The KAUST 2012 Winter Enrichment Program (WEP) will be held January 14-29, 2012 with a special opening evening on January 13. WEP aims to broaden our intellectual horizons and stretch our collective imaginations. Through an expansive offering of courses, workshops, lectures and cultural and recreational activities, WEP is a time to discover new fields of interest and to be inspired.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
This event will be a rapid-prototyping workshop with the purpose of learning how to build a satellite from scratch, which will be launched into orbit during 2012. Students taking the seminars will lea ... more
This event will be a rapid-prototyping workshop with the purpose of learning how to build a satellite from scratch, which will be launched into orbit during 2012. Students taking the seminars will lea ... more
Cornell Entrepreneurship and New Business Venturing Clinic
Location: Auditorium - Between Building 2 & 3 (across from Lina's Cafe, Level 0)
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS AN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THIS COURSE WHICH IS LISTED BELOW;;Your APPLICATION is to be sent by 20 December 2011 to Faran Siddiqi at faran.siddiqi@kaust.edu.sa;;The goals of ... more
In this course we, present some basic algorithms, their mathematical background, and some of the physical principles underlying to enable the audience to develop a small game physics engine on their o ... more
This course of 4 lectures will introduce students to the rapidly growing field of mathematical modelling in biology and medicine. We will begin with simple ordinary differential equation models which ... more
Single-molecule Imaging for DNA Replication
Location: Building 9 - Lecture Hall 2325
Purpose: present the concepts of single-molecule imaging and its applications in studying biomolecules.;;Topics covered: The lecture will introduce single-molecule imaging techniques based on optical ... more
Dagger: A Tool for Optimization and Analysis of Decision Trees and Rules
Location: Building 9 - Lecture Hall 2322
Decision trees and rules are widely used in different applications as ways for knowledge representation, as parts of algorithms, and as parts of predictors (classifiers). Depending on the problem unde ... more
Living Gifts’ 2011 Poster Exhibit: Acknowledging a year of Giving at KAUST
Location: Building 20, Lobby of the Auditorium
Exhibition of posters of winners from 2011 in the lobby outside the Auditorium;;Opening of the poster exhibit by Dr. Almojel;;All winners will be invited to be at the opening session to meet with view ... more
The Museum celebrates the contributions of Muslim scholars to science and technology during the first Golden Age of Islam from the year 650 to 1650. These Muslim scholars include amongst them the grea ... more
The Museum celebrates the contributions of Muslim scholars to science and technology during the first Golden Age of Islam from the year 650 to 1650. These Muslim scholars include amongst them the grea ... more
The Museum celebrates the contributions of Muslim scholars to science and technology during the first Golden Age of Islam from the year 650 to 1650. These Muslim scholars include amongst them the grea ... more
Course: Network information theory and wireless systems applications
Location: Building 9 - 3128
Introduction by Prof. Tareq Al-Naffouri and Prof. Slim Alouini.;;Network information theory studies the fundamental limits of reliable transmission of information in multi-terminal systems. While netw ... more
Light emitting organic materials have progressed tremendously over the past few years. It is literally now possible to paint your own home lights on your own walls. Organic light emitting diodes are n ... more
Nanomaterial Workshop
Location: Building 9 - Lecture Hall 2325
This Nanomaterial Workshop includes the three following presentation:;;"Nanocomposites and Hybrid Nanoparticles: Opportunities and Challenges," by Emmanuel P. Giannelis;;"Nanoscale Organic Hybrid Mate ... more
This event aims to bring science and scientists out of the lab to meet the younger members of our wider community and other young guests, celebrating science by showcasing a series of experiments and ... more
This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of Modern Standard Arabic. Students will learn the Arabic alphabet, basic writing and conversational skills, and entry-level Arabic gram ... more
This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of Modern Standard Arabic. Students will learn the Arabic alphabet, basic writing and conversational skills, and entry-level Arabic gram ... more
Science Fun Fair - Dr. Bunhead's Crash Test Science Show
Location: Main Auditorium, Building 20
TV's most extreme TV scientist (from Brainiac) comes to Saudi Arabia to deliver 100% pure, live, high-octane explosive science.;;A "pyrothechnic extravaganza" [Daily Mail] featuring: exploding hot wat ... more