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Awards

November 2018 TWAS-Aro prize for Science Diplomacy

November 2018 TWAS Medal Lecture in recognition of the truly outstanding contributions to science and technology

About me

Professor Dr. Hala J. El-Khozondar is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Islamic University of Gaza and an Honorary Professor in the Department of Materials at Imperial College London. She earned her B.Sc. in Physics from Birzeit University, Palestine, in 1987, and her Ph.D. in Physics from New Mexico State University (NMSU), USA, in 1999. She began her academic career as a faculty member in the Physics Department at Birzeit University in 1987. Following her doctoral studies, she received a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship at the Max Planck Institute in Heidelberg, Germany. She is a Senior Fellow at ICTP, a Fellow of TWAS, a Fellow of IAS, and a TWAS-ARO Fellow. Professor El-Khozondar has demonstrated exceptional leadership and administrative capabilities through her instrumental role in establishing and developing the Quality Assurance Unit and the Office of External Relations at the Islamic University of Gaza. She also serves on numerous committees for international scholarships and scientific awards and actively mentors undergraduate and graduate students. She has participated in numerous international conferences and workshops and has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications. Her research spans a wide array of topics, including solar energy systems, optical fibers, wireless communication, optical fiber sensors, metamaterial devices (MTMs), and polycrystalline materials. Her numerous accolades include the Fulbright Scholarship, DAAD, Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, Erasmus Mundus, Al-Tawoon Foundation and Bank of Palestine Zamalah Senior Fellowship, the IUG Deanery Prize for Applied Sciences, the TWAS-ARO Prize (2018), the TWAS Medal Lecture (2018), and the ISESCO Prize in Science and Technology (2014). She has also coordinated several international collaborative projects, including TEMPUS, Al-Maqdisi, and APPEAR.

Hala J. El-Khozondar Distinguished professor at the Electrical Engineering and Smart Systems Departments at Engineering Faculty, Islamic University of Gaza and research visitor at Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, UK.
She was born in Gaza, Palestine. She got her B.Sc. in Physics from BirZeit University, Palestine in 1987 and education certificate in 1988. She earned her Ph.D. in physics from New Mexico State University (NMSU), USA in 1999. She joined the physics faculty at BirZeit University in 1987. She had a Postdoc award at Max Planck Institute in Heidelberg, Germany in 1999. In 2000, she worked as assistant professor at the electrical engineering (EE) department in Islamic University of Gaza. In 2007, she was promoted to associate professor at EE department. She is a full professor at EE department science 2013. Further, she is affiliated to several professional bodies: she is an honorary member at engineering syndicate (number 1), a member of international society of Muslim women in science (ISMWS), member of Organization for Women in the Science for the Developing World (OWSD) and the secretary general of the executive member of Palestinian chapter, and a member of graduate women society in Gaza Strip. She is also a fellow for the Islamic World Academy of sciences (IAS), ICTP senior fellow and fellow for the world academy of science (FTWAS) and for the Arab region FTWAS-ARO. She holds the title "alumni Research ambassador" by Technical University of Munich. She has high leadership and administrative skills demonstrated by her work as a department head of both electrical engineering and smart systems departments and in initiating and developing the quality assurance unit and the external relations at Islamic University of Gaza. She is a member of selection committees for several scholarships and prizes; i.e., Ford, AlFakhora and Clinton. She advises several graduate and undergraduate students. She participated in several conferences and workshops.
Her research covers a broad spectrum and is aimed at developing technical solutions for the world of tomorrow. For example, she and her team are working on innovative solar system problems, proposing renewable energy hybrid systems, developing optical fibers for faster data transmission and on optical sensors for more precise diagnosis of diseases. Moreover, she has major contributions on studying wireless communication, optical communication, nonlinear optics, optical fiber sensors, magneto-optical isolators, optical filter, MTMs devices, biophysics, electro-optical waveguides, and numerical simulation of microstructural evolution of polycrystalline materials.
She has 100 publications in national and international journals with high reputations. She is a recipient of international awards and recognitions, including a Fulbright Scholarship, DAAD short study visit, Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung Scholarship, Erasmus Mundus, Altaawon and Bank of Palestine Zamalah senior visit, Mevlana Exchange Programme, and Distinguished Scholar Award, the Arab Fund Fellowship Program, Kuwait, 2017. She earned several prizes including the Palestinian ministry of higher education prize for excellence research in 2022, the Islamic University Deanery Prize for applied sciences 2010, TWAS medal lecture 2018 and ISESCO Prize in Science & Technology 2014, and the Dr. Sultana Nurun Nahar and Buroug Arrhman prize for "teachers and student prizes" in engineering 2017, Islamic University of Gaza Vice president office for research and graduate studies prize for having highest score in Gshcolar and RG Score for year 2017 and 2018, and An-Najah university best published paper in 2018 in the scientific journal. She is also coordinator for several projects including TEMPUS for promoting long life learning, and Al-Maqdisi to enhance collaboration with French partners and renewable energy 4 Palestine funded by APPEAR 2017 and 2022 to promote women performance at electrical engineering department APPEAR funded by Austria.

