CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. Aref Kamal

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. Aref Kamal Name : Aref Kazem Aref Kamal Date Of Birth : 23/ 12/ 1952 Place Of Birth : Jericho, Palestine Nationality : Palestinean, Canadian. Marital Status : Married with three children Languages Known :Arabic and English Present Position :Associate Professor Address :Department of Math. & Statistics S.Q. University Al Khoudh 123 P.O. Box 36 Sultanate Of Oman E. Mail : akamal@squ.edu.om General Field Of Study : Functional Analysis Special Area Of Study : Abstract Approximation Theory EDUCATION 1- B.Sc.: 1975, The university of Jordan, Amman. 2-M.Sc.: 1978, The university of Jordan, Amman. Topological Vector Spaces, The Title of the Thesis, On Certain Types Of Completeness and Counter examples. 3- Ph.D.: 1983, The University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K., Abstract Approximation Theory (Functional Analysis), The Title of the Thesis is Best Approximation From Sets of Bounded Linear Operators and Related Problems. The Supervisor is Prof. Al. Brown. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE December 1983-September 1988: Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Birzeit University, West Bank, Palestine. September September 1989 : Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia September April 1994 : Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, U.A.E. University, United Arab Emirates April August 1998 : Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, U.A.E. University, United Arab Emirates August Now : Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, S.Q. University, Sultanate Of Oman. 1

2 TEACHING EXPERIENCE A. Courses Taught At Birzeit University and King Faisal University: Approximation Theory, Functional Analysis, Complex Analysis, Real Analysis, Topology, Set Theory, Linear Algebra, Number Theory, Probability, Statistics, Calculus 1, 2, and 3. B. Courses Taught at U. A. E. University: Functional Analysis, Complex Analysis, Real Analysis (1) and (2), Differential Equations, Set Theory, Topology, Linear Algebra, Number Theory, Statistics, Calculus 1, 2, and 3. C. Courses Taught at S. Q. University: Pre Calculus, Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III. Real Analysis I, Real Analysis II, Complex Variable, Abstract Algebra, Discrete Mathematics, Foundation of Mathematics, Functional Analysis, Topology, Measure Theory, Number Theory. 2

3 ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES A. Conferences Attended: - The Conference of Mathematics and Mathematical Education, Ramallah, West Bank, (June,1993). - Summer School Of Math, Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K., (July, 1994). - Workshop On Optimization and Parallel Computation, Al Ain, U.A.E., (May,1995). - Workshop On New Methodologies And Technologies In Teaching Science Al Ain, U.A.E., (March, 1996). -A Conference on Title Conference in mathematical analysis and application ( 2-4 May 2001), - Present a talk in title On Weak Chebyshev subspaces that has a certain Property, UAE, Al Sharja, The American University of Al Sharjah - A Conference on Title The 2003 UAE Mathematics Day (8 May, 2003) Present a talk in title On Copositive Approximation Over Spaces of Continuous Functions, UAE, Al Sharja, University of Al Sharjah - A Conference on Title Mathematica, Gulf Conference 2004 (26 January 2004), SQ. University, Muscat, Oman. - Mathematica Workshop: (27-28 January 2004), SQ. University, Muscat, Oman. - A Conference on Title The 2004 UAE Mathematics Day (1April, 2004) Present a talk in title On Copositive Approximation by elements of weak Chebyshev subspaces, UAE, Al Sharja, University of Al Sharjah. - A Conference on Title Second International Conference on Mathematical Sciences (12-14 December 2004) Present a talk in title On Copositive Approximation Alternation of the Error, Uniqueness, and continuity. UAE, Al Ain, U.A.E. University. - A Conference on Title Topology and its application (29/12/2004-1/1/2005). S.Q. University, Muscat, Oman. -A Conference on Title Preparing Math Teacher in Oman 11/11/2006 Present a talk in title How to teach mathematics for school students. S.Q. University, Muscat, Oman. -A workshop on title The Omani Higher Education Quality Management System, College of Law, Jan Middle East Conference, Upcoming Learning Technologies and Mathematics (31 March April 2007), SQ. University, Muscat, Oman. -A conference On title Ordered Statistical Data& Inequalities: Theory & Application June 2007, Present a talk in title ON Copositive Approximation By Chebyshev Subspaces Of C(Q), The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. -A Conference on Title International conference on analysis, and Applications (Organizer) and present a talk in title On norm one complemented subspaces of C(Q). ( January 2010, S.Q. University). -The 14 th international conference in Approximation Theory, San Antonio 7/4/2013, gave a talk in title Copositive Approximation By Elements of Finite Dimensional Chebyshev Subspaces Of C(Q) - PDEs Potential Theory, and Functional Spaces Conference, Linkoping, Sweden, 14/06/2015, will give a talk in title " Finite Dimensional Chebyshev Subspaces of Discontinuous Functions". B. Books Published: 1-Aref Kamal, Mohammed Hailat, Abdullah Ababnah, And Fared Abu Zainah, Mathematics For The Teachers Of The Elementary Period I (In Arabic Language), 1996, Al Falah Library Publishing Company. 3

