Research output per year
Research output per year
Organization profile
Organization profile
The mission of the Physical Science and Engineering Division is to create knowledge pertaining to matter at all scales – nano, meso, macro –, in all forms – from bulk, to divided colloids and fluids – as well as the interaction of matter with external stimuli in order to design new materials/technologies addressing the issues of our times.
Research in the Division includes areas such as theoretical physics and physical chemistry; catalysis and bioengineering; polymers and composites; energy production, storage and conversion; water purification and environmental protection; novel materials, nanodevices and systems; sensors and smart devices for the detection of pollutants and the purification of air, water, and food; earth sciences, mechanics and geomechanics; oil exploration and recovery; and CO2 sequestration.
Research in the PSE Division is driven by independent faculty labs and five Research Centers with which Faculty can affiliate to perform applied, goal-oriented research. Centers affiliated with the Division include:
- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Research Center (AMPMC)
- Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center (ANPERC)
- Clean Combustion Research Center (CCRC)
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
- KAUST Solar Center (KSC)
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Profiles
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Shehab Ahmed
- Electrical and Computer Engineering - Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center
- Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering
Person: Faculty
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Abdulkader Alafifi
- Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering - Professor, Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering
- Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center
- Physical Sciences and Engineering
Person: Faculty
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Tariq Ali Alkhalifah
- Earth Science and Engineering - Professor, Earth Science and Engineering
- Physical Sciences and Engineering
Person: Faculty
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Husam Alshareef
- Material Science and Engineering - Professor, Material Science and Engineering
- Physical Sciences and Engineering
Person: Faculty
Research output
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Interplay between the interfacial Mo–N bonds within MoC nanodot/N-doped carbon composites for efficient photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) and hydrogen evolution reaction
Liu, Y., Yang, Z., Ng, Y. H., Chen, J., Li, J., Gan, Q., Liu, Q., Yang, X., Fang, Y. & Zhang, S., Apr 20 2025, In: Journal of Materials Science and Technology. 215, p. 147-156 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A comprehensive evaluation of the temporal and spatial fouling characteristics of RO membranes in a full-scale seawater desalination plant
Chen, C., Yang, Y., Graham, N. J. D., Li, Z., Yang, X., Wang, Z., Farhat, N., Vrouwenvelder, J. S. & Hou, L. A., Feb 1 2024, In: Water research. 249, 120914.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Scopus citations -
A computational parametric study of ducted fuel injection implementation in a heavy-duty diesel engine
Liu, X., Im, H. G., Mueller, C. J. & Nyrenstedt, G., Feb 15 2024, In: Fuel. 358, 130228.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations -
A data-driven reduced-order model for stiff chemical kinetics using dynamics-informed training
Vijayarangan, V., Uranakara, H. A., Barwey, S., Galassi, R. M., Malik, M. R., Valorani, M., Raman, V. & Im, H. G., Jan 2024, In: Energy and AI. 15, 100325.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations -
Adsorptive molecular sieving of aromatic hydrocarbons over cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbons via an intrinsic/extrinsic approach
Zhang, G., Zhu, X., Alimi, L. O., Liu, X., Chen, A., Moosa, B. M. & Khashab, N. M., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A. 12, 12, p. 6875-6879 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations
Prizes
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1st and 3rd prizes, EM micrograph competition, Materiais2007, Portugal
Da Costa, P. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Award or Honor › Presentation Award
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1st place at the Middle Eastern Process Engineering Conference (MEPEC) technical debates
AlGhamdi, Nawaf (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Award or Honor › Presentation Award
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1st Prize in Chemistry in the nationwide competition of young researchers “Jugend forscht”
Laquai, F. (Recipient), 1999
Prize: Award or Honor › Excellence Award
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2017 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award
Khachab, N. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Award or Honor › Excellence Award
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2019 Jan Czochralski Award, E-MRS
Bradley, D. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Award or Honor › Excellence Award
Press/Media
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KAUST Center of Excellence for Renewable Energy and Storage Technologies
Bakr, O., Alshareef, H., Lai, Z., Huang, K.-W. & Gan, Q.
09/15/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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KAUST Launches Pioneering Centers of Excellence to Address Key National and International Priorities
Lai, Z., Gao, X., Ghanem, B., Tester, M., Gallouzi, I. E. & Wulff, B.
09/15/24
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Winners Revealed at 3ʳᵈ Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association Innovation Competition
Aljaman, B.
09/15/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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New Findings in Chemicals and Chemistry Described from COMSATS University Islamabad (Synthesis and Application of Ti/la Based Composite Catalyst for Triglyceride Conversion Into Biodiesel)
Asif, M. B.
09/13/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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New Networks Data Have Been Reported by Investigators at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) (Voltage-controlled Skyrmion-based Leaky Integrate and Fire Neurons for Spiking Neural Networks)
Lanza, M., Setti, G. & Lone, A.
09/13/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media