KAUST Professor J. Carlos Santamarina (right) and postdoctoral fellow Junghee Park (left) recently received the 2019 Tarek Al-Kasabi Award for Excellence in Civil Engineering in Saudi Arabia. File photo.
KAUST Professor J. Carlos Santamarina and postdoctoral fellow Junghee Park received the 2019 Tarek Al-Kasabi Award for Excellence in Civil Engineering in Saudi Arabia at a ceremony on April 11 at King Saud University.
The Al-Kasabi award began in 2015 through the endowment of Engineer Tarek Al-Kasabi and is given annually to engineers, scientists or researchers in the Kingdom who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to civil engineering. The award, which is administered by the Department of Civil Engineering at King Saud University, consists of a personalized plaque, a certificate and a cash prize of SAR 100,000.
KAUST Professor J. Carlos Santamarina (right) and postdoctoral fellow Junghee Park (left) received the
2019 Tarek Al-Kasabi Award for Excellence in Civil Engineering in Saudi Arabia for their research work. File photos.
During their acceptance speeches at the award ceremony, Santamarina and Park expressed their gratitude to Dr. Abdullah Almajed from King Saud University for his nomination; the Scientific Committee, who recognized the value of their research efforts; and to Engineer Tarek Al-Kasabi for his vision and generosity.