Title, Assistant Professor Department: Physics
Yarmouk University 21163
IRBID
– JORDAN phone (962) 2 7211111 ext. 2312 e-mail: ababneha@yu.edu.jo
Education
Ph.D.
Dissertati on Title
2002, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
Solvation of Deoxynucleosides in Aqueous Mixtures of
Organic Solvents Probed through Their Intrinsic
Fluorescence: Implications to Open Base Pair States in
DNA.
Emphasis Molecular Biophysics
M.Sc.
1996, Yarmouk University , Jordan
Thesis
Title
A Statistical Model for Magnetic Fine Particle Systems
Emphasis
B.Sc.
Grade
Major
Professional Experience
Fine Particle Magnetism (Theory)
92%
1994, Yarmouk University , Jordan
Physics
 Assistant Professor: Physics Department, Yarmouk University. Irbid 211-63,
Jordan. Dec. 2002 - present.
 Full-time Lecturer: Physics Department, Yarmouk University. Irbid 211-63,
Jordan. Oct. 2002 - Dec. 2002.
 Teaching Assistant: Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of
Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA. Aug. 1996 - Aug. 2002.
 Teacher of Physics: Jerash Technical School. Ministry of Education. Amman,
Jordan. July 1995 - July 1996.
 Teaching Assistant: Physics Department, Yarmouk University. Irbid 211-63,
Jordan. Jan. 1994 - May 1995.
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Research Interests
 Medical Biophysics: Theoretical investigation of DNA systems and diffusion MRI of tissues and organs.
 Health Physics: Radiation detection, protection and dosimetry.
Publications
 Journal Articles
1. Anas M. Ababneh, Catherine. C. Large, and S. Georghiou. Solvation of
Nucleosides in aqueous mixtures of organic solvents: Relevance to DNA open base pairs. Biophysical Journal. 85: 1111-1127 (2003).
2. Solon Georghiou and Anas M. Ababneh. Maintenance of open DNA base pairs through histone acetylated lysine-purine interaction leading to transcriptional activation: A proposed mechanism. International Journal of
Molecular Medicine. 16: 911-917 (2005).
3. Anas M. Ababneh, Catherine. C. Large, and S. Georghiou. Electronic excitedstate properties of the purine nucleoside bases of DNA at room temperature.
Journal of Applied Sciences Research (JASR) 3: 1288-1295 (2007).
4. Anas M. Ababneh, Zaid Q. Ababneh, Cathy C. Large. DNA A-tract bending:
Polarization effects on electrostatic interactions across their minor groove.
Journal of Theoretical Biology. 252: 742 –749 (2008). doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.02.033
5. Zaid Q. Ababneh, Riad Ababneh, Stephan E. Maier, Carl S. Winalski, Koichi
Oshio, Anas M. Ababneh, Robert V. Mulkern. On the correlation between T2 and tissue diffusion coefficients in exercised muscle: quantitative measurements at 3T within the tibialis anterior. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics,
Biology and Medicine (MAGMA). 21: 273 –278 (2008). doi:10.1007/s10334-008-
0120-8
6. Anas M. Ababneh. The role of polarization interactions in the wrapping/unwrapping of nucleosomal DNA around the histone octamer:
Implications to gene regulation. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 258: 229-239
(2009). doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.02.006 .
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7. Anas M. Ababneh, Maisoun S. Masa’deh, Zaid Q. Ababneh, Mufeed A.
Awawdeh, Abdalmajeid M. Alyassin. Radioactivity concentrations in soil and vegetables from the Northern Jordan Rift Valley and the corresponding dose estimates. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 134:30-37 (2009). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncp064
8. Zaid Q. Ababneh, Helene Beloeil, Charles B. Berde, Anas M. Ababneh,
Stephan E. Maier,and Robert V. Mulkern. In vivo lipid diffusion coefficient measurements in rat bone marrow. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
Accepted (2009). doi:10.1016/j.mri.2008.11.004
9. Zaid Q. Ababneh, Anas M. Ababneh, and Khaled M. Aljarrah. Measurement of natural and artificial radioactivity in powdered milk consumed in Jordan and estimates of the corresponding annual effective dose. Submitted for publication in Radiation Measurements.
 Conference Articles
1. Solon Geroghiou and Anas Ababneh. Dynamics and Solvation of DNA from
Intrinsic Fluorescence Studies. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. Vol.
47. No.1 March 2002. p. 372.
2. Anas M. Ababneh, Catherine. C. Large, and S. Georghiou. Solvation of
Nucleosides in Aqueous Mixtures of Organic Solvents: Relevance to DNA Open
Base Pairs. Biophysical Journal. Vol. 84. 2002. P.184a.
3. Ali Al-Momani, and Anas M. Ababneh. Gamma radiation measurements and dose rate calculations of soil samples within and around Ras Muneef- Jordan.
