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Machine learning model identifies gas molecules
13 Nov 2024, Automated system could be used to spot toxic emissions, air pollutants or diagnostic biomarkers.
SAS-CI SA Young Talent - 2024 Award
Dr. Liu has been honored with the SAS-CI SA Young Talent - 2024 Award !
Sour gas has sweet potential for hydrogen production
May 13 2024, Chemical model could help to produce clean fuel from natural gas contaminant
Development of new sensor technology allows for safer working around toxic gases
May 23 2024, KAUST and Saudi Aramco collaborate to create a highly sensitive, portable sensor system to improve worker safety and environmental protection.
Abdul Latif Jameel Motors and Toyota Partnership
Sep 24, 2024, KAUST Partners with Abdul Latif Jameel Motors and Toyota to Advance Zero-Carbon Fuel Cell Technologies in Saudi Arabia
Methane Leak Detection
June 19 2023, Field Deployed Methane Leak Detection Sensor
Cooperation to fuel change
Oct 16 2023, KAUST’s FLEET consortium, co-led by Aamir Farooq, is repurposing petrochemical infrastructure to produce e-fuels from hydrogen and captured CO₂, aiming to lower transportation emissions. Industry partners, including Toyota, Hyundai, and Aramco, collaborate on projects like methanol-to-gasoline conversion and e-fuel engine testing, showcasing the potential of large-scale, collaborative carbon reduction.
Blending a renewable fuel
Apr 5 2022, Clean and sustainable fuels could be derived by combining ammonia with complementary combustion-modifying additives.
Research Excellence Award
KAUST Professor Aamir Farooq received the inaugural Research Excellence Award from The Combustion Institute (CI), recognizing his impactful contributions to combustion science. Farooq, previously honored with CI’s Hiroshi Tsuji Early Career Researcher Award in 2019, expressed pride in this achievement, emphasizing its significance for international recognition of KAUST's combustion research.
A radical shift to link soot formation and interstellar evolution
Oct 21 2021, Unusual reaction pathways to hydrocarbon clusters could bring a paradigm shift to the understanding of soot and interstellar chemistry.
Carbon nanochemistry written in the stars
May 11 2022, A universal mechanism could explain the formation of carbon nanoparticles in interstellar and terrestrial environments.
Fueling a cleaner future for transport
Mar 10 2020, A simple, fast and inexpensive method for modeling the combustion characteristics of gasoline has been developed by KAUST researchers, paving the way for cleaner and more efficient transport fuels.
A radical shift to link soot formation and interstellar evolution
Oct 20 2021, KAUST researchers are rethinking polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) formation, crucial for reducing soot and understanding interstellar evolution. They developed a radical-efficient mechanism using resonance-stabilized radicals, enabling PAH growth even in radical-deficient environments like combustion and space. This discovery could lead to greener combustion processes and improved kinetic models for simulating PAH formation.
The air pollution epidemic
May 4 2022, The KAUST focuses on innovative air pollution monitoring, like laser-based benzene sensors, and emission reduction solutions. Recent projects include sulfur removal from fuels and soot reduction using electric fields. This work supports cleaner energy and sustainable development, including initiatives like NEOM.
Better benzene sensing at laser point
Dec 8 2020, A laser-based sensor developed at KAUST could improve monitoring of benzene emissions and limit exposure to this pollutant. In collaboration with Saudi Aramco, KAUST researchers have developed a device that accurately senses extremely low concentrations of benzene in real time.
Laser sensor could improve benzene detection
Dec 9 2020, Researchers at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science & Technology) claim to have developed a laser sensor that can detect ‘extremely low’ concentrations of benzene in real time.
Fleet, a year of achievements
Sep 12, 2023, FLEET celebrates a year of sustainable mobility achievements, welcomes Ferrari and Luberef as joining partners
Royal Society of Chemistry
Dec 20, 2022, Professor Aamir Farooq named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Igniting future fuel research
Nov 26 2017, Simple two-component mixtures are good surrogates for studying the ignition properties of next-generation gasolines.
Visit of Students from UESTC China
Feb 4 2018
36th International Symposium on Combustion
Success for Prof. Farooq's Group
2016 Faculty promotions celebrated
May 5 2016, Dr. Aamir Farooq promoted to the rank of Associate professor.
Distinguished Teaching Award
May 22 2019, Professor Aamir Farooq receives this years' Distinguished Teaching Award at the KAUST Faculty Recognition Dinner
Combing light for tell-tale chemical fingerprints
May 23 2018, Spotting signatures of potential pollutants made easier with quantum lasers that emit tunable infrared light.
Potential for a cleaner blend of fuel
Mar 18 2018,A technique modeling the combustion characteristics of gasoline blended with biofuels for cleaner and more efficient fuels.
The promise of greener power generation
Dec 3 2016,The characterization of compounds produced in combustion could lead to cleaner, more efficient power stations.
Shaping rate rules to fuel the future
Feb 27 2016, Precise rate constants could provide high-fidelity combustion models for cleaner and more efficient fuels.
'Chirpy' resolution to a shocking problem discovered at KAUST
Oct 26 2014, KAUST researchers, led by Dr. Robin Chrystie and Prof. Aamir Farooq, developed a novel laser-based sensor by exploiting "chirp," a phenomenon in semiconductor lasers. This sensor measures gas temperatures rapidly and accurately in combustion systems, achieving rates of 1 MHz. The innovation, which is calibration-free and compact, enhances understanding of combustion processes, aiding cleaner and more efficient engine performance.
A knock-out engine performance
Oct 31 2015, Environmentally friendly butanol additives improve gasoline performance in spark ignition engines.
Chemical enlightenment behind reflected shockwaves
Dec 8 2019, Studying the wake of reflected shockwaves reveals the cascade of chemical reactions involved in combustion processes.
Studying the wake of reflected shockwaves reveals the cascade of chemical reactions involved in combustion
Dec 10 2019, The hot, sometimes high-pressure, yet smooth conditions behind reflected shockwaves are the ideal environment for studying the chemical complexities of combustion.
Biodiesel by-product helps fuel come clean
Dec 7 2018, A compound made from the glycerol by-product of biodiesel production could promote cleaner burning in vehicle engines
Biodiesel by-product has potential as clean burning fuel additive
Nov 27 2018, KAUST and University of Miskolc researchers have found that converting glycerol waste from biodiesel into glycerol carbonate can create a cleaner-burning fuel additive. This oxygen-rich compound reduces soot and carbon emissions, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional hydrocarbons. Their findings could shift future fuel engine research toward greener solutions.
The race for more efficient engines
Nov 28 2016, New technique lays the foundation for greener transport fuels and next generation engines.
Combustion Science Award
Apr 14, 2019, Professor Aamir Farooq wins combustion science award.