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INSIDE: Winter Enrichment Program 4-5 Awards 6-7 Community 8 News 1-2 PhD Graduates 3 AT a commencement ceremony overlooking the Breakwater Beacon, inaugural KAUST PhD graduates were honored for helping the young institution reach another milestone in the journey of global excellence to bring knowledge in service of society. Addressing the 220 men and women of the Class of 2012, KAUST Founding President, Prof. Choon Fong Shih, reminded the new grad- uates that they are trailblazers and the flag-bearers of their alma mater. “Your future success will be our university's success, so will KAUST's success be yours. The simple truth is we have a shared des- tiny,” he remarked. Guest speaker Lord Alec Broers – a pioneer of nanofabrication, former Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University, and past President of the Royal Academy of Engineering – hailed KAUST's effort “to advance modern science and accelerate the pace of engineering… which are two sides of the same coin.” KAUST's inaugural PhD recipients were followed by the University's third class of master's graduates from its three academic divisions – Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering; Chemical, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering; and Physical Sciences and Engineering. Many master's graduates will advance to PhD study at KAUST. Others, in support of KAUST's economic development mission, join the ranks of the University's blue-chip industrial partners includ- ing Saudi Aramco, SABIC, and The Dow Chemical Company. KAUST graduates – the majority from Saudi Arabia – included men and women from all corners of the world, including the United States, China, France, Norway, South Africa, India, Australia, and Brazil. As Prof. Choon Fong Shih observed during his commented remarks, “The early chapters of KAUST's history are so inspiring. They tell of a breathtaking campus which just a few years ago was mostly desert DEAN ELNOZAHY | Continued on p2 COMMENCEMENT | Continued on p2 PROFESSOR MOOTAZ ELNOZAHY APPOINTED DEAN OF COMPUTER, ELECTRICAL, AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING DIVISION ملكمعة ال تاريخ جارجة الدكتوراه فيجين دوعة من الخريجم حصدت أول م رحب فيهامته التي وفي كل2012 لعام التخرج لحتفال وذلك في ا عبدا، بأنهم فونغ شيهفسور تشونمعة، البرولجاهم رئيس اد، ذكرجين الجد بالخريمستقبلحكم في ال نجا "إنم قائعتهم ا جاممرواد وحملة أع من ال يعدون المجردة لكم. والحقيقة نجاحلجامعة ما هو إح ا نجاا كما أنجاح لجامعتن هو ن مصيرنا مشترك". هي أنعزيز آلن عبدال بملك عبدا السهاحت على يد مؤسمعة قد افتتلجانت ا وكاعلوم في العليات السا مستوى الدراة أبحاث على كجامع2009 لعام سعود في اتواصللة وسعي جاد لة السعوديكة العربيمملربة في الت جذور ضا والتقنية ذام والتقنيةعلوة إلى تطوير الث الراميبحالم. وتركز العاق اتأثير على نطا وال جدة على مدينةال منحمر إلى الشم البحر اى ساحلي عللجامع ا في حرمهامتمثلة فيوسع واللم العامملكة واي تواجه الحة التملربعة الت التحديا اقة والبيئة.لطاء والغذاء والما ا تقنيةء الرواد فيعلماهو أحد الك برويرز، وورد أليل وتحدث الخطيب الضيف ال المتحدة،مملكةهندسة في اللكية لملمية الكاديلسابق ل والرئيس اانو النرة التطويرع وتيم الحديثة وتسريعلومعة الرامية إلى "ترقية اللجاا بجهود ا مشيد واحدة".عملة كوجهين ل الهندسي تخريجملك عبدامعة اله من جاة الدكتوران حمل تخريج أول دفعة م وتميةكاديمعة الجام ااجستير من أقساة درجة المن حمللثالثة م الدفعة ام والهندسةعلوجية والبيئية وقسم الالهندسة البيولوم وعلوثة وهي قسم ال الثائية.زيم والهندسة الفيعلوبية وقسم اللحسائية والكهربابية والحاسو اة علىلجامعرجة الدكتوراه في ان حملة دوائل مث الرواد اركزت أبحا وقد تحمرث البحر اد إلى أبحا الموالحاسوبية لنظم النمذجة اوعت من تنت مجايولوجيةسطح الجة لتصوير ااضيب الريساليت والنباد اجينومات إجها وخرون يشرع اه بينما بعد الدكتورا لدرجة ما بعضهم أبحاثهملتحتية. وسيتابع اجين العديد من الخري سيواصللصناعية، بينمات الشركاة في اعمليتهم ال حيا في.ملك عبدامعة اله من جارجة الدكتورانيل د دراستهم للماجستير بدرجة املك عبدامعة القتصادي لجالة التطوير ا سبيل دعم رساخر وفي والبعض ا شركاتار، بما في ذلكعيين الكبلصنامعة الجاء اوف شركاضمون إلى صف سينيميكال. وداو كدية وسابك أرامكو السعو التخرج حفلTHE UNIVERSITY has recently welcomed Professor Mootaz Elnozahy as Dean of the Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division. Prior to joining KAUST, Dean Elnozahy spent 15 years at IBM Research in Austin, Texas, leading both research and product development efforts. Prior to joining IBM, he was a faculty member at the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University from 1993 to 1997. Prof. Elnozahy has also been an adjunct professor in the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. He has more than 30 patents and has been extremely successful in raising peer reviewed research funding. COMMENCEMENT 2 تمه صفحة تفسور معتز النزهيو ال تعيندسةم واعلويدا لقسم ال عمسابيةئية والكهربابية وااسو ا عميدافسور معتز النزهي مؤخرا تعيين البرو تملكهربائية والحاسوبية ا والهندسةعلوم ال لقسملعلوم ل عبداملك ال جامعة فيلحسابية وافسور معتز قد أمضى قبلن البرولتقنية. وكا وا عاما في أبحاث شركة15 معة حوالي إلتحاقه بالجاى قيادة كلاس حيث تولن تكس بي إم في أوست ايجات.طوير المنتجهود تبحاث وم ا من أقسا كان يعمل بي إمامه إلى شركة آي وقبل انضملحاسوب كلية علوم اس فيئة التدري هي عضوا في1993 الفترة منل ميلون خامعة كارنجي في جذ في إدارةذلك وظيفة أستا. كما شغل ك1997 إلى في أوستن.اسوب في جامعة تكسلحاس علوم ا ناجحاع وكان مثا براءة اخترا30 ولديه أكثر منتمي تث التبحاغراض ا موالب استقطا في ا النظراء.جعتها من قبل مرا2 تمه صفحة تDean Mootaz Elnozahy King Abdullah University of Science and Technology at Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia www.kaust.edu.sa B EACON the نـار ا ةJanuary 2013 / Rabi l 1434 Volume 3, Issue No. 5
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Page 1: 2013 January Beacon

InSIDe: Winter enrichment program 4-5 Awards 6-7 Community 8news 1-2 phD Graduates 3

At a commencement ceremony overlooking the Breakwater Beacon,

inaugural KAuSt Phd graduates were honored for helping the

young institution reach another milestone in the journey of global

excellence to bring knowledge in service of society.

Addressing the 220 men and women of the Class of 2012, KAuSt

Founding President, Prof. Choon Fong Shih, reminded the new grad-

uates that they are trailblazers and the flag-bearers of their alma

mater. “Your future success will be our university's success, so will

KAuSt's success be yours. the simple truth is we have a shared des-

tiny,” he remarked.

