Introducing Faculty in Focus - Fall 2022

Meet the pioneering faculty tackling global challenges at KAUST

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Dana Alsulaiman

Assistant Professor of Material Science and Engineering

"After an education that took her around the world, a big benefit to accepting a role at KAUST has been the opportunity to be near her family."

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Xiaohang Li

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

No Half Measures: With Semiconductors, the Sky is the Limit.

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Francesca Benzoni

Associate Professor of Marine Science & Associate Director of KAUST’s Red Sea Research Center

Into the Deep: Unlocking the Evolution of Red Sea Corals.

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Khaled Salama

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Associate Dean of the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division

Patience and Perseverance – Paving the Path to Discovery

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Kyle Lauersen

Assistant Professor of Bioengineering

Synthetic Microalgae: Where Biology Meets Green Chemistry

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Nazek El-Atab

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Get Smart: The Nanotechnology of the Future.

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Ikram Blilou

Associate Professor of Plant Science

The ‘Accidental’ Plant Biologist Making Waves in Desert Agriculture

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Frédéric Laquai

Professor of Material Science and Engineering & Interim Director of KAUST Solar Center

In Search of Emerging Semiconductors.

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