About
Engineering Faculty
Bio
Dr. Muhammad Shumail is a Scientist at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory of Stanford University, where his research focuses on developing novel particle accelerators for industrial, medical, and scientific applications. He earned his B.S. in Electronic Engineering from the GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology in Pakistan.
After several years working in the research and development industry, he pursued graduate studies at Stanford University, completing both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Physics. Before joining SLAC as a full-time researcher, Dr. Shumail taught Physics, Math, and Engineering at Habib University in Pakistan. Alongside his research, he remains deeply passionate about teaching and enjoys engaging students in discussions across physics, mathematics, and engineering.
Outside of work, Dr. Shumail is an avid hiker and road biker.
Degree & Academic Institution:
- PhD, Electrical Engineering
Stanford University
Courses Taught:
- PHYS 101 - Introduction to Physical Sciences
Publications:
Journal Articles / Peer-Reviewed Papers
- A. Rosenstrom, M. Santana-Leitner, S. Rokni, M. Shumail, S. Tantawi, S. Dewji, B. Loo Jr., Monte Carlo Simulation of Shielding Designs for a Cabinet Form Factor Preclinical MV-Energy Photon FLASH Radiotherapy System, Med. Phys., 2023; 1–11.
- D. Breitkreutz, M. Shumail, K. Bush, S. Tantawi, P. Maxime, B. Loo Jr., Initial Steps Towards a Clinical FLASH Radiotherapy System: Pediatric Whole Brain Irradiation with 40 MeV Electrons at FLASH Dose Rates, Radiation Research, 194 (2020): 594–599.
- M. Shumail, V. Dolgashev, Exact Solution of Multi-Bunch Instabilities for Ultra-Relativistic Constant Energy Bunches in Particle Accelerators, Physica Scripta, 94, 065208 (2019).
- M. Shumail, S. Tantawi, Theory of Electromagnetic Insertion Devices and the Corresponding Synchrotron Radiation, Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams, 19, 074001 (2016).
- S. Tantawi, M. Shumail, et al., Experimental Demonstration of a Tunable Microwave Undulator, Phys. Rev. Lett., 112, 164802 (2014).
- C. Chang, M. Shumail, S. Tantawi, J. Neilson, C. Pellegrini, Electron Dynamics and Transverse-Kick Elimination in a High-Field Short-Period Helical Microwave Undulator, Appl. Phys. Lett., 101, 161102 (2012).
Conference Papers / Presentations
- M. Shumail, Exact and Fast Solution of Ultrarelativistic Multibunch Instabilities in a Constant Gradient Accelerator, arXiv:2104.07701, submitted for peer review.
- F. Toufexis, M. Shumail, A. McGuire, B. Angier, D. Gamzina, S. Tantawi, Development of a W-Band Power Extraction Structure, 10th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf. (IPAC’19), Melbourne, Australia, May 2019, Paper THPTS063.
- M. Shumail, V.A. Dolgashev, Efficiency Analysis of High Average Power Linacs, 9th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf. (IPAC’18), Vancouver, Canada, Apr.–May 2018, Paper THPML125.
- M. Shumail, V.A. Dolgashev, C. Markusen, Design of High Efficiency High Power CW Linacs for Environmental and Industrial Applications, 9th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf. (IPAC’18), Vancouver, Canada, Apr.–May 2018, Paper THPML126.
- C. Chang, J. Neilson, C. Pellegrini, M. Shumail, S. Tantawi, Single Electron Dynamics of Microwave Undulator, Proceedings of IPAC2012, pp. 753–755, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 2012.
- M. Shumail, G. Bowden, C. Chang, J. Neilson, S. Tantawi, Beam Dynamics Studies of a Helical X-Band RF Undulator, AIP Conf. Proc. 1507, pp. 752, Austin, Texas, USA, 2012.
- M. Shumail, G.B. Bowden, C. Chang, J. Neilson, S.G. Tantawi, Application of the Balanced Hybrid Mode in Overmoded Corrugated Waveguides to Short Wavelength Dynamic Undulators, Proceedings of IPAC2011, pp. 3326–3328, San Sebastián, Spain, 2011.
- O. Faust, M.S. Shaikh, M. Shumail, Z. Nafees, S. Zaidi, Getting Practical with Digital: An Integrated Electronic Design Project for Undergraduates, IEEE Int. Conf. on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE), pp. 163–168, Zhuhai, China, 2015.
