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.
01 February, 2018
KAUST Research Conference: New Challenges in Heterogeneous CatalysisThe KAUST Catalysis Research Center organized the third KAUST Research Conference, "New challenges in heterogeneous catalysts", which took place from 29 to 31 January. This prestigious international conference brought together members of the global scientific community to discuss and share ideas in the field of Catalysis. [Read ARABIC VERSION]
29 January, 2018
Poster Award WinnersThe KAUST Catalysis Center has organized the Best Posters Award during the 3rd KAUST Research Conference: "New challenges in heterogeneous catalysis", which held on 29-31 January 2018. [Read ARABIC VERSION]
15 January, 2018
Kazuhiro Takanabe appointed as Associate Editor of Journal of CatalysisProffesor Kazuhiro Takanabe was appointed as Associate Editor of Journal of Catalysis from September, 2017.
01 January, 2018
Jorge Gascon joins the Editorial Advisory Board of ACS CatalysisJorge has joined the Editorial Advisory Board of ACS Catalysis as per January 1st 2018.
01 January, 2018
Kazuhiro Takanabe was promoted to full ProfessorDr. Takanabe has been promoted to the rank of full professor
15 December, 2017
Congratulations, Class of 2017!The Kaust Catalysis Center wishes to congratulate all students of Class 2017.
21 November, 2017
Magnus Rueping is One of the Most Highly Cited Researchers in the WorldCongratulations to Prof. Magnus Rueping, Associate Director of Kaust Catalysis Center on being named a 2017 Highly Cited Researcher!
22 October, 2017
Flicking the switch on a molecular gateThe use of external stimuli to manipulate the properties of well-defined materials may find applications in on-demand drug delivery, separation of molecules, sensing, smart coatings, or artificial tissues (1). Most of these applications rely on changes in the shape, stiffness, pore size, or other properties of soft materials in response to external pressure, temperature changes, or electric or magnetic fields. However, the lack of long-range order in polymers makes it difficult to control their porosity and, hence, permeability. On page 347 of this issue, Knebel et al. (2) instead manipulate metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes. They show that the membrane pore size can change upon exposure to an external electric field, enabling precise separation of different gas molecules.