2016 Faculty promotions celebrated
Congratulations to the promoted faculty members for 2016
“Congratulations to our promoted faculty. Your ideas advance knowledge and fuel discoveries in our world.” - President Jean-Lou Chameau
The latest cohort of promoted KAUST faculty represents the University’s intellectual contribution to pursue collaborative research and education that advances new knowledge and discovery.
At a recognition dinner in honor of these 12 individuals, President Jean-Lou Chameau shared, “In the coming years, your global leadership will continue to carry forward our mission to advance science and technology through distinctive and collaborative research integrated with graduate education. In doing so, KAUST will be a catalyst for innovation, economic development and social prosperity in Saudi Arabia and throughout the world.”
Congratulations to the promoted faculty members for 2016:
Biological and Environmental Science & Engineering
“Congratulations to our promoted faculty. Your ideas advance knowledge and fuel discoveries in our world.” - President Jean-Lou Chameau
The latest cohort of promoted KAUST faculty represents the University’s intellectual contribution to pursue collaborative research and education that advances new knowledge and discovery.
At a recognition dinner in honor of these 12 individuals, President Jean-Lou Chameau shared, “In the coming years, your global leadership will continue to carry forward our mission to advance science and technology through distinctive and collaborative research integrated with graduate education. In doing so, KAUST will be a catalyst for innovation, economic development and social prosperity in Saudi Arabia and throughout the world.”
Congratulations to the promoted faculty members for 2016:
Biological and Environmental Science & Engineering
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science & Engineering
- Andrea Fratalocchi, Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor
- Xin Gao, Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor
- Diogo Gomes, Promoted to the rank of Professor
- Atif Shamim, Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor
- Basem Shihada, Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor
- Osman Bakr, Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor *
- Aamir Farooq, Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor
- Niveen Khashab, Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor
- Sigurjon Jonsson, Promoted to the rank of Professor
- Kazuhiro Takanabe, Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor
*Effective July 1, 2015. All other promotions effective July 1, 2016.