15 May, 2016
WDRC participated in a 3-day regional workshopPERSGA, the Regional Organization for Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, invited 5 faculty members from the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE) at KAUST to give specific lectures in the 3-day regional workshop.
03 May, 2016
WDRC delegation visits SWCC’s Al-Shuaiba desalination planProf. Noreddine Ghaffour organized a field trip in his course Water Desalination Technologies (EnSE325). Assisted by Mr. Khaled Bin Bandar, one of the course attendees and a Ph.D. student at the WDRC-KAUST, a technical visit was organized to the Al-Shuaiba multi stage flash (MSF) desalination plant under the Saline Water Conversation Corporations (SWCC).
28 April, 2016
On the road to water sustainability in the GulfNew studies carry potential for creating much more efficient water desalination systems in the Gulf.
23 March, 2016
Sci-Café: “New Water Innovations"WDRC faculty were part of Sci-Café titled: “New Water Innovations"
24 February, 2016
"Smart Materials for Advanced Environmental Applications" book published by RSCProf. Peng Wang, from WDRC, is the editor and contributor of "Smart Materials for Advanced Environmental Applications" book.
14 February, 2016
International Conference on Physics and Chemistries of Hydrophobic InterfacesDuring February 14-17, 2016 WDRC organized an International Conference on Physics & Chemistries at Hydrophobic Interfaces.
26 January, 2016
Minister of Agriculture visits KAUST and WDRCH.E. Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli, Minister of Agriculture, visits KAUST and takes a tour through WDRC labs.
20 November, 2015
WDRC Ph.D. Student, Luca Fortunato, wins award at IDW KoreaBest oral presentation at the 8th International Desalination Workshop (IDW) 2015, Jeju, South Korea.
10 November, 2015
6th Annual CIAP MeetingWDRC held its 6th CIAP Meeting on November 10-12, 2015. More than 40 participants participated in this three-day event at KAUST.
28 September, 2015
Falling Walls ChallengeWDRC student, Joline El Chakhtoura won the runner-up prize at the Falling Walls Challenge in Berlin.
16 August, 2015
Ph.D. candidate, Gerald Matar, was awarded second place at the 250th ACS National MeetingPh.D. student, Gerald Matar, was awarded second place best presentation in the 250th ACS National Meeting.
13 May, 2015
Best Poster Award at EDS 2015WDRC's PhD student, Ryan Lefers, was awarded at the European Desalination Society EuroMed Conference on the best poster competition.
20 January, 2015
WDRC members win WEP Research Poster CompetitionsKAUST's Winter Enrichment Program (WEP) hosted a Graduate and Post doctoral Research Poster Competition on the University's campus.
12 January, 2015
Desalination project wins Global Innovation Challenge at Saudi Water & Power ForumProf. Kim Choon's project on “Hybrid Multi-Effect Adsorption Desalination: An Emerging High Efficiency and Low Cost Desalination" was named a winner in this year's Global Technology Challenge at Saudi Water & Power Forum (SWPF).