Feras S. Alqatari is a Ph.D. student at the Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory under the supervision of Prof. Xiaohang Li at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). His research interests include materials for energy, computational materials science, engineering design, space, solving global issues. He received his Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from The University of Maryland, College Park, MD on May 2017.

Professional Profile

​Computational Physics and Materials Science
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) -- Prof. Udo Schwingenschlogl

• Calculated thermoelectric figure-of-merit of lead chalcogenides from first principles

Nanomaterials for Emerging Devices (Bing Research Group)
The University of Maryland, College Park, MD -- Prof. Liangbing Hu and Prof. Mingwei Zhu              

• Fabricated and optimized the making of the transparent wood composites        

Functional Nanomaterials Lab (FuN Lab)
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) -- Prof. Osman Bakr            

• Synthesized and optimized the synthesis of a quantum cluster
• Characterized the cluster using UV-Vis spectroscopy, ESI mass spectrometry

Professional Memberships

KAUST Gifted Student Program (KGSP): Alumni
Materials Advantage: Member