4 2-Aref Kamal, Mohammed Hailat, Abdullah Ababnah, And Fared Abu Zainah, Mathematics For The Teachers Of The Elementary Period II (In Arabic Language),, 1996, Al Falah Library Publishing Company. 3- Aref Kamal, Introduction To functional Analysis ( A course for M.Sc. Students) In preparation. 4- Aref Kamal, Notes On Chebyshev Subspaces, In preparation. 5- Foundation of Mathematics 02 ( Applied) In Arabic C. Papers Refereed: 1-On Smoothness Of The Metric Projection And Its Application To Proximinality In L p (S, X), Journal Of Approximation Theory, Academic Press, Sign Change Approach To The Moment Problem On Classes Of Functions, Journal Of Approximation Theory, Academic Press, Functional Characterizations Of Best Simultaneous Approximations, Journal Of Approximation Theory, Academic Press, Diffusion Problems Arising In Mathematical Biology 2, Journal Of Derasat, The University Of Jordan, Amman, pseudo Chebyshev and -quazi Chebyshev subspaces of Banach spaces Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, Some fixed point Theorem for densifying mapping, Global Journal of Pure & Applied Mathematicas SG- Lindelof Spaces, S. Q. University Journal for Science General common fixed point theorems for weakly compatible maps, Global Journal of Pure & Applied Mathematicas Coefficients Perturbation methods for higher order differential equations, The public Authority for applied education and training, Kiewit (2008). 10- Islamic Statistic Science, S. Q. University Journal for Science Minimum Core Graphs and Hunna Neumann s Conjecture S. Q. University Journal for Science, A note on Pad approximants pairs as limit of algebraic polynomials pairs of weighted best approximation in Orlicz space, The Journal of Analysis in Theory and Applications, 2015 D. Journals Editing - Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science. (Associate Editor) (2004-now). - Global Journal of Pure & Applied Mathematicas (Editorial Board) (2004-now). -Science Journal of Mathematics and Statistics (Peer Reviewer). ( Now) E. Society Membership - London Mathematical Society. - American Mathematical Society F. Academic Awards -Shomann Prize For the Young Arabic Scientists in Mathematics.(1993). Post graduate Students Supervision: - Supervising the MSc Project "Finite Dimensional Chebyshev subspaces" for the student "Mohammed Al Ghafri" Fall Now. - Supervising the MSc Project " The Relationship Between Metacognition and Mathematical Problem Solving" for the student " Amal Al Shabibi " Fall Now. 4

5 -External Examiner for the MSc project " The Effectiveness of Reciprocal Teaching on the Achievement and Algebraic Thinking among Students of the eighth Grade" for the student " Shamsa Al obaidani" Fall

