Let’s celebrate together!
Thursday, January 23, 2020
3:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Auditorium (building 20)
Don’t miss our Final Gala as we celebrate the end of WEP 2020 as part of the KAUST10 Celebrations. The program will feature two live performances and an Awards Ceremony.
Associate Professor Niveen M. Khashab, WEP 2020 chair; Professor Khaled Salama, WEP 2020 co-chair; and Marie-Laure Boulot, WEP director, will kick off the afternoon by recognizing the efforts of everyone involved in the production of the two-week program.
3:30 PM | A Capella Science Performance by Tim Blais
Tim Blais, the popular YouTuber and creator of ‘A Capella Science,’ will be conducting live performances of some of his musical science lessons. Tim rewrites the lyrics to popular songs to create insightful and entertaining introductions to science topics. He then performs the songs using only his voice to create all the vocal parts. His creative approach and musical talent have garnered more than 20 million views on YouTube. Although Tim has a Master’s degree in high energy physics, his videos have addressed a wide range of topics, including biology, chemistry, math, robotics and more.
Tim Blais will perform two of his a capella parodies in collaboration with members of the KAUST Chorus. Choristers are: Alessio Picco, David Keyes, Elisa Garuglieri, Elizabeth Ryan, Emmalee Johnson, Emmanuel Alonso, Harold Mantilla, Laurie Nason, Mariyam Mahmud, Michelle Havlik, Monica Chan, Natalia Garmashova, Phumelele Ngcobo, Sara Durini, Sven Nyrenstedt, Siobhan Westbrook, Teruo Tada and Wendy Keyes.
Awards Ceremony
We will announce the winners of the International Undergraduate Poster Competition, the Science Fair competition, and the masterclasses Lab to Film, Design and Build Medical Devices and Personalized Mobile App Prototype.
5:00 PM | Musical Performance by ARTIE’S and cocktail
ARTIE’S is an international ensemble of renowned chamber music musicians who deliver unique concerts favoring proximity with the audience, from India to Corsica, from Djakarta to Paris, from Beijing to… KAUST! ARTIE’S—Bleuenn Le Maitre, Cécile Grassi, Gauthier Herrmann and Laurent Manaud Pallas, will be accompanied by Abdullah Fulfulani (nay), Abdulaziz Hassan (qanon) and Reaab Bukhari (oud) for a stunning blend of East and West fusion music.
Brought to you by the Office of the Arts and the Enrichment Office.