Guest speaker Lord Alec Broers – a pioneer of nanofabrication,

former Vice Chancellor of Cambridge university, and past President

of the Royal Academy of engineering – hailed KAuSt's effort “to

advance modern science and accelerate the pace of engineering…

which are two sides of the same coin.”

KAuSt's inaugural Phd recipients were followed by the

university's third class of master's graduates from its three academic

divisions – Biological and environmental Sciences and engineering;

Chemical, electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and engineering;

and Physical Sciences and engineering.

Many master's graduates will advance to Phd study at KAuSt.

Others, in support of KAuSt's economic development mission, join

the ranks of the university's blue-chip industrial partners includ-

ing Saudi Aramco, SABIC, and the dow Chemical Company. KAuSt

graduates – the majority from Saudi Arabia – included men and

women from all corners of the world, including the united States,

China, France, norway, South Africa, India, Australia, and Brazil.

As Prof. Choon Fong Shih observed during his commented remarks,

“the early chapters of KAuSt's history are so inspiring. they tell of

a breathtaking campus which just a few years ago was mostly desert

dean elnozahy | Continued on p2 CommenCement | Continued on p2

PROfEssOR MOOTaz ElNOzaHY aPPOiNTEd dEaN Of COMPuTER, ElECTRiCal, aNd MaTHEMaTiCal sCiENCEs aNd ENGiNEERiNG divisiON

الملك تاريخ جامعة في الدكتوراه الخريجين درجة أول مجموعة من حصدت فيها رحب التي كلمته وفي 2012 للعام التخرج احتفال في وذلك عبداهلل بأنهم البروفسور تشون فونغ شيه، الجامعة، رئيس الجدد، ذكرهم بالخريجين يعدون من الرواد وحملة أعالم جامعتهم األم قائال "إن نجاحكم في المستقبل هو نجاح لجامعتنا كما أن نجاح الجامعة ما هو إال نجاح لكم. والحقيقة المجردة

هي أن مصيرنا مشترك".وكانت الجامعة قد افتتحت على يد مؤسسها الملك عبداهلل بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود في العام 2009 كجامعة أبحاث على مستوى الدراسات العليا في العلوم والتقنية ذات جذور ضاربة في المملكة العربية السعودية وسعي جاد للتواصل والتقنية العلوم تطوير إلى الرامية األبحاث وتركز العالم. نطاق على والتأثير في حرمها الجامعي على ساحل البحر األحمر إلى الشمال من مدينة جدة على في والمتمثلة األوسع والعالم المملكة تواجه التي الملحة األربعة التحديات

الماء والغذاء والطاقة والبيئة.وتحدث الخطيب الضيف اللورد أليك برويرز، وهو أحد العلماء الرواد في تقنية المتحدة، المملكة في للهندسة الملكية لألكاديمية السابق والرئيس النانو مشيدا بجهود الجامعة الرامية إلى "ترقية العلوم الحديثة وتسريع وتيرة التطوير

الهندسي كوجهين لعملة واحدة".تخريج عبداهلل الملك جامعة من الدكتوراه حملة من دفعة أول تخريج وتال األكاديمية الجامعة أقسام من الماجستير درجة حملة من الثالثة الدفعة الثالثة وهي قسم العلوم والهندسة البيولوجية والبيئية وقسم العلوم والهندسة

الحاسوبية والكهربائية والحسابية وقسم العلوم والهندسة الفيزيائية.وقد تركزت أبحاث الرواد األوائل من حملة درجة الدكتوراه في الجامعة على مجاالت تنوعت من النمذجة الحاسوبية لنظم المواد إلى أبحاث البحر األحمر الجيولوجية األسطح لتصوير الرياضية واألساليب النبات إجهاد وجينومات التحتية. وسيتابع بعضهم أبحاثهم لدرجة ما بعد الدكتوراه بينما يشرع اآلخرون في حياتهم العملية في الشركات الصناعية، بينما سيواصل العديد من الخريجين الدكتوراه من جامعة الملك عبداهلل. الماجستير دراستهم لنيل درجة بدرجة والبعض اآلخر وفي سبيل دعم رسالة التطوير االقتصادي لجامعة الملك عبداهلل سينضمون إلى صفوف شركاء الجامعة الصناعيين الكبار، بما في ذلك شركات

أرامكو السعودية وسابك وداو كيميكال.

حفل التخرج

tHe unIVeRSItY has recently welcomed

Professor Mootaz elnozahy as dean of the

Computer, electrical, and Mathematical Sciences

and engineering (CeMSe) division. Prior to

joining KAuSt, dean elnozahy spent 15 years

at IBM Research in Austin, texas, leading both

research and product development efforts. Prior

to joining IBM, he was a faculty member at

the School of Computer Science at Carnegie

Mellon university from 1993 to 1997. Prof.

elnozahy has also been an adjunct professor

in the department of Computer Sciences at the

university of texas at Austin. He has more than

30 patents and has been extremely successful in

raising peer reviewed research funding.

CommenCemenT

تتمه صفحة 2

تعيني الربوفسور معتز النزهي عميدا لقسم العلوم واهلندسة

احلاسوبية والكهربائية واحلسابية عميدا النزهي معتز البروفسور تعيين مؤخرا تم والكهربائية الحاسوبية والهندسة العلوم لقسم للعلوم عبداهلل الملك جامعة في والحسابية قبل أمضى قد معتز البروفسور وكان والتقنية. إلتحاقه بالجامعة حوالي 15 عاما في أبحاث شركة اي بي إم في أوستن تكساس حيث تولى قيادة كل

من أقسام األبحاث وجهود تطوير المنتجات. يعمل كان إم بي آي شركة إلى انضمامه وقبل عضوا في هيئة التدريس في كلية علوم الحاسوب في جامعة كارنجي ميلون خالل الفترة من 1993 إلى 1997. كما شغل كذلك وظيفة أستاذ في إدارة أوستن. في تكساس جامعة في الحاسوب علوم ولديه أكثر من 30 براءة اختراع وكان مثاال ناجحا تتم التي األبحاث األموال ألغراض استقطاب في

مراجعتها من قبل النظراء.تتمه صفحة 2

Dean mootaz elnozahy

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology at Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

www.kaust.edu.sa

BeAConthe ة املنـار

January 2013 / Rabi l 1434 Volume 3, Issue no. 5

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in brief ToASTmASTeRS

On deCeMBeR 17, the KAuSt chapter of toastmasters,

Al Manarah, visited the national Commercial Bank (nCB)

toastmasters Club at their training Center in Jeddah. the

meeting was called together by Kamal Ahmad Al-Borno,

the president of nCB toastmasters and the current man-

ager of corporate social responsibility at emaar, King

Abdullah economic City. the meeting led to fruitful dis-

cussions as well as agreements on continued exchange

and stronger collaboration.

