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Stanford University Space and Aeronautics Workshop
Alfaisal University Engineering students and faculty attended the
Stanford University Space and Aeronautics Workshop at the
King Abdulaziz City for
Science and Technology (KACST) on Sunday 26 October 2008.
Dr. Jim Roach a Professor of Chemistry at Alfaisal said:
“As a research scientist, I was energized by the well organized Stanford
University Space and Aeronautics Workshop conducted at KACST. The experience
of listening to experts of that caliber speaking with such passion about
their research interests was truly rewarding.”
Dr. Abdulhamid Al-Abduljabar the Alfaisal Vice President
for Student Affairs stated that: “The workshop was really fascinating with
all those distinguished scientists from Stanford presenting their state of
the art research. It was of particular significance for our engineering
students who we want to be active participants in research endeavors of
Alfaisal faculty”
The distinguished speakers from Stanford University were Professor
Robert L. Byer (7th from LHS) who is the HEPL Director and the
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Applied Physics;
Professor Charbel Farhat (2nd from RHS) who is the Vivian Church
Hoff Professor of Aircraft Structures and the Chairman of the Department of
Aeronautics and
Astronautics; Professor C.W. Francis Everitt (6th from
LHS) who is a Research Professor at the W.W. Hansen Experimental Physics
Laboratory (HEPL); and Professor Blas Cabrera (1st RHS) who
is Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics. The scientists were at
KACST to facilitate research collaboration between the two institutions.
A total of 22 Alfaisal faculty and students attended the event. Alfaisal Ukniversity
has an agreement with KACST to foster research collaboration with faculty as
well as encouraging students to use their facilities.
This was a great opportunity for Alfaisal faculty and students to hear from
and to interact with some of the world’s leading researchers and educators
in space and aeronautical engineering. It was particularly interesting to
see how Stanford University faculty have reached out to students at all
levels (i.e. high school, undergraduate as well as graduate) to challenge
them with practical research problems that require innovative solutions.
This is the same student-centered approach that is found in Alfaisal
University’s mission and vision.
