25 September, 2017

WDRC Ph.D. student wins best poster award

Hong Cheng clinched the best poster award at the International Water Association Membrane Technology conference in Singapore.

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17 September, 2017

The sky’s the limit for Earth observation

Emerging technologies are poised to transform how we observe the Earth. Imagine sending your own custom-made satellite into space to study specific elements of rivers, glaciers, volcanoes, landslides or agricultural practices. Sensors, digital imaging and other sensing components have shrunk in size and cost, which has dramatically changed the technology available to Earth scientists in just the last five years. KAUST researchers and international colleagues report that we are entering a new era in Earth observation and research; and they identify what’s needed if we are to maximize its opportunities.

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11 September, 2017

Dr. Johannes Vrouwenvelder has been appointed as Center Director

Dr. Johannes Vrouwenvelder's appointment as Center Director of Water Desalination Research Center effective August 2017 was made official in an announcement from Mr. Nadhmi A. Al-Nasr, KAUST Interim President. Having served as interim director since the beginning of this year, Dr. Johannes was highly commended for his commitment to promoting interdisciplinary research and investment in building stronger connections with industry partners.

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29 July, 2017

Nature provides a key to repelling liquids

Inspired by nature, an inexpensive green technique that enables common materials to repel liquid has been developed by KAUST scientists and could lead to diverse applications from underwater drag reduction to antifouling. Making surfaces liquid repellent, referred to as omniphobicity, is used in a range of industrial processes from reducing biofouling and underwater drag to membrane distillation, waterproofing and oil-water separation.

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21 June, 2017

WDRC Research Recognized with the Elsevier Best Poster Prize

Professor Himanshu Mishra attended the 7th International Colloids Conference in Sitges, Spain on June 18-21, 2017.

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27 April, 2017

Bo Tang successfully defends his Ph.D. dissertation

WDRC congratulates its 21st graduate.

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30 March, 2017

Congratulations to the twentieth Ph.D. graduate from the WDRC

​Moustapha Harb successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation.

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05 March, 2017

SWCC visits WDRC

Professor Noreddine Ghaffour received a delegation from Saline Water Conversation Corporations (SWCC)​ led by Eng. Adnan Alqahtani, director of maintenance in Al-Shuaiba to the WDRC.

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26 February, 2017

WDRC at the International Conference on Computing and Mathematical Sciences - ICCMS 2017

​Dr. Umer Altaf was a keynote speaker at ICCMS 2017 held in IBA Sukkur, Pakistan.

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22 February, 2017

WDRC visits Al-Shuaiba Water Desalination plant - Shuaibah 3-

Professor Noreddine Ghaffour hosted a trip to Al-Shuaiba Water Desalination plant, Shuaibah 3, to visit their two large scale Red Sea water desalination plants.

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20 February, 2017

SWEC visits WDRC

Shuaibah Water & Electricity Company CEO and Chairman of the board toured WDRC research facilities.

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29 January, 2017

Spring Seminar Series 2017

List of visitors who will present during the spring 2017 series.

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04 January, 2017

WDRC faculty is editor of a recently published IWA book

Professor Peng Wang is editor of ​the book titled "Rational Design of Next-Generation Nanomaterials and Nanodevices for Advanced Water Applications"

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10 December, 2016

Mohanned Al Ghamdi successfully defends his Ph.D. dissertation

Al Ghamdi's Ph.D. dissertation titled "Carbon dioxide nucleation as a novel cleaning method for ultrafiltration membranes" was advised by Prof. Noreddine Ghaffour.

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07 December, 2016

Prof. Ghaffour has been appointed Associate Editor

Noreddine Ghaffour joins Elsevier as Associate Editor of the Desalination Journal.

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09 November, 2016

7th Annual CIAP Meeting

WDRC hosted its 7th Annual CIAP Meeting on November 9-10, 2016. A total of 33 delegates representing 17 companies, government and intergovernmental agencies, and the Islamic Development Bank attended the meeting.

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01 November, 2016

WDRC's 18th Ph.D. Graduate

Amber Siddiqui successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation.

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31 October, 2016

Nadia Farhat defends her Ph.D. dissertation

WDRC congratulates its 17th Ph.D. graduate.

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25 October, 2016

Ph.D. student Yasmeen Najm wins Outstanding Poster Award

Yasmeen Najm attended the 1st International Conference on Bioresource Technology for Bioenergy, Bioproducts & Environmental Sustainability in Sitges, Spain on October 23-26, 2016 where she won an Outstanding Poster Award.

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10 October, 2016

WDRC faculty visits the Almeria Solar Platform in Spain

Prof. Kim Choon Ng and Prof. Noreddine Ghaffour visited CIEMAT Center in Spain.

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