6 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS A. At Birzeit University: - The committee of developing the syllabus of the Department courses, (Chairman). - The committee of the comprehensive Exam. in the Department, (Member, and Chairman). - The committee of scholarships and recruiting new members in the Department. - The committee of the scientific research in the Faculty. - Representing the faculty of science in the academic council in the University. - The discipline committee in the University. B. At King Faisal University: - The committee of writing the plan for the B.Sc. degree in pure mathematics and in applied mathematics in the Department - The committee in the Department of writing the syllabus for the pure mathematics courses; Functional Analysis, Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Abstract Algebra, Number Theory, Set Theory, Topology, Calculus series, Statistics, Probability, Differential Equations. - The committee of recruiting new members in the Department. - The committee of seminars. C. At The U.A.E. University: - The committee of writing the syllabus of the Calculus series. (1990). - The committee of writing the syllabus of Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, and Functional Analysis.(1991). - The committee of writing the syllabus of the Number Theory and Set Theory. (1991). - The committee of writing the syllabus of Advanced Calculus. (1992). - The committee of the student s academic affairs in the department. (1992). - The committee of the schedule of the courses of the Department. ( ). - The committee of the schedule of the courses in the Faculty. ( ). - The committee of seminars ( ). - The committee of research (1994). - The supervisor of the student s society of the mathematics and computer science, boys (1992). - The supervisor of the student s society of the mathematics and computer science, girls (1992). - Supervising the societies of the mathematics and computer science elections, and participating in the scientific day (1994) - Developing the syllabus and the methods of teaching the course of Set Theory. (1993). - Developing the syllabus and the methods of teaching the course of Real Analysis 1. (1993). - Developing the syllabus and the methods of teaching the course of Complex Analysis. (1994). - Developing the syllabus and the methods of teaching the course of Real Analysis 2. (1994). - Developing the syllabus and the methods of teaching the course of Topology. (1995). - The committee Of Public Announcement in the Faculty (1995). - Developing the syllabus and the methods of teaching the course of Functional Analysis. (1996). - The committee of writing the content of the course Mathematics for Teachers 2 (1996) - The committee of writing the content of the course Mathematics for Teachers 1(1997). - The committee of the textbooks, reference books and periodicals ( ). - Supervising the student s questioner at the end of each semester. (1993-now). 6

7 - The committee of research and postgraduate studies (1997/1998). - The committee of the equivalence courses (1997/1998). - The committee of the courses files content, and the portfolio content (1997/1998). D. At S. Q. University: - The committee of the timetable of the courses of the Department. ( ). - Alumni Officer ( ). - The Service Teaching Officer ( ). - The committee of Pure Mathematics (Department Committee) ( ). - The Curriculum Committee (Department Committee) ( ). - The committee of developing the calculus series (Coordinator) (Department Committee) (2001). - The committee of developing Math for teacher s courses (Department Committee) (2002). - The committee of developing Discrete Math course (Department Committee) ( ). - The Committee of Capital Equipments (Faculty Committee) ( ). - The committee for the new plan for the students of (Math/Education) (Faculty Committee). (2002). - The PhD Committee (Faculty Committee) (2003). - The Promotion Committee (Department Committee) ( ). - Research and Consultancy Action Plan Committee ( ). - The Committee for Omanizing the pure math staff members ( ). - The committee of writing a syllabus for discrete mathematics ( ). - The committee of reviewing the syllabus of the pre calculus, and the calculus courses ( ). -Reviewing the Syllabus of the course of Functional Analysis (2006). -Reviewing the Syllabus of the course of Real Analysis 1, and Real Analysis 2 (2006). -Writing the Syllabus of the course of Introduction to Metric and Topological Spaces (2006) - The officer of Following-up implementation of Strategic, Work and Consultancy and Research Plans Committees. ( ) - The Chair of the department Strategic committee (2009) The Strategy committee of the Research and the postgraduate study ( ) - The committee of organizing the conference International conference on analysis, and Applications ( ) -The ad hoc Committee for oral examination ( ). -The Chairman of the ad hoc committee to review the course of Foundation of Mathematics ( ). - The committee for writing the book Foundation of Mathematics 02 Applied in Arabic ( Chair) (2010) - The Committee of Organizing the Conference International conference on analysis, and Applications ( ) - The Thesis Committee of a PhD student ( ). -The committee of choosing the Best Final Year Project, Chair, ( ). - The supervisor of the Annual report (2010) - The Appreasial committee ( ) - The College Committee of Quality Control ( ). - The College Committee of Quality Assurance Control ( ). - The ad hoc committee to replay to the external report for P.G. Studies The College Committee of Quality Assurance Control ( ) 7

