Renowned chemical engineering scholar visits KAU
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As part of the Highly-cited Researcher Programme, Prof Mahmoud El Halwagi, Professor at Texas A&M University, was received Sunday by Prof Adnan Zahed, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research.
The meeting was attended by Dr Abdulaziz AL-Wazan, Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at the Faculty of Engineering, Dr Hisham Bamiflih and Dr Faisal Abdul-Hadi, of the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering.
Prof El Halwagi is a Professor and Holder of the McFerrin Professorship at the Artie McFerrin Chemical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University. His main areas of expertise are process integration, synthesis, design and operation, optimization, molecular and product design, as well as industrial pollution prevention.
El-Halwagi is due to give lectures and share expertise with KAU faculty.
The purpose of the visit, according to Prof Zahed, was to discuss aspects of mutual cooperation in scientific research in line with KAU's policy of seeking to provide a high-quality education and taking advantage of the capacity and expertise of other local and foreign universities and scientists. |
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