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Prof. Jackie Y. Ying Visits KFUPM

29 Aug 2023 @ 08:00 AM

President of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals meets with Prof. Jackie Y. Ying, a pioneer in Chemical Engineering and the youngest faculty member to become a Full Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) at age 35.
She is the Director of the NanoBio Lab in Singapore. She also received the King Faisal Prize in Science (2023), becoming the first female in the prize's history to achieve this honor. The meeting included discussions centering on promising collaboration prospects and the exchange of innovative ideas within the domains of bioengineering and energy applications. Additionally, a seminar was held on nanomaterials and their multifaceted applications.