8 - The group of pure mathematics, Chair ( now) - The interview committee of applicant of PG program, Chair, (2011- now) - The Chairman of the Faculty Main Library Committee (2008- Now) -The ad hoc committee for reviewing the course of Abstract Algebra (2009-Now) -The coordinator of the pure math Master Program. (2008-Now) -The committee of the Graduate Studies and Research, (Department Committee) (2008- Now). 8

9 SOCIAL SERVICES A. At Birzeit University - Giving a series of lectures in linear algebra for those school s teachers that do not have a university degree. - Giving consultations for the directorate of education in Ramallah about the books of mathematics in the secondary schools. - A member of committee Working to adapt teaching in the university to the Intifada situations in the West Bank. - A member of the scientific committee that supported researches about the wild herbs and weeds grown in the mountains of the West Bank. B. At U.A.E. University - An active member of a committee that discuss with the Directorate of Education in Al Ain, the points of weakness of Al Tawjehi students in Mathematics when they join the university. (1991). - Giving many seminars for the school teachers and the educational supervisor of mathematics in Al Ain directorate of education, those seminars where mainly about finding easy methods to explain the concepts that teachers find them difficult to explain for the students, like the concept of limits, continuity, and derivative. (1992). - Being a supervisor for the students society of mathematics and computer science, I organized with the coordination of the computer center, many training programs offered by the students for those people outside the university about the languages of the computer and the methods of programming. (1992, 1993). - Advising the Alamya Private School in Al Ain about its syllabus of mathematics (1993) - Chairman of the Parents Council for the Alamya Private School. (1993). - Member of the Parents Council of the Jimi Elementary School. (1994). - Studying the contents of the textbook of mathematics for the fifth elementary class. (1995). - Giving a lecture about the Importance of Mathematics for the teachers of mathematics. (1995). - Member of the committee of writing the Tawjihi Exam in the ministry of education (1997). C. At S.Q. University - Revising the general new Math plan for Education Colleges in Oman. (2001). - Revising the syllabus of the pure math courses of the new Math Plan for the Education Colleges for the Ministry of High Education. (2002). - Attending meetings in the ministry of High Education and give advices to improve the new plan (2002). - Revising the syllabus of mathematics for a TAWJEHE class for the Ministry of Education (2004). - Interviewing, and assigning a Math teacher for the Egyptian Private School (2003). - The Chairman of the Education Committee in the Parents Counsel In The Qurm Private School (2004- now). - Attending a workshop supervised by the ministry of education in Qatar, and giving a lecture on how to teach pure math for high school students (2004). - Advising The Qurm Private School about the new syllabus of mathematics courses(2005). - Participating in a Conference on Title Preparing Math Teacher in Oman Present a talk in title How to teach mathematics for school students. S.Q. University, Muscat, Oman, 11/11/

10 -A workshop on title The Omani Higher Education Quality Management System, College of Law, Jan Auditor for the Staff Club in S.Q. University; ( ) 10

