Dr. Michel Abou Ghantous

VISITING PROFESSOR  

Office Number: 358
Office Phone: +974 423-0462
Fax Number: 4230060
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INTEREST AREAS
Dr. Michel Abou Ghantous, has been affiliated to many Universities in Lebanon, such as LU, AUB, LAU, NDU, and he interacted with a number of international research groups mainly at the CEN-Grenoble, University Du Maine in France, Nottingham University in UK, and Algeria Universities. He investigated the spin-phonon interaction in insulating solids at low temperatures, using experimental (APR, EF-EPR, Thermal Conductivity), and theoretical methods. During the last decade, he achieves work related to the nanostructured  magnetic wave guides on magnetic surfaces and localized phonons on nanostructured defects on insulating surfaces. His interest in vibronic coupling led him to contribute to the study of Fullerenes (mainly C60) with many papers. Dr. Abou Ghantous has a long experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in physics. He co-supervised a number of Ph.D.'s in Europe.

Dr. Abou Ghantous' research interests focus mainly on:

• Vibronic effects in solids and fullerenes
• Magnetic and non magnetic nanostructured materials
• Cooperative Jahn-Teller Effects in Fullerenes

EDUCATION

• Visiting researcher to many universities in Europe
• Doctorat Es Sciences D'Etat, USMG, 1974
• Doctorat de Specialité, 3ième cycle, USMG, 1972
• DEA,(Thermodynamics),USMG, 1970

EXPERIENCE

• Scientific Collaborator with CEN-G 1974-1985
• Professor of physics LU, 1977-1988
• Associate Professor , AUB, 1989-2004
• Associate Professor, LAU, NDU, 2005-2008

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Faten Al-Hazmi, Elie A. Moujaes , Michel Abou Ghantous,  Colin A.Bates, and  Janette L. Dunn,  "Accurate Calculations of Second-Order Vibronic Reduction Factors for C60 Ions", J. Phys. Condensed Matter, (2005),17, 4779-4791

M. Belhadi, R Chadli, A. Khater, M. Abou Ghantous, "Spin dynamics across an inhomogeneous atomic boundary separating ultra-thin Heisenberg ferromagnetic films", Eur. Phys. J.:Appl. Phys. (2007), 37, 25-31

B. Bourahla, A. Khater,  R. Tigrine, and M. Abou Ghantous ,"Magnon coherent conductance via atomic noncontacts", J. of  Phys..: Cond. Mat.  (2007), 19, 266208
 
R. Tigrine, A. Khater, B. Bourahla, M. Abou Ghantous and O. Rafil,"Magnon scattering by asymmetric atomic well in free standing very thin magnetic films", Eur. Phys. J.B, (2008), 62, 59–64