Abstracts of the Seventh Symposium on Use of Nuclear Techniques in
Environmental Studies. Yarmouk University. Irbid, Jordan. 2007.
4. Anas M. Ababneh. The Role of Polarization Interactions in the Accessibility of
Nucleosomal DNA: A Mechanism for the Epigenetic Code. Abstracts of The 2nd
International Jordanian-Egyptian Biotechnology Conference. Yarmouk
University. Irbid, Jordan. 2008.
 Other Publications
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Postgraduate Supervision
Gamma Radiation Measurements and Dose Rate Calculations of Soil Samples within and around Ras Muneef- Jordan. Ali Al-Momani. M. Sc. Thesis in Physics.
2007-2008. Physics Dept., Yarmouk University. Irbid, Jordan.
Measurement of Radioactivity Concentration and Calculation of Dose Rates and
Transfer Factors for Soil and Vegetable Samples in the Greenhouses of the
Northern Jordan Rift Valley. Maysoon Masa’deh. M. Sc. Thesis in Physics.
2007- 2008. Physics Dept., Yarmouk University. Irbid, Jordan.
Modeling the Vertical Distribution of Radiocesium ( 137 Cs) in Soil Using a Diffusion
Convection Model for Different Deposition Scenarios. Manal J. Abdalla. M. Sc.
Thesis in Physics. 2008-2009. Physics Dept., Yarmouk University. Irbid, Jordan.
Coincidence Summing Corrections for Marinelli-Beakers Geometry in HPGe
Gamma Ray Spectrometry Using Peak to Total (P/T) Calibration. Mulham M.
Eideh. M. Sc. Thesis in Physics. 2008-2009. Physics Dept., Yarmouk University.
Irbid, Jordan.
Utilizing the 63.3 and 92.6 keV Gamma Ray Lines for Direct Uranium 238 U
Detection in Natural Samples: The Effects of Sample Geometry and
Composition. Tamara D. Al-Sayed Ahmad. M. Sc. Thesis in Physics. 2008present. Physics Dept., Yarmouk University. Irbid, Jordan.
Grants and Awards
Grants:
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1. Establishing a B. Sc. Program in Biomedical Physics. $615,000. Higher
Education Development Fund (HEDF). Jordan-World Bank. July 2003. Principle coordinator.
2. Gamma Ray Activity Concentrations and the Associated Annual Dose Equivalent in Soils and Food Stuffs in Northern Jordan. Grant No. 11/2007. 7,500 JD.
Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies. Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
May 2007. Principle investigator.
3. Assessment of Heavy Metals, Natural and Anthropogenic Radionuclides
Pollution in the Gulf of Aqaba. Grant No. 17/2007. 7,520 JD. Deanship of
Research and Graduate Studies. Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan. September
2007. Co-investigator.
4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biomarkers to Track Neurological Disorders. 60,
0000 JD. Scientific Research Fund, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific
Research. Amman, Jordan. 2008. Co-investigator.
Awards:
1. Yarmouk University competitive scholarship toward the Ph. D. degree in Physics.
January 1998 - December 2001.
2. An elected member to Sigma Pi Sigma National Physics Honor Society. The
Chapter of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. April 1999.
3. The award for first-place student of the 1996 M. Sc. Physics class. Yarmouk
University. Irbid 211-63, Jordan.
4. The award for first-place student of the1994 B. Sc. Physics class. Yarmouk
University. Irbid 211-63, Jordan.
5. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research competitive scholarship for the B. Sc. degree in Physics. September 1990- August 1993.
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6. Placed on the Honor List of the Dean of The Faculty of Science (Yarmouk
University. Irbid 211-63, Jordan) four times during1990-1993.
Membership of Committees and Boards
 Department Committees: o Graduate Studies committee.
o Curriculum committee (secretary).
o Biomedical Physics committee. o Technical and Laboratories committee (secretary).
o Development committee (secretary).
 University Committees: o Member of the sub-committee for the Student's Council elections (Twice). o Member of several technical committees for the Tender Department at
Yarmouk University.
 National Committees: o Technical Committee: International Medical Informatics and Biomedical
Engineering Industrial Show & the Workshop on the Role of Modern
Medical Technologies in Medicine. Biomedical Center of Excellence
(BCE), Yarmouk University. Irbid-Jordan. February 19, 2009. o Organizing Committee: Symposium on the Technology of Peaceful
Nuclear Energy. Center of Theoretical and Applied Physical Sciences
(CTAPS), Yarmouk University. Irbid-Jordan. Oct. 14-16, 2008. o Accreditation Committee for the B. Sc. Medical Physics Program in Al-
Zarqa Private University. Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific
Research. Amman, Jordan. (2003).
