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Introduction to KAUST
Groundbreaking
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KAUST'S Unique Vision
The KAUST Groundbreaking Opening Film
Join KAUST: A New Paradigm in Academia
September 5, 2008: Counting Down to Opening Day
Part One
The King’s Arrival
Introduction
Reading from Qu’ran
Opening Ceremony
Remarks by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Remarks by H.E. Minister Ali I. Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and Chairman of the KAUST Presidential Search Committee
Remarks by Prof. Frank H. T. Rhodes, President Emeritus, Cornell University and member of the KAUST International Advisory Council
Remarks by Mr. Abdullah S. Jum'ah, President & CEO of Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)
Part Two
Remarks by Mr. Nadhmi A. Al-Nasr, Interim President of KAUST and Vice Chairman of the KAUST Presidential Search Committee
The unveiling of the University’s monument
Journey of Science
Gift to the King
Closing Remarks
Exit Procession
Exhibition Tour
3D flyover of the KAUST Campus
3D flyover of the Harbor District Commercial Center
The Breakwater Beacon Flyover
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Reseach Initiatives
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Journey of Science
The KAUST Red Sea Marine Sanctuary
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory
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KAUST Symposium
IT Summit
GRP Technical Symposium
Dr. Charles Vest
Introduction and context
Six lessons for the research University of the 21st century
The role of information technology
The frontiers of science and engineering
Excellence, competition and cooperation
Concluding remarks
Dr. Karen A. Holbrook
Introduction and discussion of innovation
KAUST's innovation policy and agenda
Solving global challenges with innovation
Advice for the incoming KAUST president
Dr. Khalid S. Al-Sultan
Introduction and key characteristics of traditional research universities
Benefits of a new research
Challenges facing a research university
Advantages favoring KAUST
Prof. Paul Chu
Introduction and vision of KAUST
Characteristics of world-class universities
HKUST and KAUST
Future goals for HKUST
Dr. Robert A. Brown
Introduction and history of founding research universities
Organizational characteristics of research universities
Advice for KAUST's leadership
Professor Frank H. T. Rhodes
Introduction of Professor Rhodes
Historical origins of modern universities
Issues facing 21st century universities
Challenges for KAUST
Opportunities for KAUST
Dr. Olivier Appert
Technology and education in France's development
Continuum of basic science and applied research
Link between universities and the industrial world
Advice for incoming president of KAUST
Dr. John Hegarty
Recent trans-formations in Irish society
Mission and goals of research universities
Importance of research excellence at universities
Importance of collaboration for universities
Mr. Nadhmi Al-Nasr
Introductory remarks
Inter-disciplinary problem solving
Mr. Majid Al-Ghaslan
KAUST’s strong scientific base
KAUST’s unique academic model
The Global Research Partnership
Dr. Ahmad Al-Yamani
Oil and the high-tech industry
Investment opportunities in Saudi Arabia
The National Competitive Center and Global Competitive Forum
The Smart Cities Project
Professor Peter Lee
KAUST’s unique opportunity
Mr. Tony Hey
E-Science and digital scholarship
A new research paradigm
Computer technologies for the scientific community
The definition of cyber infrastructure and E-Science
The future of scholarly communication
Data- intensive, High- Performance Computing
Professor Omar Ghattas
The coming revolution in computational science
KAUST and the golden age of computational science
Simulations and petascale systems
Simulation- based decision making
Societal grand challenges and IT solutions
Challenges of scalability and uncertainty
Presentation summary
Dr. Garth Gibson
High- Performance Computers and Internet services
Energy research and E-Science
High- Performance Computing
The Petascale Data Storage Institute
Effective computing systems
The computational science sector
Dr. Usama Fayyad
The future of cyber infrastructure
Dr. Larry G. Roberts
Flow routing
Historical problems with IP and router architecture
Controlling network costs
Presentation summary
Dr. Werner Vogels
Mobility and software as a service
The media revolution
Global process networks
The value of pull models
The driving forces of the new resource models
The impact of services on IT infrastructure
The importance of basic IT services
The value of research dissemination
Dr. Lutz Heuser
IT megatrends
Web-based economies
The service- enabled Internet
The value of an Internet of service
The business Web from an enterprise perspective
The educational value of the PC Classmate
The “Internet of things” program
Business Webs as collaborative social networks
Mr. Abdullah Jum’ah
Saudi Aramco’s 75 years and its future
IT as the lifeblood of KAUST
Professor Ramesh R. Rao
KAUST’s role in the future of IT research
Dr. Mohammed Al-Suwayeil
KAUST and the Saudi Arabian plan
Saudi Arabia’s science and technology plan
Saudi Arabian research and development
Saudi Arabia’s information technology environment
Saudi Arabia’s vision for IT research and innovation
The Saudi Arabian research network
KAUST’s fiber networks
Mr. Charlie Catlett
A national IT infrastructure
Technologists and user perspectives
Links between technologists, scientists and IT professionals
KAUST and a knowledge society
Super-computing technology and human capital
High-power computing industry lessons
Managing the high-power computing industry
Creating a high-power computing infrastructure
Dr. Usama Fayyad
Evolution of social media
Outline of Yahoo!
