M.-R. Khodja's Profile

Mathematics and Modeling Department

Schlumberger-Doll Research Center

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA

At SDR, I shall be working on the development of innovative technologies for interpreting various types of borehole seismic data along with other downhole measurements.

I am also interested in different aspects of electromagnetic field theory and in a variety of physics problems centered essentially about the role of the quantum vacuum in physics and engineering.

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

        Dissertation Title: Imaging and Radiation Enhancements from Metamaterials.

        Supervisor: Prof Edwin A. Marengo,  Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

        Dissertation Committee Members: Prof. Anthony J. Devaney, Prof. Philip E. Serafim.

Scientific Lineage (PhD side)

MS in Physics, KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA.

        Thesis Title: Radiative and Nonleptonic Decays of Bottom Baryons in the Quark Model.

        Supervisor: Prof. Riazuddin,  Director Emeritus, National Centre for Physics (NCP), Islamabad, Pakistan.

        Thesis Committee Members: Prof. Noureddine Zettili, Prof. Harry A. Mavromatis, Prof. Th. A. Al-Aithan.

Scientific Lineage (MS side)

BS in Physics (area of concentration: Theoretical Physics), Université de Constantine, Constantine, Algeria.

Journal Publications (in preparation)

1.    M. R. Khodja and E. A. Marengo, The Casimir Effect and the Dispersive Nature of Metamaterials, (2008).

2.    M. R. Khodja and E. A. Marengo, Inverse Scattering and Imaging Resolution Enhancements in Metamaterial Backgrounds, (2008).

3.    R. Hernandez, H. Lev-Ari, A. M. Stankovic, M. R. Khodja, and E. A. Marengo, Fundamental Performance Limits in Lossy Polyphase Systems: Apparent Power and Optimal Compensation, to be submitted to IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems, (2008).

Journal Publications (published and submitted)

1.     M. R. Khodja and E. A. Marengo, The Casimir Effect in the Presence of Metamaterials, Phys. Rev. (2008).

2.     M. R. Khodja and E. A. Marengo, Comparative Study of Radiation Enhancement due to Metamaterials, invited paper, Radio Sci., 43, RS6S02, doi:10.1029/2007RS003803 (2008).

3.     E. A. Marengo, M. R. Khodja, and A. Boucherif, Inverse Source Problem in Non-homogeneous Background Media: Vector Formulation and Antenna Substrate Performance Characterization, SIAM J. App. Math., 69 (1), pp.81-110, (2008).

4.     M. R. Khodja and E. A. Marengo, Radiation Enhancement Due to Metamaterial Substrates From an Inverse Source Theory, Phys. Rev. E, 77, 046605 (2008).

5.     E. A. Marengo and M. R. Khodja, Generalized Power-Spectrum Larmor Formula for Extended Charged Particle Embedded in a Harmonic Oscillator, Phys. Rev. E 74, 036611 (2006).

6.     P. Abdel-Jalil, M. R. Khodja, and A. Al-Suwayyan,  A Physical Model for the Distribution of Ions and Electrons in Laminar Premixed Hydrocarbon Flames, Arab. J. Sc. Eng. 26/2A (2001), pp.127-135.

7.     M. R. Khodja, Riazuddin, and Fayyazudin, Two-body Non-leptonic Decays of Bottom Baryons in the Quark Model, Phys. Rev. D 60, 053005 (1999).

8.     A. Aksoy and M. R. Khodja, Calibration of Natural Gamma-ray Spectrometer Facility at the ERL, Arab. J. Sc. Eng. 24/1A (1999), pp.73-79.

Conference Publications

1.    E. A. Marengo and M. R. Khodja, "Source Synthesis in Substrate Media: Fundamental bounds," International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, URSI Commision B, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 26-28, 2007.

2.    E. A. Marengo, M. R. Khodja, "Source Inversion in Metamaterial Substrate Media: Fundamental Limits, and Applications," URSI/CNC/USNC North American Radio Science Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 22-26, 2007.

Workshop Presentations

1.    M. R. Khodja and E. A. Marengo, Inverse Source Problem in Substrate Media, poster presented at The 18th Annual Research Workshop organized by the Communication and Digital Signal Processing Center (CDSP) & Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Censing and Imaging Systems (CenSSIS), Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, March 27, 2007.

Research Projects

1.    CAREER: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Study of Wave-Based Signal Processing: Compressive Sensing and Signal-subspace-based Imaging, Project funded by the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, (Principal investigator: Dr. Edwin A. Marengo, ECE Dept. Northeastern University.).   

2.    Inverse Source Problem in Non-homogeneous Background Media: Vector Formulation and Antenna Substrate Performance Characterization, Project funded by US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (Principal investigator: Dr. Edwin A. Marengo, ECE Dept. Northeastern University.)

3.    Data Base for Technical Capability of the KFUPM 14-MeV Neutron activation Analysis Facility for Industrial Applications, Energy Research Laboratory, KFUPM. Project funded by KACST (Principal Investigator: Dr. Abdulkader Aksoy, ERL, KFUPM.)

4.    Study of the Oxidation States of Copper Using XPS Technique, Surface Science Laboratory, Department of Physics, KFUPM (supervised by Dr. Mushtaq Salim, Physics Dept., KFUPM.)

5.    Calibration of Natural Gamma-ray Spectrometer at the ERL, Energy Research Laboratory, KFUPM (supervised by Dr. Abdulkader Aksoy, ERL, KFUPM.)

Conferences Attended

QFT & QCD: Past, Present and Future, Harvard University, USA, March 18-19, 2005.

Beyond4D: Physics Beyond Four Dimensions, Abdus Salam ICTP, Trieste, Italy, July 3-6 , 2000.

Colloquia and Seminars

1.    Radiation and Imaging Enhancement in Non-homogeneous and Metamaterial Media, Schlumberger-Doll Research Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2008.

2.    Unity from Disparity: The Quest for a Unified Description of the Universe, Physics Dept., KFUPM, 2003.

3.    Sonoluminescence, Physics Dept., KFUPM, 2002.

4.    Dark Matter in the Universe, Physics Dept., KFUPM, 1999.

5.    What is an Elementary Particle?, Physics Dept., KFUPM, 1998.

6.    Radiative and Nonleptonic Decays of Bottom Baryons in the Quark Model, Physics Dept., KFUPM, 1997.

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