Bio
Dr. Muhammad Shumail is a Scientist at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory of Stanford University, where his research focuses on developing novel particle accelerators for industrial, medical, and scientific applications. He earned his B.S. in Electronic Engineering from the GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology in Pakistan.
After several years working in the research and development industry, he pursued graduate studies at Stanford University, completing both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Physics. Before joining SLAC as a full-time researcher, Dr. Shumail taught Physics, Math, and Engineering at Habib University in Pakistan. Alongside his research, he remains deeply passionate about teaching and enjoys engaging students in discussions across physics, mathematics, and engineering.
Outside of work, Dr. Shumail is an avid hiker and road biker.
Degree & Academic Institution:
- PhD, Electrical Engineering
Stanford University
Courses Taught:
- PHYS 101 - Introduction to Physical Sciences
Publications:
Journal Articles / Peer-Reviewed Papers
- A. Rosenstrom, M. Santana-Leitner, S. Rokni, M. Shumail, S. Tantawi, S. Dewji, B. Loo Jr., Monte Carlo Simulation of Shielding Designs for a Cabinet Form Factor Preclinical MV-Energy Photon FLASH Radiotherapy System, Med. Phys., 2023; 1–11.
- D. Breitkreutz, M. Shumail, K. Bush, S. Tantawi, P. Maxime, B. Loo Jr., Initial Steps Towards a Clinical FLASH Radiotherapy System: Pediatric Whole Brain Irradiation with 40 MeV Electrons at FLASH Dose Rates, Radiation Research, 194 (2020): 594–599.
- M. Shumail, V. Dolgashev, Exact Solution of Multi-Bunch Instabilities for Ultra-Relativistic Constant Energy Bunches in Particle Accelerators, Physica Scripta, 94, 065208 (2019).
- M. Shumail, S. Tantawi, Theory of Electromagnetic Insertion Devices and the Corresponding Synchrotron Radiation, Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams, 19, 074001 (2016).
- S. Tantawi, M. Shumail, et al., Experimental Demonstration of a Tunable Microwave Undulator, Phys. Rev. Lett., 112, 164802 (2014).
- C. Chang, M. Shumail, S. Tantawi, J. Neilson, C. Pellegrini, Electron Dynamics and Transverse-Kick Elimination in a High-Field Short-Period Helical Microwave Undulator, Appl. Phys. Lett., 101, 161102 (2012).
Conference Papers / Presentations
- M. Shumail, Exact and Fast Solution of Ultrarelativistic Multibunch Instabilities in a Constant Gradient Accelerator, arXiv:2104.07701, submitted for peer review.
- F. Toufexis, M. Shumail, A. McGuire, B. Angier, D. Gamzina, S. Tantawi, Development of a W-Band Power Extraction Structure, 10th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf. (IPAC’19), Melbourne, Australia, May 2019, Paper THPTS063.
- M. Shumail, V.A. Dolgashev, Efficiency Analysis of High Average Power Linacs, 9th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf. (IPAC’18), Vancouver, Canada, Apr.–May 2018, Paper THPML125.
- M. Shumail, V.A. Dolgashev, C. Markusen, Design of High Efficiency High Power CW Linacs for Environmental and Industrial Applications, 9th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf. (IPAC’18), Vancouver, Canada, Apr.–May 2018, Paper THPML126.
- C. Chang, J. Neilson, C. Pellegrini, M. Shumail, S. Tantawi, Single Electron Dynamics of Microwave Undulator, Proceedings of IPAC2012, pp. 753–755, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 2012.
- M. Shumail, G. Bowden, C. Chang, J. Neilson, S. Tantawi, Beam Dynamics Studies of a Helical X-Band RF Undulator, AIP Conf. Proc. 1507, pp. 752, Austin, Texas, USA, 2012.
- M. Shumail, G.B. Bowden, C. Chang, J. Neilson, S.G. Tantawi, Application of the Balanced Hybrid Mode in Overmoded Corrugated Waveguides to Short Wavelength Dynamic Undulators, Proceedings of IPAC2011, pp. 3326–3328, San Sebastián, Spain, 2011.
- O. Faust, M.S. Shaikh, M. Shumail, Z. Nafees, S. Zaidi, Getting Practical with Digital: An Integrated Electronic Design Project for Undergraduates, IEEE Int. Conf. on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE), pp. 163–168, Zhuhai, China, 2015.