Education

• PhD Physics, McGill University, Canada, 1993
• MSc Physics, McGill University, Canada, 1989
• BSc Physics, University of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 1986

• 2008-present: Associate Professor, University of Memphis
• 2008-2011: Director, REU Prgram in Nanomaterials and Biomaterials
• 2002-present: Associate Member, MEMPHYS-Center fr Biomembrane Physics
• 2002-2008: Assistant Professor, University of Memphis
• 2001-2002: Member of Technical Staff, Lucent/Agere Systems
• 1997-2001: Assistant Professr, University of PEI, Canada
• 1994-1997: Postdoctoral Fellw, Physics Dept., University of Trnt, Advisor: Prof. Rashmi C. Desai
• 1993-1994: Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Simulational Physics, University of Georgia, Advisor: Prof. David Landau

• University: IT Research Advisory Committee
• College f Arts and Science: Undergraduate Council
• College f Arts and Science: Tenure and Promotion Committee
• Physics: Undergraduate Advisor
• Physics: Graduate and Undergraduate Curriculum, Chair
• Physics: Graduate Selection Committee
• Physics: Seminars Coordinator

• Referee for following Journals:
  
• • Physical Review Letters
  • Physical Review E
  • Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Europhysics Letters
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Macromolecular
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Macromolecules Theory and Simulation
  • Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics
  • Colloids and Surfaces B
  • Small
    
• Grant Reviewer for following Foundations:
  
• • National Science Foundation
  • Petroleum Research Fund
  • US-Israel Bionational Science Foundation
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council-Canada