GRADeS 3, 4, AnD 5 WInTeR ConCeRTStudentS in grade 3, 4, and 5 from the KAuSt School

(tKS) presented their take on the classic folk tale Stone

Soup at their annual Winter Concert in december. the

story emphasizes the need to collaborate and share in

a community and tKS students shared their own inter-

pretation, integrating their views and understanding of

culture, collaboration, and community.

members of the Al manarah and nCB Toastmasters groups.

dean elnozahy | Continued from p1

CommenCement | Continued from p1

Prof. elnozahy holds a Phd in Computer Science from Rice

university in texas, and a BS in electrical engineering with

Highest Honors from Cairo university in egypt. He is fluent in

Arabic, english, French, and several programming languages.

Prof. elnozahy’s personal research area is in systems, includ-

ing high performance computing, power-aware computing, fault

tolerance, operating systems, system architecture, and distributed

systems. His work on rollback-recovery is now a standard com-

ponent of graduate courses in fault-tolerant computing.

Provost Stefan Catsicas said, “Research excellence is one of

IBM’s well recognized strengths. So is the company’s capacity to

bring major programs from the labs to the market. KAuSt is very

fortunate to have attracted a scholar and manager like Mootaz

to lead a division that regroups disciplines ideally positioned to

fulfill both our academic and economic development aspirations.”

Prof. elnozahy was attracted to KAuSt by the compelling

opportunity to establish a center of knowledge and research in

the Middle east with unprecedented capabilities. He shares, “the

King’s vision behind KAuSt resonates well with me, as it does

with any scientist who grew up in this region. I see the university’s

role as a pioneering agent of economic transformation in addi-

tion to its ambitious goal of becoming an international center of

excellence in scientific research.”

sand. they tell of Phd graduates whose talent has been honed in

some of the finest laboratories alongside top scientific minds from

around the world. You all carry with you untold potential. I am

filled with optimism that, through you, many more meaningful

pages of our shared history will be written.”

داخل من معظمهم الجنسين من عبداهلل الملك جامعة خريجو و المملكة أتوا من كل بقاع العالم، بما في ذلك الواليات المتحدة والصين

وفرنسا والنرويج وجنوب أفريقيا والهند واستراليا والبرازيل. كما ذكر البروفسور تشون فونغ شيه في كلمته الترحيبية بأن األبحاث التي تنتج في الجامعة والتي تنشر في المجالت األكاديمية الرائدة لها العلمية األوساط في وسمعتها الجامعة موقع تعزيز في عظيم تأثير العالمية وقال مخاطبا خريجي العام 2012 "لقد اخترتم مالحقة شغفكم بالعلوم بجوار ساحل البحر األحمر في واحدة من أقصر جامعات العالم

."عمرا، وبذلك تثبتون أنكم في دواخلكم رواد ومغامرون

تابع حفل التخرج

تابع معتز النزهيالحاسوب علوم في الدكتوراه درجة على النزهي البروفسور حاز وقد الهندسة في علوم بكالوريوس ودرجة تكساس، في رايس جامعة من الكهربائية بأعلى مرتبة شرف من جامعة القاهرة في مصر، ويجيد اللغات

العربية واالنجليزية والفرنسية والعديد من لغات البرمجة.وتركزت اهتماماته البحثية الشخصية على النظم، بما في ذلك الحوسبة عالية األداء وعمليات الحوسبة ذات الطاقة المنخفضة وتحمل األخطاء والعيوب ونظم التشغيل والهيكلة المعمارية للنظم ونظم التوزيع. وقد القياسي المكون اآلن الموزعة الحاسوبية العمليات في عمله أصبح االستجابة على النظام بقدرة المتعلقة الحوسبة في التخريج لدورات

بأمان إلى حدوث خطأ غير متوقع في األجهزة أو البرامج. تميز "يشكل كاتسيكاس ستيفان البروفسور الجامعة وكيل ويقول األبحاث أحد جوانب القوة التي تتميز بها شركة آي بي إم، إضافة إلى طاقة الشركة وقدرتها على إخراج البرامج الرئيسية من المختبر و إدخالها إلى السوق. وقد ُوِفقت جامعة الملك عبداهلل في تعيين عالم ومدير متميز لقيادة قسم وإعادة تجميع التخصصات بحيث تكون في وضع مثالي لتلبية

تطلعاتنا في التطوير األكاديمي واالقتصادي على حد سواء". واألمر الذي اجتذب البروفسور معتز النزهي إلى جامعة الملك عبداهلل هو الفرصة المقنعة لتأسيس مركز للمعرفة واألبحاث يتمتع بمقدرات غير مسبوقة في الشرق األوسط. حيث يقول "إن رؤية خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك عبداهلل بن عبدالعزيز عن تأسيس الجامعة تلقى قبوال في نفسه كما تفعل مع أي عالم نشأ في هذه المنطقة. وأنا أرى وأقدر دور الجامعة كعامل رائد في التحول االقتصادي إضافة إلى هدفها الطموح بأن تصبح

."مركزا عالميا للتميز في األبحاث العلمية

news2

IN THIS first issue of 2013 we present the University’s third

Commencement, a milestone achievement not only for gradu-

ates and their families, but a shared celebration with the faculty,

staff, and community of KAUST. This Beacon also welcomes Prof.

Mootaz Elnozahy, the newly appointed Dean of the Computer,

Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division.

Each January, WEP brings an added energy and excitement to

our campus with its many events, lectures, and courses open

to the entire community. From a photography exhibit featuring

archaeological sites of Saudi Arabia, and a fishing lecture led by a

local fisherman, to an explosive science show, there is something

for everyone to inspire creativity and curiosity.

The Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 5, January 2013. Published by The Communications Department, King abdullah university of science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.Contact Salah Sindi [email protected], or Michelle D'Antoni [email protected]

© King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Printed on partially recycled paper.

January 2013

—THE BEACON Editorial

The Beacon

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dR. WeI daI, ChInaeaRth SCIenCe and enGIneeRInGadVISoR: PRoF. GeRaRd SChUSteR

dr. Wei dai gained his bachelor’s degree from the university

of Science and technology of China, and his master’s

degree in Geology from the university of Illinois at urbana-

Champaign, uS. He started his Phd studies in exploration

Seismology at the university of utah, uS, before following

his supervisor to KAuSt in 2009.

during his Phd studies, dr. dai worked on seismic imaging

methods to improve the image quality and resolution by least-

squares migration (LSM).

After gaining his Phd, dr. dai joined leading oilfield services

company and industrial partner of KAuSt, Schlumberger, in

Houston, texas, uS.

dR. eIVInd dyPVIK, noRWaymaRIne SCIenCeadVISoR: PRoF. SteIn KaaRtVedt

dr. eivind dypvik received his master’s degree from the

university of Oslo, norway, and joined KAuSt shortly after

graduating in 2010.

dr. dypvik’s Phd research was on myctophids, small

mesopelagic fish species important to marine ecosystems

throughout the world. His research focused on the behavior

of the Red Sea and the north Atlantic Ocean myctophids in

relation to prey and predator distribution, and to abiotic fac-

tors such as temperature and oxygen levels.

dr. dypvik plans to follow his passion in marine ecology

and pursue a job within this field.

dR. Salman BIn Inayat, PaKIStaneleCtRICal enGIneeRInGadVISoR: PRoF. mUhammad mUStaFa hUSSaIn

dr. Salman Inayat gained his bachelor’s degree from the

university of engineering and technology in Islamabad/

Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and his master’s degree from the

university of texas at Arlington, texas, uS.

dr. Inayat’s doctoral research work was on transform-

ing window glasses into thermoelectricity generators. He

explored using the temperature gradient between the hot

outdoors and the relatively cold indoors of a building for

mass scale energy generation.

dr. Inayat’s plans are to explore avenues related to

research, development, and commercialization of nano-

technology applications leading toward renewable

energy harvesting.

ten PIoneeRInG Phd graduates – who engaged in research in areas from computational

modeling of materials systems, Red Sea research, and plant stress genomics, to mathematical

techniques for geophysical subsurface imaging – were among KaUSt's third cohort of graduates.

