Publications:
 Ab-initio study on the formation of triiodide CT-complex from
the reaction of iodine with 2,3-diaminopyridine, Nessreen A. AlHashimi, Yasser H. A. Hussein. Spectrochimica Acta Part A:
Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 75(1); 198-202, 2010

Solvent and Linker Influences on AQ•- /dA•+ Charge-Transfer
State Energetics and Dynamics in Anthraquinonyl-LinkerDeoxyadenosine Conjugates, Yasser H. A. Hussein, Neil
Anderson, Tianquan T. Lian, Ibrahim Abdou, Lucjan Strekowski,
Victor A. Timoshchuk, Morteza M. Vaghefi, and Thomas L.
Netzel. J. Phys. Chem. A; 110(13); 4320-4328, 2006

Comparison of Py+/dU- Charge Transfer State Dynamics in 5-
(1-Pyrenyl)-2’-Deoxyuridine Nucleoside Conjugates with
Amido-, Ethylenyl-, and Ethynyl-Linkers, Samir T Gaballah;
Yasser H. A. Hussein; Neil Anderson; Tianquan T. Lian;
Thomas L. Netzel J. Phys. Chem. A, 109 (48), 10832-10845,
2005

Studies on Some Thiazolylazo Compounds and Their Cobalt,
Nickel and Copper Complexes, M.S. Masoud, G.B. Mohamed,
Y.H. Abdul Razek, A.E.Ali, and F. N. Khiry, Spectroscopy
Letters, 35 (3), 377 (2002).

Spectral, Magnetic and Thermal Properties of Some
Thiazolylazo Complexes, M.S. Masoud, G.B. Mohamed, Y.H.
Abdul-Razek and A.E.Ali, and F. N. Khiry, J. Korean Chem.
Soc.46 (2), 99 (2002).
Seminars and
Symposiums:
 10th Annual Suddath Symposium, The Georgia Institute of
Technology (GATECH), Atlanta, GA, April 19-20, 2002. “Spin
Effects on Charge Recombination Lifetime in an AnthraquinoneAdenosine Nucleoside Conjugate”. Y. Hussein, N. Anderson, T.
Lian, I. Abdou, L. Strekowski, and T. L. Netzel,
 54th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
(SERMACS), Charleston, SC, November 13-16, 2002. “Excited
State Energetics in Anthraquinone-Adenosine Nucleosides: Linker,
Solvent, and Spin Effects on Intramolecualar Electron Transfer
Reactions”. Y. Hussein, N. Anderson, T. T. Lian, L. Strekowski,
V. A. Timoshchuk, M. M. Vaghefi, and T. L. Netzel.
 55th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical
Society (SERMACS), Atlanta, GA, November 16-19, 2003.
“Evidence for Proton Coupled Electron-Transfer Quenching of the
Triplet Excited State of Anthraquinone (AQ) by dA in Aqueous
Solutions”. Y. Hussein, R. Abou-Elkhair, S. Hudson, R. Palmer,
and T. L. Netzel.
 Executive Secretary for the “Chemical Catalysis and its
Applications” Symposium, April, 9th
2008, Qatar University,
Doha, QATAR.
 Executive Secretary for the “Spectroscopy and its Applications”
Symposium, April, 22ed -2009, Qatar University, Doha, QATAR.
 3rd Annual Symposium, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Department,
Doha, Qatar, April 22ed 2009. “Spectroscopic and Electrochemical
Investigation of Electron Transfer in Anthraquinone and Adenine
Systems in Different Media”. Yasser. H. A. Hussein, and T. L.
Netzel.
 The Seventh Canadian Computational Chemistry Conference
(CCCC7) Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada,
July 20-24, 2009. “Ab-initio study on the formation of tri-iodide
CT complex from the reaction of iodine with n-electron donors”.
Nessreen
A.
Al-Hashimi,
Yasser
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 FIRST Office of Faculty and Instructional Development (OFID)
DAYS EVENT “Sharing Experiences for Excellence in Teaching
and Learning at QU”
January 26, 2010.
“Integration of
Blackboard with Smart Classroom Technology Through Digital
Overhead Projectors”. Yasser H. A. Hussein, Department of
Chemistry & Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

The Ninth Terennial Congress of the World Association Of
Theoretical and Computational Chemists (WATOC 2011),
Auditorio de Galicia and the Faculty of Medicine of the University
of Santiago in Santiago de Compostela, Spain from July 17-22,
2011. “A Comparison of a Hybrid Functional; DFT versus abinitio Calculations in the Reaction of Iodine with n-Electron Donor
(2,3-diaminopyridine)”. Nessreen A. Al-Hashimi, Yasser H. A.
Hussein. (http://www.watoc2011.com/index.php/poster-program)
 2nd International Labotatory Technology Conference &
Exhibtion (LABTECH 2011), The Saudi section of the
American Chemical Society, 8-12 October, 2011, Session
Chair
 United Nation Climate Change Conference, (COP18, CMP8),
Doha Qatar, November 26-December 7, 2012. “Solar energy
conversion processes in plants and bacteria studied using
nanosecond time-resolved visible and infrared spectroscopy”
Yasser H. A. Hussein, Department of Chemistry & Earth Sciences,
College of Arts and Sciences, Gary Hastings, Physics Department,
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.