Enrichment in the Spring: Keynote and awards for the final day
Wednesday, April 19
To close our pioneering week that started with the enthusiastic crowd of the Opening Night and continued with great keynotes, exhibitions and workshops, tonight we will celebrate pioneering in technology and announce the winners of the Celebrate Saudi Arabia Art Competition. Eric Fossum, professor at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, will share the story of the CMOS image sensor now used in billions of cameras, and present the next step: The Quantum Image Sensor (QIS).
During the day, a cultural exhibition and two special doll-making craft workshops, led by the Al-Faisalya Society’s Sleysla project, will be another opportunity to celebrate Saudi Heritage.
Make sure you visit the four exhibitions and listen to the Pioneers On-Air interview live on Facebook.
Have an exciting day Pioneering in Technology and make sure you fill in the survey after the events you attended. Your feedback matters to us.
Auditorium (bldg. 20)
- 5:30 – 6:50 p.m. – Eric Fossum, inventor of the CMOS image sensor, Making Every Photon Count in Digital Cameras.
- 6:50 p.m. – Awards ceremony for the winners of Celebrate Saudi Arabia Art Competition and closing of the Enrichment in the Spring 2017 program by Chair Gilles Lubineau followed by a cocktail reception.
- 7:30 p.m. – Screening of the movie Back to the Future.
Level 1, Museum and Conference Center (bldg. 19)
- 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. / 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. – Cultural Exhibition and Doll-Making Workshop. The Museum of Science and Technology in Islam (MOSTI).
- 11:00 am – 12:00 p.m. / 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. – MOSTI tour guided by Mike Bruton, designer of the MOSTI. Level 1 (bldg. 19).
Discovery Square Multipurpose Room
- 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. – Pioneering Plastic Painting workshop. Participate in the community art project. Discovery Square Multipurpose Room.
- 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. – Pioneers On-Air interview with keynote speaker Eric Fossum live on Facebook.
Make sure you visit our four exhibitions as it is the last day to view them.
- Mbongeni Buthelezi personal exhibition (University Library).
- Celebrate Saudi Arabia Art Competition (Level 1 (bldg. 19)).
- Into the Empty Quarter, Thesiger’ photos exhibition (Auditorium (bldg. 20) lobby).
- 1000 Days of KAUST (Auditorium (bldg. 20) lobby).
More information here. Enrichment in the Spring is an educational program open to all members of the KAUST community and invited guests.
For the evening keynote, nanny services are available for children from 3 to 8 years old. To register click here.