ضمت الدفعة الثالثة من خرجيي جامعة امللك عبداهلل أول عشرة خرجيني رواد ممن نالوا درجة الدكتوراه بأحباث يف جماالت تناولت النمذجة احلاسوبية لنظم املواد وأحباث البحر األمحر وجينومات إجهاد النبات

واألساليب احلسابية لتصوير الطبقات اجليوفيزيائية التحتية.

fiRsT PHd GRaduaTEs aMONG THiRd GRaduaTiNG Class Of KausT

أول عشرة خرجيني بدرجة الدكتوراه من الدفعة الثالثة من خرجيي جامعة

امللك عبداهلل للعلوم والتقنية

dR. FRedRICK KamanU, KenyaBIoSCIenCeadVISoR: PRoF. VladImIR BaJIC

dr. Fredrick Kamanu gained a bachelor’s degree in

Biomedical Science and technology from egerton

university, Kenya, and a master’s degree in Bioinformatics

from the university of the Western Cape in Cape town,

South Africa. He joined KAuSt in 2009.

dr. Kamanu’s Phd research was on developing com-

putational tools for comparative analysis of microbial

genomes.

Having completed his Phd studies, dr. Kamanu plans to

stay in academia and will pursue a postdoctoral fellowship.

dR. tImothy KamanU, KenyaBIoSCIenCeadVISoR: PRoF. VladImIR BaJIC

dr. timothy Kamanu has a bachelor’s degree in mathe-

matics from the university of nairobi, Kenya; Chartered

Accountancy II from Strathmore university, Kenya; Post

Graduate diploma in Mathematical Sciences from the African

Institute of Mathematical Sciences/university of Cape town,

South Africa; and a master’s degree in Statistics (cum laude)

from the university of the Western Cape, South Africa.

dr. Kamanu’s Phd research focused on accurate predic-

tion of small non-coding RnA sequences (microRnAs);

He developed a theoretical and computational frame-

work to unveil microRnA genes in genomic sequences,

and a software tool to estimate microRnA gene bounda-

ries with high accuracy.

dr. Kamanu hopes to pursue a postdoctoral fellowship

in statistical and mathematical modeling, and/or a career

in consulting.

dR. CameRon maCPheRSon, SoUth aFRICaBIoSCIenCeadVISoR: PRoF. VladImIR BaJIC

dr. Cameron MacPherson studied genetics, microbiol-

ogy, and medical cell biology at undergraduate level and

received his master’s degree in Bioinformatics from the

university of the Western Cape, South Africa. He started

his Phd studies in South Africa, and transferred to KAuSt

when his supervisor joined the university in 2009.

dr. MacPherson’s Phd research was on small ribonu-

cleic acid (smRnA) biology in plant stress. His main line of

investigation was in the molecular response of Arabidopsis

thaliana to various stress conditions.

After completing his Phd studies, dr. MacPherson started

a postdoctoral fellowship at Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.

dR. hIna taBaSSUm, PaKIStaneleCtRICal enGIneeRInGadVISoR: PRoF. mohamed-SlIm aloUInI

dr. Hina tabassum gained her bachelor and master’s degrees

from ned university of engineering and technology in

Karachi, Pakistan.

dr. tabassum’s primary research work has been on mod-

eling and management of interference in future generation

wireless networks. She has developed several statistical mod-

els that can accurately capture the dynamics of interference,

with distinct applications in the performance analysis of sin-

gle carrier and multicarrier future wireless networks.

dr. tabassum aspires to secure a faculty position at a top

university in Saudi Arabia or the Middle east.

dR. maRIe-Jean thoRaVal, FRanCemeChanICal enGIneeRInGadVISoR: PRoF. SIGURdUR thoRoddSen

dr. Marie-Jean thoraval received his master’s level

diploma from ecole Polytechnique (Palaiseau, France)

and Supaéro (toulouse, France), and completed a research

master’s degree in Fluid dynamics at Institut Supérieur

de l'Aéronautique et de l'espace (tolouse, France). He

joined Prof. Sigurdur thoroddsen’s group at the national

university of Singapore in 2007, and moved to KAuSt

with his supervisor in 2009.

dr. thoraval’s Phd was on different aspects of drop

impacts, captured with a high-speed (one million frames

per second) camera.

dr. thoraval will continue his research as a postdoctoral

fellow at KAuSt.

dR. SaFdaR nazIR, PaKIStanmateRIalS SCIenCe and enGIneeRInGadVISoR: PRoF. Udo SChWInGenSChloGI

dr. Safdar nazir gained his bachelor’s degree from

Bahauddin Zakariya university in Multan, Pakistan, and

his master’s degree from university of the Punjab in

Lahore, Pakistan.

dr. nazir's Phd research focus was on the first-principles

investigation of the electronic states at perovskite and pyrite

hetero-interfaces.

dr. nazir plans to stay in academia and has applied for a

postdoctoral position in the uS and europe, and has been

shortlisted for a professorship in Pakistan.

dR. Ge zhan, ChInaeaRth SCIenCe and enGIneeRInGadVISoR: PRoF. GeRaRd SChUSteR

dr. Ge Zhan received his master’s degree in Geophysics

from China university of Mining and technology, China. He

started his Phd studies at the department of Geology and

Geophysics at the university of utah, uS, before following

his supervisor to KAuSt in 2009.

dr. Ge's Phd research focused on a new seismic migration

algorithm, where seismic events recorded at the surface are

more precisely relocated (in space) to the subsurface location

in which the event occurred.

dr. Ge will begin a career in the oil and gas industry, hav-

ing joined British Petroleum (BP) in Houston, texas, uS.

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tHe FOuRtH Winter enrichment Program (WeP) is taking place January 12 – 30, 2013.

Visit http://wep.acadox.com for the full program listing, and to register for courses, events, and

lectures. Please note that the schedule is subject to change.

For inquiries or comments, email: [email protected].

سيبدأ برنامج اإلثراء الشتوي الرابع اعتبارا من 12 يناير إلى 30 يناير 2013 البرامج حول المعلومات من المزيد على للحصول وذلك http://wep.acadox.com الموقع زيارة يرجى

والتسجيل للدورات الدراسية والمحاضرات، مع مراعاة أي تعديالت قد تضاف على الجدول. [email protected] :وإلبداء آراءكم واستفساراكم يرجى التواصل على البريد اإللكتروني

PHOTOGRaPHY EXHiBiTiON - disCOvER saudi aRaBia January 16 - 23 Engineering Science Hall (building 9), Entrance HallExhibition opening on January 16 from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

DiSCoVeR Saudi Arabia is a photographic exhibition of some of Saudi

Arabia’s most impressive heritage sites. the exhibit’s main

themes are the Makkah Province, the Madinah Province,

Historical Jeddah, and Saudi Arabia’s two uneSCO World

Heritage Sites: Hegra (Mada’in Saleh) and Ad-dar’iyah.

the exhibit is a joint collaboration between the KAuSt

Society for Archaeology and Anthropology Student Group,

the Photography Group, archaeologist Laurence Hapiot, WeP

Conference Manager Marie-Laure Boulot, and Sami nawar, the

director of Jeddah Historical Municipal Branch.

