Family name: BOUAMAMA 
First name: KHELLIL 
Born on: June, 30th, 1963 in Setif, Algeria 
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried. 
PRESENT POSITION: Professor of Physics   

EDUCATION 
Ph.D., physics, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany, July 1992. Thesis Title: Theoretical and experimental studies of the photoreflectance of semiconductors. 
Diplom-Physiker., physics, Leipzig University, Germany, July 1988. Thesis Title: Investigation of the optical absorption of Ga(As,P)/GaP epitaxial layers. 
B.S., physics (major: solid state physics), University of Setif, Algeria, June 1986.   

EXPERIENCE 
From December 2007 – at present time Professor of Physics, Institute of Physics, University of Setif 1 
September 1997 – December 2007 Associate professor of Physics, Institute of Physics, University of Setif 1 
May 1993 – September 1997 Assistant Professor of Physics, Institute of Physics, University of Setif 1 
July 1988 - July 1992 Research Associate, Leipzig University, Germany. 
Sabbatical year 2007 in the University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany 
Invited professor in the University Paris-13, Villetaneuse, France On September 2005, June 2006, June 2008, Mars 2009 and Mars 2010. 
Others (Administration, Managerial skills) August 2000 – Jully 2005 Director of research laboratory: Optoelectronic and devices
 Feb. 1995-Jully 1996 Vice-director in charge of research and graduate studies, Institute of Physics, University of Setif.   
 From Dec. 2013 - at present time the head of Technical Platforms of Intensive Computing (PTCI).

Different Courses I have taught at the University of Setif  
Semiconductor physics (graduate course); Solid state physics; Quantum mechanics; Atom and nuclear physics; Mathematics for physics; Optics; numerical physics; Laboratory work on nuclear physics; laboratory work on optic physics. Beside these courses that I taught for graduate and undergraduate students, I might help students and researchers in doing abinitio computational calculations using, among other ABINIT, WIEN2k, VASP ... codes. These courses will consist also on practical training (tutorials) in which students and researchers will learn how to use these codes.   

PhD Thesis work under my direction (thesis advisor) 
* Thesis title: Ab-initio calculations of the structural, electronic, elastic properties and lattice dynamics of the semicondutors with large band gap energy. PhD Student: Noudjoud Lebga Thesis defended on December 2011 
* Thesis title: Electronic and elastic properties of anorganic semiconductors: AgxBr1-xCl, AlAsxSb1-x and BeSxSe1-x PhD Student: Khadidja Daoud Thesis defended on March 2012 
* Thesis title: Structural, optoelectronic and elastic properties and lattice dynamics of II-VI type semiconductors. PhD Student: Ammar Benamrani Thesis defended on June 012 
* Thesis title: Ab-initio calculations of the structural, electronic, elastic, magnetic properties and lattice dynamics of the solids with magnetic element. PhD Student: Mohamed Benhamida, Thesis defended on June 2014
 * Thesis title: Structural and elastic properties ternary intermetallic compounds. PhD Student: Nassima Sebihi, Thesis defended on March 2016 

RESEARCH PLANS 
I am doing research, in solid state physics (material science) in general and particularly interested in semiconductor physics, at the University of Setif and also working closely with J. Geurts at Wuerzburg-university in Germany and with Ph. Djemia and M. Chérif at the University Paris-13 in France. I am currently working on the project: “Ab-initio calculations of the structural, electronic, elastic and magnetic properties and the lattice dynamics of nanomaterials.” The calculations are performed with the help of the density-functional theory DFT, using the pseudopotential plane-wave method as implemented in the ABINIT code and in VASP code  as well as using the FLAPW as implemented in WIEN2k code. In my research, I do computational work to predict some chemical and physical properties of materials, thus, I may interact with experimental groups.   

Languages : Arabic;  French; German and English