Research
KFUPM has very strong collaborative partnership on conducting innovative
research with the following international institutions:
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Energy research.
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Stanford University: Oil and Gas research.
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California Institute of Technology: Refining and Petrochemicals research.
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Technical University of Munich: Refining and Petrochemicals research.
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University of Cambridge: Oil and Gas research.
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Georgia Institute of Technology: Geo-signal Processing.
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King Abdullah University of Science & Technology: Various research disciplines
in Engineering and Sciences.
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Saudi Aramco: Various
research disciplines.
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SABIC: Refining, Petrochemical and Polymers research.
Centers for Research Excellence at KFUPM
To provide extreme support for research in areas of
excellence, KFUPM has established the following Centers for Research Excellence:
KFUPM-MIT Collaboration Center on Clean Water and
Clean Energyy
National
Center of Research Excellence on Nanotechnologyy
National Center of Research Excellence on
Renewable Energyy
National Center of Research Excellence
on Refining and Petrochemicalss
National Center of Research Excellence on
Corrosionn
Center in Development on Transformative
Research in Petrochemicals and Polymerss
Center of Excellence on
Maintenancee
Center of Excellence on
Supply Chain Managementt
National Technology Innovation Center on Carbon Capture.
The Research Institute
The Research Institutee is the
cornerstone of applied research activities at KFUPM, solving critical scientific
and technical problems as well as working on turning knowledge into practice.
More details are available on the website of the Research Institute at the link:
Research Groups at KFUPM
To provide special support for research in focused areas of
interest to Saudi Arabia, KFUPM has established 13 Research Groups in Science
and Engineering areas. More details are available on the website of the
Deanship of Scientific Research.