Muhammad Maqbool

Muhammad Maqbool
Associate Professor

Associate Professor (P), Nuclear Medicine Tech Program , Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences 2017 -

Overview

My name is Muhammad Maqbool. I work as an Associate Professor of Health Physics in the Department of Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences, School of Health Professions at UAB, since May 2017. I have obtained my Ph.D. degree in Condensed Matter Physics & Photonics from Ohio University, USA. I have obtained M.S. degree in Medical & Radiation Physics from the University of Birmingham, UK. I got my first degree from the University of Peshawar, Pakistan. Before joining UAB as a faculty member, I worked as Associate Professor of Physics & Medical Physics at Ball State University for 9 years. I also worked as an Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Mount Olive. I teach several courses in the Master of Science in Health Physics program and Master of Science in Nuclear Medicine Tech nology. Those courses include Principles of Health Physics, Medical Radiation Physics, Principles of Radiation Dosimetry, Physics of Medical Imaging, Nonionizing Radiation, Advanced Radiation Biology and Research Methodology & Publications Analysis and Computed Tomography and Laser Safety.

I am actively engaged in research and published 78 research papers in highly reputed peer-reviewed journals. I have obtained a US Patent for inventing the Smallest AlN:Ti microlaser on optical fibers in whispering gallery mode. My student also obtained the best researcher award in the Health Physics Society 64th Annual Meeting held in Orlando, Florida, USA, on July 7-11, 2019. I have published two books and book chapters. My recent book An Introduction to Medical Physics is used as a recommended textbook at UAB and reference book at other Universities. Currently several graduate students work on their research projects with me. I work as consultant for many national and international organizations. I also work as grant reviewers for research funding bodies. I have established research and professional collaboration with many researchers within UAB and other Universities in USA and abroad.

I actively take part in professional bodies and organizations in my field. Currently I serve as the President of Alabama Chapter of Health Physics Society. I work as Chair of the Gamma rays, x-rays and ultraviolet ray photonics technical section of the Optical Society of America. I am an active member of several professional organizations including Health Physics Society, American Physical Society and Optical Society of America.

