Personal Information: Name: Asaad Raji Sakhel. Position: Associate Professor. Work address: Al-Balqa Applied University, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Department of Physics and Basic Sciences, P.O.Box 15008, Amman 11134, JORDAN. Work Tel: +9626 4790333 Ext 111. E-mail: asaad.sakhel@fet.edu.jo. Mobile: +962 796924756. Home Tel:+9626-5-813327. E-mail: asakhel@hotmail.com Martial status: single. Dependents: none. Education: 1) PhD in Physics, University of Delaware, Newark DE, USA 2004.   Specialization: Condensed Matter Physics, Monte Carlo simulations and analytical methods      

2) M.Sc. in Physics: University of Jordan, Amman, JORDAN 1994. Specialization: Experimental Polymer Physics. 3) B.Sc. in Physics, University of Jordan, Amman, JORDAN 1991. Research interests: strong interest in ultracold gases in traps, Bose Einstein condensation, superfluidity, and the dynamics of trapped Bose gases. Visiting Positions: 1) The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), as a regular associate. From 10 July 2013 – 31 August 2013 2) The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, as a regular associate. From 1 Aug 2014 – 6 Sept 2014 3) Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany. From 20 Sept 2014 until 3 Nov 2014 4) Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany. From 01 May 2015 until 09 June 2015.