Wathiq Abdul-Razzaq

Professor of Physics
Director, Introductory Physics Curriculum

Department of Physics
152 Hodges Hall
PO Box 6315
Morgantown,WV 26506-6315

304-293-3422 ext. 1422 Fax:304-293-5732
wabdulra@wvu.edu

In recent years I have had research activities in diverse areas including studies of magnetic and transport properties of thin films and multilayers, studies of magnetic nanoparticles, and applied studies related to health and environment. Currently I am focusing on studying electrosmog. In addition, I do research in education.

I am also the Director of Introductory Physics Curriculum. I have the challenging job of participating in improving the introductory physics education at West Virginia University..

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• An exciting experiment for pre-engineering and introductory physics students: Creating a DC motor using the Lorentz force, W. Abdul-Razzaq, M. Boehm and R. Bushey, Physics Education, 43 (2), 206 (2008).
  
  

• Danger of the Particulate Matter Emitted by Gasoline-Engine Cars, W. Abdul-Razzaq and N. Ismael, Proceeding of the Environmental Physics Conference held on Feb. 24-28, 2004, Minya, Egypt, P 171 (2005).
  
  

• Quantification of Lead in Telephone Cord: Use of X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Technique, W. Abdul-Razzaq, U. Lee, S. Islam and A. Ducatman, App. Occ. Environ. Health, 18, 553 (2003).
  
  

• Observation of Oxidation and Mechanical Strain in Cr Nanoparticles Produced by Ball Milling, W. Abdul-Razzaq and M. Seehra, Phys. Stat. Sol.(a), 193, 94 (2002).
  
  

• Discovery of Magnetite in the Exhausted Material from the Diesel Engine, W. Abdul-Razzaq and M. Gautam, Appl. Phys. Let. 78, 2018 (2001).
  
  

• Magnetic Properties of Ball-Milled Mn Nanoparticles, W. Abdul-Razzaq and Min Wu, Superlattices and Microstructures 29, 273 (2001).
  
  

• The Magnetic Transition Temperature Due to the Interlayer-Coupling in Magnetic/Non-Magnetic Multilayered Films, S.J. Lee and W. Abdul-Razzaq, J. Physical Society of Japan, 69, 34 (2000).
  
  

• Structural Characterization of Cu/Ni Superlattices by X-ray Diffraction Modeling, S.J. Lee, M.R. Bohmer, and W. Abdul-Razzaq, J. Magnetics, 5, 27 (2000).
  
  

• Nature of Magnetism in Cr Nanoparticles Produced by Ball-Milling, W. Abdul-Razzaq, A. Manivannan, and M.S. Seehra, Cluster and Nanostructure Interfaces,World Scientific Publishing, 185-190 (2000).
  
  

• Electron Transport Properties of Ni and Cr Thin Films, W. Abdul-Razzaq and M. Amoruso, Physica B 253, 47 (1998).
  
  

• In-Plane Resistivity and Magnetoresistivity Study for Fe/Al Trilayered Films, S.J. Lee, Y.Y. Kim, J.S. Baek, K. Rhie, W.Y. Lim, S.C. Yu, and W. Abdul-Razzaq, J. Korean Physical Society, 31, 486 (1997).
  
  

• The Nature of the Magnetic State in Fe/Al Multilayered Films, S. Lee, J.S. Baek, Y.Y. Kim, W.Y. Lim and W. Abdul-Razzaq, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 32, 3398 (1996).
  
  

• The Impact of Layer Thickness on Magnetization, Magnetoresistance, Resistivity, and Hall Effect in Cu/Ni Multilayered Films, W. Abdul-Razzaq, Superlattices and Microstructures, 20, 137 (1996).
  
  

• Transport Properties of Cu/Ni Multilayer System, H. Sato, T.Matsudai, W. Abdul-Razzaq, C. Fierz, and P.A. Schroeder , J. Condens. Matter 6, 6151 (1994).
  
  

• Non-Oscillatory Behavior in the Magnetoresistance of Cu/Ni Superlattice, W. Abdul-Razzaq, J. Appl. Phys. 75, 6567 (1994).
  
  

• In-Plane Resistivity Study in Cu/Ni Superlattice, W. Abdul-Razzaq, Physica B, 183, 53 (1993).
  
  

• Two Magnetic Ordering Temperatures in Fe/Al multilayered Films, Z. Wu, V. S. Babu, M. S. Seehra, and W. Abdul-Razzaq, Phys. Rev. B, 45, 2285 (1992).
  
  

• Synthesis and Magnetization of a Reentrant Ni-Mn Thin Film System, W. Abdul-Razzaq and M. Wu, J. Appl. Phys. 69, 5078 (1991).
  
  

• Spin-Glass Like Behavior in Cu/Ni Multilayered Films, Wu, M. and W. Abdul-Razzaq, Phys. Rev., 42, 4590 (1990).
  
  

• Magnetic Aftereffect in Compositionally-Modulated Ni/Cu Multilayers prepared by Electrodeposition and by sputtering, L. H. Bennett, L. J. Swartzendruber, and W. Abdul-Razzaq Razzaq, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., Vol. 160, 595 (1990).
  
  

• Interrelationship Between the Transition Temperatures of the (2223) and (2212) Phases of Bi-Superconductors, J. Zhao, M. Wu, W. Abdul-Razzaq and M. S. Seehra, Physica C, 165, 135 (1990).
  
  

• Hysteresis loops of CuMn thin spin-glass systems, W. Abdul-Razzaq, Phys. Rev. B, 39, 13 (1989).
  
  

• Ferro-Spin-Glass Domain Model for Disordered Ni-Mn, J. S. Kouvel, W. Abdul-Razzaq, and Kh. Ziq, Phys. Rev. B 35, 1768 (1987).
  
  

• Magnetic Phase Diagram of Disordered Ni-Mn Near the Multicritical Point,W. Abdul-Razzaq and J. S. Kouvel, Phys. Rev. B 35, 1764 (1987).