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Dr. Ayman M. Mahrous
CURRICULUM VITAE
Address for correspondence: Physics Department, Faculty of Science,
Helwan University, Ain Helwan, 11795,
EGYPT
Tel: +202-2555-2468
E-Mail: amahrous@helwan.edu.eg
Fax: +202-2555-2468
URL: http://www.helwan.edu.eg
Surname: Mahrous
First name: Ayman (male)
Date of birth: 18 February 1971
Nationality: Egyptian
Marital status: Married
Present Position: Associate Professor, Helwan
University, Egypt.
Post-secondary education (official copy of each degree is available)
From To Institution Locality Qualifications
1998 2002 Saitama University Japan Doctoral degree of Science
1995 1997 Helwan University Egypt Master of Science in physics
1993 1995 Helwan University Egypt Pre-Master of Science in physics
1988 1992 Helwan University Egypt Bachelor of Science
Employment and Activities
Institution From To Nature of work and post held
Present position Helwan University (EGYPT) 2003 NOW Associate Professor
Previous positions Saitama University (JAPAN) 1998 2002 Researcher
Helwan University (EGYPT) 1995 1997 Assistant lecturer
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Helwan University (EGYPT) 1993 1995 Demonstrator
International Collaboration
PROJECTS YEAR
1- Enterprise-University Partnership (TEMPUS) 2009
2- EuroEgyptian Partnership for Physics Teaching Reform (TEMPUS) 2007
3- Magnetic Data Aquestion System MAGDAS project in Egypt (JAPAN) 2007
4- Cohherent Ionospheric Doppler Reciver CIDR project in Egypt (USA) 2006
Research Fields
Solar Energy Solar Cells , Solar Radiation and applications
Plasma Physics Space Weather
Skills
Language Skills Reading Writing Speaking
English: Very good Very good Very good
Japanese Poor Good Good
French: Poor Poor Poor
Additional Skills
Computer Skills: Linux, Unix, Windows operating systems and Networks
Programming: IDL, C++, LaTeX, HTML, JAVA
List of foreign research institutes visited
Research Institutes Country Purpose Year
1- (NASA) - Science Missions Headquarters USA Reviewing Panel 2006
2- (CERN) - CMS experiment Switzerland Research Work 2006
3- (Saitama University) Japan Getting PhD 2002
Distinctions received
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1. Helwan university privilege award for research, 2009
2. Scholarship for getting the Ph.D. from Japan 1998
3. Student of the year, Helwan University1992
List of Passed Training Courses
Course Title Issuing Date
Project Management Professional Certification ACCE* 2009
Fundamentals of Business Management ACCE* 2009
Management Skills Introduction ACCE* 2009
Effective Business Communication ACCE* 2009
Negotiating ACCE* 2009
Building Relationships ACCE* 2009
Teams That Work ACCE* 2009
Time Management Fundamentals ACCE* 2009
Time Management for Maximum Productivity ACCE* 2009
Motivation Methods and Strategies ACCE* 2009
Stress Management ACCE* 2009
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace ACCE* 2009
Retirement Planning ACCE* 2009
How to Compete for Research Funds CDOT* 2009
Time and Conference Management CDOT* 2009
Conferences Organization CDOT* 2009
Credit Hours System CDOT* 2009
Effective Presentation Skills CDOT* 2008
Thinking Skills CDOT* 2005
ACCE*: American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt
http://www. amcham.org.eg
CDOT*: Competency Development and Ongoing Training Center
http://www.helwan.edu.eg/arabic/centers/cdot/
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Consultation and Professional Memberships
1. International Heliospheric Year 2007, Bangalore, India, December
(2006)
2. Review panel of Heliospheric Guest Investigator, NASA,
Washington DC, USA, September, (2006)
3. 36th COSPAR scientific assembly (Beijing, China)16-23 July
(2006)
4. International Advanced School on Space Weather, ICTP. Trieste,
Italy2-19 May (2006)
5. Workshop on Physics for Renewable Energy ICTP. Trieste, Italy
17-29 October (2005)
6. Summer School on Particle Physics ICTP. Trieste, Italy 13-24 June
(2005)
7. International Cosmic Ray Conference ICRC Bone, India(2005)
8. Member in NASA review panel of Heliosheric programs.
9. Member of space weather center of Helwan university.
10.Member of the International Heliospheric Year IHY and WAHI
11.Member of Compact Muon Solinoid CMS experiment at CERN
12.Coordinator of the Cohherent Ionospheric Doppler Reciver CIDR
project in Egypt
13.Coordinator of Magnetic Data Aquestion System MAGDAS
project in Egypt.