WiNTER ENRiCHMENT PROGRaM (WEP) 2013

sPECial EvENTs, EXHiBiTs, aNd HiGHliGHTs

January 2013 The BeaconWinter enrichment program4

sPECial EvENT: iMPROvisaTiON THEaTRE PERfORMaNCEWith Basel Al-Naffouri, Lisa Rowland, Regina Saisi, Tim Orr, and special guest keyboard player, KAUST PhD student Andrew YipThursday, January 24 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

COMe watch and listen as short scenes unfold

in real time with the excitement, hilarity, and

surprise of improvisation. the group of San

Francisco-based actors/improvisers will incor-

porate the audience’s suggestions and ideas

into their improvisation performance. It will

be an engaging evening of fun for the whole

family!

5K faMilY fuN RuNThursday, January 17 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

eVeRYOne can take part in this event

by running for fun, walking with

friends, or racing to win. the biggest

achievement is taking part, so you can

make the run a laugh by taking part in

our fun events, which include best costume

(come dressed in a crazy outfit) and best

team costume. the competitive race categories

are overall race winner, fastest female runner,

and fastest junior (16 & under). Registration forms are available at the Harbor Sports Club reception

desk or by emailing [email protected].

a lECTuRE aNd PHOTOGRaPHY EXHiBiTiON: fisHiNGExhibition: “Fishing Photography in a Marine Atmosphere”January 19 - 25Administration Building (16), Rotunda

Opening Ceremony on January 19 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.Lecture: Fishing Activities in ThuwalSunday, January 20 from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Abu naif is a Saudi fisherman who uses traditional methods to anticipate the type and size

of his catch, by reading the sea, the stars, and the wind. Abu naif has a great interest in

preserving the marine environment and a passion to share his knowledge. His lecture will

be presented in Arabic and translated to english by emad Al Sharif.

صيد األسماك: محاضرة ومعرض للصور معرض صيد األسماك في بيئة بحرية

19 يناير إلى 25 يناير بهو مدخل اإلدارة مبنى )16(

افتتاح االحتفال في 19 يناير من الساعة الخامسة والنصف إ لى السادسة والنصف مساء

المحاضرة: نشاط صيد األسماك في ثول:األحد 20 يناير من الساعة الواحدة والنصف إلى الساعة الثانية والنصف ظهرًا

أبو نايف هو صائد أسماك سعودي يستخدم الطرق التقليدية في توّقع وتخمين أنواع األسماك التي في شديدة رغبة له نايف وأبو والرياح. والنجوم البحر أحوال قراءة خالل من وكميتها يصطادها المحافظة على البيئة البحرية وشغوف بمشاركة اآلخرين في ما تراكم لديه من معارف ثرية. وسيقدم

أبونايف المحاضرة باللغة العربية وسيقوم بترجمتها إلى اللغة االنجليزية عماد الشريف.

sEMiNaR aNd filM sEssiON: afRiCa TREK: iN THE fOOTsTEPs Of MaNKiNdBy Alexandre Poussin and Aurelien ManchonThursday, January 24 from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.AFteR a bicycle tour around the world (1993-1994) and a grand traverse of the Himalaya

ranges (1997), Alexandre and Sonia Poussin made the first successful attempt to cross the

African Continent on foot, unaided (2001-2004). they took 39 months to walk from one end

of the Great Rift Valley to the other, retracing the passage of the early Man.

the seminar consists of two parts: a showing of the movie “Africa trek: In the Footsteps

of Mankind”, and a seminar/discussion on the modus operandi of their walk and the way

they experienced multiculturalism.

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lECTuRE HiGHliGHTs

dR. BuNHEad's CRasH TEsT sCiENCE sHOWBy Tom Pringle (from Brainiac)Sunday, January 27 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

tV'S most extreme tV scientist will be at KAuSt to take part

in the Science Fair and to deliver 100% pure, live, high-octane

explosive science. dr. Bunhead’s show will feature exploding

hot water bottles, stunt bananas, the Guinness world record

potato bazooka, and more

PREsENTaTiON Of THE WORld CuisiNE COMPETiTiONBy Guido BarendsonMonday, January 28 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

ItALIAn gastronomic journalist and critic Guido Barendson works with the Italian national tV net-

work RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana) and is part of the managing committee of the prestigious Italian

magazine and restaurant guide L’espresso. His presentation will help participants prepare for the

Cooking Competition that will be held on Wednesday, January 30.

ClOsiNG CONCERTAttab Haddad Quartet with violinist Sabina RakcheyevaWednesday, January 30 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

SenSItIVe and dynamic, and influenced by the musical traditions of the West and the east, the

young and vibrant Arts Global musicians create their unique voice through improvisations based

on classical works and traditional themes. In a rare fusion of Western and eastern instruments and

styles, their compositions and improvisations are about exploring the new approaches and reflect-

ing an interest in music that goes beyond a singular tradition. the Quintet has appeared live on

BBC Radio and played at several of London’s venues, including the Forge, where they closed the

London Jazz Festival in 2011.

lECTuRE aNd COuRsE - iNTRO TO MusiC THEORYBy Corry MoriartyCourse: Tuesday, January 15 from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Lecture: Sunday, January 20 from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.Course: Wednesday, January 30 from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Corry Moriarty is a music, drama, and creative movement educator with a focus on inquiry-based

learning and integrated curriculum. Moriarty’s interactive lecture and course are designed for any-

one who would like to learn more about the language of music.

dO WE REallY NEEd TO BE afRaid Of sNaKEs?By Sid SamtaneyMonday, January 21 from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

KAuSt high school senior Sid Samtaney is an aspiring herpetologist and a seasoned WeP lecturer.

during his talk, he will discuss the snake species of Saudi Arabia and educate the KAuSt community

about the benefits of having snakes as part of the ecosystem.

dialOGuE WiTH lEadERs - “MY BiGGEsT failuRE aNd WHaT iT TauGHT ME”By Rami Abu GhazalehTuesday, January 22 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

engineer Rami Abu Ghazaleh is the CeO and a Co-owner of AlBaik

Food Systems Company. He manages around 40 AlBaik fast food

restaurant operations in Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah, and Yanbu,

and has made substantial commitments to social responsibility in

the Kingdom.

aluMNi lECTuRE sERiEsTuesday, January 22 from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

AFteR a call for proposals by WeP and Graduate Affairs, four alumni were shortlisted to give a

30-minute talk on their current research or work. Come hear what these KAuSt alumni have to

share about their journey post-graduation.

EXPERiENCEs TO REMEMBER fROM saudi aRaBiaBy Ahmad SahabMonday, January 28 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

MR. AHMAd Sahab – creator, director, and presenter from OSn tV network, will take the audience

on a trip to explore the landscapes of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia using scenes from the new,

must-see tV series “discover KSA.”

