31 July, 2017

KAUST Faculty Focus: Stefaan De Wolf

Find out more about KSC Prof. Stefaan De Wolf's research.

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26 July, 2017

Prof. Derya Baran, was nominated by the Helmholtz Association, Germany, to attend the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Chemistry)

Prof. Derya Baran, was nominated by the Helmholtz Association, Germany, to attend the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Chemistry)

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07 March, 2017

"Coffee-Ring Effect": Chance observation leads to significant development in polycrystals for improved semiconductors

The chance observation of crystals forming a coffee-ring effect by Dr Liyang Yu has led to Prof. Amassian and co-workers at KSC making significant advances in controlling crystallization.

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31 January, 2017

Prof. Thomas Anthopoulos joins KAUST Solar Center

This month we are delighted to welcome Prof. Thomas Anthopoulos who has joined KSC as Professor of Material Science and Engineering.

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31 January, 2017

Prof. Derya Baran joins KSC

The Solar Center extends a warm welcome to Prof. Derya Baran who joined KSC in January.

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08 January, 2017

KSC Students won selection and organized prestigious Fall 2016 MRS student-led symposium

KSC students were granted the opportunity to organize a student-led symposium at the recent MRS Fall 2016 conference. Congratulations to the KSC students who successfully ran the event and to all their guest speakers.

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15 December, 2016

ACS Editorial Features Award Winners from KAUST Research Conference 2016

ACS Energy Letters' editorial features the KAUST Research Conference held Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 2016 and highlights the award recipients. Our congratulations to them all.

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11 December, 2016

Maha A. Alamoudi awarded the best poster at 2016 MRS Fall Meeting

​Congratulations to Ph.D. student Maha Ahmed Alamoudi on her prize-winning poster at the MRS conference.

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10 May, 2016

2016 Faculty Promotion Celebrated

​Last week at a recognition dinner, KAUST honored 12 members of its faculty who have been promoted to the ranks of associate professor and professor.

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17 April, 2016

Prof. Osman Bakr awarded as this year’s Innovator under 35 in the Arab World

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Osman Bakr was among the five winning Innovators under 35 in the Arab World this year.

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20 March, 2016

Prof. Jean-Luc Bredas honored at the 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting

​We are pleased to announce that Prof. Jean-Luc Bredas honored at the 251st ACS National Meeting in San Diego, US on March 15, 2016.

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13 March, 2016

SPERC success in the KAUST Startup Accelerator Showcase

We are pleased to announce that LEVEL5, the first SPERC startup company, has won the first place in Kingdom Impact Award category in the KAUST Accelerator Showcase.

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11 February, 2016

Prof. Iain McCulloch listed in Thomson Reuters 2015 Highly Cited Researcher

​We are pleased to announce that Prof. Iain McCulloch has been named in Thomson Reuters' list of 2015 Highly Cited Researcher.

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15 November, 2015

KAUST Solar Future 2015 Symposium

KAUST Solar Future 2015 Symposium took place on November 7 – 11, 2015, at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia.

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20 August, 2015

Dr. Jean-Luc Bredas wins ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials, 2016

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Jean-Luc Bredas, the Center Director of SPERC has been selected for ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials, 2016.

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01 August, 2015

Dr. Osman Bakr promoted to Associate Professor

SPERC is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Osman Bakr to Associate Professor of Material Science and Engineering.

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01 July, 2015

Dr. Aram Amassian Promoted to Associate Professor

SPERC is pleased to announce that Dr. Aram Amassian has been promoted to Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering from Assistant Professor.

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05 May, 2015

Congratulations to recipients of 2015 Employee Service Awards!

SPERC is proud to announce that three members of our team have reached the five year milestone and were honored at the 2015 Employee Service Awards

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24 February, 2015

SPERC welcomes Dr. Frédéric Laquai

​SPERC is please to announce that Dr. Frédéric Laquai will be joining the Center February 24, 2015. ​

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01 February, 2015

SPERC welcomes Dr. Jason Serin as Lab Manager

​​​Dr. Jason Serin, newly appointed SPERC Lab Manager, joins KAUST from Arizona where he served as the Department Chair of Glendale College. He earned a PHD in Chemistry from UC Berkeley and has over 10 years of experience in organic and polymer chemistry instruction and research. ​​​

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