Congratulations Professor Eddaoudi!
Professor Mohamed Eddaoudi has been awarded the Abdul Hameed Shoman Prize for Arab Researchers for this years’ topic 'Renewable Energy'.
2020 Highly Cited Researchers Announced
The Physical Science and Engineering Division is proud to have the following 9 faculty members included in the Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers 2020 global list
Congratulations, Professor Osman Bakr!
Professor Osman Bakr has been awarded the 2021 Kroll Medal & Prize by the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3).
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@KCCkaust
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CONGRATULATIONS Prof. Mani! 👏👏👏
Professor Mani Sarathy has been awarded Energy and Fuels Rising Stars, by the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Read more here:
#KAUSTResearch
@KAUST_PSE
and
@CCRCatKAUST
Congratulations Professor Bakr!👏👏👏
Professor Osman M. Bakr is named a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMM).
Read the full story
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#KAUST
#kaust_discovery
@KCCkaust
#GWB2022
@KAUST_News
What a wonderful way to start the day! Interesting company, good food, and such nice weather!
Thank you to
#KAUSTResearch
for organizing it!
Congratulations, Distinguish Professor Mohamed Eddaoudi And Professor Osman Bakr!
Distinguish Prof. Mohamed and Prof. Osman recipients of the Distinguished Scientist Award, Almarai Prize for Scientific Creativity.
Congratulations Professor Omar! 👏👏👏
Professor Omar F. Mohammed has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Read more:
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@KAUST_News
Solar engineer from
#KAUSTPSE
Dr. Erkan Aydin wins highly prestigious European Research Council Starting Grant. Learn more by visiting our website & watch the video sharing more details about this story.
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#Engineering
Please visit our website to read our tribute to Dean Ravi Samtaney. At the end of the obituary there is a space to leave comments in tribute.
Thank you to the many who shared condolences by email. We will reshare some of these tributes in due course.
Congratulations, Prof. Nikos Hadjichristidis! 👏👏👏 Distinguished Prof. of ChemS Program, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry! Read all about it here:
Leave a comment 👇 and help us congratulate Prof. Nikos!
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#KAUSTPSE
Congratulations To Prof.
@_Dr_Dana
, For Being Selected For The MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 MENA List!
Read about it here:
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#KAUSTResearch
The world’s most influential researchers.
The PSE Division is proud to have the following 9 Faculty members included in the 2019 Web of Science Group Highly Cited Researchers Global List.
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Congratulations to Prof. Yavuz For Receiving "The Korean Academy Of Science and Technology & S-oil Best Thesis Advisor 2021" Award. 👏👏👏
Learn more about the award here:
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@AMPM_KAUST
@KCCkaust
@chemsstudents
Are you or someone you know job searching? Here is our Tuesday round-up of available researcher positions in the Physical Science & Engineering Division at KAUST. Please re-share widely to your networks! ⤵️
Postdocs, Research Scientists, & Technician jobs:
A tailored coat to beat the heat.
#KAUST
scientists have developed a film that protects perovskite solar cells from adverse conditions such as high temperatures and moisture, boosting their long-term stability.
Learn more:
#KAUSTResearch
at
#KAUSTPSE
Illuminating perovskite photophysics.
A detailed view of how electrical charges behave inside perovskites could guide efforts to improve the performance of next-generation solar cells based on these materials ... Read more:
#KAUST
#KAUSTResearch
#KAUSTPSE
🌿Exciting News!
#KAUST
leads the way in eco-friendly plastics with a breakthrough in green chemistry. They have developed metal-free polycarbonates with a 50% CO2 content, starting with a negative carbon footprint.
Read more:
#Sustainability
#Innovation
Meet Thomas Anthopoulos (
@tdanthopoulos
) who is part of the
@KAUST_Solar
in our Division.
Learn about his groups' (
@LAMA_KAUST
) research by visiting the website of the Material Science & Engineering program:
Chemical engineers at
#KAUSTPSE
developed an efficient catalyst that uses light energy to convert CO2 & H2 into methane, which counteracts the release of CO2 when methane is burned as a fuel. Read more here:
@KCCkaust
@adv_cat_mat
📢ATTENTION ALL
#KAUSTPSE
STUDENTS!
Don't miss the opportunity to get to know better about PSE
#research
and research groups.
📅 November 1st
🏜 Bldg. 9, Level 2 Hallway
⏰ 10 am - 4 pm
I'll see you there!
The
#KAUSTPSE
Division welcomes Dr. Gilles Lubineau, prof. of
#mechanicalengineering
, to the role of Interim Dean of PSE. Join us in supporting Prof.
@gilleslubineau
on his new appointment. Learn more on our website:
Congratulations Prof. Pedro Castano! 👏👏👏
Prof. Castaño was appointed Editorial Board Member of the Catalysts Journal and the International Journal of Chemical Engineering.
Read more about it at
#KAUSTPSE
:
#kaustresearch
#KAUSTChemicalEngineering
Georgiy Stenchikov, prof. of
#earthscience
and
#engineering
at
#KAUSTPSE
is one of the 2022 Future of Life Award winners!
Watch the video to learn more about the award and join us congratulating the Professor.
Prof. Carlos Grande (
@cgrande55
) is part of
@AMPM_KAUST
.
