Introducing Faculty in Focus - Fall 2022

Meet the pioneering faculty tackling global challenges at KAUST

Faculty in Focus:

Dana Al-Sulaiman

Meet the Effervescent Bioengineer Tackling Cancer One Step at a Time.

Dana Al-Sulaiman

Assistant Professor of Material Science and Engineering


Faculty in Focus:

Xiaohang Li

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

Xiaohang Li

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Faculty in Focus:

Francesca Benzoni 

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

Francesca Benzoni

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

Faculty in Focus:

Khaled Salama

Patience and Perseverance – Paving the Path to Discovery

Khaled Salama

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

Faculty in Focus:

Kyle Lauersen

Synthetic Microalgae: Where Biology Meets Green Chemistry

Kyle Lauersen

Assistant Professor of Bioengineering

Faculty in Focus:

Nazek El-Atab

Get Smart: The Nanotechnology of the Future.

Nazek El-Atab

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Faculty in Focus:

Ikram Blilou

The ‘Accidental’ Plant Biologist Making Waves in Desert Agriculture

Ikram Blilou

Associate Professor of Plant Science

Faculty in Focus:

Frédéric Laquai

In Search of Emerging Semiconductors

Frédéric Laquai

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