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List of Publications
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/
CME–flare association during the 23rd solar cycle
A. Mahrous, M. Shaltout, M.M. Beheary, R. Mawad, M. Youssef
Advances in Space Research, 2009, Vol. 43, pp. 1032–1035.
Simulation of Muon-Induced Air Showers Affecting CMS Tracking
Detectors
A. Mahrous, M. Sherif, and M. Soliman
Physics of Particles and Nuclei Letters, 2009, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 246–250.
Ionospheric Tomography Network of Egypt: A New Receiver Network
in
Support of the International Heliophysical Year
T. W. Garner, T. L. Gaussiran, J. A. York, D. M. Munton, C. M. Slack III, A.
Mahrous
Earth, Moon and Planet, 2009, Vol. 104, pp. 227-235.
Global Ionospheric Response to the Magnetic Storm of 21 October
1999
A. Mahrous
Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2007, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp.
678-686.
Empirical Model of the Transit Time of Interplanetary Coronal Mass
Ejections
A. Mahrous, M. El-Nawawy, M. Hammama, and N. Ahmed
Solar System Research, 2009, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 128–135.
Assessment of Occupational Radiation Doses due to Inhalation of
Iodine-131
by Workers in Some Egyptian Hospitals
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Rizk, A.M., Helal, N.L., Mahrous, A., Eid, I.
Isotope and Radiation Research, 2006, Vol. 38, No. 4,pp. 1125-1132.
Energy determination in the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array experiment Takeda,M. ,Sakaki, N, K. Honda b, M. Chikawa c, M. Fukushima d, N.
Hayashida d,
N. Inoue e, K. Kadota f, F. Kakimoto g, K. Kamata h, S. Kawaguchi i, S.
Kawakami j,
Y. Kawasaki a, N. Kawasumi k, A.M. Mahrous , K. Mase d, S. Mizobuchi l, Y.
Morizane d, M. Nagano m, H. Ohoka d, S. Osone d, M. Sasaki d, M. Sasano n,
H.M.
Shimizu a, K. Shinozaki d, M. Teshima d, R. Torii d, I. Tsushima k, Y.
Uchihori o, T.
Yamamoto d, S. Yoshida p, H. Yoshii l
Astroparticle Physics, 2003, Vol. 19, pp. 447–462.
First Results from MAGDAS Station in Egypt A. Mahrous; Yumoto, K.; El-Gamry, E.; Yassin, N.
37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Montréal, Canada,13-20 July 2008, pp.
1882-1892.
Development of electromagnetic cascading in the Sun's magnetic field
A. Mahrous and N. Inoue
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v386, 308-312, (2002).
Deployment of Coherent Ionospheric Doppler Receiver Chain in Egypt A. Mahrous and Garner, T.
American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting 2008, abstract #A23B-04,USA,
2008.
Determination of the arrival time of ICME Shock to Earth's
Magnetosphere
A. Mahrous; Shaltout, M.; Youssef, M.; Ramy M.
37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Held 13-20 July 2008, in Montréal,
Canada., p.2824 ,2008.