11 FIELDS OF RESEARCH, AND PUBLISHED PAPERS A. Approximation By Finite Rank Operators: 1-Aref Kamal, On Proximinality and sets of operators I, Best approximation by finite rank operators, J. Approx. Theory 47 (1986) [ ]. 2-Aref Kamal, On Proximinality and sets of operators II, Non-existence of best approximation from sets of finite rank operators, J. Approx. Theory 47 (1986) [ ]. 3-Aref Kamal, On Proximinality and sets of operators III, Approximation by finite rank operators over spaces of continuous functions, J. Approx. Theory, 47 (1986) [ ]. 4-Aref Kamal, Approximation by finite Rank Operators With Ranges In c 0, Int. J. Math. Math. Sci. 16, 2 (1993). B. Approximation By Compact Operators: 1-Aref Kamal, On Proximinality Of Compact Operators Over Spaces Of Measurable Functions, J. Num. Funct. Anal. Opt. 13 (1992) (5,6) [ ]. 2-Aref Kamal, Approximation By Compact Operators Over Spaces Of Continuous Functions, J. Coll. Math. 43, 2(1992) [ ]. C. Weak Chebyshev Subspaces: 1-Aref Kamal, On Weak Chebyshev Subspaces I, Equioscillation of the error in approximation, J. Approx. Theory 67 (1991) [ ]. 2-Aref Kamal, On Weak Chebyshev Subspaces II, Continuous selection for the metric projection and extension to Mairhuber s theorem, J. Approx. Theory 67 (1991) [ ]. 3-Aref Kamal, On Weak Chebyshev Subspaces, and the Property awc1, a Survey,, J. Approx. Theory, and its Appl., 17(4), (2001), 4- Aref Kamal, Finite Dimensional Chebyshev Subspaces of Discontinuous Functions, accepted in Jean Journal on Approximation Theory, and will appear in Volume 7 No D. Copositive Approximation: 1-Aref Kamal, The Similarity Between The Best Approximation And The Best Copositive Approximation, Journal Numer. Funct. Anal. And Optimiz.18 (7&8), (1997). 2- Aref Kamal, On Copositive Approximation in Some Classical Spaces of Sequences, J. Analysis in Theory, and Application, 19(2), (2003). 3- Aref Kamal, On Copositive Approximation by Elements of Weak Chebyshev Subspaces, Eastren Journal of Approximation 11 (4), (2005). 4- Aref Kamal, On Copositive Approximation Over Some Classical Banach spaces II, Dirasat 32(2) (2005). * All the papers mentioned are single authored 11

12 5- Aref Kamal, On The Continuity of the best copositive approximation Function. Int. J. Appl. Math. Stat. 07(V11), (2007). 6- Aref Kamal, On Copositive Approximation Over Spaces Of Continuous Functions I. The Alternation of the Error In Copositive Approximation (Accepted and to appear in J. Analysis in Theory, and Application). 7- Aref Kamal, On Copositive Approximation Over Spaces Of Continuous Functions II. The Uniqueness Of Best Copositive Approximation (Accepted and to appear J. Analysis in Theory, and Application). E. Other Proximinal Properties: 1- A. Kamal, and D. Hussein, On Sr-complete spaces, Dirasat 5, no.2, 1980, [ ]. 2- Aref Kamal, On Certain Finite Dimensional Subspaces Of C 0 (Q), J. Mathematica Japonica 37 (1992) [ ]. 3-Aref Kamal, On Certain Diameters Of Bounded Sets, J. Port. Math., 51, 3(1994) [ ]. 4-Aref Kamal, The Duality Of Some Approximation Properties, Bull. Iran. Math. Soc. 20, 1, (1994) [9-17]. 5-Aref Kamal, L 1 spaces Fails a Certain Approximative Property, Int. J. Math. Math. Sci. 21.1(1998) [ ]. 6- On Coapproximation Properties ( In Preparation) 7- On Norm one Complemented subspaces of L [0,1] ( In Preparation) Last updated 18/10/2015 Dr. Aref Kamal S.Q. University Dept. Of Mathematics And Statistics. Al Khoudh 123 P. O. Box 36 Sultanate Of Oman. Tel E. Mail akamal@squ.edu.om * All the papers mentioned are single authored 12