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
	A Comparative Study of the Toxicity of Polyethylene Glycol–Coated Cobalt Ferrite Nanospheres and Nanoparticles. Nanoscale Research Letters. 14.
	Ab initio study of the bandgap engineering of Al1-xGa xN for optoelectronic applications. Journal of Applied Physics. 109.
	Accuracy checks of physical beam modifier factors algorithm used in computerized treatment planning system for a 15 MV photon beam. Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy. 14:214-220.
	Accurate theoretical bandgap calculations of II-VI semiconductors
	Assessment of computerized treatment planning system accuracy in calculating wedge factors of physical wedged fields for 6 MV photon beams
	Atomic force microscopy and XRD analysis of silver films deposited by thermal evaporation. International Journal of Modern Physics B. 20:217-231.
	Bandgap investigations and the effect of the in and Al concentration on the optical properties of InxAla-xN
	Characterization of 83Bi²⁰⁹, 74W¹⁸⁴, 48Cd¹¹², 30Zn⁶⁵, 28Ni⁵⁹ and 26Fe⁵⁶ using Modified Klein-Nishina formula, for radiation shielding and dosimetry
	Characterization of cobalt nanowires fabricated in anodic alumina template through AC electrodeposition. IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology. 9:223-228.
	Chitosan/hydroxyapatite composite bone tissue engineering scaffolds with dual and decoupled therapeutic ion delivery: Copper and strontium. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 7:6109-6124.
	Controlled Structure of Electrochemically Deposited Pd Nanowires in Ion-Track Templates. Nanoscale Research Letters. 10:1-6.
	Conversion of optically isotropic to anisotropic CdSxSe 1-x (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) alloy with S concentration. Computational Materials Science. 77:145-152.
	Correction to: Morphological evolution of ZnO nanostructures with hydrothermal oxidation time and their electrochemical glucose sensing properties (Applied Nanoscience, (2019), 9, 8, (2059-2068), 10.1007/s13204-019-01025-1). Applied Nanoscience. 9:2069.
	Corrigendum to ‘Fabrication and temperature dependent magnetic properties of nickel nanowires embedded in alumina templates’ (Ceramics International (2015) 41(9,Part B) (12081–12086) (S0272884215011414) (10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.06.025)). Ceramics International. 42:1020.
	Cr-doped III-V nitrides: Potential candidates for spintronics. Journal of Electronic Materials. 40:1428-1436.
	Direct ultraviolet excitation of an amorphous AlN:praseodymium phosphor by codoped Gd³⁺ cathodoluminescence. Applied Physics Letters. 91.
	Dose non-linearity of the dosimetry system and possible monitor unit errors on medical linear accelerators used in conventional and intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection. 27:368-373.
	Effect of bias and hydrogenation on the elemental concentration and the thermal stability of amorphous thin carbon films, deposited on Si substrate. Diamond and Related Materials. 18:1333-1337.
	Effect of crystallographic texture on magnetic characteristics of cobalt nanowires. Nanoscale Research Letters. 5:1111-1117.
	Effect of phase transition on the optoelectronic properties of Zn 1-xMg xS. Journal of Applied Physics. 112.
	Effect of size reduction on the electronic and ferromagnetic properties of the In2O3 nanoparticles. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 14.
	Elastic and mechanical properties of lanthanide monoxides. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 618:292-298.
	Electron penetration depth in amorphous AlN exploiting the luminescence of AlN:Tm/AlN:Ho bilayers. Current Applied Physics. 9:417-421.
	Electron polarization, and photoluminescence of sputtered AIN:Sm thin films for optoelectronics and photonics applications. Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics. 5:64-67.
	Electronic Band Structures of the Highly Desirable III–V Semiconductors: TB-mBJ DFT Studies. Journal of Electronic Materials. 45:3314-3323.
	Electronic cross-sections and Compton attenuation and transfer coefficients of 82Pb²⁰⁸29Cu⁶⁴27Co⁵⁹20Ca⁴⁰and 13Al²⁷for applications in radiation shielding and dose
	Energy level splitting and luminescence enhancement in AlN:Er by an external magnetic field. Optical Materials. 46:601-604.
	Enhanced cathodoluminescence from an amorphous aln:holmium phosphor by co-doped gd⁺³ for optical devices applications
	Erratum to "Technical note: Accuracy checks of physical beam modifier factors algorithm used in computerized treatment planning system for a 15 MV photon beam" [Rep. Pract. Oncol. Radiother. 14 (2009) 214-220] (DOI:10.1016/j.rpor.2009.12.002). Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy. 15:25.
	Fabrication and temperature dependent magnetic properties of nickel nanowires embedded in alumina templates. Ceramics International. 41:12081-12086.
	Fabrication of cobalt-nickel binary nanowires in a highly ordered alumina template via AC electrodeposition. Nanoscale Research Letters. 8:1-8.
	Field emission properties of TiO2 nanotubes fabricated on Ti wire. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 233:21-26.
	Generalized gradient calculations of structural, electronic and optical properties of MgxCd1-xO oxides. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 493:212-218.
	Intriguing electronic and optical properties of M2CX2 (M = Mo, W; X = O, F) MXenes and their van der Waals heterostructures. Chemical Physics Letters. 731.
	Intriguing electronic structures and optical properties of two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures of Zr2CT2 (T = O, F) with MoSe2 and WSe2. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 6:2830-2839.
	Investigation of half metallicity in Fe doped CdSe and Co doped CdSe materials. Current Applied Physics. 12:184-187.
	Investigation of structural and optoelectronic properties of BaThO 3. Optical Materials. 33:553-557.
