Jean-Marie Basset, a distinguished professor of chemical science and director of the Catalysis Center at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has been named a Fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Nikos Hadjichristidis has been appointed Distinguished Professor of Chemical Science by KAUST President Jean-Lou Chameau.

​Formic acid (HCOOH) has been considered as a potential liquid source and storage material for hydrogen. Its high volumetric hydrogen capacity of 53 g H2 L−, equivalent to an energy density of 1.77 kW h L−1, makes it attractive for automotive and mobile applications.

The Medal is awarded to scientists, from any country, who are recognised internationally for their continued, outstanding achievements in the field of polymer science.

​Prof. Jean Marie Basset, Director of KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) Catalysis Research Center, Member of the French Academy of Sciences, Member of the French Academy of Engineering, Member of The Academy of Europe and former director of the Institute of Catalysis (Lyon) was conferred Honorary Professorship by NanjingTech on March 11th.

Congratulations to Professor Nikos Hadjichristidis who has been awarded the Macro Group UK Medal for Outstanding Achievement for 2016.

Several KAUST representatives from the KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), the Core Laboratories and the Solar & Photovoltaic Engineering Research Center (SPERC) will be attending the upcoming 249th ACS (American Chemical Society) National Meeting & Exposition, to be held in Denver, Colorado, from March 22-26, 2015.

Researchers at KCC reveal a low-impact synthetic strategy for producing supported small nickel nanoparticles – a powerful catalytic form of the metal.​​

KAUST Catalysis Center Research Conference fosters collaboration in important field​​.

Nikos Hadjichristidis has pioneered the synthesis of strikingly unusual polymers. Think of polymers that look like cheerleaders’ pom-poms, or star-shaped polymers with dissimilar arms, and you start to get the picture.​

"Catalysis will be instrumental in solving the most pressing environmental and energy-related issues that we face nowadays. At the KAUST Catalysis Center we want to be sitting in the driving seat of this new industrial revolution." Rethinking industry-scale catalytic processes could slash global energy consumption and even turn carbon dioxide into a valuable commodity.

Soft, stretchy, slimline and strong electronics could accelerate the arrival of artificial skin.