The value of social media
Requirements of an excellent organization
Social networking solving scientific problems
Social Web solutions
Strategy for choices in research areas
Mr. Nadhmi Al-Nasr
Realization of the King’s vision
Concluding remarks
Mr. Majid Al-Ghaslan
Introductory remarks for GRP Event in Jeddah
H.E. Minister Ali Abrahim Al-Naimi
GRP - A harbinger of the new era in research partnerships
KAUST’s key role in Saudi Arabia’s economic development
The ground-breaking nature of research at KAUST
Combining long- term and problem-oriented research
The goals of research at KAUST
Final thoughts
Mr. Mark Yudof
Introduction
Four key elements of KAUST’s development
From teaching to research
How a research university can help the economy
Research in the U.S., examples of success
The cultural role of education
Knowledge is the oil of the next century
Professor Fawwaz T. Ulaby
KAUST as a promise
Three elements of KAUST’s development
KAUST’s development through science, research and partnership
Success takes more than resources
Nature of networking and cooperation in academia
The GRP - A key element in defining the stature of KAUST
The role of state-of- the-art facilities in KAUST’s development
The structure of KAUST and role of innovation centers
What awaits KAUST in the near future
Dr. David A. Tirrel
Announce-ment of the first four discussion sessions
Dr. Ahmed F. Ghoniem
Energy challenges in today’s world
Towards the low carbon energy future
Developing solutions with a new generation of experts
Examples of a developed solution
New problems exact integrated efforts among individuals, scales and institutions
Final remarks
Dr. Sulaiman Al-Khattaf
Introduction
Becoming a key leader in aromatic-based petrochemicals
Developing research centers to meet Saudi Arabia’s strategic needs
The organizational structure of the center of refining and petrochemicals
The importance of collaboration with industry
The feasibility and demands of the market
Final remarks: outcomes and benefits
Dr. Huang Bin-Juine
Developing solar building technology for the future
Efforts to develop solar building technology
Solar energy research supported by the GRP
Training opportunities for students
Dr. Thomas Richard
Introduce new technologies for the energy sustainability of water infrastructure
Various approaches to waste water treatment
The challenge of using hydrogen gas
System scale-up process
Dr. Yi Cui
The field of nanowire technology
Lithium ion battery technology
The challenge of increasing battery energy density
Concluding remarks
Dr. Omar S. Abdul-Hamid
Introduction to the second round of discussions: materials science and engineering
Dr. Michael D. McGehee
Solar cells importance and potential
Lowering the cost of solar cell production
The efficiency and reliability of molecular solar cells
Helping KAUST become a world class university
Industrial affiliates program and advisory boards
Dr. Edward Sargent
Introduction
Achieving high efficiency in solar energy use
The use of low-cost materials for low-cost solution processing
Driving wind behind fast progress
Concluding remarks and plans for future cooperation
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