Contact details:
Professor Hala J. El-Khozondar
Electrical Engineering and Smart Systems Department
Faculty of Engineering
Islamic University of Gaza
Palestine
Email: hkhozondar@iugaza.edu.ps

Currently: visiting professor
Materials,
Imperial college London
UK
Email:h.elkhozondar@imperial.ac.uk

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Degrees:

1999
Doctorate     Engineering sciences
Physics, Electrical Engineering.

Publications resulting from Research
1. Dhasarathan vigneswaran, Ramanujam Krishnamurthy, Hala J. El-Khozondar, palaniswamy Sivakumar, “Numerical investigation of Trapezoidal channeled Plasmon Photonic-quasi crystal fiber for sensing applications”, Results in Physics, submitted, 2019.

2. Hala Jarallah El-Khozondar, Rifa Jarallah El- Khozondar, Yashar Monfared, maheswar R, Kawsar Ahmed, Vigneswaran Dhasarathan, “Highly efficient solar energy conversion using graded-index metamaterial nanostructured waveguide”, Journal of Optical Communications, accepted, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1515/joc-2019-0285.

3. Hala J. El-Khozondar, W. S. Mohammed, “Study of utilization of embedded metal nanoparticles in dielectric thin film for humidity sensing”, Photonic Sensors, 2019, DOI: 10.1007/s13320-019-0570-9.

4. Md. Khairum Monir, Mahmudul Hasan, Bikash Kumar Paul, Kawsar Ahmed, Hala J. El-Khozondar, IS Amiri, “High birefringent, low loss and flattened dispersion asymmetric slotted core based photonic crystal fiber in THz regime”, International Journal of Modern Physics B Vol. 33, 1950218 (11 pages), 2019.

5. Ramanujam Nambi, Hala J. El-Khozondar, Krishnamurthy Ramanujam, Sofyan Taya, Arafa Aly, Iraj S Amiri, “Design of one-dimensional defect based photonic crystal with composites of superconducting material for biosensing applications”, Physica B: Condensed Matter , 572C, 2019, Pages 42-55.

6. Hala J. El-Khozondar, P Mahalakshmi, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, N R Ramanujam, IS Amiri, P Yupapin, “Design of one dimensional refractive index sensor using ternary photonic crystal waveguide for plasma blood samples applications”, Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 111, 29–36, 2019.

7. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Ahmed A. Alshembari, M.M.Shabat, and Alexander W. Koch, “Two layers Corrugated semiconductor Solar cell”, the international Journal for Light and optics "Optik" 181, 933-940, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2018.12.138.

8. Mohammed Shabat, Hala J. El-Khozondar, Ahmed N. AlSembari, Rifa J. El-Khozondar,” Transfer Matrix Method Application on Semiconductor based Solar Cell Characteristics Measurements”, Journal of Modern Physics B, 32 (28), 1850346, 2018.

9. Hala Jarallah El-Khozondar, Rifa J El-Khozondar, Mohammed Shabat, Daniel Schaadt, “Solar cell with multilayer structure based on nanoparticles composite”, OPTIK, 166, 127-131, August 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2018.04.014, 2018.

10. Hala J. El-Khozenadar, Fady El-batta,” Solar Energy as an alternative to conventional energy in Gaza Strip: Questionnaire based study,” An - Najah Univ. J. Res. (N. Sc.), 32(1), 47-74, 2018.

11. Hala Jarallah El-Khozondar, Mohammed Shabat, Rana Khlifa, “Sensitivity enhancement of nonlinear waveguide sensors with conducting graphene layer: TE mode”, Photonic sensors, 8 (1), 29–33, 2018, DOI: 10.1007/s13320-017-0456-7.

12. Hamza T. EL-Khozondar, Hala J. El-Khozondar, “Design of a Solar Energy Water Heater Tank in Gaza Strip, Palestine”, Journal of Electrical Engineering and Science, 4(2), 1-7, 2018.

13. Hala Jarallah El-Khozondar, Rana Khlifa, Mohammed Shabat, “Characteristics of asymmetric nonlinear waveguide with graphene Layer: TE mode” Sensor Letters, 15, 580–583, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1166/sl.2017.3846

14. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Mohamad M. Shabat, “Dispersion Characteristics of Graphene Surface Plasmon Four Layers Waveguide”, IUG Journal of Natural Studies (IUGNES), 25 (2), 263-266, 2017. http://journals.iugaza.edu.ps/index.php/IUGNS/article/view/2604/1809

15. Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Hala J. El-Khozondar, “Monte Carlo Implementation for Simulation of Ostwald Ripening in Two-Phase solids”, International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI), 6 (1), 29-37, 2017. http://www.ijesi.org/papers/Vol(6)1/F06012937.pdf ; http://www.ijesi.org/

16. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar and M. M. Shabat, “Dispersion characteristics and sensitivity properties of Graphene surface Plasmon sensor”, sensor letters, 15(3), 249–252, 2017.
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/asp/senlet/2017/00000015/00000003/art00007; http://www.aspbs.com/sensorlett/

17. Hala J. El-Khozondar, M. Abu-Marasa, R. J. El-Khozondar, M. Elbahri, S.
Zouhdi,“Design of Voltage control Oscillator using Nonlinear Composite
Right/Left-Handed Transmission Line”, Advanced Electromagnetics, 5 (1), 15-21, 2016. ISSN: 2119-0275; http://aemjournal.org/index.php/AEM/issue/view/19.

