23 February, 2020
Research scientist Viko Ladelta wins award at 16th Pacific Polymer ConferenceKAUST research scientist Dr. Viko Ladelta, who is part of Professor Nikos Hadjichristidis' research group, recently received the best poster award at the 16th Pacific Polymer Conference (PPC-16).
Congratulations Viko!!!
27 December, 2019
Harnessing hot carriers for high efficiency solar cellsMaterials that can slow the cooling of highly energetic hot carriers could capture extra energy from the Sun.
01 December, 2019
KCC Professors Jorge Gascon, Magnus Rueping, Osman Bakr and Yu Han are Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers 2019.We are proud to announce that Professors Jorge Gascon, Magnus Rueping, Osman Bakr and Yu Han are listed as the world’s most-cited researchers for 2019.
27 November, 2019
Smart reactions through online design of catalytic pocketsMapping the three-dimensional structure of catalytic centers helps to design new and improved catalysts.
07 November, 2019
Catalyst switching means four become oneCatalyst switch strategy is the key step in the production of a four-component crystalline tetrablock quarterpolymer.
07 November, 2019
KCC Special SeminarTalk by Dr. Eiji Tanaka (The Japan Petroleum Institute),Professor Tatsuya Shinagawa (University of Tokyo, Japan) and Dr. Satoshi Suganuma (Tottori University, Japan)
22 October, 2019
Unraveling how nature arranges atoms in spaceKCC research engineer Samy Ould-Chikh works with colleagues in collaboration with the Néel Institute-CNRS at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in France to study the inner structure of matter.
24 September, 2019
Building approach for optoelectronics stacks upA method to nanoengineer an emerging family of semiconductors known as perovskites could reduce the cost of high-performance optoelectronic devices.
08 September, 2019
Ram Karan wins 'Young Scientist Award 2019' in Fukuoka, JapanCongratulations to Ram Karan on winning the 'Young Scientist Award' for his work 'Halo-thermophilic Brine Pool Extremozymes from Single Amplified Genomes' on Thermophiles 2019.
05 September, 2019
PhD DissertationChao Guan, ChemS PhD Candidate, Supervised by Prof. Kuo-Wei Huang, presenting their PhD Defense today! GOOD LUCK CHAO!
30 July, 2019
Osman Bakr was promoted to ProfessorOsman Bakr has been promoted to Professor of Material Science and Engineering.
15 January, 2019
Amazing picture of Abdullah Al Abdulghani in January 2019 Beacon edition!Abdullah’s interest in astrophotography resulted in this amazing picture of the Beacon. KAUST Beacon published it in its January 2019 edition.
04 November, 2018
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens honors Prof. HadjichristidisThe National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) honors Professor Nikos Hadjichristidis with the Chair’s Award of Excellence for his contribution to research, mentorship, teaching, and administration in Chemistry in Greece.
24 June, 2018
Simple swap for a greener toolkitA metal catalyst that gives distinct carbon-based molecular skeletons upon ligand change may unlock cost-effective, green synthetic routes.
16 May, 2018
Kuo-Wei Huang was promoted to full ProfessorKuo-Wei Huang has been promoted to the rank of full professor!
01 May, 2018
KCC Seminar: Modeling Artificial LeafTalk by Dr. Umberto Raucci, University Federico II of Napoli, Italy: "Modeling Artificial Leaf"
22 April, 2018
Surface engineering gets the red light!A method for chemically stabilizing optical nanocrystals, without degrading their electrical properties, has been developed by Prof. Osman Bakr and his group.
12 April, 2018
KCC Seminar: Thermodynamics and kinetics of drug-target binding through molecular simulationsTalk by Prof. Andrea Cavalli, University of Bologna and Italian Institute of Technology, Italy
22 March, 2018
The KCC Researchers in the NATDP SymposiumThe Catalysis Center participated in the third National Academic Talent Development Program (NATDP) Symposium.
19 March, 2018
KCC Seminar: Palladium/Phenanthrolines Catalyzed Carbonylation of Nitroarenes: an Alternative to Phosgene for the Production of IsocyanatesTalk by Dr. Fabio Ragaini, Department of Chemistry University of Milano.