Dr. Tariq Mohiuddin International Ranking Development Initiative Sultan Qaboos University Oman Email: tariqm@squ.edu.om Biography : Dr. Tariq Mohiuddin is an Asst. Prof. of Physics & Nanotechnology at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Oman. He acquired his PhD in Physics from the University of Manchester, UK, in 2009. During his PhD Dr. Tariq was part of team working with the new material graphene for which his Supervisors Profs. Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010. Dr. Tariq carries on with his role as an academic and researcher as his home university. Since 2011 he has been assisting with SQU’s International Ranking Development Initiative which aspires to elevate the university’s position as a one of the top internationally recognized universities of the region. Dr. Tariq is also a member of the Academic Committee of ‘University of Oman’ which was recently sanctioned by the government of Oman and is under formation.