Research & Innovation – Page 2

From Engineers to Founders: Highlights from the TIE Ventures Showcase

annieDec 16, 2025December 16, 20250

At KAUST, the first TIE Ventures Showcase marked a new kind of graduation moment—not with theses, but with 13 startup ventures pitched on stage. The Showcase is the culmination of KAUST’s Technology

TKS Students Showcase Future-Focused Solutions at the NTI Visionaries of Tomorrow Challenge

annieDec 14, 2025December 14, 20250

The National Transformation Institute (NTI) hosted its first Visionaries of Tomorrow Challenge, bringing together high school innovators from The KAUST School to design practical solutions

You’re Invited: TIE Ventures Showcase 2025!

sara.ali@kaust.edu.saDec 9, 2025December 10, 20250

Date: December 11, 2025Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.Location: Bldg. 20 – Lobby We are pleased to invite the KAUST community to the TIE Ventures Showcase—the flagship annual event of

KAUST research helps turn Red Sea seaweed into sustainable textile fibers

annieDec 1, 2025December 1, 20250

KAUST’s collaborative research through KAUST Beacon Development (KBD) is helping weave Saudi Arabia’s responsible use of local resources with advanced textile manufacturing. Working with global

Three years at No. 1 — together, we are accelerating the future

annieNov 27, 2025December 14, 20250

KAUST has been ranked No. 1 in the Times Higher Education (THE) Arab University Rankings 2025, marking its third consecutive year at the top. This

KAUST Neuroscience Symposium 2025

sara.ali@kaust.edu.saNov 18, 2025November 18, 20250

December 1, 2025Building 20 Neuroscience Day 2025 will take place at KAUST , bringing together international researchers and the KAUST community to share discoveries at

KAUST is home to Shaheen III, the Middle East’s Fastest Supercomputer

annieNov 17, 2025December 3, 20250

According to the latest TOP500 rankings, announced at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (“SC25”) in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.,

Congratulations to our 16 researchers on Clarivate 2025 list!

annieNov 13, 2025November 24, 20250

The 2025 list of Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers includes 16 researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), including 15 of its 185

NTI Open House at KAUST

sara.ali@kaust.edu.saNov 9, 2025November 12, 20251

Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 Time: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Location: Building 19, Halls 1, 2 & 3, KAUST The National Transformation Institute (NTI) is delighted

Seamount Deep Dive #3 – Exploring Seamounts in the Southwest Atlantic: The Brazilian Deep-Sea Endeavor

sara.ali@kaust.edu.saNov 9, 2025November 10, 20250

Deep environments of the South and Tropical Atlantic Ocean cover approximately 80% of Brazilian EEZ (~3.5 million km2). These environments are largely unexplored, except for