18. R. J. El-Khozondar, H. J. El-Khozondar, and M. M. Shabat, “Enhancing sensor sensitivity using Graphene-MTM interface”, American Journal of Nano Research and Applications, 4, 5, 43-46, 2016.
http://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/html/10.11648.j.nano.20160405.11.html

19. Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Hala J. El-Khozondar, “Grain Size Distribution and topological correlations During Ostwald Ripening: Monte Carlo Potts model simulation”, Journal of Al-Aqsa University series of natural science, 20(1), 44-60, 2016. http://www.alaqsa.edu.ps/site_resources/aqsa_magazine/files/1038.pdf

20. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Khaled Matter, Teuvo Suntio, " A review study of photovoltaic array maximum power tracking algorithms ", Renewables: Wind, Water, and Solar (RWSS), 3 (3), 1-8, 2016. DOI 10.1186/s40807-016-0022-8. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40807-016-0022-8

21. Mahmoud O. Abu-Marasa¬, Hala Jarallah El-Khozondar, "A Compact Very Wideband Amplifying Filter based on RTD loaded Composite Right/Left-Handed Transmission Lines" SpringerPlus, 4, 733-738, 2015. DOI:10.1186/s40064-015-1529-y; http://springerplus.springeropen.com/. ISSN: 2193-1801

22. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Khaled Matter, "Simulation and Implementation of Incremental Conductance MPPT Algorithm for PV System", Journal of Mechatronics, 3(2), 174-178, 2015. http://www.aspbs.com/jom.htm. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jom.2015.1102

23. Hala J El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Kaled Matter, "Parameters influence on MPP value of the photo voltaic cell," Energy Procedia, 74, 1142 – 1149, 2015. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610215015246

24. Dena M. El-Alamassi, Hala J. El-Khozondar, Mohammed M. Shabat, "Efficiency Enhancement of Solar Cell Using Metamaterials", International Journal of Nano Studies & Technology (IJNST), 4(2), 84-87, 2015. http://scidoc.org/IJNST.php. ISSN:2167-8685

25. Khaled Matter, Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Teuvo Suntio," Matlab/Simulink Modeling to study the effect of partially shaded condition on Photovoltaic array's Maximum Power Point", International Research journal of engineering and Technology, 2 (2),697-703, 2015. https://www.irjet.net/volume-2-issue-2 https://www.irjet.net/impactfactor. Impact factor 4.45. ISSN: 2395-0056

26. Mady Elbahri, Ahnaf Usman Zillohu, Bastian Gothe, Mehdi Keshawarzhedayati, Hala Jarallah El-Khozondar, Ramzy Abdulaziz, Moheb Abdelaziz," Photoswitchable molecular dipole antennas with tailored coherent coupling in glassy composite", Light: Science and Applications, 4, 1-8, 2015. http://www.nature.com/lsa/index.html. Impact factor 14.603. ISSN (online): 2047-7538.

27. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Said Zouhdi, "Tunable MTMs consists of a single-walled nanotube thin film waveguide covered by nonlinear cladding", Applied Physics A, 119, 451–453, 2015, 10.1007/s00339-015-9007-5. http://link.springer.com/journal/339. Impact factor 1.704. ISSN: 0947-8396 (Print) 1432-0630 (Online).

28. Rifa J El-Khozondar, Hala J El-Khozondar, "Monte Carlo Potts simulation of grain growth of solid grains dispersed in a liquid matrix", Journal of Engineering Research and Technology (JERT), 2(1), 7-14, 2015. http://jert.iugaza.edu.ps/

29. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Mohammed M. Shabat, "Metamaterial-dielectric photonics crystal waveguide structure", Optics, Special Issue: Optical Engineering & Applications. 4(1-2), 1-4, 2015, doi: 10.11648/j.optics.s.2015040102.11. http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/publishedspecialissues?journalid=126.

30. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Zeyad I. Al-Sahhar, Mohammed M. Shabat, "The sensitivity of Surface Polaritons in LHM-antiferromagnetic waveguide sensors", Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials, 368, 312–317, November 2014, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2014.05.023. impact factor 2.63

31. Mehdi Keshavarz Hedayati, Mojtaba Javaherirahim, Ahnaf Usman Zillohu, Hala Jarallah El-Khozondar, Muhammad Bawa'aneh, Andrei Lavrinenko, Franz Faupel, Mady Elbahri, "Photo-driven perfect absorber as active metamaterial with a tunable molecular-plasmonic coupling", Advanced Optical Materials, 2 (8), 705–710, 2014. DOI:10.1002/adom.201400105. Impact factor 5.188. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Optical_Materials

a. Highlighted by Nature Photonics.
b. M. K. Hedayati, M. Javaheri, A. U. Zillohu, H. J. El-Khozondar, M. S. Bawa'aneh, A. Lavrinenko, F. Faupel, M. Elbahri, Metamaterials: Photo-driven Super Absorber as an Active Metamaterial with a Tunable Molecular-Plasmonic Coupling, Advanced Optical Materials 2014, 2, 704 (Frontispiece).