	Investigation of the optical properties of P, As and Sb incorporated AlGaX alloys using full potential linearized augmented plane wave method. Computer Physics Communications. 185:2829-2833.
	LUMINESCENCE AND THERMAL ANNEALING OF SPUTTERED DEPOSITED THULIUM- AND SAMARIUM-DOPED AMORPHOUS AlN FILMS. Surface Review and Letters. 12:767-771.
	LUMINESCENCE AND THERMAL ANNEALING OF SPUTTERED DEPOSITED THULIUM- AND SAMARIUM-DOPED AMORPHOUSAlNFILMS. Surface Review and Letters. 12:767-771.
	Linear attenuation coefficient and buildup factor of MCPS-96 alloy for dose accuracy, beam collimation, and radiation protection. Radiological Physics and Technology. 5:229-236.
	Luminescence Enhancement in Amorphous AlN:W by Co-Doped Gd⁺³. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 27:1519-1522.
	Luminescence and thermal annealing of sputtered deposited thulium- and samarium-doped amorphous A1N films. Surface Review and Letters. 12:767-771.
	Luminescence from Cr⁺³-doped AlN films deposited on optical fiber and silicon substrates for use as waveguides and laser cavities. Applied Optics. 49:653-657.
	Luminescence from praseodymium doped AlN thin films deposited by RF magnetron sputtering and the effect of material structure and thermal annealing on the luminescence. Journal of Materials Science. 42:5657-5660.
	Luminescence from thulium and samarium doped amorphous AIN thin films deposited by RF magnetron sputtering and the effect of thermal activation on luminescence. European Physical Journal: Applied Physics. 34:31-34.
	Morphological evolution of ZnO nanostructures with hydrothermal oxidation time and their electrochemical glucose sensing properties. Applied Nanoscience. 9:2059-2068.
	Nanocrystals formation and intense green emission in thermally annealed AlN:Ho films for microlaser cavities and photonic applications. Journal of Applied Physics. 108.
	Novel structure formation at the bottom surface of porous anodic alumina fabricated by single step anodization process. Micron. 41:560-564.
	Optical spectroscopy and energy transfer in amorphous AlN-doped erbium and ytterbium ions for applications in laser cavities. Optics Letters. 35:3117-3119.
	Opto-electronic response of spinels MgAl 2O 4 and MgGa 2O 4 through modified Becke-Johnson exchange potential. Physica B: Condensed Matter. 407:2588-2592.
	Optoelectronic response of GeZn 2O 4 through the modified Becke-Johnson potential
	Regularization of voxelwise autoregressive model for analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging data
	Retraction Note to: A Comparative Study of the Toxicity of Polyethylene Glycol–Coated Cobalt Ferrite Nanospheres and Nanoparticles (Nanoscale Research Letters, (2019), 14, 1, (386), 10.1186/s11671-019-3202-9). Nanoscale Research Letters. 15.
	Review on the hazardous applications and photodegradation mechanisms of chlorophenols over different photocatalysts. Environmental Research. 195.
	Robust half-metallicity of AlCoN and AlNiN
	SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION AND GRAIN SIZE CALCULATION OF SILVER FILMS DEPOSITED BY THERMAL EVAPORATION. Surface Review and Letters. 12:759-766.
	SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION AND GRAIN SIZE CALCULATION OF SILVER FILMS DEPOSITED BY THERMAL EVAPORATION. Surface Review and Letters. 12:759-766.
	Size-dependent inhibition of bacterial growth by chemically engineered spherical ZnO nanoparticles
	Spectroscopy of gadolinium ion and disadvantages of gadolinium impurity in tissue compensators and collimators, used in radiation treatment planning. Spectroscopy. 21:205-210.
	Structural and optoelectronic properties of cubic CsPbF3 for novel applications
	Structural and thermoelectric properties of pure and La, y doped HoMnO3 for their use as alternative energy materials. Computer Physics Communications. 187:1-7.
	Structural, electronic and optical properties of Ca xCd 1-xO and its conversion from semimetal to wide bandgap semiconductor. Computational Materials Science. 58:71-76.
	Structural, electronic and optical properties of CsPbX3(X=Cl, Br, I) for energy storage and hybrid solar cell applications. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 705:828-839.
	Structure changes of AlN:Ho films with annealing and enhancement of the Ho³⁺ emission. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 352:1290-1293.
	Synthesis, characterization and electrochemical analysis of TiO2 nanostructures for sensing L-Cysteine and hydrogen peroxide. Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 128.
	Theoretical studies of CsSnX3 (X = Cl, Br and I) for energy storage and hybrid solar cell applications
	Theoretical studies of structural and magnetic properties of cubic perovskites PrCoO3 and NdCoO3. Physica B: Condensed Matter. 406:3800-3804.
	Thermoelectric properties of SbNCa3 and BiNCa3 for thermoelectric devices and alternative energy applications. Computer Physics Communications. 185:1394-1398.
	TiO2 nanotube array-modified electrodes for L-cysteine biosensing: Experimental and density-functional theory study. Nanotechnology. 31.
	Titanium-doped sputter-deposited AlN infrared whispering gallery mode microlaser on Optical fibers. Optics Letters. 35:3637-3639.
	Toxicity of PEG-Coated CoFe2O4 Nanoparticles with Treatment Effect of Curcumin. Nanoscale Research Letters. 13.
	Tri-layered functionally graded membrane for potential application in periodontal regeneration
	Tunable High-TC ferromagnetism in Sn⁴⁺-doped (InFe0.04)2O3 nanoparticles: a vital role of electron doping
	Ultraviolet spectroscopy of Pr⁺³ and its use in making ultraviolet filters. Current Applied Physics. 9:234-237.
	Voltage-Switchable Biosensor with Gold Nanoparticles on TiO2Nanotubes Decorated with CdS Quantum Dots for the Detection of Cholesterol and H2O2. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 13:3653-3668.