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The Gap in Global Ionospheric and Heliospheric Measurements over
Africa: Our Proposals for IHY-2007
A. Mahrous
2nd UN/NASA Workshop on International Heliophysical Year and Basic
Space Science. Proceedings of the conference in Indian Institute of
Astrophysics, Bangalore, 2006
F2-Region Response to the Geomagnetic Storm of 21October 1999
A. Mahrous , S. Radicella
Proceeding of the 36th COSPAR scientific assembly, (Beijing, China), 112,
(2006)
Ionospheric Disturbance During the Passage of Ejecta of 15 July 2000
Geomagnetic
Storm
A. Mahrous , N. Inoue
Proceeding of the 36th COSPAR scientific assembly, (Beijing, China), 147,
(2006)
Empirical Model of the Transit Time of Full Halo Coronal Mass
Ejections
A. Mahrous , M. El-Nawawy , N. Ahmed
Proceeding of the 36th COSPAR scientific assembly, (Beijing, China), 144,
(2006)
The CME – Flare Relationship During the Present Solar Cycle
A.Mahrous , M.Shaltout , M.Youssef , R.Mawad (3), M.El-Nawawy (4)
Proceeding of the 36th COSPAR scientific assembly, (Beijing, China), 110,
(2006)
Muon-Induced Air Showers Affecting CMS Tracking Detector
A. Mahrous, M.M. Sherif , O. A. Moussa, M. Orabi, A. Ali , Y. Assran
Proceeding 29th International Cosmic Ray Conference, (Pune, India), 101-
104, (2005).
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Cascading parameters of EHE primary photons in the Sun's magnetic
field
A. Mahrous and N. Inoue
Proceedings of 27th International Cosmic Ray Conference (Hamberg,
Germany), 2001, 563 - 565.
Forbush decreases in a year of 2000 observed by air shower detectors at
Mt. Chacaltaya
A. Mahrous , N. Inoue, K. Shinozaki, Y. Takahashi, K. Miyazawa, K. Honda,
N.
Kawasumi, I. Tsushima, K.Hashimoto, A. Ohsawa, N. Ohmori, M. Tamada, H.
Aoki,
N. Martinic, R. Ticona, C. Aguirre, F. Osco, N. Huayhun, and R. Gutierrez
Proceedings of 27th International Cosmic Ray Conference (Hamberg,
Germany), 2001, 3477 - 3480.
Determination of Suitable Types of Solar Cells for Optimal Outdoor
Performance in Desert Climate
M.A.Mosalam, A.A. El-Hadad, M.A. Fadly, A.F. Hassan, A.Mahrous.
Renewable Energy Journal, 4, (1999), 1-4.
Photovoltaic Performance Under Real Desert Conditions Near Cairo
M.A.Mosalam, A.Mahrous, A.E. Ghettas, Y.A. Fattah
Renewable Energy Journal, 6, (1995), 533-536.
Upper limit on gamma-ray flux above 10^19 eV estimated by Akeno
Giant Air Shower Array Experiment K. Shinozaki , N. Inoue, K. Shinozaki, Y. Takahashi, K. Miyazawa, K. Honda,
N.
Kawasumi, A. Mahrous, I. Tsushima, K.Hashimoto, A. Ohsawa, N. Ohmori,
M.
Tamada, H. Aoki, N. Martinic, R. Ticona, C. Aguirre, F. Osco, N. Huayhun,
and R.
Gutierrez
Proceedings of 27th International Cosmic Ray Conference (Hamberg,
Germany), 2001
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Clusters of cosmic rays above 10^19 eV observed with AGASA
M. Takeda, M. Chikawa, M. Fukushima, N. Hayashida, K. Honda, N. Inoue, K.
Kadota, F. Kakimoto, K. Kamata, S. Kawaguchi, S. Kawakami, Y. Kawasaki,
N.
Kawasumi, E. Kusano , A. Mahrous , K. Mase, S. Mizobuchi, Y. Morizane, M.
Nagano , H. Ohoka, S. Osone, N. Sakaki, N. Sakurai, M. Sasaki, M. Sasano, K.
Shinozaki, M. Teshima, R. Torii, I. Tsushima, Y. Uchihori , T. Yamamoto, S.
Yoshida,
and H. Yoshii
Proceedings of 27th International Cosmic Ray Conference (Hamberg,
Germany), 2001, 341 -
344.
Energy estimation of AGASA events
N. Sakaki, M. Chikawa, M. Fukushima, N. Hayashida, K. Honda, N. Inoue, K.
Kadota,
F. Kakimoto, K. Kamata, S. Kawaguchi, S. Kawakami, Y. Kawasaki, N.
Kawasumi, E.
