The Physics Department at the College of Science, University of Basra, awarded a PhD to Dr. Atiaf Mohammed Abdulmutallab, a faculty member in the Department of Applied Marine Sciences, after she successfully defended her dissertation in the field of nanotechnology and its environmental applications. The dissertation was jointly supervised by Professor Dr. Mazen Awni Mahdi and Professor Dr. Sattar Jabbar Qasim.

The dissertation focused on the preparation and characterization of nano-thin films for the removal of pollutants and heavy metals from water through photocatalytic treatment. The examining committee awarded Dr. Abdulmutallab a PhD with distinction, commending the outstanding practical results achieved in her study.

In this context, the Dean and faculty and administrative staff of the College of Marine Sciences extend their warmest congratulations and heartfelt pride to Dr. Atiaf Mohammed Abdulmutallab on receiving her PhD from the Physics Department at the College of Science. The Deanship expressed its pride in this high scientific distinction, which represents a qualitative and distinctive addition to the academic expertise in the college, wishing her a career full of continuous giving, and more brilliance and success in the fields of scientific research to serve the educational process and our dear university.