Theoretical Study of Photoabsorption and Photoionization of Ar and Ar-like K+.
•	Nadia Hadi Sayyah Alaradah, M.Sc. Physics, Thesis: Atomic Structure and Spectral Data Calculations for Some Astrophysical Abundant Ions.
•	Mohammad Al-Harrab, M.Sc. Physics, Thesis: One-Dimensional Spin-Polarized Atomic Gas.
•	Manal Almasa’eed, M.Sc. Physics Thesis: One-Dimensional Trapped Bose Atomic Gases.

•	Associate Professor Department of Physics, The Hashemite University, Jordan July 2015 – Present
•	Associate Professor Department of Physics, Imam AbdulRahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia September 2016 – Present
•	Chairman, Department of Physics The Hashemite University, Jordan September 2014 – September 2016
•	Assistant Professor Department of Physics, The Hashemite University, Jordan June 2007 – July 2015
•	Guest Research Faculty Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, USA June – September 2009, June – September 2010
•	Graduate Research Assistant University of Nevada, Reno, USA 2004 – 2007
•	Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Nevada, Reno, USA 2002 – 2004
•	Laboratory Instructor Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan 1999 – 2002
•	Physics High School Teacher Jordan Ministry of Education, Amman, Jordan 1997 – 1999

1. Classical Electrodynamics
2. Advanced Quantum Mechanics
3. Dynamics and structure of atoms and molecules
4. Electricity and Magnetism (I)
5. Electricity and Magnetism (II)
4. Atomic and Molecular Physics
5. Quantum Mechanics (I)
6. Quantum Mechanics (II)
7. Modern Physics
7. General Physics (I)
8. General Physics (II)
9. General Medical Physics

Teaching: of different courses including general physics, electricity and magnetism, quantum mechanics and atomic and molecular physics in addition to different different lab. courses including general physics, mechanics, electricity and magnetism, thermal physics, modern optics, modern physics, and nuclear physics.

Research on interactions of multiply charged ions with photons; photoexcitation and photoionization using the photon-ion beam endstation at beamline 10.0.1 at the Advanced Light source in Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.; Electron impact ionization of multiply charge ions.; Mossbauer spectroscopy and hyperfine interactions between the nucleus and the nearest neighbors in solids including Isomer shift, magnetic dipole interaction, and electric quadrupole interaction.

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