Kusano, A. Mahrous, K. Mase , S. Mizobuchi, Y. Morizane, M. Nagano , H.
Ohoka ,
S. Osone, N. Sakurai, M. Sasaki, M. Sasano , K. Shinozaki, M. Takeda, M.
Teshima,
R. Torii , I. Tsushima , Y. Uchihori , T. Yamamoto , S. Yoshida , and H. Yoshii
Proceedings of 27th International Cosmic Ray Conference (Hamberg,
Germany), 2001, 329 -
332.
Cosmic Ray Energy spectrum above 3x10^18 eV observed with
AGASA
N. Sakaki , M. Chikawa , M. Fukushima , N. Hayashida , K. Honda , N. Inoue ,
K.
Kadota , F. Kakimoto , K. Kamata , S. Kawaguchi , S. Kawakami , Y.
Kawasaki ,
N. Kawasumi , E. Kusano , A. Mahrous , K. Mase , S. Mizobuchi , Y.
Morizane ,
M. Nagano , H. Ohoka , S. Osone , N. Sakurai , M. Sasaki , M. Sasano , K.
Shinozaki , M. Takeda , M. Teshima , R. Torii , I. Tsushima , Y. Uchihori , T.
Yamamoto , S. Yoshida , and H. Yoshii
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Proceedings of 27th International Cosmic Ray Conference (Hamberg,
Germany), 2001, 333 -
336.
Anisotropy of cosmic-ray arrival directions at 10^18 eV observed by
AGASA
M. Teshima , M. Chikawa , M. Fukushima , N. Hayashida , K. Honda , N.
Inoue ,
K. Kadota , F. Kakimoto , K. Kamata , S. Kawaguchi , S. Kawakami , Y.
Kawasaki , N. Kawasumi , E. Kusano , A. Mahrous , K. Mase , S. Mizobuchi ,
Y.
Morizane , M. Nagano , H. Ohoka , S. Osone , N. Sakaki , N. Sakurai , M.
Sasaki , M. Sasano , K. Shinozaki , M. Takeda , R. Torii , I. Tsushima , Y.
Uchihori , T. Yamamoto , S. Yoshida , and H. Yoshii
Proceedings of 27th International Cosmic Ray Conference (Hamberg,
Germany), 2001, 337 -
340.
A search for horizontal air showers induced by extremely high
energy cosmic neutrinos observed by Akeno Giant Air Shower Array
S. Yoshida , N. Sakaki , M. Chikawa , M. Fukushima , N. Hayashida , K.
Honda ,
N. Inoue , K. Kadota , F. Kakimoto , K. Kamata , S. Kawaguchi , S. Kawakami
, Y.
Kawasaki , N. Kawasumi , A. Mahrous , K. Mase , S. Mizobuchi , Y. Morizane
, H.
Ohoka , S. Osone , N. Sakurai , M. Sasaki , M. Sasano , K. Shinozaki , M.
Takeda , M. Teshima , R. Torii , I. Tsushima , Y. Uchihori , T. Yamamoto , and
H.
Yoshii
Proceedings of 27th International Cosmic Ray Conference (Hamberg,
Germany), 2001, 1142
- 1145.
Properties of EHE gamma-ray initiated showers and their search by
AGASA
K. Shinozaki, M. Chikawa , M. Fukushima , N. Hayashida , K. Honda , N.
Inoue ,
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K. Kadota , F. Kakimoto , K. Kamata , S. Kawaguchi , S. Kawakami , Y.
Kawasaki , N. Kawasumi , E. Kusano , A. Mahrous , K. Mase , S. Mizobuchi ,
Y.
Morizane , M. Nagano , H. Ohoka , S. Osone , N. Sakaki , M. Sasaki , M.
Sasano , M. Takeda , M. Teshima , R. Torii , I. Tsushima , Y. Uchihori , K.
Yasui ,
T. Yamamoto , S. Yoshida , and H. Yoshii
Proceedings of 27th International Cosmic Ray Conference (Hamberg,
Germany), 2001, 346 -
349.
