Prof. Dr. Sofian Kanan received his B.Sc. in Chemistry and M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from Yarmouk University, Jordan, in 1989 and 1991, respectively. He received his Ph.D. in Inorganic and Environmental Chemistry from the University of Maine in 2000. He is now a Professor in Chemistry at the American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. He worked as a research associate at the Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, University of Maine, and as a senior chemist at Sensor Research and Development Corporation. His teaching interests include inorganic chemistry, environmental chemistry, and applied spectroscopy. His research interests focus on developing new material properties through the use of surface chemistry. His work focuses on the development and application of various spectroscopic techniques to investigate reactions at the solid–liquid and solid–gas interfaces. It aims to relate molecular surface chemistry and the macroscopic properties of materials.