Physics Department

Laboratories of the Department of Physics and Renewable Energy

The Department of Physics and Renewable Energy at the College of Science and Human Studies in Jubail includes a number of laboratories specialized in teaching the basics of physics and equipped with the latest high-tech equipment and prepared on the latest international principles in order to meet the academic, research and advisory requirements of female students in addition to community service.

These laboratories consist of 4 laboratories, which include: 

Phys Lab No. 4

This laboratory is equipped with a set of tools, equipment, and experiments prepared for teaching the practical part of a group of courses, including the general physics course and the optics course. The laboratory contains a number of experiments related to the properties of matter and temperature, such as investigating Archimedes' principle, free fall, the force table, calculating the viscosity coefficient of the fluid, calculating the specific heat of solids, and calculating the moment of inertia of the flywheel. The laboratory also includes many experiments that deal with studying the formation of images in mirrors and lenses, determining the refractive index of light, studying the general law for lenses and mirrors, determining the wavelength of the laser beam using the Michelson interferometer, determining the wavelength of helium-neon laser waves by creating double-slit interference, and determining the wavelength using the phenomenon of diffraction, as well as Study of the interference fringe of a light source.

Phys Lab No. 3

This laboratory is equipped with advanced equipment and devices to provide a set of advanced practical experiments for the experimental physics course, which deal with the study of electron diffraction, determining the specific charge of the electron using Millikan’s method, how to calculate Planck’s constant, and studying the x-ray spectrum and the photoelectric phenomenon, in addition to nuclear experiments that deal with obtaining the characteristic curve ( Geiger-Miller counter) as well as achieving the inverse square law, gamma ray absorption, half-life of a radioactive source, and statistical counting. The laboratory also contains a number of experiments for studying the properties of materials, such as electrical and magnetic properties, such as studying the electrical conductivity of semiconductor materials and well-conducting materials, determining the resistance of semiconductor materials, studying the Hall effect, as well as identifying the structural composition of materials using X-ray technology and other experiments related to the physics of solids. This also serves The laboratory is also serves courses on vibrations and waves, as it is equipped with a set of experiments related to determining the wave speed in a stretched string, waves formed on the surface of the water (Ripple Tank ), resonance in air columns, and determining the Earth’s gravitational acceleration using a simple pendulum and studying of  Doppler effect.

Phys Lab No. 2

This laboratory is equipped with a set of tools, equipment, and experiments prepared for teaching the practical part of a group of courses, including the electricity and magnetism course, the electronics course, and the electrical circuits course. The laboratory includes many experiments that deal with the study of Ohm's Law and the laws of series and parallel conduction of resistors, as well as charge and discharge circuits, resonance circuits, and meter bridges, as well as the study of the inductive magnetic field and the electric generator. The laboratory also provides a number of experiments related to studying the characteristic curve of the binary junction( p-n junction) , alternating voltage rectification circuits through semi-rectification, total rectification, smoothing circuits, transistor circuits, and integrated circuits.

 Phys Lab No. 1

The laboratory was equipped to be a special laboratory for advanced research for faculty members and researchers from outside the university, as it contains a number of advanced devices for studying the electrical, thermal, optical, and mechanical properties of materials.

The laboratory also serves the program’s students who are about to graduate to complete their graduation research and provides them with the necessary support to implement the practical, applied aspect of the project.

Green Energy Lab (under construction)

This laboratory is equipped with the latest equipment and supplies that enable students to study solar electrical energy systems and wind electrical systems and study the factors affecting energy production for each of them, in addition to a set of experiments to study the optimal semiconductor properties for manufacturing solar cells, including specific resistance and electrical conductivity and Hall coefficient, etc.

This laboratory will also enable students to experiment with renewable energy installations, such as installing solar panels, welding solar cells together, and connecting photovoltaic panels to the external environment.