Ahmad a. Gharaibeh

P. O. Box (3030). Irbid 22110-Jordan Jordan

E-Mail: agharaib@just.edu.jo

Home Tel: (+962) 27070013

Cell Tel: (+962) 795559962
EDUCATION

Ph. D. Applied Chemistry (1996): Colorado School of Mines (CSM)/USA.

Thesis: Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as a Chromatographic, Extraction, and Reaction Medium

Supervisor: Prof. Kent J. Voorhees

M. S. Analytical Chemistry (1984): University of East Anglia (UEA)/UK.

Thesis: Isotope Dilution Fast Atom Bombardment Mass Spectrometry for Iron Determination in Foods

Supervisor: Ron Self

B. S. Chemistry (Industrial Chemistry) (1976): University of Baghdad/Iraq.

EXPERIENCE: Teaching

1/2013 – to date: Associate Professor, JUST/Jordan

2/2010 – 6/2012: Senior Lecturer, JIC/KSA

9/2009 – 2/2010: Jerash Private University/Jordan

1999 – 2009: Assistant Professor, JUST/Jordan

1998 – 1999: Lecturer, JUST/Jordan

1996 – 1998: Lecturer, CSM/USA

1990 – 1996: Teaching Assistant, CSM/USA

1978 – 1983: Teaching Assistant, Yarmouk University/Jordan

Courses taught:

CSM: General Chemistry I and II (CHGN 121, CHGN 124)

CHGN 121 lab and CHGN 126 lab

JUST: General Chemistry I and II (CHEM 101, CHEM 102)

General Chemistry for Medical Students (CHEM 103)

Analytical Chemistry and its lab (CHEM 233, CHEM 234 lab)

Clinical Laboratory Instrumentation (LM 222)

Principles of Chemical Instrumentation and its lab (CHEM 336, CHEM 337 lab)

Methods of Chemical Analysis (CHEM 731)

Advanced Chemical Separation Methods (CHEM 732)

Experience: Non-Teaching

2000/2001: Assisstant to the Dean of Faculty of Science and Arts, JUST/Jordan

1985 – 1990: In-charge of 80 MHz FT-NMR, GC/MS, Yarmouk University/Jordan

Research

Please see publications

2010/2011: Teaching Exellence Award, Jubail Industrial College/KSA

1991/1992: Outstanding Chemistry TA, Colorado School of Mines.

PUBLICATIONS

Ahmad A. Gharaibeha, Ala’a Al-Serinia, Rana M. Qasaymehb,
Amani S. Ma’aya’hb, Khaled Tawahac, Tamam El-Elimatb,d, and Feras Q. Alalib. Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy and Liquid

Chromatography-Ultraviolet/Visible Photodiode Array Analysis of Selected Colchicum Species. Z. Naturforsch. 2012 67c 451–460.

Feras Q. Alali, Ahmad A. Gharaibeh, Abdullah Ghawanmeh, Khaled Tawaha, Amjad Qandil, Jason P. Burgess, Arlene Sy, Yuka Nakanishi, David J. Kroll, Nicholas H. Oberlies. Colchicinoids from Colchicum crocifolium Boiss. (Colchicaceae). Natural Product Research 2010 24:2 152-159.

Adnan Massadeh, Ahmed Gharaibeh, Khaled Omari, Idrees Al-Momani, Ahmed Alomari, Haitham Tumah, Wail Hayajneh. Simultaneous Determination of Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, and Se in Human Blood of Jordanian Smokers by ICP-OES. Biol Trace Elem Res 2010 133 1-11. DOI 10.1007/s12011-009-8405-y.

Khaled M. Al-Qudah, Ahmad A. Gharaibeh, Maysa’a M. Al-Shyyab. Trace Minerals Status and Antioxidant Enzymes Activities in Calves with Dermatophytosis. Biol Trace Elem Res 2010 136 40-47. DOI 10.1007/s12011-009-8525-4.

Adnan M. Massadeh, Ahmad A. Gharaibeh, Khaled W. Omari. A Single-Step Extraction Method for the Determination of Nicotine and Cotinine in Jordanian Smokers’ Blood and Urine Samples by RP-HPLC and GC–MS. J. Chromatogr Sci 2009 47 170-177.

Feras Q. Alali, Ahmad Gharaibeh, Abdullah Ghawanmeh, Khaled Tawaha, Nicholas H. Oberlies. Colchicinoids from Colchicum crocifolium Boiss.: A Case Study in Dereplication Strategies for (-)-Colchicine and Related Analogues Using LC-MS and LC-PDA Techniques. Phytochem Anal 2008 19:4 385-394. DOI:10.1002/pca. 1060.

Kent J. Voorhees, Ahmad A. Gharaibeh, B. Murugaverl. An Integrated SFE/SFC/MS System for the Analysis of Pesticides in Animal Tissues. J Agric Food Chem 1998 46 2353-2359.

Y. Yang, A. Gharaibeh, S. B. Hawthorne, D. J. Miller. Combined Temperature Modifier Effects on Supercritical CO₂ Extraction Efficiencies of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons From Environmental Samples. Anal Chem 1995 67 641-646.

B. Murugaverl, A. Gharaibeh, Kent J. Voorhees. Mixed Adsorbent for Cleanup During Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Three Carbamate Pesticides in Tissues. J Chromatogr 1993 657 223-226.

A. A-R. Gharaibeh, J. Eagles, R. Self. Determination of Total Iron in Foods by Isotope Dilution Fast Atom Bombardment Mass Spectrometry. Biomed Mass Spectrom 1985 12 344-357.

CONFERENCES

- 13^th Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting of the ACS, June 9 - 12, 1996, Denver, CO

- 44^th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, May 12 - 16, 1996, Portland, OR

- 205^th ACS National Meeting, March 28 - April 2, 1993, Denver, CO

- 34^th Rocky Mountain Conference on Analytical Chemistry, August 2 - 6, 1992, Denver, CO

Workshops Attended

- Chemical Safety and Security Workshop, April 13-16, 2009, JUST/Jordan

- Modern University Instructional Methods, May 12^th & 14^th, 2008, JUST/Jordan

- 1D/2D Training Course on High Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, March 7-11, 2005, Bruker Biospin/Switzerland

- Training Course on High Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer Service and Maintainance, March 14-18, 2005, Bruker Biospin/Switzerland

- Effective Teaching Using Modern Technology, September 30 – October 2, 2003, JUST/Jordan

- Designing a Faculty Development Program, June 18-21, 2001, JUST/Jordan

- Using the Internet in Teaching, September 18-22, 1999, JUST/Jordan