32. Zeyad I. Al-Sahhar, Hala J. El-Khozondar, Mohammed M. Shabat, "The sensitivity of TE field Propagating in LHM-antiferromagnetic sensor", Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 8 (4), 421-427, 2014.
http://www.davidpublisher.org/index.php/Home/Journal/detail?journalid=14&jx=JCCE

33. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Amani S. Abu Reyala, Mathias S. Müller, "Load Reduction in Wind Energy Converters Using Individual Pitch Control", Journal of Engineering Research and Technology (JERT), 1(1), 12-17, 2014. http://jert.iugaza.edu.ps/

34. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Said Zouhdi, " Propagation of surface waves at the interface between Nonlinear MTMs and Anisotropic Materials ", Applied Physics A: material science and processing, 115 (2), 439-442, 2014, DOI 10.1007/s00339-013-8041-4. Impact factor 1.704

35. Ana Pérez Grassi, Anton Tremmel, Alexander Koch, Hala J. El-Khozondar " On-line Thickness measurement for Two-Layer Systems on Polymer Electronic Devices", Sensors, 13, 15747-15757, 2013; doi:10.3390/s131115747. http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/11/15747?trendmd-shared=0


36. Zeyad I. Al-Sahhar, Mohammed M. Shabat, Hala J. El-Khozondar, " Magnetostatic Surface Waves Propagation at dissipative Ferrite-MTMs-metal structure", SpringerPlus 2, 584-294, 2013, doi:10.1186/2193-1801-2-584. Impact factor 0.982.

37. Zeyad I. Al-Sahhar, Hala J. El-Khozondar, Mohammed M. Shabat, "Magnetostatic Surface Waves Propagation at the interface between Ferrite and MTMs Parallel Plate Waveguide structure", Journal of Al Azhar University-Gaza (Natural Sciences), 15, 89-100, 2013.

38. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondra, Ahmed R. S. AL-Farra, Bernard Z. Essimbi, " Nonlinear Resonant Tunnelling Diode (RTD) circuits for microwave A/D conversion", Optik, 124, 6100-6103, 2013.impact factor 0.677.

39. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Amani S. Abu Reyala, Mathias Müller, "Maximum Power Calculation of Wind Energy Converters Controlled by Individual Pitch Control Technique", Studies in system science (SSS), 1(2), 25-28, 2013.

40. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, B.Z. Essimbi, "Pspice modeling of nonlinear transmission lines analog to digital conversion", Review of applied physics (RAP), 2 (1), 12-16, March 2013.

41. Hatem Elaydi, Ayman Alquqa, H Khozondar," WiMax PLL's FIR Filter Design Using LMIs", International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 3(11), 1-6, 2012.

42. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Ayman Alqoqa and Hatem Elaydi, "New Approach For Pll Loop Filter Design Using Linear Programming And Semi-Definite Programming", Buletinul Institutului Politehnic Din Iaşi Publicat De Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi” Din Iaşi Tomul LVIII (LXII), Fasc. 3, 2012, Secţia, Electrotehnică. Energetică. Electronică.

43. Hala Jarallah El-khozondar, Amani S. Abu reyala, Nadia Mahdi, “Analysis of a Novel Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Suppression Mechanism Through Self Phase Modulation Process in the High Power Short Pulse Fiber Amplifier Using Optisystem Software”, Journal of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, 3(2), 75-80, 2012.

44. El-Khozondar, R., El-Khozondar, H., Shabat, M., Alexander W. Koch, “TM waves propagation at magnetoplasma-MTMs interface", World Journal of Condensed Matter Physics (WJCMP), 2, 171-174, 2012.

45. K. Y. El Wasife, Mohammed M. Shabat, Hala J. El Khozondar, “S-Wave in a nonlinear, left handed materials and ferrite layered structure” , J. Mod. Phys. Appl., 1 (1), 38-50, 2012, Available online at http://scik.org.

46. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Said Zouhdi, "Surface waves at the interface between tunable LC-MTMs and Nonlinear media", Applied Physics A: material science and processing, 109(4), 865-867, 2012.

47. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Mathias Müller, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Mohammed M. Shabat , Alexander W. Koch, "Sensitivity of double-negative metamaterial optical sensor", International Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences and Technology (IJPAST), 11(2), 29-39, 2012.
48. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Mattis S. Müller, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Alexander W. Koch," Influence of magnetic field inhomogeneity on a magneto-optical current sensor", Journal of sensor technology, 2,19-22,2012.

49. Al-Sahhar, Z., El-Khozondar, H., Shabat, M., "Wave propagation in lossy MTMs surrounded by linear and nonlinear media with arbitrary nonlinearity", Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials, 324, 1100-1105, 2012; doi.10.1016/j.jmmm.2011.10.031, 2011.

50. El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., Müller, M., Koch, A., "Sensitivity of TM Nonlinear Magnetooptical Integrated Optical Sensor", Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures (MMMS) 8, 32-42, 2011.

51. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Hatem ELaydi, Fady EL-Batta, "Using LMI method to design minimum-lenght FIR loop filters in fixed WIMAX PLL", Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Jassy. Sectia Electrotehnica, Energetica, Electronica, Romina, 5, 50-58, 2011.

52. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Hatem ELaydi, Fady EL-Batta, "LMI Method to Design and Optimize FIR Loop Filters in Fixed WiMAX PLL", Journal of Control Engineering and Applied Informatics (CEAI), Romina, 13 (4), 93-98, 2011.

