The 11th Saudi Research Science Institute #SRSI is underway! With 49 students from around the Kingdom partaking in an exciting summer full of discovery.

Today, we celebrate and recognize the incredible young female scientists who have been part of our Pre-University Programs! Happy International Women’s Day to all of our students and alumni #KAUST #SRSI #KVA #IWD2022

Starting August 1st, 112 amazing young Saudis will be welcomed to #KAUST to start their epic #KGSP journey. For 3 days KAUST leadership, faculty, and #KGSP expert team will prepare our students for their studies in the United States during the action-packed #PDO2022 orientation

The moment #KGSP has been waiting for has finally arrived! Our extraordinary #Cohort14 opens their epic #KGSP journey at #KAUST for #PDO2022! Day 1 started with creative exercises and community bonding. Calling all current Grade 12 students: will you be with us next year?

#KGSP welcomes an amazing #Cohort14 to #KAUST to experience the unique #PDO2022. Day 2 focuses on exclusive interaction with #KAUST Faculty, internal research, and networking. #KGSP is committed to propelling forward the next generation of exceptional Saudi nationals in STEM.

At #KGSP we are on a life-long learning mission to develop our exclusive community of alumni and current students towards exceptional standards. Opening #KGSP and its #Cohort14 at #KAUST is a constant reminder of how far we have come and how far we intend to travel together.

#KGSPConvocation showcases the incredible generation of #FutureShapers in the #KGSP community who will contribute to the future of Saudi. KGSP students attend 50+ elite undergraduate STEM programs in the U.S. to prepare for graduate study at #KAUST & to lead lives of impact.

A biodegradable metal-organic framework (MOF) that does double duty as a pesticide delivery system and a plant fertilizer could help improve the effectiveness of pest-killing compounds. fal.cn/3vXo7

Sharing some work on organic sulfenyl fluorides (R-S-F) in this preprint: go.shr.lc/4aTUeYh. R-SF3 and R-SF5 are well-known functional groups, so why do we never hear about their baby cousin R-SF? Would such a thing behave like R-SCl or R-SBr?

The #KGSP Convocation 2025 in Chicago celebrated the next generation of leaders in our KAUST Gifted Student Program. 78 grads will join 600 alumni, including 113 currently at #KAUST pursuing master's & Ph.D.s, contributing to vital research & national development. #KAUSTAcademy

We gathered earlier today for a farewell party for michaelocheje.bsky.social and Abdusalom Suleymanov! Listening to their words was quite an emotional moment for everyone. We hope that you two will succeed in your career following your tenure in the group, and hopefully the nice gifts remind you of us!

Had a great time working on some very exciting research this summer. Couldn’t have asked for a better group!

In Nature Chemistry, we report reversible hydroxide emitters that generate highly basic (pH ~13) solns under light & revert to neutral in dark. The compounds, taking advantage of aromaticity effects, can directly capture/concentrate CO2 from ambient air. rdcu.be/eAB2S