Research Overview

My research work and activities cover multiple areas of Physics. Students are engaged in most of those areas of my research. Currently I work in the following areas.

Materials for Radiation Shielding & Protection.
Optical Materials for Biomedical Applications.
Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications,
Radiation Dosimetry and Assessment
Biophotonics,
Optics & Photonics,
Condensed Matter Physics,
Surface Science

Teaching Overview

I have taught more than 50 various courses in physics, health physics and related areas multiple times. I have taught more than 50 various courses in physics, health physics and related areas multiple times. I would divide them in two categories; courses taught at UAB and courses taught before joining UAB (in my previous employer institutes). A list of those courses is given below.

Course Number Course Title Level University

At UAB:

MHP 601 Principles of Health Physics Graduate UAB
MHP 611 Physics of Diagnostic Imaging Graduate UAB
MHP 620 Principles of Dosimetry Graduate UAB
MHP 621 Nonionizing Radiation Graduate UAB
MHP 651 Advanced Radiation Biology Graduate UAB
MHP 675 / Research Methodology & Graduate UAB
NMT 675 Publications Analysis
MHP 691 Supervised Practice Graduate UAB
MHP 698 Non-thesis Research Graduate UAB
NMT 610 Medical Radiation Physics Graduate UAB
NMT 623 Computed Tomography Graduate UAB
NMT 698 Non-thesis Research Graduate UAB

Before UAB:

APHY 550 Medical Physics-1 Graduate BSU
APHY 552 Medical Physics-2 Graduate BSU
PHYC 534 Thermal Physics Graduate BSU
PHYC 564 Intro- to Quantum Mechanics Graduate BSU
PHYC 565 Quantum Mechanics Graduate BSU
PHYC 552 Electricity & Magnetism-2 Graduate BSU
PHYC 540 Physical Optics Graduate BSU
PHYC 540L Physical Optics Lab Graduate BSU
PHYC 553 Math Methods for Physicists Graduate BSU
PHYC 683 Seminars in Physics Graduate BSU
PHYC 120 General Physics-1 (calc based) Undergraduate BSU
PHYC 120L General Physics-1 Lab Undergraduate BSU
PHYC 122 General Physics-2 (calc based) Undergraduate BSU
PHYC 122L General Physics-2 Lab Undergraduate BSU
PHY 331 University Physics-1 Undergraduate UMO
(with Lab)
PHY 332 University Physics-2 Undergraduate UMO
(with Lab)
PHY 350 Radiation Physics-1 Undergraduate UMO
PHY 351 Radiation Physics-1 Undergraduate UMO
APHY 350 Medical Physics-1 Undergraduate BSU
APHY 352 Medical Physics-2 Undergraduate BSU
PHYC 353 Math Methods for Physicists Undergraduate BSU
PHYC 434 Thermodynamics & Statistical- Undergraduate BSU
Mechanics
PHYC 464 Intro- to Quantum Mechanics Undergraduate BSU
PHYC 465 Quantum Mechanics Undergraduate BSU
PHYC 340 Physical Optics Undergraduate BSU
PHYC 340L Physical Optics Lab Undergraduate BSU
PHYC 483 GRE (Physics) Undergraduate BSU
PHYC 110 General Physics-1 (algeb based) Non-Major BSU
PHYC 110L General Physics-1 Lab Non-Major BSU
PHYC 112 General Physics-2 Non-Major BSU
PHYC 112L General Physics-2 Lab Non-Major BSU
PHYC 111 Problems in College Physics Non-Major BSU
PHYC 101 Physics for Teachers Non-Major BSU
ASTR 100 Introductory Astronomy Non-Major UMO
PHYS 110 Physics for Non-Majors with Lab Non-Major UMO
PHYS 221 General College Physics-1 Non-Major UMO
PHYS 221L General College Physics-1L Non-Major UMO
PHYS 222 General College Physics-2 Non-Major UMO
PHYS 222L General College Physics-2L Non-Major UMO
MATH 130 Pre-Algebra Non-Major UMO
MATH 132 Pre-Calculus Non-Major UMO
MATH 140 Contemporary Mathematics Non-Major UMO
ENVR 110 Introduction to Environmental Non-Major UMO
Science
MATS 511 Materials Principles & Graduate QU
Characterization
MATS 512 Thermodynamics of Materials Graduate QU
MATS 513 Functional Properties Materials Graduate QU
MATS 530 Radiation Technology Materials Graduate QU
MATS 570 Nanotechnology & Advanced Graduate QU
Characterization Methods
MATS 514 Research Methodology Graduate QU

Abbreviations used:
UAB: University of Alabama at Birmingham, QU: Qatar University
BSU: Ball State University UMO: University of Mount Olive