53. El-Khozondar, R., El-Khozondar, H., Shabat, M., "Surface wave propagation in Ferroelectric/MTMS interface", Integrated Ferroelectric, 130, 50-57, 2011.

54. Ana Pérez Grassi, Mathias Müller, Hala J. El-Khozondar and Alexander Koch, "Method for strain tensor reconstruction with embedded fiber Bragg grating sensors", Smart Materials and structures, 20,105031-6, 2011.

55. Sofyan A. Taya, Hala J. El-Khozondar, Mohammed M. Shabat, Emad M. Mehjez, "TM nonlinear waveguide slab optical sensor utilizing left-handed materials", journal of functional materials, 18 (4), 2011.

56. Hala J. El-Khozondar, M. Shabat, A. Mohamed-Osman, Khitam Elwasife, " Modeling the Effect of Electromagnetic Waves Produced by Mobile Phone Base Station on human body Tissue", Journal of Al Azher University-Gaza (ICBAS Special Issue), 12, 81-87, 2010.

57. Hatem ELaydi, Hala J. El-Khozondar, Fady EL-Batta, "Design And Optimization IIR Loop Filters In Fixed Wimax PLL Using LMI Method", Arise (Arab research institute for science and engineering), Lebanaon, issue 1994-3253, 2010-2-09-TLEN. www.arabrise.org.

58. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Sofyan A. Taya, Mohammed M. Shabat, Emad M. Mehjez, "Lossy Double Negative Guiding Layer Optical Sensors", Opto-electronics Review, 19 (3), 277-281, 2011, doi:10.2478/s11772-011-0031-5.

59. El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., Shabat, M., Koch, A., "Metallic nonlinear magnetooptical nonreciprocal isolator", OPTIK, Elsevier, 122, 256–258, 2011.

60. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Sofyan A. Taya, Mohammed M. Shabat, Emad M. Mehjez, "Optical Waveguide Sensors Using Double Negativity Guiding Layer", Materials, 2010, 3, 1-x manuscripts; doi:10.3390/ma30x000x, 2010.

61. El-Khozondar, H., Müller, M., Wellenhofer, C., El-Khozondar, R., Koch, A., "Four-Mode Coupling in Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors using Full Fields of the Fundamental Modes", Fiber and integrated optics, 29 (5), 420-430, 2010.

62. Khitam Elwasife, Hala J. El-Khozondar, M. Shabat, I. Abdel Aziz, A. Mohamed-Osman, "Some Effects of Electromagnetic Field on Serum Biochemical Parameters in Albino Rats and Therapeutic action of Vitamin C or E", Islamic university journal for natural science and Engineering, 18 (2), 11 – 22, 2010.

63. I. Abdel Aziz, Hala J. El-Khozondar, M. Shabat, Khitam Elwasife, A. Mohamed-Osman, "Effect of electromagnetic field on body weight and blood indices in albino rats and the therapeutic action of vitamin c or e", Rominian Journal of biophysics, 20(3), 235–244, 2010.

64. El-Khozondar, H., Müller, M., Buck, T., El-Khozondar, R., Koch, A., "Experimental investigation on polarization rotation in twisted optical fiber using laboratory coordinate system", Fiber and Integrated Optics, 29(1), 1-9, 2010.

65. El-Khozondar, H., Al-Sahhar, Z., Shabat, M., "Electromagnetic Surface Waves of a Ferrite Slab Bounded by Metamaterials", International journal of electronics and communications (AEU) 64 1063–1067, 2010, doi:10.1016/j.aeue.2009.09.003, 2010.

66. El-Khozondar, H., Müller, M., El-Khozondar, R., Koch, A.,
"Polarization rotation in twisted polarization maintaining fibers using a fixed reference frame", Journal of Light Wave Technology 27(24), 5590-5596, 2009.

67. Müller, M., Buck, T., El-Khozondar, H., Koch, A., "Shear strain influence on fiber bragg grating measurement systems", Journal of Light Wave Technology 27(23), 5223-5229, 2009.

68. Müller, M., El-Khozondar, H. J., Bernardini, A., and Koch, A. W. "Transfer Matrix Approach to Four Mode Coupling in Fiber Bragg Gratings", IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 45(9),1142–1148, 2009.

69. Müller, M., El-Khozondar, H., Buck, T., and Koch, A., "Analytical solution of four-Mode coupling in shear strain load fiber-bragg-grating sensors", Optics Letters, 34(17), 2622-2624, 2009.

70. El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., Shabat, M., "Coupling efficiency of Magnetooptical Integrated Isolator", International Journal of Modern Physics B, 23, 4675-4683, 2009.

71. El-Khozondar, R., & El-Khozondar, H, "Numerical modeling of microstructural evolution in three-phase polycrystalline materials", Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 34 (1A), 241-252, 2009.

72. El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., Shabat, M., "Temperature dependence of the optical nonlinear waveguide sensor on thermal stress effects", Islamic university journal for natural science and Engineering, 16 (2), 29-40, 2008.

73. El-Khozondar, R., El-Khozondar, H., Shabat, M., "Applications of Metamaterials in Optical Waveguide Isolator", Journal of Al-Aqsa University series of natural science, 12, 35-50, 2008.

74. El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., "Temperature sensitivity enhancement of nonlinear optical channel waveguide sensors using thermal-stress effect", Islamic university journal for natural science and Engineering, 16 (2), 15-27, 2008.

