Ph.D., Mathematical Sciences & Applied Mathematics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
M.Sc., in Applied Mathematics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
B.Sc. (Honors) in Physics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

Dr. Hania Mahassen is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Mathematics Division at the American University in Dubai (AUD), where she has served since 2015.

She holds a PhD and MSc in Mathematics from the University of Vermont (USA) and a BSc in Physics from the University of Waterloo (Canada). Here academic career spans institutions in the UAE, Kuwait, Canada, and the U.S., with over 20 years of teaching and research experience.

She is the recipient of the President’s Award for Institutional Effectiveness in recognition of her leadership and contributions to enhancing the operations and impact of the Math Division.

Dr. Hania has recently joined the editorial board of the Journal of International Research for Engineering and Management, contributing to the academic community in supporting the work of inspiring educators and researchers around the world.

Her research background includes plasma physics, electrodynamics, statistical mechanics, kinetic theory, and applied mathematics. Dr. Mahassen received the Sang Kil Nam award from UVM for her exceptional scholastic performance. She has also received awards from NASA’s Vermont Space Grant Consortium and the National Science Foundation. Her doctoral thesis, titled “Weakly and Strongly Correlated Two-Dimensional Layered Coulomb Systems”, was written under the supervision of Prof. Kenneth I. Golden.

Currently, Dr. Mahassen is actively exploring the field of quantum computing, diving deep into its foundations from both a physical and computational perspective. Her current interests include the mathematical structure of quantum gates, the behavior of qubits, and the intersection of quantum mechanics with algorithm design. She aims to further research in this emerging area and explore its potential impact on applied mathematics and engineering education.

Dr. Mahassen has served as Chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee and as a member of several institutional committees focused on curriculum, assessment, and academic planning. She was recently a keynote speaker at the International Women in Math Conference and the main organizer of TEDxAUD 2024. In recognition of her collaborative teaching efforts, she was also selected as a Steven’s Initiative Faculty Scholar in 2022.

She has peer-reviewed publications in the top-ranked professional journals in her field.

Some of her selected publications are:

• Interaction of inhomogeneous warm electron beam with collisional cold plasma Kh H El-Shorbagy, Hania Mahassen IJP (2023)

• Long-wavelength oscillations in a REB interaction with cold plasma. Kh H El-Shorbagy, Hania Mahassen IJP (2022)

• Nonlinear interaction of the inhomogeneous electron beam with magnetized inhomogeneous cold plasma. Kh. H. El-Shorbagy, Atef. A. El-Bendary, Hania Mahassen IJP 01963-5 (2021)

• Electromagnetic wave propagation and minimizing energy losses in a rectangular waveguide filled with inhomogeneous movable plasma under the effect of a relativistic electron beam. Kh. H. El-Shorbagy,Hania Mahassen IJP 94, 1103-1110 (2020)

• KP Equation in a three-dimensional unmagnetized warm dusty plasma with variable dust charge. Kh. H. El-Shorbagy, Hania Mahassen, Atef. A. EL-Bendary .Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy 38, 69 (2017)

• Z-Pinches with Multi-Dust-Acoustic Plasma Species: Ion Separation and Stability. Kh. H. El-Shorbagy, Hania Mahassen, A. A. EL-Bendary. International Review of Physics IREPHY 3,6 (2009)

• Transverse Dielectric Matrix and Shear Mode Dispersion in Strongly Coupled Electronic Bilayer Liquids. Golden KI, Mahassen H, Senatore G, Rapisarda F. Phys. Rev. E 74, 1 (2006)

• Longitudinal Collective Modes in Asymmetric Charged-Particle Bilayers. H. Mahassen, K. Kutasi, K. I. Golden, G. J. Kalman and Z. Donko. Journal of Physics A, Math General (2005)

• Dielectric Matrix and Plasmon Dispersion in Strongly Coupled Electronic Bilayer Liquids. K. I. Golden, H. Mahassen, G. J. Kalman, G. Senatore, and F. Rapisarda. Phys. Rev. E 71 036401 (2005)

• Dielectric Response Function and Plasmon Dispersion in a Strongly Coupled Two-Dimensional Coulomb Liquid. K. I. Golden, H. Mahassen, and G. J. Kalman. Phys. Rev. E 70, 026406 (2004)

She is passionate about curriculum innovation, international collaboration in STEM education, and bridging theoretical math with real-world applications. Outside the classroom, she finds joy in practicing yoga, playing piano, sketching nature, and sharing meaningful moments with her family.