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17 April, 2025
New discovery boosts wheat's fight against devastating disease
New research led by KAUST scientists shows the first molecular events that give wheat immunity against stem rust.
16 April, 2025
KAUST Professor Carlos Duarte Wins Prestigious Japan Prize for Pioneering Marine Science Research
14 April, 2025
KAUST Professor Carlos Duarte reflects on his ten years in Saudi Arabia after receiving the Japan prize for his pioneering blue carbon research
His accomplished career has made him the recipient of several international awards, the most recent being the Japan Prize, the nation’s top prize for excellence in science and technology and one of the world's most prestigious.
10 April, 2025
Prof. Peixoto contributes to global framework for microbial climate solutions
Raquel Peixoto, Associate Professor of Marine Science at KAUST, is among the global experts contributing to a newly released framework for microbial climate innovation. The report is complemented by a Nature article proposing a global framework for evaluating microbial innovations that are scientifically sound, economically viable, and societally beneficial.
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Environmental Science & Engineering Seminar
Techno-economic Optimization of e-Hydrogen Production in Saudi ArabiaMonserrat Echegoyen
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May 2025
MS Thesis Defense
Polygonal Tepee structures of Arabia: Indicators of intertidal microbial cementation processesPauline Falkenberg
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