Experience

University of Tabuk

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor of Chemistry

  • Sep 2023 - Present



University of Hafr AlBatin

• Saudi Arabia
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assistant professor of organic chemistry

  • Mar 2023 - Jun 2023



American International University, Kuwait

• Kuwait
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2021 - Mar 2023



Michigan Technological University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2019 - Aug 2020

  • Productivity: 3 novel fluorescence sensors, >40 compounds, 2 manuscripts in preparation • Managed a project focused on exploring BODIPY- based fluorescent probes to test the bulk restrictions for GLUT substrates on the nutrient uptakes and expression of transmembrane transporters observed in cancers • Conducted multi-steps organic synthesis to introduce D-mannitol amine sugar derivative to BODIPY at a different position • Purified organic compound using column chromatography… Show more • Productivity: 3 novel fluorescence sensors, >40 compounds, 2 manuscripts in preparation • Managed a project focused on exploring BODIPY- based fluorescent probes to test the bulk restrictions for GLUT substrates on the nutrient uptakes and expression of transmembrane transporters observed in cancers • Conducted multi-steps organic synthesis to introduce D-mannitol amine sugar derivative to BODIPY at a different position • Purified organic compound using column chromatography, flash chromatography, and HPLC • Utilized NMR and HRMS to analyze and verify BODIPY products

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - Sep 2019

  Supervised weekly organic chemistry lab sections for about 45 students per semester; responsibilities included safety, lecturing, grading lab notebooks, holding office hours, and grading exams.

• Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2019

  Developed and synthesized Rhodamine based fluorescent probes for pH detection in lysosomes. Successfully characterized small molecular fluorescent probes. Successfully performed and analyzed optical properties of fluorescent probes for biothiol and pH sensing.



Michgan Technological University

• Houghton, Michigan

• Summer Youth Program Instructor

  • Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

  Taught chemistry, supervised and explained chemistry experiments for elementary, middle and high school students. Responsibilities included safety and lecturing. Taught chemistry, supervised and explained chemistry experiments for elementary, middle and high school students. Responsibilities included safety and lecturing.



Umm Al-Qura University

• Saudi Arabia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Instructor

  • Feb 2011 - Feb 2012

  Laboratory teacher in Chemistry Department at Umm Alqura University: *Subjects: Gravametric Analysis and Qualitative Analysis. Teaching methods: - Set up experiments to students - Teach students to perform experiments, collect data, and analyze results. - Conducted and facilitated class discussions. and supervised students performed experiments Laboratory teacher in Chemistry Department at Umm Alqura University: *Subjects: Gravametric Analysis and Qualitative Analysis. Teaching methods: - Set up experiments to students - Teach students to perform experiments, collect data, and analyze results. - Conducted and facilitated class discussions. and supervised students performed experiments



Miami University

• Oxford, Ohio

• Graduate Student

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2010

  I was a master student working for Dr. Richard Taylor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Worked consisted of using Infrared (IR) spectroscopy to identify chemical byproduct. Work was published on OHiolink: http://olc1.ohiolink.edu/search~S0/?searchtype=X&searcharg=Wafa+Mazi&SORT=DX&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=XWafa I was a master student working for Dr. Richard Taylor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Worked consisted of using Infrared (IR) spectroscopy to identify chemical byproduct. Work was published on OHiolink: http://olc1.ohiolink.edu/search~S0/?searchtype=X&searcharg=Wafa+Mazi&SORT=DX&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=XWafa