KAUST-MRS paves the way for international chapters
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even years ago, Professor Husam Alshareef, a faculty member in materials science and engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, initiated an effort to establish the first international Materials Research Society (MRS) Student Chapter outside of the United States. The KAUST-MRS Student Chapter had to prove that international MRS chapters can succeed. The chapter’s faculty and student pioneers had a vision in mind—to promote materials science and engineering in Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East, and to create a bridge between KAUST and materials professionals worldwide through MRS. The chapter quickly increased its membership and fostered a dynamic that encouraged learning for its members, faculty, and industry partners interested in materials research from across the region. The chapter simultaneously remained engaged with MRS, showcasing itself as an example of international engagement
that MRS leadership seeks to establish worldwide. Since its creation, the chapter has been busy with a wide variety of events organized locally and internationally. Seminars with topics ranging from the publication process of scientific papers to materials-related talks by leading international researchers have taken place on the KAUST campus. A materials characterization seminar series was also initiated and has since covered characterization techniques such as electron microscopy and photoelectron spectroscopy. The chapter has also collaborated extensively with universities and corporations in Saudi Arabia, such as King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Effat University, and the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), to create events promoting materials science for undergraduates in Saudi Arabia. Additionally, the chapter introduced the “What is Materials Science?” program at KAUST, where undergraduate students from different universities in Saudi Arabia and
(From left to right): Student Ahmed Mansour, Professor Husam Alshareef, and students Rahim Munir and Guy Olivier Ngongang Ndjawa set up the student-organized events, a series of seminars and workshops on publishing and writing skills, at the 2016 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit in Boston, Mass., as part of their work with the KAUST-MRS Student Chapter. Photo by Nicholas Demille, KAUST News.
high school students participating in summer research at KAUST are invited to learn more about materials science. Through the KAUST-MRS Student Chapter, students participated online in the panel discussion of the MRS Sustainability Forum during the 2012 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston, Mass. The KAUST student chapter also organized a two-way live streaming of the virtual session “Career Paths in Materials Science” during the 2013 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston, at which the director of New Materials Solutions from SABIC Corporate Research and Innovation spoke from KAUST to an international audience. Furthermore, the KAUST-MRS Chapter successfully developed a local version
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