Muon Component in Gaint Air Showers with Energy of 10^19 eV
Observed by AGASA
Hayashida, N., Honda, K., Inoue, N.3, Kadota, K., Kakimoto, F., Kakizawa, S.,
Kamata, K., Kawaguchi, S., Kawasaki, Y., Kawasumi, N., Kusano, E., A.
Mahrous,
Mase,K., Matsubara, Y., Minagawa, T., Murakami, K., Nagano, M.,
Nishikawa, D.,
Ohoka, H.,Osone, S., Sakaki, N., Sasaki, M., Shinozaki, K., Takeda, M.,
Teshima,
M., Torii, R.,Tsushima, I., Uchihori, Y., Yamamoto, T., Yoshida, S., Yoshii, H.
Proceedings of 26th International Cosmic Ray Conference (Utah, USA), 1999,
1, 361 - 364.
Characteristics of Inclined Giant Air Showers Observed by AGASA
Hayashida, N., Honda, K., Inoue, N.3, Kadota, K., Kakimoto, F., Kakizawa, S.,
Kamata, K., Kawaguchi, S., Kawasaki, Y., Kawasumi, N., Kusano, E., A.
Mahrous,
Mase,K., Matsubara, Y., Minagawa, T., Murakami, K., Nagano, M.,
Nishikawa, D.,
Ohoka, H.,Osone, S., Sakaki, N., Sasaki, M., Shinozaki, K., Takeda, M.,
Teshima,
M., Torii, R.,Tsushima, I., Uchihori, Y., Yamamoto, T., Yoshida, S., Yoshii, H.
Proceedings of 26th International Cosmic Ray Conference (Utah, USA), 1999,
1, 357 - 360.
Energy Spectrum Above 3 x 10^18 eV Observed with AGASA
Hayashida, N., Honda, K., Inoue, N.3, Kadota, K., Kakimoto, F., Kakizawa, S.,
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Kamata, K., Kawaguchi, S., Kawasaki, Y., Kawasumi, N., Kusano, E., A.
Mahrous,
Mase,K., Matsubara, Y., Minagawa, T., Murakami, K., Nagano, M.,
Nishikawa, D.,
Ohoka, H.,Osone, S., Sakaki, N., Sasaki, M., Shinozaki, K., Takeda, M.,
Teshima,
M., Torii, R.,Tsushima, I., Uchihori, Y., Yamamoto, T., Yoshida, S., Yoshii, H.
Proceedings of 26th International Cosmic Ray Conference (Utah, USA), 1999,
3, 252 - 255.
Small Scale Anisotropy of Cosmic Rays above 10^19 eV observed with
AGASA
Hayashida, N., Honda, K., Inoue, N.3, Kadota, K., Kakimoto, F., Kakizawa, S.,
Kamata, K., Kawaguchi, S., Kawasaki, Y., Kawasumi, N., Kusano, E., A.
Mahrous,
Mase,K., Matsubara, Y., Minagawa, T., Murakami, K., Nagano, M.,
Nishikawa, D.,
Ohoka, H.,Osone, S., Sakaki, N., Sasaki, M., Shinozaki, K., Takeda, M.,
Teshima,
M., Torii, R.,Tsushima, I., Uchihori, Y., Yamamoto, T., Yoshida, S., Yoshii, H.
Proceedings of 26th International Cosmic Ray Conference (Utah, USA), 1999,
3, 276 - 279.
Characteristics of Giant Air Showers with Energy larger than 10^19 eV
Observed by AGASA
Hayashida, N., Honda, K., Inoue, N.3, Kadota, K., Kakimoto, F., Kakizawa, S.,
Kamata, K., Kawaguchi, S., Kawasaki, Y., Kawasumi, N., Kusano, E., A.
Mahrous,
Mase,K., Matsubara, Y., Minagawa, T., Murakami, K., Nagano, M.,
Nishikawa, D.,
Ohoka, H.,Osone, S., Sakaki, N., Sasaki, M., Shinozaki, K., Takeda, M.,
Teshima,
M., Torii, R.,Tsushima, I., Uchihori, Y., Yamamoto, T., Yoshida, S., Yoshii, H.
Proceedings of 26th International Cosmic Ray Conference (Utah, USA), 1999,
353 - 356.