75. El-Khozondar, H. J. "Hydrostatic Stress Effect on the Optical Performance and the Stress Sensitivity of Optical Nonlinear Waveguide", An - Najah Univ. J. Res. (N. Sc.), 22, 1-16, 2008.

76. El-Khozondar, H. J., Abu Tair, G., Shabat, M. M., " Optically S-Polarized Surface Waves in Symmetrical Nonlinear Sensors: Thermal Effects", Optik-International Journal for Light and Electron Optics, 120, 442-446, 2009.

77. El-Khozondar, H. J., El-Khozondar, R. J., Shabat, M. M., "Double-Negative Metamaterial Optical waveguide Behavior Subjected to Stress", Islamic university journal for natural science and Engineering, 16 (1), 9-20 (2008).

78. El-Khozondar H. J., Shabat, M., Abu Tair, G., Abadla, M., "Thermal stress effect on nonlinear thin film waveguide sensors", Journal of Physics & Chemistry of Solid State, 8 (2), 260-264, 2007.

79. El-Khozondar, H. J., El-Khozondar, R. J., Shabat, M. M., Koch, A. W., "Stress Effect on Optical Nonlinear Waveguide Sensor", Journal of optical communication, 28 (3), 175- 179, 2007.

80. El-Saifi, R., El-Khozondar H., Shabat, M. "Band reject filter of a periodic dielectric film bounded by a nonlinear cladding", Al-Aqsa University Journal (special issue), The first international conference of natural and applied sciences, Faculty of applied science, 10, 445-461, 2006 (http://www.alaqsa.edu.ps/ara/index.asp?pageid=990).

81. El-Khozondar, R., El-Khozondar, H., Gottstein, G., Rollet, A., "Microstructural simulation of grain growth in two-phase polycrystalline materials", Egyptian Journal of Solid State, 29, 35-47, 2006.

82. El-Khozondar, H. J., El-Saifi, R., Shabat, M.M., "Nonlinear surface waves along a single interface of periodic cladding medium", Laser Physics, 14 (12), 1539-1543, 2004.

83. El-Khozondar, R. and El-Khozondar, H., "Numerical Simulations of Coarsening of Lamellar Structures: applications to metallic alloys", Egyptian Journal of Solid State, 27 (2), 189-199, 2004.

84. Burkardt, M. and El-Khozondar, H., "Wilson Fermions on a Transverse Lattice", Phys. Rev. D, 60, 054504, 1999.

85. Burkardt, M. and El-Khozondar, H., "A (3+1)-Dimensional Light Front Model with Spontaneous Breaking of Chiral Symmetry", Phys. Rev. D, 55, 6514, 1997.

Conference Proceedings:

86. Hala J. El‐Khozondar, Rifa J. EL-Khozondar, Rafat Al Afif, Christoph Pfeifer, “Proposed Solar cell design with antireflection coating and sol-gel”, 12th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection (SEEP 2019), 18-21 November 2019 at University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

87. Rafat Al Afif, Christoph Pfeifer, Hala J. El‐Khozondar,, “Maker education for renewable energy: a case study of the Makerspace at University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna”, 12th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection (SEEP 2019), 18-21 November 2019 at University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

88. P.M. Diaz, Hala J. El-Khozondar , “Electrical Energy Storage Technologies and the Application Potential in Power System Operation: A Mini Review”, 2019 IEEE 7th Palestinian International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (PICECE), Gaza, Palestine, IEEE explore, pp. 1-9,2019. doi: 10.1109/PICECE.2019.8747172.

89. H. J. E. Khozondar, L. J. yong and D. -. A. W. Koch, "Recapitulation and comparative study for Photovoltaic Maximum Power Point Tracking techniques in particular sensor quality," 2019 IEEE 7th Palestinian International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (PICECE), Gaza, Palestine, IEEE explore, pp. 1-6, 2019. doi: 10.1109/PICECE.2019.8747173

90. R. J. El-Khozondar, H. J. El-Khozondar, C. Pfeifer and R. A. Afif, "Solar Energy Powered Toilet for Emergency or Remote Areas Usage: Maker Movement innovation," 2019 IEEE 7th Palestinian International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (PICECE), Gaza, Palestine, IEEE explore, pp. 1-4, 2019. doi: 10.1109/PICECE.2019.8747168

91. R. A. Afif, C. Pfeifer and H. J. El-Khozondar, "Implementation of maker movement to renewable energy laboratory: case study of auto-tracking photovoltaic model," 2019 IEEE 7th Palestinian International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (PICECE), Gaza, Palestine, IEEE explore, pp. 1-4, 2019. doi: 10.1109/PICECE.2019.8747226
92. H. J. E. Khozondar, S. Z. B. Zainuddin and A. W. Koch, "Switching mechanism for Off-Grid Hybrid Power System (Photovoltaic-Wind) with storage battery," 2019 IEEE 7th Palestinian International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (PICECE), Gaza, Palestine, 2019, pp. 1-6. doi: 10.1109/PICECE.2019.8747264

93. H. J. El-Khozondar, T. W. Y. Jim, I. habil and h. c. A. W. Koch, "Simulating the performance and output measurements of modeled Photovoltaic(PV) Inverter," 2019 IEEE 7th Palestinian International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (PICECE), Gaza, Palestine, IEEE explore, pp. 1-6, 2019. doi: 10.1109/PICECE.2019.8747267

