Overview
Work History
Education
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Fatema Al Salmani

Fatema Al Salmani

A’Seeb,MA

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Physics Instructor

Texas Tech University
08.2023 - 07.2024
  • Taught introductory Physics 2 for inquiry physics classes (Fall 2023)
  • Taught introductory Physics 1 for inquiry physics classes (Spring 2024)
  • Planned and delivered engaging lectures, supervised laboratory sessions, and facilitated student discussions

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Texas Tech University
09.2019 - 05.2023
  • Led inquiry physics classes, provided one-on-one assistance, and facilitated group discussions
  • Assisted in curriculum development and grading

Science Teacher

Um Sa’ad girls school
01.2006 - 01.2017

Science Teacher

Zainab Al Thaqafia girls school
01.2002 - 01.2005

Science Teacher

Al Hajer girls school
01.2001

Education

PhD - Physics

Texas Tech University
USA
08.2023

MSc - Physics

Texas Tech University
USA
12.2021

MSc - Applied Physics

University of Malaya
10.2015

Bs - Science Education

Sultan Qaboos University
10.2001

Skills

  • Blackboard
  • Expert TA
  • Strong communication skills
  • Team management
  • Organization and time management
  • FLUENT IN English & Arabic

Awards

  • Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards, 2022
  • Nominated by the TTU physics department for Sigma Pi Sigma; the Physics & Astronomy Honor society., 04/01/22

Publications

  • Fatema Al-Salmani, Jordan Johnson, and Beth Thacker, Assessing thinking skills in free-response exam problems: Pandemic online and in-person, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 19, 010131, 2023
  • Fatema Al-Samani and Beth Thacker, Rubric for assessing thinking skills in Free-response exam problems, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 17, 010135, 2021

Conferences

  • 2022 Summer Meeting, 07/09/22 - 07/13/22, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel/Convention Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • 2022 Virtual Winter Meeting, 01/06/22 - 01/09/22
  • 2021 Virtual Summer Meeting, 07/31/21 - 08/04/21
  • 2021 Virtual Winter Meeting, 01/09/21 - 01/12/21
  • 2020 Summer Virtual Meeting
  • 2019 Winter Meeting, 01/12/19 - 01/15/19, Westin Galleria Houston, Houston, Texas
  • 2019 Texas Section of APS/AAPT/SPS Meeting, 10/24/19 - 10/26/19
  • The 2nd Gulf Conference on Nanotechnology Education, 2015

Research

My research during the PhD was in physics education research, I worked with my research supervisor Dr. Beth Thacker. During my work I developed a rubric for assessing students thinking skills as evidenced in free response exam Problem.

 During my master’s degree in University of Malaya I worked with Nano Technology Research group. My master’s degree research was Growth of Nickel Silicide Nanowires by Using Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition.

Timeline

Physics Instructor

Texas Tech University
08.2023 - 07.2024

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Texas Tech University
09.2019 - 05.2023

Science Teacher

Um Sa’ad girls school
01.2006 - 01.2017

Science Teacher

Zainab Al Thaqafia girls school
01.2002 - 01.2005

Science Teacher

Al Hajer girls school
01.2001

PhD - Physics

Texas Tech University

MSc - Physics

Texas Tech University

MSc - Applied Physics

University of Malaya

Bs - Science Education

Sultan Qaboos University
Fatema Al Salmani