Where: Bldg. 20, Lobby
Description
Sci-Café is a lively and interactive discussion between KAUST scientists and community members held in a casual setting. Join the conversation on how KAUST faculty are thinking the City of the Future with their research.
Panelists:
Husam N. Alshareef. professor material science (PSE).
Derya Baran, assistant professor, material science and engineering (PSE).
Jeff Shamma, professor and program chair of electrical engineering (CEMSE), director of the Center of Excellence for NEOM Research at KAUST.
Moderator:
John F. Tannaci, associate vice president for research operations and compliance.
Light refreshments will be served after the discussion.
Join the conversation online
Watch it live and Participate participate in the Q&A on facebook at KAUSTOfficial. Ask questions, discuss science and have fun!
The Sci-Café series is a collaboration by the Enrichment Program and the Office of the President.
This program is designed to foster curiosity among and connection between members of the KAUST community to achieve the following outcomes:
Build an understanding of a specific field of science
Learn something about KAUST research that can be shared with others
Meet scientists and have the opportunity to ask questions
Derya Baran
Prof. Derya Baran, originally from Turkey, received her BS and MS degrees from Chemistry Department at Middle East Technical University in 2008 and 2010, respectively and doctorate degree from Friedrich-Alexander Erlangen-Nürnberg University in Materials Science and Engineering in 2014. She then received the Helmholtz Association postdoc grant and pursued joint post-doctoral studies at Jülich Research Center (Germany) and Imperial Collage London (UK). Since January 2017, she is a faculty at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). As of 2021 she is an Associate professor in Material Science and Engineering Program. Her research group (OMEGALAB) focus on the engineering smart materials for printed energy harvesting applications and integrated electronics. She is selected for MIT Technology Review’s 2018 list of ‘35 Innovators under 35’ and selected as ‘Talented 12’ in Chemistry given by ACS C&EN. She is co-founder of two start-up companies on ‘advanced sustainable desert greenhouses’ and ‘antimicrobial additives’. She strives to be a role model with her research and research ethics to younger generations. She is a member of Global Young Academy since 2020.
Husam Niman Alshareef
Professor Husam N. Alshareef's research focuses on material science and engineering. His research interests are in Emerging Electronics, Energy Harvesting, and Energy Storage. Current projects include development of nanomaterials (particularly oxides) for supercapacitors and Li-ion batteries, thermoelectric power generation, flexible and transparent electronics.
Jeff S. Shamma
Jeff Shamma is the Director of the new KAUST initiative “Center of Excellence for NEOM Research at KAUST." Professor Shamma joined KAUST in 2014 and is currently the program chair of Electrical Engineering in the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division at KAUST and the director of the Robotics, Intelligent Systems & Control lab (RISC). Shamma is the former Julian T. Hightower Chair in Systems & Control in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech, and he has held faculty positions at the University of Minnesota, The University of Texas at Austin, and the University of California, Los Angeles. Professor Shamma received a Ph.D. in systems science and engineering from MIT in 1988. He is the recipient of an NSF Young Investigator Award, the American Automatic Control Council Donald P. Eckman Award, and the Mohammed Dahleh Award.
Omar Knio
Omar Knio is a Professor in the Applied Mathematics and Computational Science Department at KAUST. He is also the Deputy Director of Strategic Research Initiative, Uncertainty Quantification Center. Professor Knio obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Beirut in 1984 and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering, as well, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990. Professor Knio is a member of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and the American Physical Society and was awarded the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Award, Humboldt Foundation in 2003.
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