Provost's Office
Professor Fawwaz T. Ulaby
Provost and Executive Vice President
Professor, Electrical Engineering
Faculty Welcome Message
Dear KAUST Family and Friends:
KAUST's mission is historic and bold. This is a true 21st-century research university where the best minds from around the world will gather to make path-breaking discoveries and develop innovative new technologies. KAUST's best-in-class facilities and resources will allow inquiry to flourish. The KAUST culture will promote collaboration and interdisciplinary pursuit, reward productivity and minimize bureaucracy.
It is no small task to build a world-class institution and infuse it with a cohesive and lasting culture. In KAUST's case, the key ingredient to success is recruitment, especially in the first formative years. We are seeking world-class faculty who bring with them an ethos of collaboration, innovation and intellectual rigor, and who will in turn attract highly talented graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and research partners from around the world.
We are well on our way to finding such faculty. With the help and support of its partner universities, KAUST has already begun identifying outstanding faculty from the very best universities around the globe.
The founding faculty are committed to building KAUST into a premier research university, a fountain of knowledge, and a hotbed for scientific discovery and innovation. As Provost, I take personal pride in introducing my KAUST faculty colleagues to the academic community.
Most sincerely,
Fawwaz Ulaby
Provost and Executive Vice President
Professor, Electrical Engineering