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Ziyad M. Al-Sharawi was born in 1972 at a small village called Imraish. Imraish is located within the city
of Dora, near Hebron, south of the West Bank, Palestine. Ziyad finished his elementary school education in
1986 from Imraish elementary school, and his high school education in 1990 from Al-Shara'iah high
school in Hebron.
Ziyad enrolled at Hebron University in 1991 and majored in mathematics. In 1994, Ziyad got his BSc with
a second honor degree, and in the same year, Ziyad got a scholarship under a program called the
"Palestinian European Academic Cooperation in Education" to pursue his graduate education at Leiden
University in the Netherlands. In 1996, Ziyad obtained his master degree in Applied Analysis from Leiden
University, then he returned to Palestine to work as a school teacher, and as part-time instructor at Al-Quds
Open University. In 1997, Ziyad enrolled in a part-time program in science & education at Bethlehem
University, which lead to a High Diploma in Science and Education. In 1998, Ziyad accepted a new job
offer to teach at an international school in Bahrain, and in 1999 accepted a new job offer to work as math
instructor at Palestine Polytechnic University. In 2000, Ziyad got graduate teaching assistantship from
Central Michigan University and started his PhD program in the same year. In 2006, Ziyad defended his
PhD dissertation in the field of Discrete Dynamical Systems under the supervision of professors James
Angelos and Saber Elaydi. The dissertation of Dr Al-Sharawi received the CMU Graduate Research Award
in 2006. In the same year, Dr Al-Sharawi accepted a job offer to work as temporary assistant professor at
Central Michigan University.
In 2007, Dr Al-Sharawi started an assistant professor position at Sultan Qaboos University, then got
promoted to the rank of associate professor in May 2014. In 2005, Dr Al-Sharawi accepted the post of
associate professor at the American University of Sharjah. Dr Al-Sharawi's has an active research in the
field of difference equations and discrete dynamical systems. In particular, Dr Al-Sharawi is focusing his
research on periodic non-autonomous difference equations, combinatorial and symbolic dynamics and
harvesting in discrete population models. Dr Al-Sharawi has taught several math courses across the
undergraduate curriculum in which technology is used as part of his pedagogical skills to enhance students
teaching and learning.
of Dora, near Hebron, south of the West Bank, Palestine. Ziyad finished his elementary school education in
1986 from Imraish elementary school, and his high school education in 1990 from Al-Shara'iah high
school in Hebron.
Ziyad enrolled at Hebron University in 1991 and majored in mathematics. In 1994, Ziyad got his BSc with
a second honor degree, and in the same year, Ziyad got a scholarship under a program called the
"Palestinian European Academic Cooperation in Education" to pursue his graduate education at Leiden
University in the Netherlands. In 1996, Ziyad obtained his master degree in Applied Analysis from Leiden
University, then he returned to Palestine to work as a school teacher, and as part-time instructor at Al-Quds
Open University. In 1997, Ziyad enrolled in a part-time program in science & education at Bethlehem
University, which lead to a High Diploma in Science and Education. In 1998, Ziyad accepted a new job
offer to teach at an international school in Bahrain, and in 1999 accepted a new job offer to work as math
instructor at Palestine Polytechnic University. In 2000, Ziyad got graduate teaching assistantship from
Central Michigan University and started his PhD program in the same year. In 2006, Ziyad defended his
PhD dissertation in the field of Discrete Dynamical Systems under the supervision of professors James
Angelos and Saber Elaydi. The dissertation of Dr Al-Sharawi received the CMU Graduate Research Award
in 2006. In the same year, Dr Al-Sharawi accepted a job offer to work as temporary assistant professor at
Central Michigan University.
In 2007, Dr Al-Sharawi started an assistant professor position at Sultan Qaboos University, then got
promoted to the rank of associate professor in May 2014. In 2005, Dr Al-Sharawi accepted the post of
associate professor at the American University of Sharjah. Dr Al-Sharawi's has an active research in the
field of difference equations and discrete dynamical systems. In particular, Dr Al-Sharawi is focusing his
research on periodic non-autonomous difference equations, combinatorial and symbolic dynamics and
harvesting in discrete population models. Dr Al-Sharawi has taught several math courses across the
undergraduate curriculum in which technology is used as part of his pedagogical skills to enhance students
teaching and learning.
Department of Math & Statistics
American Univeristy of Sharjah
College of Science, PO Box 26666
University City, Sharjah, UAE
Office #: NAB248
Phone: +971-65152961
Email: zsharawi@aus.edu