94. Ibtesam J. El-Khozondar and Hala J. El-Khozondar, “A Comparative Study of Students and Faculty Members Views on the Importance of Educational Objectives to Join
Electrical Engineering”, IOP Conf. Series: Journal of Physics: Conf. Series 1108 (2018) 012125 doi :10.1088/1742-6596/1108/1/012125, MISEIC 2018 IOP Publishing. http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1108/1/012125/pdf

95. Hala J. El-Khozenadar and Fady F. El-batta, “Survey Study for The Usage of Solar Energy at Household By The Employees of Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza Strip”, IOP Conf. Series: Journal of Physics: Conf. Series 1108 (2018) 012125 doi :10.1088/1742-6596/1108/1/012125, MISEIC 2018 IOP Publishing. http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1108/1/012093

96. Hala J. El-Khozondar, M. M. Shabat and A. N. AlShembari, "Characteristics of Si-Solar Cell (PV) Waveguide Structure Using Transfer Matrix Method," 2017 International Conference on Promising Electronic Technologies (ICPET), Deir El-Balah, Palestine, IEEE explore, pp. 99-102, 2017. doi: 10.1109/ICPET.2017.24,
URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=8109046&isnumber=8109022

97. H. J. El-Khozondar, R. J. El-Khozondar, M. M. Shabat, D. M. Schaadt, “Simulation of multilayer waveguide solar cell structure based on nanoparticles”, AES17, the 5th Advanced Electromagnetics Symposium, Incheon, , Korea, pp 158-159, 2017.

98. Rifa Jarallah El-Khozondar, Zeyad I. Al-Sahhar, Hala Jarallah El-Khozondar, Mohammed M. Shabat, “Tunable Graphene-nonlinear sensor”, META’17, The 8th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Incheon, Korea,1470-1471, 2017.

99. Hala J. El-Khozondar, M. M. Shabat, and R. Khalefa, “Sensitivity of Graphene-Nonlinear Waveguide Sensors”, META’16, the 7th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Convention & Exhibition Centre, Torremolinos (Malaga), Spain, 1708-1709, 2016.

100. Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Hala J. El-Khozondar, M. M. Shabat, “Analysis of TM surface plasmons at Graphene-MTM interface”, META’16, the 7th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Convention & Exhibition Centre, Torremolinos (Malaga), Spain, 1564-1567, 2016.

101. هالة جارالله الخزندار "دور الريادة في التنمية المجتمعية" المؤتمر العلمي الخامس الموسوم ب (الريادة والابداع في تطوير الأعمال الصغيرة) Entrepreneurship & creativity in small business development ، كلية التجارة ، الجامعة الاسلامية، غزة ، 5-6 مايو 2015.

102. Hala J. El-khozondar, D. M. Alamassi, Mohammed Shabat, "Modification of PV behavior using dissipative MTM", META’15:The 6th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Ed. Said Zouhdi, Vinod M. Menon, New York, USA, 303-304, 2015.

103. Hala J. El-Khozondar, M. Abu-Marasa, R. J El-Khozondar, M. Elbahri, S. Zouhdi, " VCO based on Composite Right/Left-Handed Metamaterial Transmission Lines loaded with RTD", META’15:The 6th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Ed. Said Zouhdi, Vinod M. Menon, New York, USA,1449-1450, 2015.

104. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Said Zouhdi " Microwave Propagation at the interface between Nonlinear MTMs and Anisotropic Materials", META'13, the 4th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 50-53., 2013. http://meta13.metaconferences.org


105. Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Hala J. El-Khozondar, "Numerical modeling of microstructural evolution during Ostwald ripening in solid-liquid system", 5th international conference for engineering and sustainability, faculty of engineering of Islamic University of Gaza and Universiti Sains Malaysia, December 9-10 2014, pp 122-129, Gaza, Palestine.

106. Khaled Matter, Teuvo Suntio, Hala J. El-Khozondar,"Comparison study of Photovolatic array maximum power tracking techniques", 5th international conference for engineering and sustainability, faculty of engineering of Islamic University of Gaza and Universiti Sains Malaysia, December 9-10 2014, pp 372-379, Gaza, Palestine.

107. Mahmoud O. Abu-Marasa, Hala Jarallah El-Khozondar,"A very wideband filter-amplifier based on composite right/left-handed transmission lines loaded with RTD", 5th international conference for engineering and sustainability, faculty of engineering of Islamic University of Gaza and Universiti Sains Malaysia, December 9-10 2014, pp 2-5, Gaza, Palestine.

108. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Ahmed Al-Farra, B. Z. Essimbi, "Nonlinear Resonant Tunneling Diode (RTD) Circuits For Microwave A/D Conversion", International conference on superconductor and magnetism ICSM2012,29 April-4 May 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.

109. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Ibtesam Abu Ariban, B. Z. Essimbi, "Pspice Modeling of Nonlinear Transmission Lines Analog To Digital Conversion", AES 2012, Advanced Electromagnetics Symposium, Paris – France, 433-438, 2012.

110. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Said Zouhdi, "Surface waves at the interface between tunable LC-MTMs and Nonlinear media", META'12, the 3rd International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics
Paris, France, 43-45, 2012. http://meta12.metaconferences.org

111. Z. I. Al-Sahhar, Hala J. El-Khozondar, M. M. Shabat, " Wave propagation in lossy MTMs surrounded by linear and nonlinear media with arbitrary nonlinearity", META'12, the 3rd International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics
Paris, France, 38-42, 2012. http://meta12.metaconferences.org.

112. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Mattis S. Müller, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Alexander W. Koch," Magnetic field inhomogeneity induced on the Magneto-optical current sensors", IEEE, Information Photonics 2011, 18 - 20 May 2011, Ottawa Convention Centre Ottawa, Canada.

113. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Mathias S. Müller, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Alexander W. Koch, "Using a Fixed Reference Frame to Study Polarization Rotation in Twisted Optical Fibers", The First International Conference on Basic & Applied Sciences (ICBAS), 10-10-2010, Al-Azher University, Gaza, Palestine.

114. Hala J. El-khozondar, Mohammed Shabat, Abelrahman Elhassan Mohamed-Osman, Khitam Elwasife, "Model to Study the Effect of Electromagnetic Waves Produced by Mobile Phone Base Station on human body Tissue ", The First International Conference on Basic & Applied Sciences (ICBAS), 10-10-2010, Al-Azher University, Gaza, Palestine.

115. El-Khozondar, H., ElIydi, Hatem, Al-Batta, F., "Design and Optimization IIR Loop Filters in Fixed WiMAX PLL using LMI Method". The Third International Conference on Engineering and Gaza Reconstruction. Gaza: Islamic University of Gaza, 2009.

116. ElIydi, Hatem, AlQoqa, Ayman, El-Khozondar, Hala, "Optimal PLL Filter Design for Mobile WiMax Using LP and SDP", In: PICCIT 2010, The 3rd Palestinian International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, 9 March-11 March 2010, Hebron, Palestine.

117. El-Khozondar, H., Müller, M., Buck, T., El-Khozondar, R., Koch, A., "Experimental investigation of polarization rotation in twisted optical fibers", In: International Symposium on Optomechatronic Technologies, Turkey, IEEE , 219-222, 2009.

118. El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., Shabat, M., Koch, A. "Metallic nonlinear magnetooptical nonreciprocal isolator", Poc. Of SPIE Vol. 7390, 739003 1-7, 2009.

119. El-Khozondar, H., Müller, M., El-Khozondar, R., Shabat, M., Koch, A. "Temperature sensitivity of TE double-negative metamaterial optical sensor", Poc. Of SPIE Vol. 7390, 73900A 1-8, 2009.

120. Müller, M., Buck, T. C., El-Khozondar, H. J., Koch, A. W. " Measurement Errors from Internal Shear strain within Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor", Poc. Of SPIE Vol. 7390, 739007 1-8, 2009.

121. El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., Shabat, M., Koch, A."Coupling Efficiency of Metamaterial Magnetooptical Integrated Isolator", Proceedings OPTO 2009 &I RS2 2009, 65-70, 2009.

122. Hala J. El-Khozondar, Rifa J. El-Khozondar, Mohammed M. Shabat, Alexander W. Koch, “Coupling efficiency of nonreciprocal optical isolator with metamaterials substrate and linear cladding”, Metamaterials: Fundamentals and Applications II, Conference 7392 – Proceedings of SPIE Volume 7392, 2 - 5 August 2009.

123. El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., Shabat, M., "Double-Negative Metamaterial Optical waveguide Behavior Subjected to Stress", Metamaterials III, edited by Nigel P. Johnson, Ekmel Özbay, Richard W. Ziolkowski, Nikolay I. Zheludev, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 6987, 69871W 1-8, 2008.

124. El-Khozondar, R., El-Khozondar, H., Shabat, M., "Applications of Metamaterials in Optical Waveguide Isolator", Metamaterials III, edited by Nigel P. Johnson, Ekmel Özbay, Richard W. Ziolkowski, Nikolay I. Zheludev, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 6987, 69872A 1-8, 2008.

125. El-Khozondar, H., El-Khozondar, R., Shabat, M., "Temperature stress effects on optical nonlinear waveguide sensor", Optomechatronic Sensors and Instrumentation III, Rainer Tutsch; Hong Zhao; Katsuo Kurabayashi; Yasuhiro Takaya; Pavel Tománek, Editors, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6716, 67160B 1-8, 2007.

126. H. J. El-Khozondar, "Stress Effect on Optical Nonlinear Waveguide Sensor", Sensor Conference 2007 Proceedings I, 175-180, 2007.

127. El-Khozondar, R., & El-Khozondar, H., "Numerical Simulations of Coarsening of Lamellar Structures: applications to metallic alloys", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 753, 217-222, 2003.

128. Burkardt, M. and El-Khozondar, H., "A (3+1)-Dimensional LF Model with Spontaneous Chiral Symmetry Breaking". Proceedings New Non-perturbative Methods and Quantization on the Light Cone Conference. Les Houches, France, 271-276, 1997.

129. Hala J. El-Khozondar, “Introduction to Chiral Symmetry breaking”, HUGS at CEBAF (TJNAF NOW) 1996; June 1996; Hampton University, Hampton, VA, USA.