Sustainability is one of the most important issues in today’s world and is a key theme for the upcoming Winter Enrichment Program (January 9-22). Our upcoming January program looks at sustainability from a variety of angles, from our opening keynote lecture to special tours. Here are a few of our sustainability-related events:

Leadership and innovation in environmental sustainability : The future of Saudi Arabia - Sunday, January 10

A Keynote Lecture with H.E. Eng. Abdullatif Ahmed Al Othman

Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA)

For our opening night keynote lecture, the Governor of SAGIA, His Excellency Abdullatif Al Othman joins us to shed light on the role science and innovation will play in developing the sustainable industries of Saudi Arabia in the future.

The real science behind climate change (with Georgiy Stenchikov) - January 11 - 12

Want to understand climate change from a real scientific perspective? Join Dr. Georgiy Stenchikov for our two afternoon seminar 'The Real Science behind Climate Change', featuring international, in-kingdom and KAUST climate experts sharing their knowledge with lectures and interactive sessions on climate research, climate prediction and sustainability.

A dual role for plant cell walls: Advances in human health and biofuel production (with Geoff Fincher) - Sunday, January 17

Join Prof. Geoff Fincher as he looks at recent advances in human health and biofuel production through work on plant cell walls, leading to applications beyond human health and biofuel production in the future.

Sustainability at KAUST (with Amr Atiah, Manager for Operations & Sustainability, KAUST) - Monday, January 18

Join KAUST manager for Operations & Sustainability Amr Atiah as he describes the strong link between KAUST and Sustainability, the LEED Certification for Academic Campus, the Sustainability Committee and various Sustainability Initiatives that have been implemented in our community.

Fresh water or fresh ideas? The move toward sustainable practices in world food and agriculture (with Ryan Lefers) - January 17 - 19

Center for Desert Agriculture and Water Desalination and ReUse Center, KAUST

This three-day workshop kicks off our ‘Future of Food’ day. During the workshop, participants will evaluate the current state of agricultural fresh water and resource use at multiple points in the global food supply and consumption chain, then discuss new, alternative technologies for food production that have the potential to significantly reduce the freshwater and resource footprint of world agriculture.

The Algae House Project (with Stefan Hindersin) - Wednesday, January 20

Dr. Stefan Hindersin will introduce the world’s first 'Algae House', where Microalgae is integrated into a building as a way to create production of sustainable microalgal biomass.

KAUST Catalysis Center discusses energy and environment challenges (with Kazuhiro Takanabe, Wei Xu, Jean Basset, Kuo Wei Huang, Valerio D’Elia and Paul Lucchese) - Thursday, January 21

Join international, KAUST and in-kingdom speakers for a discussion on the current energy environment and the challenges facing researchers today.

For registration and more details on these and many other events, visit wep.acadox.com

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