Personal Information
- Name: Mohamed Amine Khamsi
- Date of Birth: October 1959
- Nationality: Morocco, Saudi Arabia, USA
Education
- PhD in Mathematics - Université de Paris VI, France, 1987
- Master's in Mathematics - Université de Paris VI, France, 1984
- Bachelor's in Engineering - Ecole Polytechniques, Paris, France, 1983
- Classe Prépa - Lycée Louis Le Grand, Paris, France, 1980-1982
Professional Experience
- Professor of Mathematics - Khalifa University, UAE (2020 - Present)
- Professor of Mathematics - University of Texas at El Paso, USA (1999 - 2020)
- Joint Professor of Mathematics - King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, KSA (2009 - 2021)
- Associate Professor - University of Texas at El Paso, USA (1995 - 1999)
- Assistant Professor - University of Texas at El Paso, USA (1989 - 1994)
- Director of Modular Calculus - University of Texas at El Paso, USA (2008 - 2009)
- Visiting Professor of Mathematics - Kuwait University, Kuwait (2000 - 2002)
- Visiting Associate Professor of Mathematics - Kuwait University, Kuwait (1994 - 1995)
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics - University of Rhode Island, USA (1988 - 1989)
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics - University of Southern California, USA (1987 - 1988)
- Visiting Researcher - University of Missouri-Columbia, USA (1985 - 1986)
Research Interests
- Fixed Point Theory
- Nonlinear Functional Analysis
- Geometry of Banach Spaces and Operator Theory
- Discrete Dynamical Systems
- Logic Programming
- Internet Mathematics Education
Teaching Experience
Courses Taught
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES:
- Pre-Calculus
- Calculus I, II, and III
- Business Mathematics
- Differential Equations
- Linear Algebra and Matrix Algebra
- Introduction to Analysis I and II
- Principle of Mathematics
- Discrete Dynamical Systems
GRADUATE COURSES:
- Measure Theory
- Functional Analysis
- Discrete Dynamical Systems: Introduction to Chaos
- Graduate Seminar: Introduction to Hilbert Spaces
- Graduate Seminar: Introduction to Fixed Point Theory
- Graduate Seminar: Newton's approximation and Fixed Point Theory
E-Learning Activities
- Creator of Dr Khamsi Academy: www.drkhamsi.com/myacademy/
- Creator of Dr Khamsi youtube channel
- Co-creator of one of the most popular Mathematics website on the web: www.sosmath.com
- Developed WebPages to supplement the reformed Differential Equations course
- Developed the Modular Calculus website with many online materials
- Posting of challenging problems for online discussion
- Posting of solution for difficult homework problems
- Active participant on the SOSMATH cyberboard
- Developed the first Online Calculus Course taught at UTEP (while visiting Saudi Arabia)
Consultancy
- Active consultant for Math Medics over Internet Mathematics Education
Curriculum Development
- Pre-Calculus: from traditional to Modular
- Calculus I: from traditional to Modular
- Differential Equations: from traditional to reformed
- Discrete Dynamical Systems: Graduate and Undergraduate
- Fixed Point Theory
- Functional Analysis
- Online Mathematics Courses
Invited Research Visits
- Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
- University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
- University of Iowa, Iowa, USA
- Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
- University of Sevilla, Spain
- Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- University Mohamed V, Morocco
- Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile
- Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
- Instituto de Matematics, CIMAT, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela
- Kyungnam University, Masau, South Korea
- King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
- Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
- King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
- Kuwait University, Kuwait
Services
Services to the Department, College of Science and University
- Chair of the Faculty Hiring Committee
- Member and Chair of the Faculty evaluation committee
- Executive Committee of the Department
- Evaluation Tenure & Promotion Committee
- Mentoring Junior and Senior Faculty
- Director of the modular calculus (2008-2009)
- Undergraduate Recruiting Committee
- Graduate Recruiting Committee
- Coach of UTEP Math Competition Team
- Creator and Director of the SOSMATH team
- College of Science Faculty Evaluation Committee
- College of Science Award Committee
- Member of the hiring committee for the Chair of the Physics Department
- Member of the Faculty Senate
- Academic Responsibility, Privilege & Ethics (CARPE) Committee, University Senate
- Language Proficiency Assessment (LPAC) Committee, El Paso Independent School District
- High School Math Science Context Committee
Services to the Mathematical Community at Large
- Associate Editor of many journals (see above)
- Member of the Scientific Committee for the regular International Conference on Fixed Point Theory and its Applications
Awards
- Fellowship, Ministère de la Coopération Française, France (1981-83).
- Fellowship, École Polytechnique, Paris, France (1983-87).
- Model Institution for Excellence Project (NSF): "S.O.S. Mathematics", funded in the amount of about $140,000 (1996-98).
- Model Institution for Excellence Project (NSF): "Reforming the Differential Equations Course", funded (1996-97).
- College of Science Distinguished Award for Research, UTEP (2005).
- College of Science Distinguished Award for Research, UTEP (2007).
- Best Research Project Award, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (2012).
- Voted among the best four mathematicians in the Arab World by the Arab Scientific Community Organization, England (2014).
- Ranked among top 2% scientists in the World according to Stanford University study (2020 - Present).
Professional Societies
- American Mathematical Society
- International Federation of Nonlinear Analysts
- La Sociedad Colombiana de Matematicas
- Amicale des anciens de l' Ècole Polytechnique
Contact Information
- Email: mohamedaminekhamsi(at)gmail(dot)com