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 Examination Committees:
1. Study of concentration of some heavy and medium elements in some consumed grains in Jordan using X-ray fluorescence (XRF). M. Sc. Thesis in
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Physics. Salem Faris. Physics Dept., Yarmouk University. Irbid, Jordan. Nov.
2006.
2. Application of SubWavelength Resolution Infrared Microscopy “Chemical
Mapping” to Study Nanostructure and Biological Object. M.Sc. Thesis in
Applied Physics. Mohammed N. Alsawafta. Physics Dept., The Hashemite
University. Zarqa, Jordan. May 2007.
3. Photophysical properties of pyropheophorbide a derivatives as potential photosensitizers for cancer treatment. M. Sc. Thesis in Applied Physics.
Ahmad Ali. Physics Dept., The Hashemite University. Zarqa, Jordan. Feb.
2008.
4. Combinary analysis of single cells by synchtron-based infrared and fluorescence microscopy. M. Sc. Thesis in Applied Physics. Ibraheem F.
Yousef. Physics Dept., The Hashemite University. Zarqa, Jordan. April 2008.
5. Pre occupancy versus post occupancy evaluation of daylight performance in hospitals: The case of King Abdullah University Hospital. Sana'a Al-Rqaibat.
M. Sc. Thesis in Architecture. Jordan University of Science and Technology
(JUST). Irbid, Jordan. April 2009.
Editorship and Refereeing Activities
 Co-Editor of the "Abstracts of Symposium on the Technology of Peaceful
Nuclear Energy." CTAPS, Yarmouk University. Irbid, Jordan. (2008).
 I served as a Referee for the following journals: o Radiation Measurements. o Jordan Journal of Physics (JJP). o Abhath Al-Yarmouk Journal (Pure Science and Engineering Series),
Yarmouk University. Jordan.
 I served as a Referee for the Scientific Research Fund. Ministry of Higher
Education and Scientific Research. Amman, Jordan. (2008).
Teaching Experience
 Undergraduate Level (Yarmouk University): o Freshman General Physics: Mechanics (Phys. 101), Electricity &
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Magnetism (Phys. 102), Waves & Optics (Phys. 207). o Sophomore: Modern Physics I&II (Phys. 251 & Phys. 253), Waves &
Vibrations (Phys. 282). o Junior & Senior: Methods of Theoretical Physics II (Phys. 301),
Biomedical Physics (Phys. 306), Classical Mechanics I& II (Phys. 311 &
Phys. 312), Electromagnetic Theory I (Phys. 332), Radiation Physics
(Phys. 341), Quantum Mechanics I&II (Phys. 352 & Phys. 353), Atomic and Molecular Physics (Phys. 443).
 Graduate Level (Yarmouk University): o Quantum Mechanics (Phys. 651). o Special Topics in Radiological and Health Physics (Phys. 691). o Special Topics in Molecular Biophysics (Phys. 691).
 College Level (Allied Medical Professions College): o Radiological Physics for Technicians. o Medical Physics for Nursing.
 Supervising several Physics Laboratories of all levels.
 Supervising Biomedical Physics students during their practical training.
Professional Memberships
 Jordanian Association for Physicists in Medicine (JAPM): since 2007. (Member of the administrative board starting April 2009).
 International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP): since 2008.
 American Physical Society: 1996-2004. Division of Biophysics: 1999-2004.
 Sigma Pi Sigma National Physics Honor Society: since 1999.
 European Physical Society: 2003-2004.
References
1. Prof. Solon Georghiou. Department of Physics and Astronomy. 401 Nielsen
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Physics Bldg. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Tel: + (865) 974-7835. Fax:
+(865) 974-7843. E-mail: sgeorghi@utk.edu.
2. Prof. Chia. C. Shih. Department of Physics and Astronomy. 401 Nielsen Physics
Bldg. University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 USA. Tel: + (865) 974-7806.
Fax: +(865) 974-7843. E-mail: ccshih@utkux.utcc.utk.edu.
3. Prof. Nabil Y. Ayoub. Dean of Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences, German
Jordanian University. Amman, Jordan Tel: +(962) 6-5300-666 Ext. 806 E-mail: nabil.ayoub@gju.edu.jo.
4. Prof. Sami H. Mahmood. Dean, Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies.
Yarmouk University. Irbid 211-63, Jordan. Ph. (962) 2-721-1111 Ext. 2071 or
2300. Fax. (962) 2-721-1121. E-mail: mahmoods@yu.edu.jo.
5. Prof. Ibrahim Abu-Aljarayesh. Dean of the Faculty of Science. Yarmouk
University. Irbid 211-63, Jordan. Ph. (962) 2-721-1111 Ext. 2411 or 2300. Fax.
(962) 2-721-1117. E-mail: ijaraysh@yu.edu.jo.
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