Dr. Kitaneh is an associate professor of physics . He received his bachelor’s degree in physics from The University of Jordan in 1981. From that date he worked in physics Department as teacher assistant in addition to his study for the master degree. He obtained master degree in physics from The University of Jordan in septemper 1983. Since Feb. 1984, he worked as a lecturer of physics in the Islamic University of Gaza until 1990. Dr. Kitabeh started Ph.D program in solid state physics in 1990 from Carpov Inst. Of Tech. in Moscow Russia. Since 1997 he started working at physics Department at Al-Quds University.
Dr. kitaneh developed practical and theoretical physics courses, who currently teaches. He shared member of many committees at the university. Awarded different grants for his research activities at Al Quds University.
The area of research interest is the solid state properties of materials, renewable energy, and using physical methods of improving food quality and quantity.
Dr. Kitaneh has published many manuscripts in international journals, including:
3- Abu-Taha , A. Thweib, R. Ketaneh, Broadband Infrared Tissue Absorption using Miniature Homemade Infrared Light Source: Preliminary study for Tumor Heating M. I. International Journal of Photonics and Optical Technology Vol. 6, Iss. 3, pp: 1-10, Sept. 2020 .
4- Rushdi Kitaneh, Hussain Alsamamra, Abeer Aljunaidi, Modeling of wind energy in some areas in Palestine, Energy conversion and Manegment, 62 ( 2012 ) 64-69.
3- S. Darwish, S.Y. Al-Tel, M.M. Abu-Teir, R.M.-L. Kitanah, A.A. Legrouze, A.M. Saleh, Fine structure of 6A1g/4A1g, 4Eg (4G) absorption band in MnF2
Solid State Sciences, 11 (2009) 544-548.
5- A.M. Saleh · M.M. Abu-Samreh · G.M. Al-Awaysa · R.M.-L. Kitaneh
Extraction of Critical Current Density and Flux Creep Exponent in the Magnetic Superconductor Ru-1212 Using the ac Magnetic Susceptibility Measurements, J. Supercond. Nov. Magn. 21, (2008), 229–235.
5- M. M. Abu Samreh, A. M. Saleh, R, M-L. Kitaneh, and H. F. Braun, On the applicapility of the magnetic susceptibility model for the magnetic superconductor 1212, Journal of superconductivity and novel magnetism, (2007)
6-Awaysah, G. M., Saleh, A. M., Abu-Samreh, M.M., Kitaneh, R. M-L, Critical state models for granular magnetic superconductor RuSr2GdCu2O8, International Journal of Modern Physics B Vol. 21, No, 30 (2007), 1-11.
7-A. M. Saleh, M. M. Abu Samreh, R. M-L. Kitaneh, and H. F. Braun, Dependencies of inter- and intra- grain superconductive transitions in polycrystalline RuSr2GdCu2O8 superconductor on field and frequency, Solid State Sciences (2007)
8-Leghrouz, Amin; Abu-Samreh, Mohammad; Awawdah, Karam; Abu-Taha, Mohamad; Saleh, Abdulkareem; Kitaneh, Rushdi; Darwish, Saquer Indoor radon-222 concentration measurements in some houses of Hebron province during the inter season of the year 2000. Rad. Prot. Dosim. 12, (2006),
9- Ketaneh, R., M-L, Saleh, A. M., M., Abu-Samreh, R. D. Gould Ac electrical parameters of Al-ZnPc-Al organic semiconducting films, Central European Journal of physics, 4, (2006), 87-104.
10-Saleh, A. M., Abu-Samreh, M. M., Soliman, M., H., Leghrouz, A., A., Ketaneh, R., M-L., Darwish, S., and Abu-Taha, M., I. , Scaling behavior near transition temperature in Al-doped YBCO superconducting thin films. Thin Solid Films 468, (2004), pp: 93-99.
11-Abu-Assab, N., Abu-Samreh, M., M., Abu-Taha, M., I., Darwish, S., Kitaneh, R., M-L., Leghrouz, A., A., and Saleh, A., M., A theoretical investigation of electrostatic potential distribution in copper oxide (Cu2O) crystal. Betehlehem University J. 23, (2004), pp:9-20.
12- V. G. Tsirelson, A. S. Avilov, Yu. A. Abramov, E. L. Belokonova, R. Kitaneh, X-ray and electron diffraction study of MgO, Acta. Cryst. B 54, (1998), 8-17.