Sahab will showcase extracts of the groundbreaking series to bring the audience a whole new

perspective of what lies within the hidden corners of this wondrous land – from the depths of the

Red Sea and the vast deserts that cover more than half of the country, to the mountaintops very

few have explored. this is an adventure you won’t want to miss!

sCulPTuRE, aNOTHER WaY TO CONfRONT NaTuREBy Igor UstinovTuesday, January 29 from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

SCuLPtOR Igor ustinov believes that sculpture has been used as an illustra-

tion of an event of life or of faith, to communicate values to satisfy social and

political establishment, and to illustrate the truth. today, he feels sculpture

has freed itself from that use. Sculpture is no longer just a social answer but

has transformed itself to become an art of questioning and a vector of

progress. ustinov invites the KAuSt community to explore the evolution

and perception of sculpture, and to share his experiences as an artist.

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أعلن صندوق التمويل التأسيسي مؤخرا المشاريع الفائزة حديثا بجوائز جولة خريف العام 2012. وتم اختيار أربعة مشاريع من المجموعة المبدئية البالغ عددها 35 منتجا . وتضم الفرق المبتِكرة لهذه المشاريع أحد أعضاء هيئة التدريس وخريجين اثنين وأربعة باحثين وباحث ما بعد مرحلة الدكتوراه واثنين من الموظفين. وسيتلقون الدعم في مرحلة الحضانة بهدف تطوير منتجاتهم من مرحلة النموذج التجريبي إلى مرحلة تحويل

المنتجات إلى خدمات وسلع تجارية ومن ثم تكوين شركات جديدة. والمشاريع األربعة الفائزة هي:

the Seed Fund recently announced the winners of their 2012 Fall Round. Four teams were

selected from an initial pool of 35 applications. the successful teams count among their ranks

one faculty member, two graduate students, four researchers, one postdoc, and two staff mem-

bers. they will now receive incubation support to develop their products from the prototype

stage to commercialization and, ultimately, into a new business. the four winning projects are:

H2O أوزموبين تجمع جديدة تقنية عن عبارة هي H2O أوزمو وتوفر الصحي، الصرف مياه ومعالجة البحر مياه تحلية وتقوم المياه. لموارد االستدامة خيار العملية هذه المياه التقنية على أساس استخدام األغشية الستخالص ومياه المستخدمة المياه من للشرب الصالحة العذبة البحر باستهالك طاقة أقل بنسبة 50 % واستخدام مواد

كيميائية أقل لتنظيف األغشية.رودريجو و فرانسيس، ليجو و آمي، قاري الفريق: أعضاء

فاالداريس، ومحمد أبو غديب، و زهنيو لي

وحدة التقطير باألغشية متعددة المراحلبين تجمع المراحل متعددة باألغشية التقطير وحدة مع الحرارية الطريقة هما تقليديتين: طريقتين مزايا لجزيئيات يسمح التي األغشية فيها وتستخدم األغشية. بخار الماء بالمرور مما يسمح للتقنية بالعمل تحت درجة حرارة وضغط أكثر انخفاضا مع ما يترتب على ذلك من

خفض للتكاليف. ونور فرانسيس، ليجو و السعدي، أحمد الفريق: أعضاء

الدين غفور

تصنيع جزيئيات النانو باستخدام اللهبالنانو جزيئيات إنتاج أساس على التقنية هذه تقوم باستخدام تقنية مجربة لتصنيع اللهب. وسيتم من خالل استخدام تطورات حديثة في تقنية اللهب تطوير نموذج النانو تجاري أولي إلنتاج عدة كيلوغرامات من جزيئيات إضافة إلى خارطة طريق تفصيلية لتطوير مرفق إنتاج قابل

لالستمرارية.أعضاء الفريق: ناصر ميمون، وماجد الرفاعي، وأمير ميمون

املشاريع الفائزة حديثاجبوائز صندوق التمويل التأسيسي

LATeST SeeD fUnD WInneRS AnnoUnCeD

نافذة على مكة يتم هنا استخدام تقنية واقعية محسنة ومناظر بانورامية محتويات تأمين إلى المنتج هذا ويؤدي درجة، 360وبالتالى المكرمة مكة في التاريخية للمواقع تفاعلية

إضافة المزيد من اإلثراء لتجربة ضيوف الرحمن والزوار.الفريق: بيتر راوتك، وعبدالواحد الزيدي، ومحمد الزيدي

معلومات عن صندوق التمويل التأسيسي صندوق التمويل التأسيسي هو عبارة عن تمويل يستهدف تطوير المنتجات بما يمكن من دفع األفكار الواعدة في اتجاه تحويلها إلى خدمات وسلع تجارية ويؤدي في نهاية المطاف إلى تكوين شركات جديدة. وسيتم افتتاح الجولة نرجو المعلومات، من للمزيد .2013 فبراير في القادمة مع التواصل أو التأسيسي التمويل صندوق موقع زيارة

[email protected] :البريد االلكتروني

osmo h2oBased on new technology that integrates sea-

water desalination and wastewater treatment,

this process provides a sustainable option for

water supply. this membrane-based technology

will be used to recover fresh potable water from

wastewater effluents and seawater with 50%

less energy consumption and less use of chemi-

cals for membrane cleaning.

team: Gary Amy, Lijo Francis, Rodrigo

Valladares, Muhannad Abu-Ghdaib, Zhenyu Li

mSmdthis multi-stage membrane distillation unit

combines the advantages of two conventional

methods: thermal and membrane processes. A

membrane that allows water vapor molecule

passage will be utilized, allowing the technol-

ogy to work under lower temperature and lower

pressure, resulting in lower cost.

team: Ahmad Alsaadi, Lijo Francis, noreddine

Ghaffour

manUFaCtURInG oF nanoPaRtICleS USInG FlameSthis technology is based on nanoparticle pro-

duction using a proven technology of flame

synthesis. utilizing recent advancements

in flame-based technology, a commercial

prototype will be developed to produce several

kilograms of nanoparticles, as well as a detailed

roadmap for developing a viable production

facility.

team: nasir Memon, Majed Al Refae, Amir

Memon

maKKah WIndoWusing Augmented Reality technology and 360

degree panoramas, this mobile application pro-

vides interactive content for historical sites and

landmarks in Makkah, further enriching the

experience of pilgrims and visitors.

team: Peter Rautek, Abdulwahid Al-Zaydi,

Mohammed Al-Zaydi

about the Seed Fund: the Seed Fund is a product development fund-

ing mechanism that can help move promising

ideas further toward commercialization, and

ultimately lead to the formation of a new busi-

ness. the next round will be open in February

2013. For more information, visit the Seed Fund

website or email: [email protected].

front row (from left to right): Amin Shibani (Vice president of economic Development), Teo Uysal (manager of new Ventures), majed A. Alrefae, Zhenyu Li, Gary Amy, Lijo francis, Abdulwahid Al-Zaydi, noreddine GhaffourBack row (from left to right): muhannad Abu-Ghdaib, Rodrigo Valladares, Ahmad Alsaadi, peter Rautek, mohammed Al-Zaydi, nasir memon

Awards6 The BeaconJanuary 2013

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At tHe third annual Global entrepreneurship

Summit (GeS) held in december in dubai, uAe,

KAuSt was select as the Best Higher education

Institution in the Arab World supporting entre-

preneurship. the award was presented by HH

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,

uAe VP, PM, and Ruler of dubai. the inaugural

GeS in 2009, highlighted by uS President Barack

Obama's speech in Cairo, had as its founding

and continuing mission to “empower entrepre-

neurs with the skills and resources necessary to

compete and thrive in the 21st century.”

