Maha Alsabban had the pleasure to attend the IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Middle East (ISGT-ME 2023) held on 12-15 March at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The aim of the IEEE-ISGT-ME Conference is to provide an international forum for experts to promote, share, and discuss innovations and developments in the field of smart grid technologies and applications.
On 9 March 2023, delegations from Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco visited KAUST. Mohammed VI Polytechnic University is an institution oriented towards applied research and innovation with a focus on Africa. The University is engaged in economic and human development and puts research and innovation at the forefront of African development.
The Oil & Gas Middle East (ME) Awards 2023 was held on March 2 at the Grosvenor House, Dubai. The event celebrated the brilliant individuals, initiatives, and businesses shaping the Middle East’s oil and gas sector. The awards recognized and rewarded individual excellence, corporate prowess, and projects that have taken strides to become future-ready within the energy sector.
The theme “Research for the Future of Saudi Arabia” has been chosen for KAUST Research Open Week (KROW) held from 27 February 2023 to 2 March 2023. Among the week’s activities was ANPERC Open Door event where entire KAUST community were welcome to join and experience the various research activities performed by ANPERC.
KAUST Research Open Week (KROW) was held from 27 February 2023 to 2 March 2023. A week-long forum held at the University Campus under the theme “Research for the Future of Saudi Arabia”. KROW is an opportunity to bring science to the heart of KAUST community and celebrate the excellent research in KAUST.
Alexis is a Ph.D. candidate at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology supervised by Professor Shehab Ahmed in the Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering program. His research focuses on drilling mechanics and investigates the value of in-cutter sensing at the rock-cutter interface.
MERGE Group participated in the LEAP Tech Conference from 6-9 February 2023 in Riyadh. Leap Tech Conference is a global platform for future technologies where pioneering technology professionals worldwide convene to network and share innovations. It was an exciting four-days conference where we showcased innovative ideas on Digital Twin Cities.
Guang An Ooi attended the first Saudi Pipeline International Conference and Exhibition (SPICONX) 2022 held on 3 – 6 October in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He presented his work Hybrid Neural Network Cluster for Metallic Pipeline Inspection: A Big Data Approach, under the invaluable guidance of Professor Shehab Ahmed and Professor Hakan Bagci, as well as the cooperation of Dr.
Moutazbellah Khater and Tarek Mostafa participated in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) from 3-5 October 2022 in Houston, Texas. This flagship event is the highest caliber technical event for E&P professionals from around the globe.
Otavio Jose Dezem Bertozzi Junior had an honor to attend the 5th International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST Conference 2022), held on 5-7 of September in Eindhoven.
Jelena Skenderija and Alexis Koulidis from MERGE Group have been announced as the recipients of the Dean's Award 2022 in Recognition of Outstanding Academic Performance and Contributions.
MERGE Group is pleased to welcome Mohamed Ezzat as KAUST visiting student for one week. Mohamed Ezzat is a 4th-year Ph.D. candidate in Geothermal Energy and Geofluids Group at ETH Zurich. His Ph.D. investigates the physics underlining the Plasma-Pulse Geo-Drilling technology using numerical modeling and lab experiments under ambient and deep wellbore conditions.
MERGE Group is delighted and proud to announce that Ph.D Student Otavio Jose Dezem Bertozzi Junior has been announced the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award for the academic year 2021-2022. This award recognizes Teaching Assistants (TAs) who demonstrate superior instructional skills while serving in the classroom or laboratory.
Challenging wells require an accurate hydraulic model to achieve maximum performance for drilling applications. This work was conducted with a simulator capable of recreating the actual drilling process, including on-the-fly adjustments of the drilling parameters.
The Solar Photovoltaic (PV) industry has experienced significant growth over the past years due to the technology’s clear economic and environmental benefits. The world’s net electricity generation from grid-connected PV systems is expected to rise.