From 30 October to 2 November, APG research scientists Dr. Antoine J. Delaunay and Dr. Guillaume J. Baby attended the 28th Reunion des Sciences de la Terre (RST2023) held in Rennes, France.

Last week, Yiteng Li, a Postdoctoral Fellow from the ARMS group led by Professor Hussein Hoteit, attended ATCE 2023 in San Antonio, Texas, on behalf of Prof. Hoteit and received the SPE Best Student Chapter Award.

APG Research Scientists Dr. Guillaume J. Baby and Dr. Antoine J. Delaunay are currently attending the 28th Reunion des Sciences de la Terre (RST2023), being held in Rennes, France from 30 October to 2 November.

The Middle East and North Africa Climate Week (MENACW) is an annual event that brings together leaders from governments, businesses, international organizations and civil society to explore ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while adapting to the mounting fallout from the climate crisis.

Dr. Musa Aliyu and the visiting student Nicolás Cárdenas Acevedo from the RockGem group collaborated with CMR on their novel field experiment to test Underwater Compressed Air Energy Storage (UWCAES) offshore KAUST near KAEC.

The KAUST SPWLA student chapter was privileged to host Simone Di Santo from SLB Dhahran Carbonate Research Center on September 26th.

Pavel Golikov (Lead Geophysicist) and Faisal Alrushaid (Geophysicist) toured the ANPERC Laboratories guided by Dr. Yuri Panara, Dr. Andika Perbawa and Gaurav Siddharth Gairola, members of Volker Vahrenkamp’s research team.

SEG EVOLVE is a mentor-guided virtual internship program that involves teams working together to build foundational knowledge by integrating technical and commercial data for business decisions.

Mustafa Alkhowaildi, Ph.D. Student of the DGYM group led by Prof. Bicheng Yan attended the Conference “Energy Group - CO2 Storage Efficiency: Challenges with standards and consistent inability estimations” organized by Geological Society Events, Energy Group at Burlington House, London in September.

In August, a KAUST delegation, including Enoc Basilio, a Ph.D. candidate from the ARMS Group, participated in the International Youth Day Celebration in Riyadh. This event, hosted by the United Nations, focused on the theme of "Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable Future." The KAUST delegation took the opportunity to showcase the proactive role played by the youth within the KAUST community in driving sustainable initiatives.

The Ph.D Students Nicolas Boehm, Hassan al Saihati, Wesam Abu Laila and Tojo Chirakal led by Professor Frans S. Van Buchem were having their internship program in ARAMCO and Vulcan Energy Resources in Karlsruhe, Germany.

The Ph.D. Students Akbar Wicaksono, Gaurav Gairola, and Indah Putri from CaReSs Group led by Prof. Volker Vahrenkamp, were having their internship program in Aramco’s research center EXPEC ARC.

On July 17th 2023, Research Prof. Thomas Finkbeiner, recently showcased the Geothermal Project @ KAUST during a monthly ARC seminar hosted by Saudi Aramco at the KAUST campus.

On July 10th, Prof. Thomas Finkbeiner, attended the highly anticipated anniversary celebration of Baker Hughes' DTC (Dhahran Technology Center) in Dhahran. The event was graced by the presence of numerous esteemed guests from Baker Hughes, Saudi Aramco, KFUPM, and other prominent organizations.

Maria Ardila, a Ph.D. student at ANPERC, recently made a significant achievement by winning the prestigious "Poster Student Award" at the 36th International Meeting of Sedimentology organized by the International Association of Sedimentology (IAS) in Dubrovnik.

Maria Camila Sierra, a Ph.D. student, delivered a captivating presentation at the ARMA Symposium 2023 held in Atlanta, US from 25 June to 28 June 2023. The symposium attracted a large audience, and Maria skillfully addressed several questions raised during her talk.

ANPERC research conducted by Dr. Natanael Bolson, Dr. Maxim Yutkin, and Professor Tad PATZEK was featured in KAUST's first SDG Highlight Report.

Aerialist Regina Iakusheva, a talented Ph.D. student from the CaResS group, dazzled the audience at KAUST Got Talent 2023 competition.

Congratulations to ANPERC Ph.D. Students: Tihana Pensa, Daniela Arias Ortiz, Feras Rowaihy, Amer Alanazi, Indah Hermansyah Putri, Akbar Nugroho Wicaksono, and Muhammad Usman upon receiving the Dean's Award 2023.

From 29-31 May, ANPERC hosted the 2023 KAUST Research Conference on Geoscience Best Practices for the Energy Transition: Geo Models and Processes across Scales.