King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

A House of Wisdom, A Beacon of Tolerance

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A Radical New Social Experiment

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the state-owned national oil company

of Saudi Arabia.

Flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Vision and Mission Statement

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Cooperation and Understanding

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology opened its doors in September 2009.

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Post-graduate and Specialized Research

KAUST is the first mixed-sex university in Saudi Arabia.

Three-part Mission

KAUST was designed with spaces and areas conducive to learning.

Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research

•Chemical and Life Science and Engineering•Mathematical and Computer Sciences and Engineering•Physical Sciences and Engineering

Four Key Fields

Ras Tanura Oil Refinery

Multidisciplinary Research Centers

(L-R) MS Marine Science student Noru Moreno, President Choon Fong Shih, MS Marine Science student Fahmi

Machda, Senior Vice President for Economic and Technology Development, Dr. Mohamed Samaha and

Assistant Professor for Marine Science Christan Voolstra.

The KAUST Campus

The campus of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

Connections to Outstanding Academic Institutions

•Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)•Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute•Imperial College of London•Hong Kong University of Science and Technology•Indian Institute of Technology (Mumbai)•Institute François du Petrole•National University of Singapore•American University of Cairo

Unique Class of Hybrid Nanomaterials

Energy transfer diagrammed from nano-thin layers of Sandia-grown quantum wells to the LANL nanocrystals

(a.k.a. quantum dots) above the nanolayers.

KAUST Economic Development Program

•Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC)•Dow Chemical•Siemens•GE•Shell•Sumitomo Chemical•IBM

IBM Center for Deep Computing Research

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Major Scientific Breakthroughs

KAUST Nanofabriation Laboratory Interior

Major Scientific Breakthroughs

Red Sea coral and marine life.

One of the World’s Great Institutions of Research

King Abdullah at Saudi Aramco’s 75th anniversary celebration in 2008.

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Conclusion

The Arabian Desert