Hello, my name is

Arwa Saud Abbas, PhD

Materials Scientist

About me

Pioneer Research in Solid State Positronic, Weyl Fermions Devices and advanced semiconductor laser - In Process.

Doing reasearch on semiconductor opto-electronic devices for next generation laser.

Manufacturing wide-bandgap semiconductor opto-electronic devices. Contributing to the establishment of joint-project, and the collaboration for the benefit of global society- In progress.

Key Achievements

  • Joint-research with MBE reactor research team lead by Prof. Valentin Jmerik at Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute: UVC-emitters towards UV advanced lasers technology & AlN with monolayer-thick GaN quantum wells.
  • Expert in manufacturing Blue/Green InGaN-based lasers.
  • Trained/Worked on metal organic vapor deposition (MOCVD Reactor) growth of visible wavelength laser
    diodes (LDs) epitaxy at UCSB, Nakamura’s laboratory.
  • Developed/implemented new procedures for fabrication technologies of Semi-Polar (20-21) GaN flip-chip
    edge emitting lasers structures.
  • Demonstrated 1st generation green semi-polar (20-21) FC-LD novel fabrication technologies development.
  • Participated/Assisted in the MOCVD maintenance.
  • Technical Skills: Laser Devices Simulation using such as FIMMWave Software, Material Growth of IIINitrides, Fabrication, Processing, and Characterization.
  • Studied/Learned under supervision of KACST-UCSB committee in charge: Professors Steven P. DenBaars (Co-Chair), Shuji Nakamura (Co-Chair) – Nobel Laureate in Physics 2014, James S. Speck, and Ahmed Alyamani.
  • Gained a brilliant base of experience on Nanofabrication from working and studying under the supervision of Professors Yavuz and Cui.

My Education

01/2015-03/2020
University of California,
Santa Barbara,
United States of America

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Materials

Advisors: Profs. Steven Denbaars & Shuji Nakamura
Prof. Nakamura- Nobel Laureate in Physics 2014.
PhD Dissertation: Optical Modeling, MOCVD Growth, and Development of Novel Fabrication Technologies for Semi-Polar (20-21) GaN Flip-Chip Edge Emitting Lasers Structures.

09/2011-08/2013
University of Waterloo, Canada

Master of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering (Nanofabrication)

Advisers: Profs. Mustafa Yavuz & Bo Cui
Master Thesis: Nanofabrication Using Electron Beam Lithography: Novel Resist and Applications

06/2010-07/2011

ADVANCE ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR PROFESSIONALS

Renison English Language Institute in Waterloo, Canada 01/2011-07/2011
Canadian Language Learning College (CLLC) in Ottawa, Canada 06/2010-12/2010

10/2008-07/2009
Jazan University

Working Co-operator in Physics Department

Volunteer work at Jazan University Library

07/2003-09/2007
Jazan University, Kingdom Saudi Arabia

Bachelor of Science and Education in Physics

Department of Physics

Gallery

Attended the 51st International Micro and Nano Engineering Conference MNE2025.

51st International Micro and Nano Engineering Conference:

Southampton, UK: 16-18 September 2025

September 2025

My article reached a new milestone

My latest publication in Frontiers in Electronics has reached a new impact milestone:

https://www.frontiersin.org/article/1372631 utm_source=email-sig&utm_medium=email&utm_content=5000_VIEWS&utm_campaign=imp_mile_2024_fall_en_aut-ww

August 2025

𐩱𐩧𐩥𐩱 - 𐩦𐩣𐩱𐩡 𐩥 𐩱𐩡𐩴𐩬𐩥𐩨

Connecting NORTH and SOUTH: through ancient southern local stories, ancient books and inscriptions.

July 2025

My article reached a new milestone

My latest publication in Frontiers in Electronics has just hit a significant impact milestone:

 

https://www.frontiersin.org/article/1372631?utm_source=email-sig&utm_medium=email&utm_content=100_DOWNLOADS&utm_campaign=imp_mile_2024_fall_en_aut-ww

 

March 2025

Smartech Daily

How Arwa Saud Abbas Finds Inspiration for Science in Nature By Smartech Daily Team

https://smartechdaily.com/arwa-saud-abbas-inspiration-science-in-nature/

March 2025

Certification of Appreciation

Academy Scientific Events at 32 Academy

November 2024

Certificate of Attendance

FIMMWAVE/FIMMPROP training course – October 14th and 15th 2024 – Certificate of Attendance

October 2024

Certification of Appreciation

Academy Scientific Events at 32 Academy

October  2024

Certification of Appreciation

Academy Scientific Events at 32 Academy

July 2024

محاضرة | تطوير الجيل القادم من أجهزة بواعث الضوء تعتمد على أشباه الموصلات

32 Academy
at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), 16 July 2024

 

July 2024

Smart Materials and Devices Conference 2024

1st Open BRICS, Shenzhen, China

 

May 2024

Joint-research on MBE reactor research at Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute 2023- In progress

Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute very well-know for Father of the semiconductor laser whose research changed the modern world [1]: Professors Zhores Ivanovich Alferov (2000 Nobel Prize in Physics for the development of modern heterostructure physics/electronics) & Oleg Vladimirovich Losev, who realized the light emitter.[2].
[1] Ivanov, S. (2019). Remembering Zhores Alferov. Nature Photonics. doi:10.1038/s41566-019-0525-0 
[2] N. Zheludev, The life and times of the LED—a 100-year history. Nat. Photon. 1(4), 189–192 (2007) 

June 2023 – In progress 

IOP Outstanding Reviewer Awards 2022

In recognition of reviewing for Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. Peer review forms the backbone of scholarly communication.
March 2023

IOP Trusted Reviewer Status

Awarded in recognition of an exceptionally high level of peer review competency.
One of the first to achieve IOP Trusted Reviewer status
December 2021

Education and Research Experience

Map to show my effort during the last decade toward acquiring my research experience.1,2

Laser Research

Research results of blue/green lasers structures.