How my Teaching,
Scholarly and Professional
Practice experience will
help the development of
the School of Chemistry at
Lincoln.
Mohammad Alkaseem
About me
Graduated from Faculty of Pharmacy
I started my teaching experience in 2000 at the Faculty
of Pharmacy as an hourly paid lecturer. Then I
completed my Diploma, MSc and PhD in Pharmaceutical
Science at Damascus University.
1998–2000
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2000
Working in my own pharmacy (Alkaseem Pharmacy )
Professional Development
08/2018- now (part-time until 12/2018 then full time), Research Fellow, School of Computer Science, Lincoln University
08/2016- Present, Volunteer at Cara (the Council for At -Risk Academics
04/2018- 02/2019, visiting Researcher, School Chemistry, Lincoln University (Non-payment Contract)
10/2017- 10/2018 (part-time) Research Chemist in Crop Intellect Co, Lincoln, UK
02/2016- 02/2018, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Cara Fellow), School Chemistry, Lincoln University (Forensic Science)
2015- 2016 (Full time) Lecturer of Instrumental Analysis and analytical chemistry, food chemistry in Arab International University,
Damascus, Syria
2011- 2015 (Full time 09/2015) Lecturer and Scientific supervisor for the practical aspects, Department of Analytical and Food
Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Syrian Private University, Damascus, Syria.
2000-2011 Teaching assistant, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria.
Postdoc in Forensic
Science ,visiting
researcher in School
of Chemistry , a
multidisciplinary
teaching approach
• Analytical Chemistry / Separation Techniques/
Instrumental Analysis
• Food Chemistry
• Drug Analysis
• Advanced Analytical Chemistry (Lincoln
University)
• Crime Scene Investigation (Lincoln University)
• Fire Scene Investigation (Lincoln University)
• drug of Abuse (Lincoln University)
• Physiology (Lincoln University)
• Forensic Science, nanoparticles, image analysis, toxicology
(VOCs), Biology, bacteriology
My research
area is relevant
to Forensic
Science
Publication based evidence
• Modular assembly of proteins on nanoparticles, Nature
Communications, (2018) 9:1489
• SERS and DFT study of 5F-PB-22, Journal of Raman
spectroscopy, 08 July 2018
• Effects of bacteria on the yield and quality of spring barley,
International Journal of Research in Agricultural Sciences
(2018), 5, 5: 2348 – 3997
• There are more published , and more to publish soon
- Biosensors (with Computer Science ) (Simon , Bashir) final
revision by bashir
- Biomarker from Cat’s Hair (Daniel , Tag) , final revision by
Daniel
- Mechanism of AgNPs (Mark) : last stage of experiments
- SERS of 4 more synesthetic Cannabinoids (experiments
completed )
Improvement
• As All these modules are extremely relevant to Forensic Science, I
have a broader view of how this will need to fit with Professional
Practice in Forensic Science.
• This will help in improving teaching skills in different areas of Forensic
Science. and will have a positive impact on teaching material (for
example; validation and quality tools for professional practice)
Teaching and assessment
• I have undertaken many staff development opportunities in teaching,
assessment, student engagement and support to develop my
teaching skills and to link myself with current teaching strategies.
• One of my greatest objectives in teaching is to provide a safe and
interactive learning environment in my sessions and to use modern
teaching tools to bring fun to the content-heavy science lectures. I
gradually learnt how to enhance student creativity and personal
development, using different teaching/learning techniques. I also
learned to appreciate how important the feedback you get from your
mentors is; I realized that feedback is the backbone of learning
development in teaching.
Student engagement is important in measuring the
education quality and the effectiveness of educational policy
• Example ; Instrumental Analysis, 3h/week for16 week
• maximize the student engagement through group discussion
• PowerPoint slides
• Short videos to enrich the lecture notes
• Most importantly, student activities (short presentations, posters ..)
• My materials are available in advanced through Logos (Black board)
• Efficiency and performance; Student pass their experience to each other (I give them chance to
be teacher) Qualitatively better learning
• Enhance the student reading, research, time management and writing skills (my material are available on
Logos )
• I believe that assessment drives learning
• Formative assessment/summative assessment
• Feedback; one-to-one or group session
• Exams
• I tend to use short answer and multiple choice questions in the first year exams , and use deep learning for
higher levels
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• Whilst in the Faculty of Pharmacy, I have been involved in designing
separation techniques, drug analysis modules
• Required;
• Research skills
• Student variations
• Risk Assessment
• Ethical issues
• Example from my experience;
• In Separation Techniques, DNA extraction and purification??It is
important BUT Ethical issues is serious.
Designing Material;
Whilst in the Faculty of Pharmacy, I have been involved in designing separation
techniques, drug analysis modules
• Required;
• Research skills
• Student variations
• Risk Assessment
• Ethical issues
• Example from my experience;
• In Separation Techniques, DNA extraction and purification??It is important BUT
Ethical issues is serious.
• This strategy will help maintaining a focus on sticking to the agreed outcomes of
the involved modules and aligning with the assessment requirements
Competent and self-dependent in Wide Range of
Analytical Instruments → Flexibilty for undergraduate
projects
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HPLC (Knaur , and Shimadzo models )
GC-MS (Shimadzo with Gcsolution)
UV-Vis spectrophotometer (Jasco v530, Jenway, Shimadzo, ..)
FTIR (Bruker , OPUS / Spectrum 100)
Circular Dichriosm (Applied Photophysics, Pitar)
Dynamic Light Scattering (Zetasizer/Malvern)
Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA)
Raman Spectroscopy (Horiba LabRam)
Separation techniques ; LLE, HS, SPE, SPME, TLC, CC, PE, GE
Electrochemistry, ISE, Potentiometry
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Curriculum development
Ability to support students
Good organisation
Projects
Team working