Al-Amin Dhirani

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience

bulletAssociate professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto (2004/07 – present)
bulletAssistant professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto (1999/09 – 2004/07)
bulletAssistant professor, Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University (1999/01 – 1999/08)
bulletPostdoctoral fellow, Research Laboratory of Electronics, M.I.T. (1996/07 – 1998/06)

Education:

bulletPh.D., Experimental Physics, University of Chicago (1991/09 - 1996/06)
bulletMS, Theoretical Physics, McGill University (1989/09 - 1991/06)
bulletB.Sc., Honors Physics, University of Alberta (1986/01 - 1989/06)

Awards and honors

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Premier's Research Excellence Award (2000)

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Nortel Institute for Telecommunications Associate (2000-2001)

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NSERC Postdoctoral fellowship, M.I.T. (1997)

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James Franck Symposium Dissertation Award, University of Chicago  (1996)

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American Physical Society Travel Award (1996)

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Hulda and Maurice Rothschild Fellowship, University of Chicago (1995)

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NSERC Postgraduate fellowship, McGill University  (1989 - 1990)

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Louis Crosby Memorial Medal, Physics, University of Alberta  (1989)

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Dean's Medal, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta (1989)