KAuSt was recognized for the university's

exemplary work in areas reflected in the

award's following five main criteria:

•entrepreneurship courses and coaching

(VentureLab lecturing, coaching, WeP

entrepreneurship, and Speaker Series)

• Incubation Center (Startup sessions,

VentureLab and Seed Fund Incubation

space and services)

•R&d Support (technology commercializa-

tion support for innovative R&d projects)

•Access to Seed Funding (Seed Fund

program)

•Partnership and alliances (Partnering

with key players in entrepreneurship in

KSA; networking)

A focal point of the university's commitment

to empowering entrepreneurs and fostering

innovation in the Kingdom and the world is

the university’s entrepreneurship Center. the

center recently held its 2012 VentureLab final

showcase event and winners were announced

in last month’s issue of The Beacon.

FRom a WInnInG Idea to a VIaBle BUSIneSS: the VentURelaB and Seed FUnd PRoCeSSIn the spirit of the GeS award's guiding princi-

ples, the VentureLab acts as a potent incubator,

allowing diverse groups of entrepreneurs to

assess each other and match each other's

skills in a productive way. In fact, many of

the VentureLab's aspiring entrepreneurs come

equipped with only a technical background;

while others come mainly with an idea or

relevant business experience. teams are then

formed at VentureLab from a process emulat-

ing the real world - where participants come

together to complement each other's skills to

maximize their efficiency.

Manager of the KAuSt entrepreneurship

Center, Ahmed Abdulwahab, remarked: “For

any successful start-up, you need two things: a

great idea and a great team. It doesn't work with

just an idea or just a team. If you have a great

idea, you then need a team to actually execute it.

For VentureLab, we look for people with a great

background in business, or in technology or any

kind of interesting background. then in the first

two weeks we're matching them; actually they

match themselves.”

After successfully being short-listed through

the VentureLab event, top teams move on to the

next phase of preparing to present to the Seed

Fund committee. If they are able to secure fund-

ing, they will take part in a lengthier and more

intense two-year incubator in the Seed Fund.

during this time, the entrepreneurs' concepts are

developed into a business and they must achieve

a set number of milestones as part of the Seed

Fund requirements. the goal then becomes to

prepare teams for the marketplace, creating a

positive impact in stimulating the economy.

the university's focus on coaching entre-

preneurs will be further highlighted at this

month’s Winter enrichment Program (WeP).

the entrepreneurship Center will run a one-

week entrepreneurship Certificate Course

provided by Cornell university running from

January 14 - 21.

KAUST WInS Top honoRS foR enTRepReneURShIp

nAeem AnD ARAYAnAn ReCeIVe BeST poSTeR AWARDS

اختيار جامعة امللك عبداهلل كأفضل مؤسسة يف دعم املشاريع املبتكرة

يف العامل العريبتم اختيار جامعة الملك عبداهلل للعلوم والتقنية كأفضل دعم في العليا الدراسات مستوى على تعليم مؤسسة الجائزة وقدم العربي. العالم في المبتكرة المشاريع نائب مكتوم، آل راشد بن محمد الشيخ السمو صاحب دبي شهر وحاكم المتحدة العربية اإلمارات دولة رئيس للقمة الثالث السنوي االحتفال في الماضي ديسمبر في عقدت التي )GES( المبتكرة للمشاريع العالمية بالقمة أوباما باراك األمريكي الرئيس أشاد وقد دبي. االفتتاحية التي نظمت في العام 2009 وذلك إبان زيارته بأنها والمستمرة التأسيسية رسالتها ووصف القاهرة إلى "لتمكين أصحاب المشاريع المبتكرة بالمهارات والموارد

الضرورية للتنافس والنمو في القرن الحادي والعشرين".

وقد نالت جامعة الملك عبداهلل التقدير لعملها الذي يعد نموذجا في المجاالت التي تهتم بها الجائزة وهي المعايير

الرئيسية الخمسة التالية:

الدورات الدراسية والتدريب على املشاريع املبتكرة •

املبتكرة واملشاريع املبتكرة األعمال مختبر (محاضرات

في برنامج اإلثراء الشتوي وسلسلة احملاضرات)

مركز احلاضنات (جلسات الشركات اجلديدة وخدمات •

مختبر املشاريع املبتكرة وخدمات ومساحات احلاضنات

في برنامج التمويل التأسيسي)

التقنيات • حتويل والتطوير (مساندة األبحاث مساندة

إلى خدمات وسلع جتارية ملشاريع األبحاث والتطوير

املبتكرة)

التأسيسي • التمويل برنامج من التمويل علي احلصول

التأسيسي) التمويل (برنامج

املساهمني • مع املشاركة والتحالفات (برامج الشراكات

االساسيني في املشاريع املبتكرة داخل اململكة وتكوين

شبكات التواصل)

يتمثل محور تركيز الجامعة في تمكين أصحاب المشاريع المبتكرة من رعاية وتعزيز االبتكار في المملكة من خالل المركز نظم وقد المبتكرة التجارية المشاريع مركز للعام نشاط كآخر الجريئة المشاريع مختبر مؤخرا 2012 الستعراض المشاريع . وإضافة إلى مختبر المشاريع إدارة الجريئة التجارية المشاريع مركز يتولى الجريئة،

مبادرات أخرى تشمل سلسلة المحاضرات والتدريب.

RAeeCe nAeeM and Kiran narayanan received best poster awards

at the Saudi Arabian High Performance Computing (SAHPC) con-

ference in december; the competition categories were sponsored

by Intel Corporation and Fujitsu, respectively.

Raeece naeem is a Research engineer in the Pathogen Genomics

Laboratory. He gained his Bachelor of engineering degree in

Computer Science in India (2002). Prior to joining KAuSt, naeem

was a senior software developer at the Sanger Institute, uK.

naeem’s winning poster described ReAdSCAn, a highly

scalable parallel program to identify non-host sequences of

potential pathogen origin and estimate their genome relative

abundance in high throughput sequence datasets. the work

was done in collaboration with postdoctoral fellow Mamoon

Rashid and naeem’s supervisor, Professor Arnab Pain. A paper

describing the work, “ReAdSCAn: A Fast and Scalable Pathogen

discovery Program with Accurate Genome Relative Abundance

estimation”, will be published in the journal Bioinformatics. An

advanced access copy is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/

bioinformatics/bts684.

Kiran narayanan is a Phd student in the Computational Solid

Mechanics Laboratory. He graduated from the university of

Madras, India (2004), as a gold medalist with a bachelor’s degree

in Mechanical engineering. Before joining KAuSt in 2012,

narayanan worked as a Junior Research Fellow at the defence

Institute of Advanced technology, Ministry of defence, India.

narayanan’s winning poster was entitled “A Hybrid, Parallel

Implementation of a Genetic Algorithm for Optimization of

Impact Performance.” the work was conducted in collabora-

tion with Angel Mora, nicholas Allsopp, and Professor tamer

el Sayed. A paper that describes the work was published in

the International Journal of High Performance Computing

Applications in July. the paper is available at http://dx.doi.

org/10.1177/1094342012451474.

the third category was won by Muhamed Mudawar from King

Fahd university of Petroleum and Minerals. His poster was enti-

tled “Clustering Cores for Parallel thread execution.”

