Faculty

Profile

College / Department

Teaching areas

Preparatory physics (Phy001), Astronomy (Phy103), General Physics (Phy 101), Introduction to Astrophysics (Phy 113), Conceptual physics (Phy 100), , 101 Lab, , Phy 102 Lab

Research areas

Astrophysics; Symbiotics stars and H-Alpha emmission around them.

Education

MS, M.phil, In Physics/ Astrophysics (symbiotic Stars), Keele University, United Kingdom, 1994

BS, Bachelor Of Physics (minor In Maths), Baghdad University, Iraq, 1979

Professional experience

Physics Instructor, 2012 - Present

Physics Instructor, Sharjah University, United Arab Emirates, 2010 - 2012

Physics Teacher, The Institute of Applied Technology, United Arab Emirates, 2008 - 2010

Math Instructor, The American University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2006 - 2008

Physics Instructor, American University in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 1997 - 2006

Physicist, The National Petroleum Company, Iraq, 1980 - 1986

Memberships

British Science Association, September 2012

Royal Astronomical Society, September 2012

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 4049

Ms. Isra Siry

Instructor

Isra Riffat Siry has taught in physics and math departments for more than 20 years at institutions such as Stoke-on-Trent College, UK; American University in Dubai; and University of Sharjah. Her areas of research and teaching interest are astrophysics; the research was mainly about detecting the extended emission around the symbiotic stars. It used special program for data reduction and filtering out the discs of the stars to study the nebulae. The research used CCD (Charged Coupled Device) camera data for analysis. Prior to her academic career, she worked as an oil engineer (data analyst) at the oil company INOC.

Conference Presentations

History of Astronomy, Physics Open Day, February 2023

How to Succeed at Physics?, Student Success Workshops, 23 February 2022