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The GRP Technical Symposium
May 27-28, 2008

About This Event

The Global Research Partnership (GRP) Technical Symposium, “Frontiers and Opportunities in Science and Engineering: The Contribution of the Global Research Partnership to KAUST, Saudi Arabia, and the World” marks the first global gathering of KAUST GRP award recipients.

The GRP serves as a primary mechanism for engaging science of the highest quality in support of KAUST’s development as a world-class graduate research university.

KAUST welcomes symposium participants to Saudi Arabia to present their views and latest findings in various fields of research, share ideas and establish a truly global network of scientific collaboration.”

GRP Award Recipients

Investigators
Twelve scientists from six different countries create the inaugural group of Global Research Partnership (GRP) Investigator grantees. View the awardees

Centers and Centers-in-Development
KAUST awards grants for the establishment of four interdisciplinary research Centers and three international Centers-in-Development. View the awardees

Media Materials

Press Releases
• GRP Technical Symposium
• GRP Centers
• GRP Centers-in-Development
• GRP Investigators

Fact Sheets
• Kaust at a Glance
• GRP Fact Sheet

Media Contacts
Salah Sindi
+966-532-371-607

 

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Related Resources
Global Research Partnership
Research at KAUST
Frequently Asked Questions

Speakers

His Excellency Minister Ali I. Al-Naimi
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia
Chairman
KAUST Board of Trustees
• "KAUST and the Economic Development of Saudi Arabia"
• Research Awards Presentation Keynote

Day One Speakers

Agenda

DAY ONE
Welcoming Remarks
His Excellency Minister Ali I. Al-Naimi
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia
Chairman
KAUST Board of Trustees

Professor Choon Fong Shih
President Designate
KAUST

Mr. Mark G. Yudof
President Designate
University of California

Research Awards Presentation
His Excellency Minister Ali I. Al-Naimi
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia
Chairman
KAUST Board of Trustees

DAY TWO
Opening Remarks
KAUST Research Directions
Professor Fawwaz T. Ulaby, Provost,
KAUST

Morning Panel Discussion
Part One: Resources, Energy & Environment
Part Two: Materials Science & Engineering

Afternoon Panel Discussion
Part One: Bioscience & Bioengineering
Part Two: Applied Mathematics &
Computational Science

Concluding Remarks
Dr. Mohamed E. Samaha,
Vice President, Research, KAUST

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Photos
  • KAUST leadership honors recipients of the Global Research Partnership grant awards in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 27, 2008.
  • H.E. Minister Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Chairman, KAUST Board of Trustees, speaks at the awards ceremony for the KAUST GRP grant recipients in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 27, 2008.
  • Professor Choon Fong Shih, president designate, KAUST, speaks at the KAUST GRP Technical Symposium awards ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 27, 2008.
  • Professor Choon Fong Shih, president designate, KAUST, speaks at the KAUST GRP Technical Symposium awards ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 27, 2008.
  • H.E. Minister Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Chairman, KAUST Board of Trustees (second from right), recognizes KAUST GRP Centers-in-Development grant recipient Dr. Sulaiman Al‑Khattaf, associate professor, Chemical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, alongside Professor Choon Fong Shih, president designate, KAUST (left) and Mr. Nadhmi Al-Nasr, interim president, KAUST (right) at the GRP Technical Symposium awards ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 27, 2008.
  • H.E. Minister Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Chairman, KAUST Board of Trustees (second from right), recognizes KAUST Investigator Dr. Ahmed F. Ghoniem, professor, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, alongside Professor Choon Fong Shih, president designate, KAUST (left) and Mr. Nadhmi Al-Nasr, interim president, KAUST (right) at the GRP Technical Symposium awards ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 27, 2008.
  • H.E. Minister Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Chairman, KAUST Board of Trustees (second from right), recognizes KAUST GRP Centers grant recipient Dr. Michael D. McGehee, associate professor, Materials Science and Engineering Department, Stanford University, alongside Professor Choon Fong Shih, president designate, KAUST (left) and Mr. Nadhmi Al-Nasr, interim president, KAUST (right) at the GRP Technical Symposium awards ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 27, 2008.
  • H.E. Minister Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Chairman, KAUST Board of Trustees (second from right), recognizes KAUST GRP Centers grant recipient Dr. James Arthur Calvin, professor, Department of Statistics, executive associate vice president for Research, Texas A&M University, alongside Professor Choon Fong Shih, president designate, KAUST (left) and Mr. Nadhmi Al-Nasr, interim president, KAUST (right) at the GRP Technical Symposium awards ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 27, 2008.
  • H.E. Minister Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Chairman, KAUST Board of Trustees (second from right), recognizes KAUST Centers grant recipient Dr. John Richard Ockendon, professor, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, alongside Professor Choon Fong Shih, president designate, KAUST (left) and Mr. Nadhmi Al-Nasr, interim president, KAUST (right) at the GRP Technical Symposium awards ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 27, 2008.
  • H.E. Minister Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Chairman, KAUST Board of Trustees (second from right), recognizes KAUST GRP Centers-in-Development grant recipient Dr. Huang Bin-Juine, professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, alongside Professor Choon Fong Shih, president designate, KAUST (left) and Mr. Nadhmi Al-Nasr, interim president, KAUST (right) at the GRP Technical Symposium awards ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 27, 2008.
  • H.E. Minister Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Chairman, KAUST Board of Trustees (second from right), recognizes KAUST Centers-in-Development grant recipient Dr. Philippe Van Cappellen, professor, Department of Earth Sciences – Geochemistry, Utrecht University, alongside Professor Choon Fong Shih, president designate, KAUST (left) and Mr. Nadhmi Al-Nasr, interim president, KAUST (right) at the GRP Technical Symposium awards ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 27, 2008.
  • H.E. Minister Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Chairman, KAUST Board of Trustees (second from right), recognizes KAUST Investigator Dr. Anna Tramontano, professor, Biochemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, alongside Professor Choon Fong Shih, president designate, KAUST (left) and Mr. Nadhmi Al-Nasr, interim president, KAUST (right) at the GRP Technical Symposium awards ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 27, 2008.
  • H.E. Minister Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Chairman, KAUST Board of Trustees (second from right), recognizes KAUST Investigator Dr. Bengt Nordén, chair professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, alongside Professor Choon Fong Shih, president designate, KAUST (left) and Mr. Nadhmi Al-Nasr, interim president, KAUST (right) at the GRP Technical Symposium awards ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 27, 2008.