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 Biography

Education

          Ph.D. GMU (George Mason University) - Fairfax, VA, Summer 200 (Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Semiconductor Transparent Oxide Bulk and Thin Film Materials)

          MSEE, GMU - Fairfax, VA. Fall 1997 (Paper: Microwave and wireless communication noise filtering)

          BSEE, UDC (University of the District of Columbia) - Washington, DC Fall 1979 (Project: Variable power supply  from 0 to 35 volts, and 0 to 15 Amps)

       Diploma, Ecole Superieur de Lettres , June 1973, Lebanon
Major: French Literature

     Teaching Certificate (Ecole Normale, Junieh Lebanon) 1970
Major: Psychology of the child

Experience

A. NVCC, Annandale Campus, From Dec 1983 to present.

Rank: Professor

      1.  Program Head of computer and Electronics Technology.

      2.  Teaching electronics and electrical engineering, to include: ac/dc, logic circuits, C⁺⁺ programming, Assembly Language with 8085 and z80, microprocessors, devices, robotics, communications, and control.

      3. Teaching 22 courses of mathematics to include: Fundamental, Statistics, Pre- Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential equations, and Discrete Mathematics.

B. American University, Washington DC ,

From 2002 till present, adjunct faculty teaching four courses in Audio-Visual Electronics and Physics

C. Emerson College Prep School, Washington DC (1980 and 1981)
             I taught French and mathematics   

D. Washington International School,(1977-1978)
             Washington DC, taught advanced IB math in French

E.     ASEE Fellow at NASA, LARC in summers 1997 and 1998.
1. Research and experimentation on the Hydrostar Antenna in the new anechoic chamber at the midrange and high frequencies.
2.  Studies on inflatable antennae and waveguides.

F.  Public Schools in Lebanon, Teach French Litterature for 5 years

G. Van Scoyoc & Wiskup Corp., Washington DC, Electrical engineer 1981 -1983     
1. Consultant to regulate power plants throughout the country.
2.  Programmer in RPGII, COBOL, and FORTRAN

H.  Meridian Electric Corporation, Chillium MD,  Electrical engineer 1980-1981
to analyze proposals and bid on government contracts regarding security systems, cabling, and lighting.

I.  Volunteer work for research purpose at NASA and Naval Research Lab (1997 to 2010), also post doctoral research at NRL facilities.

J.  Free lance Interpretor in Virginia and Maryland courts and translator of two technical books (1979 to 1997)
I did contract work with the government translating documents,  also analyzing and summarizing some books.

Publications

1.  Thermal Expansion Studies of Indium-Iron Oxides
Publication in the Physica Status Solidi Journal.
S. B. Qadri, C. Fahed*, H. Kim, A. Piqué, N. A. Mahadik*, M. V. Rao*

2.  Transport, Magnetic, and Structural Properties of Bulk In_2-xFe_xO₃ which I submitted to symposium F at E_MRS, Strasbourg, France. The paper published in Applied Physics A
C. Fahed, S .B .Qadri, H. Kim, N. Mahadik, M. V. Rao, and M. Osofski.

3.  Ultra Fast Microwave Thermal Deposition, by  S. B. Qadri, C. Fahed*, H. Kim, A. Piqué, N. A. Mahadik*, M. V. Rao*

4.   X-Ray topography of gem quality diamond.
S.B.  Qadri, C. Fahed*, H. Kim, A. Piqué, N. A. Mahadik*, M. V. Rao*

5.   Research on Renewable Energy using algae as a bio-diesel to substitute for petro-Chemical products.

6.   Research and Development of evaporating systems to save the consumer up to 40% of energy. Evaluation has been conducted in California and Texas, and to be marketed domestically and internationally.

Children

 Brendan

Adrian

Sophie

Hobbies

My Favorite food, which I enjoy sometimes cooking when entertaining are as listed below:

 Hummus

 Stuffed squash

 Kibbe