Part of the Chemical Engineering program in our Division, you can learn more about the Grande group's research activities & the research program by visiting our website:
#FacultyFriday
#KAUSTPSE
Are you job-hunting this year? Why not check out our list of
#KAUSTPSE
researcher vacancies? If you are already here at KAUST, why not re-share to your social network?
Leading the
@ShmsLab
meet Niveen M. Khashab, a faculty member
@AMPM_KAUST
and Chair of the Chemistry Program. Learn more about her research group focus here:
@chemsstudents
Gyorgy Szekely has received the Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research’s Class of Influential Researchers Award 2022 from the American Chemical Society & the International Association of Advanced Materials' Sustainability Award 2022. Read more here:
Exciting news for
#KAUST
's Physical
#Science
and
#Engineering
Division! Dr. Chak Chan has been appointed the new Dean, bringing extensive experience and expertise. We look forward to his contributions towards achieving the goals of
#Vision2030
.
#education
📣Calling all
#KAUSTPSE
scientists!🔬📸 Unleash the laughter in your labs! 🥼
We want to see your funny lab moments and are eager to share them with the world! 🌎💡 Tag us, and we will re-share!
Inspiration:
#ScientistsWhoSelfie
There will be new students, new researchers, & new Faculty
@KAUST_News
. Sadly, they will never have the chance to meet Prof. Ravi. But they will learn of his amazing personality from everyone who loved him dearly.
In memory of Ravi:
Our last perspective published in
@Joule_CP
is out. Here, we discuss the potential and the challenges of bifacial perovskite/silicon tandems from both a research and industrial point of view
@KAUST_Solar
@KAUST_PSE
@KaustResearch
⚠️⚠️Do you want to know more about the
#psedivision
at
#KAUST
? Would you like to learn about our programs, our people, our research⁉️
⚠️⚠️ DO YOU WANT TO KNOW US❓
📢 Check out our NEW VIDEO @
KAUST materials scientists have developed a wearable electronic that is so thin and flexible, it can be worn on human skin as a biosensor. Read more by visiting our website to read this KAUST Discovery story:
Congratulations, Prof. Husam Alshareef! 👏👏👏
Professor
@hnalshareef
has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Read all about it here:
#KAUSTResearch
#KAUSTPSE
Today’s lithium-ion batteries are good, but their performance still needs to be improved to adapt to better storage; Developing new electrode materials is one way to improve their performance. 🪫 Head to the news section of our website to learn more! 🔋
TODAY!
#KAUSTMSE
Ph.D. Dissertation for Sri Paleti about "Design framework to improve the photo and thermal
stability of Organic solar cells."
Good Luck Sri!
For more information:
@KAUSTMRS
@DeryaBaranB
@KAUST_OMEGALab
#BE_WISE
and celebrate
#InternationalWomenDay
at
#KAUST
.
The first 100 women only to sign up will receive a gorgeous T-shirt and free coffee. Sign up now!
Pick up: March 7th
Time: 9 - 11 a.m.
Place: Discovery Square, on The Square (next to Coffee Bean)
The new term will begin soon - welcome to all new onboarding
#KAUSTPSE
students, faculty, and staff. Please, tag us in your
#KAUSTResearch
photos and videos, published papers, conference posters, and fieldwork adventures!
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In tribute to Dean Ravi, if you missed the March 2022 Sci-Café: What's the Value of Communicating Your Research? you may rewatch Dean Ravi & panelists
@Najdatbk
&
@peixotors
discuss the importance of research communication w/
@CarolynUnck
.
Visit:
🖇️
Meet Stefaan De Wolf, faculty
@KAUST_Solar
and leader of the
@KAUST_KPVLab
. Visit their lab website to learn more about the ongoing research: ☀️
Or visit the Material Science & Engineering webpage, which De Wolf is the Chair of:
This years Crahm-Lehn-Pedersen Prize in Supramolecular Chemistry was won by Prof. Niveen Khausab (
@ShmsLab
). Whilst Niveen was unable to accept the prize in person,
@AliyahFakim
was at
@ISMSC2023
to accept the award on her behalf 🏆
Pictured: artist's rendition of molybdenum ions directly participating in the hydride transfer process. This illustration accompanies a KAUST Discovery story where
@KCCkaust
scientists were interviewed about a
@NatureCatalysis
publication.
🎨
@science_ink
Congratulations Professor Donal! 👏👏👏
Professor Donal Bradley named a Fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors.
Read more:
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@KAUST_News
@AcadofInventors
Photo: Khulud Muath
Every Friday we feature a faculty member who is part of
#KAUSTPSE
Division
@KaustResearch
. Meet
@_Dr_Dana
who part of the Material Science & Engineering research program (
@KAUSTMRS
). Want to learn more about this research program? Head to this link: .
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWLY PROMOTED FACULTY!
Kuo-Wei (Andy) Huang, promoted to Professor of Chemical Science, Kazuhiro Takanabe, promoted to Professor of Chemical Science and Mohammad Younis, promoted to Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
KAUST PSE experts Hong Wang (left) and Tengyue He (right) demonstrate their novel scintillating material, which produces X-ray images with a resolution double that of current commercial X-rays.
📸 by Eliza Mkhitaryan.
Did you enjoy our post yesterday highlighting student Christopher Wagstaff? Read the KAUST Insight story telling the story behind one of his discoveries.
Read all about oil lamps inspiring combustion solutions on our website!