https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6458-6552

Biography

Dr. Abdelrahman earned his Ph.D. from the Stony Brook University, where he conducted research as a part of the STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Dr. Abdelrahman has also held postdoctoral positions in the Physics Departments at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Stony Brook University, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In 2024, Dr. Abdelrahman was awarded the RHIC-AGS Users Merit Award for his significant contributions to uncovering the viscous and chiral properties of the medium formed in Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions across various systems and energies. Since graduation, he has reviewed papers for many scientific journals (Physical Review Letters, Physical Review C, Physics Letters B, and Journal of Physics G), helped students with their starting analyses, and advised undergraduate students. Furthermore, he is committed to science communication and public outreach. To this end, he has established a YouTube channel, “ niseemtron,” to make complex scientific concepts accessible to a broader audience. Through this platform, he has showcased the significance of research conducted at facilities such as RHIC, shedding light on the forefront of scientific exploration

Research Interests

Dr. Abdelrahman’s research interests encompass a broad spectrum of topics within experimental and phenomenological high-energy nuclear physics, mainly focusing on studying nuclear matter under extreme conditions. His work delves into the intricate properties of the medium produced in high-energy collisions, aiming to understand the fundamental nature of the strong interaction described by Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD).

Heavy-Ion Collisions and the Quark-Gluon Plasma

A central theme of Dr. Abdelrahman’s research is the study of heavy-ion collisions, which recreate conditions similar to those of the early universe microseconds after the Big Bang. These collisions, performed at facilities such as the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, produce a state of matter known as the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP). The QGP is a deconfined phase of quarks and gluons, offering a unique opportunity to probe the properties of strongly interacting matter at extreme energy densities and temperatures.

Nuclear Structure and Baryon Number Transport in Electron-Ion Collisions

Beyond heavy-ion collisions, Dr. Abdelrahman’s research extends to electron-ion collisions, particularly within the context of the upcoming Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a next-generation facility set to be built in the United States at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The EIC will provide unprecedented precision in probing the internal structure of protons and nuclei, shedding light on the role of gluons in nucleon structure and the dynamics of strongly interacting systems.

Publications

Selected Publications (Full List)

Experimental Publications

1. Beam-energy dependence of correlations between mean transverse momentum and anisotropic flow of charged particles in Au+Au collisions at RHIC, STAR Collaboration (Niseem Magdy, PAs), e-Print:2411.12101.
2. Imaging Shapes of Atomic Nuclei in High-Energy Nuclear Collisions, STAR Collaboration (Niseem Magdy, PAs), Nature 635, 67–72 (2024).
3. Beam energy dependence of the linear and mode-coupled flow harmonics in Au+Au collisions, STAR Collaboration (Niseem Magdy, PAs), Phys. Lett. B 839 137755 (2023).
4. Collision-system and beam-energy dependence of anisotropic flow fluctuations, STAR Collaboration (Niseem Magdy, PAs), Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 252301 (2022).
5. Centrality and transverse momentum dependence of higher-order flow harmonics of identified hadrons in Au+Au collisions at sNN = 200 GeV, STAR Collaboration (Niseem Magdy, PAs), Phys. Rev. C 105, 064911 (2022).
6. Search for the Chiral Magnetic Effect with Isobar Collisions at sNN= 200 GeV, STAR Collaboration (Niseem Magdy, PAs), Phys. Rev. C 105, 014901 (2022).
7. Investigation of the linear and mode-coupled flow harmonics in Au+Au collisions at 200 GeV, STAR Collaboration (Niseem Magdy, PAs), Phys. Lett. B 135728 (2020).
8. Azimuthal harmonics in small and large collision systems at RHIC top energies, STAR Collaboration (Niseem Magdy, PAs), Phys. Rev. Lett. 122 17, 172301 (2019).
9. Beam energy dependence of rapidity-even dipolar flow in Au+Au collisions, (Niseem Magdy, PAs), Phys. Lett. B 784 26-32 (2018).
10. Beam Energy Dependence of the Third Harmonic of Azimuthal Correlations in Au+Au Collisions at RHIC, (Niseem Magdy, PAs), Phys. Rev. Lett. 116 11, 112302 (2016).

Phenomenological Model Publications

1. Centrality definition in e+A collisions at the Electron-Ion Collider, Mariam Hegazy et al., J.Phys.G 52 (2025) 1, 015002.
2. Search for baryon junctions in e+A collisions at the Electron Ion Collider, Niseem Magdy et al., Eur.Phys.J.C 84 (2024) 12, 1326.
3. Measuring differential particle correlations in relativistic nuclear collisions, Niseem Magdy, Phys. Rev. C 110 2, 024906 (2024).
4. A study of the nuclear structure of light nuclei at the Electron-Ion Collider, Niseem Magdy et al., Eur. Phys. J. A 60 (2024).
5. Characterizing the initial and final state effects in isobaric collisions at energies available at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, Niseem Magdy, Phys. Rev. C 109, 024906 (2024).
6. Exploring Rapidity-Even Dipolar Flow in Isobaric Collisions at RHIC, Niseem Magdy and Roy Lacey, J.Phys.G 51 9, 09LT01 (2024).
7. Characterizing the initial and final state effects of relativistic nuclear collisions, Niseem Magdy, Phys. Rev. C 107, 024905 (2023).
8. Impact of nuclear deformation on collective flow observables in relativistic U+U collisions, Niseem Magdy, Eur. Phys. J. A 59 3, 64 (2023).
9. Measuring differential flow angle fluctuations in relativistic nuclear collisions, Niseem Magdy, Phys. Rev. C 106, 044911 (2022).
10. Model study of the energy dependence of the correlation between anisotropic flow and the mean transverse momentum in Au+Au collisions, Niseem Magdy et al., Phys. Rev. C 105 4, 044901 (2022).
11. Investigations of the linear and non-linear flow harmonics using the A Multi-Phase Transport model, Niseem Magdy, J. Phys. G 49 1, 015105 (2022).
12. Azimuthal dependence of two-particle transverse momentum current correlations, Niseem Magdy et al., Eur. Phys. J. C 81 8, 779 (2021).
13. Model investigations of the correlation between the mean transverse momentum and anisotropic flow in shape-engineered events, Niseem Magdy, Roy A. Lacey, Phys. Lett. B 821 136625 (2021).
14. Model investigation of the longitudinal broadening of the transverse momentum two-particle correlator, Niseem Magdy, Roy A. Lacey, Phys. Rev. C 104 1, 014907 (2021).