Jamal Ali

Assistant Professor
Science

Office: N-699J

Office Hours: Friday: from 7-8 am, and Sunday: from 8 - 10 am.

Phone: +1 (212) 220-1326

Jamal Ali received his B.S. in Physics from Yarmouk University in Jordan and an M.S. in Physics from the City College of New York (CCNY). He got his master’s degree in Science Education from Queens College. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from the City University of New York (CUNY) working at the Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers (IUSL) of the City University of New York (CUNY). He worked on “Light Propagation in Paint and Prostate Tissues Media Using Visible to Mid-IR Spectroscopy and Imaging Techniques” for his thesis.

Expertise

Prof. Ali is working on light propagation in turbid media such as biological tissues and paint layers using Visible to Mid-IR Spectroscopy and Imaging Techniques. He focuses on non-invasive techniques such as Confocal Scanning Imaging, Spectral Polarization Imaging, and Time-Resolved measurements to investigate foreign objects hidden beneath highly scattered media. Lately, he is directing his research toward Spectral & Optical Brain Imaging techniques.

Degrees

Yarmouk University – B.S. in Physics, Jordan.
The City College of New York (CCNY) – M.S. Physics, 2002.
Queens College (CUNY) – MA in Science Education, 2010.
The City University of New York (CUNY) – Ph.D. in Physics, 2004.

Courses Taught

4 CRS.4 HRS.2 LAB HRS. PHY 210 PHY 210 (Physics I): This classroom and laboratory two-semester course includes the study of concepts and principles of physics in the areas of mechanics, heat and thermodynamics, sound, electricity and magnetism, light, and atomic physics plus an introduction to quantum physics and relativity theory. Algebra and simple trigonometry are used. Two terms required. Prerequisite for PHY 220 is PHY 210
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4 CRS.4 HRS.2 LAB HRS. PHY 220 PHY 220 (Physics II): This classroom and laboratory two-semester course includes the study of concepts and principles of physics in the areas of mechanics, heat and thermodynamics, sound, electricity and magnetism, light, and atomic physics plus an introduction to quantum physics and relativity theory. Algebra and simple trigonometry are used. Two terms required. Prerequisite for PHY 220 is PHY 210
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4 CRS.4 HRS.2 LAB HRS. PHY 215 PHY 215 (University Physics I): This is a two-semester course for students in science and engineering. Concepts of calculus are introduced and used when necessary. The lecture and laboratory exercises pertain to mechanics, fluids, heat and thermodynamics, wave motion, sound, electricity, and magnetism, geometric and physical optics, and an introduction to modern physics. For PHY 215, Co-requisite: MAT 302 For PHY 225, Prerequisite: PHY 215 and MAT 302 NOTE: Students cannot receive credit for both PHY 210 and PHY 215, or PHY 220 and PHY 225.
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4 CRS.4 HRS.2 LAB HRS. PHY 225 PHY 225 (University Physics II): This is a two-semester course for students in science and engineering. Concepts of calculus are introduced and used when necessary. The lecture and laboratory exercises pertain to mechanics, fluids, heat and thermodynamics, wave motion, sound, electricity, and magnetism, geometric and physical optics, and an introduction to modern physics. For PHY 215, Co-requisite: MAT 302 For PHY 225, Prerequisite: PHY 215 and MAT 302 NOTE: Students cannot receive credit for both PHY 210 and PHY 215, or PHY 220 and PHY 225.
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4 CRS.3 HRS.2 LAB HRS. AST 110 AST 110 (General Astronomy): This course introduces students to the world beyond the earth. The methods of astronomy and our knowledge of the structure of the universe are presented as an ongoing human endeavor that has helped shape modern man as he/she takes his/her first steps into space.
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4 CRS.3 HRS.2 LAB HRS. PHY 110 PHY 110 (General Physics): This course serves as an introduction to Physics, especially for students who are not science-oriented. A selected number of basic physical ideas are carefully examined and interpreted non-mathematically. The relevance of the scientist and his/her work to the lives of non-scientists is continually examined.
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3 CRS.1 HRS.2 LAB HRS. PHY 109 PHY 109 (General Physics Experiments): This course serves as an experimental introduction to general physics, especially for students who are not science oriented. A selected number of basic topics in physics are carefully examined and subjected to experimental verification. The relevance of the scientist and his/her work to the lives of non-scientists is continually examined. Corequisite: PHY 108
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Research and Projects

Publications

J. H. Ali, W. B. Wang, P. P. Ho, and R. R. Alfano, “Detection of corrosion beneath a paint layer by use of spectral polarization optical imaging”, Optics Letters, Vol. 25, No. 17, 1303 (2000).
B. Wang, J. H. Ali, J. H. Vitenson, J. M. Lombardo, and R. R. Alfano, “Spectral polarization imaging of human rectum-membrane-prostate tissues”, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics (JSTQE) on Lasers in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 9, pp 288-293 (2003).
J.H. Ali, W. B. Wang, M. Zevallos, and R. R. Alfano, “Near-Infrared spectroscopy, transmission and backscattered imaging to detect water in normal and cancer human prostate tissues”, Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment, Vol. 3, No. 5, October (2004).
J. H. Ali, B. Das, D. Kalamidas, I. Zeylikovich, and R. R. Alfano, “Randomization of polarization and coherence from ballistic to diffusive regimes in highly scattering paint medium “, Frontiers in Optics Rochester, New York, October 12, 2005.
“Detecting human cancer through spectral optical imaging key water absorption wavelengths” by R. R. Alfano, J. H. Ali, Wubao Wang, and Manuel Zevallos, patent #: 10926556, April 27, 2010.

Honors, Awards and Affiliations

Teaching Fellows Scholarship Program through the Board of Education in New York State. For excellent teachers in math and science, 2006.
Toshiba award for excellence and research at Stuyvesant high school (Modern Physics and Nanotechnology), 2012.
Physics Olympiad coach at Stuyvesant high school for 6 years, 2011-2017. I put more than 30 Stuy students as the top 300 students in the US physics Olympiad & three students as the top 30 students in US Physics Olympiad.
Nominated for the BMCC Distinguished Teaching Award in 2019.
EO Educational Award Finalists (one of 15 finalists in the US, 2019)
PSC-CUNY Research Award Grant Cycle 49.
PSC-CUNY Research Award Grant Cycle 50.