Raeece naeem receives hpC Best poster Award sponsored by Intel Corporation

Best poster Award winner, Kiran narayanan

التجارية األعمال إلى الرابحة الفكرة من القابلة للنجاح

الراشدة للجائزة يخدم مختبر انطالقا من روح المبادئ المشاريع الجريئة كحاضنة تسمح للمجموعات المتنوعة بعضهم مهارات تقييم المبتكرة المشاريع أصحاب من العديد من أصحاب يأتي بصورة مثمرة. وفي واقع األمر المشاريع الواعدة إلى المختبر وال يملكون في جعبتهم سوى الخلفية الفنية، بينما يأتي اآلخرون بصورة أساسية ذلك وبعد باالبتكار. ذات عالقة تجربة عمل أو بفكرة أسلوب باستخدام المختبر في المشاركون تشكيل يتم لتكملة معا يجتمعون حيث الحقيقي العالم يحاكي وانسجام مهاراتهم مع بعضهم بهدف إظهار فعالياتهم. "لنجاح أي شركة جديدة ال بد من أمرين، أولهما الفكرة المشروع ينجح وال الممتاز. الفريق وثانيهما الجيدة عن بمعزل الممتاز الفريق أو وحدها الفكرة بفعل فإنك ستحتاج فكرة عظيمة لديك كانت وإذا الفكرة.

إلى فريق لوضعها موضع التنفيذ. ويقول أحمد عبدالوهاب مدير مركز المشاريع التجارية المبتكرة، بالنسبة لنا في مختبر المشاريع الجريئة فإننا نبحث عن األشخاص الذين لديهم خلفية معرفية عظيمة مهمة. خلفية أي أو التقنية في أو األعمال مجال في يقومون أو نقوم األولين االسبوعين وخالل ذلك وبعد

هم في الواقع بعملية التوافق واالنسجام". مختبر فعالية في بنجاح القائمة في دخولهم بعد إ لى األولى الثالثة المشاريع انتقلت الجريئة المشاريع مشاريعهم لعرض اإلعداد في المتمثلة التالية المرحلة تمكنوا وإذا التأسيسي، التمويل صندوق لجنة أمام حاضنة في يشاركون فسوف التمويل على الحصول من التمويل صندوق في عامين تستمر مدة وأطول أكثف التأسيسي. وخالل هذه المدة يتم تطوير مفاهيم أصحاب هذه من والهدف تجارية. وخدمات سلع إلى المشاريع المرحلة إعداد أصحاب المشاريع للسوق بحيث يكونون

من المؤثرين فيه وفي تنشيط االقتصاد.تدريب على الجامعة تركيز واستعراض ابراز وسيتم في أكبر بصورة المبتكرة والمشاريع األفكار أصحاب برنامج اإلثراء الشتوي هذا الشهر. حيث سيقدم المركز وجامعة كورنيل دورة اعتماد المشاريع المبتكرة لمدة

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my universityOla ali Student Speaker for KAuSt’s third Commencement, Ola Ali, earned her bachelor’s degree

in Chemical engineering from the university of Khartoum, Sudan. Although her plans once

involved continuing her studies in europe, once she heard of KAuSt she decided to instead

seek a unique experience by joining one of the world's newest universities.

When Ola joined KAuSt in 2011, she found the research opportunities and the awe-

inspiring environment she was hoping for, and more. “I found a community, and it made

KAuSt feel like a second home. there’s diversity at KAuSt, and there’s respect, and it’s a

perfect combination,” Ola says. As an MS graduate, Ola will stay at KAuSt and continue

with her research on cellulosic membranes under the supervision of Professor Klaus-Viktor Peinemann. “I

plan to carry on and do a Phd as I have a passion for research,” she says. “I am interested in the unique area

between academia and industry, and I would love – eventually – to work, R&d for a reputed company.”

MaRiNa KOCHETYGa Marina Kochetyga is from Kiev, ukraine. She has a master’s degree in psychology from

Kharkiv national university, ukraine, but her passion and career are in fashion and pho-

tography. She has been a freelance photographer for the past ten years, and has published

her work in a wide range of printed periodicals – from scientific journals such as Science to

fashion magazines like Vogue.

Marina is especially drawn to portrait photography. “As a photographer, I can combine my

academic background and my passion. I enjoy working on psychological portraits; I want

to capture my subject’s physical likeness but I also want the portraits to show a psychologi-

cal likeness,” she says.

Since joining KAuSt in 2010, Marina has produced portraits of the university faculty, staff, and community

members, captured stunning architectural photos, and covered various events. Her work can be seen on the

pages of The Beacon, the Annual Review, KAuSt brochures, and on the university website.

Outside work, Marina enjoys cooking, and spending time with her husband and her friends. She snorkels and

dives, and has a yellow belt in nunchaku – an Okinawan martial art.

Amaria Rebiai, who works on the University Library’s Digital Repository team, captured this glowing sunset at KAUST Beach from aboard a paddle boat.

Have a photo to share? Send us a scene captured at KAUST for consideration for Photo of the Month. Email your photo to [email protected]

dR. PeteR Markowich, distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematics

and Computational Science, has been invited to present a lecture at

Collège de France – the most highly regarded higher education and

research establishment in France.

Prof. Markowich will present his Applied Mathematics Seminar lec-

ture on January 25; the seminar series is organized by mathematician

Pierre-Louis Lions, and is regarded one of the world's most prestigious

mathematical seminars.

Professor Markowich’s main research interests lie in partial differential equations, their

mathematical and numerical analysis, and their application in modeling physical, biological,

and socio-economic phenomena.

dR. MARC Genton, a Professor of Statistics in the Computer, electrical,

and Mathematical Sciences and engineering division, has been elected

a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

(AAAS). this prestigious award is presented to scientists who have made

distinguished contributions to the advancement of science. Prof. Genton

will be recognized for his achievements at the Fellows Forum, to be held during the AAAS

Annual Meeting in Boston, uS, in February.

Prof. Genton works on statistical analysis, modeling, prediction, and uncertainty quantifica-

tion of spatio-temporal data. His work has applications in environmental and climate science,

renewable energies, geophysics, and marine science.

PROFeSSOR Raul tempone has been elected program director of the

uncertainty Quantification activity group of the Society for Industrial

and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

SIAM is an international society that aims to ensure strong interactions

between mathematics and other scientific and technological communi-

ties through conferences, membership activities, and publications. the

society’s 18 activity groups provide a forum for the members interested

in exploring one of the areas of applied mathematics, computational science, or applications.

dr. tempone is an associate professor of Applied Mathematics and Computational Science,

and the director of the Center for uncertainty Quantification in Computational Science and

engineering, a KAuSt Strategic Research Initiative.

PROF. MARKOWICH TO GIVE A LECTURE AT COLLÈGE DE FRANCE

PROFESSOR MARC GENTON ELECTED AAAS FELLOW

PROF. TEMPONE ELECTED PROGRAM DIRECTOR

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OPENING OF THE ART INSTALLATION BY JANET ECHELMAN

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Wendy Keyes, office of the Arts Director, and artist

Janet echelman

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