OVERVIEW OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Presentation Outline l ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OUR MISSION OUR MISSION l STUDENT ENROLLMENT l FACULTY l FACILITIES l AREAS OF EXCELLENCE l EXPERTISE AND SERVICES l RESEARCH ACTIVITIES l SHORT COURSES l AREAS OF COLLABORATION

COLLEGE OF APPLIED ENGINEERING COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE CHEMICAL CIVIL ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL PETROLEUM B. S. M.S. Ph. D.

OUR MISSION l BEST FOR THE KINGDOM’S NEEDS l INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED l BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS PROFESSIONAL CAREERS PROVIDE A PROGRAM IN ENGINEERING THAT IS THAT IS

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT

Graduate Program Dept..M.S.Ph.D. CE16612 CHE 73 5 EE141 9 ME 97 3 PETE 36 3 TOTAL51332 SINCE 1975 SINCE 1975 SINCE 1986 SINCE 1986

Total Number of Faculty Members

FACILITIES l Reaction Kinetics Laboratory l Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry l Gas Analyzer and Dynamometer l Differential Scanning Calorimeter l Corrosion l Material Science l Heat Transfer

AREAS OF EXCELLENCE n Chemical Engineering r Catalysis r Separation Processes r Petroleum Refining r Pollution Control n Electrical Engineering r Control Systems

AREAS OF EXCELLENCE CONTD. n Civil Engineering r Transportation Engineering r Environmental n Mechanical Engineering r Thermo-fluid Sciences r Materials and Manufacturing n Petroleum Engineering r Production Engineering

EXPERTISE AND SERVICES n Applied research n Development n Continuing Education n Consultancy

RESEARCH PROJECTS l Cathodic Protection for Concrete Bridges in Saudi Arabia (KACST) l Identification, Evaluation and Improvement of Eastern Saudi Soils for Constructional Purposes (KACST) l Feasibility Study of Interconnecting the Power Systems of the Mashreq Arab Countries (Arab Fund) l Horizontal Well Performance in Reservoir With Gas Cap on Bottom/Edge Water Drives Scaled Physical Model Study (Saudi ARAMCO)

PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY SABIC l High Order Statistics-Based Deconvolution for Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing of Materials l A Survey of Power System Harmonics at SABIC Industrial Facilities - Jubail l Development and Evaluation of a Fault Detection and Diagnosis Scheme for Industrial Applications l Investigating Polymeric Entrainers for Azeotropic Distillation of MTBE /Methanol and Ethanol/Water Systems l Solubility of Ethylene in Ethanol at Pressures up to 8 MPa and Temperatures from 333 to 395 o K

SHORT COURSES l Pollution Control in Chemical Industries l Heat Exchangers: Analysis & Design l Handling and Disposal of Solid Waste l Corrosion Protection l Operation & Maintenance of Turbines & Compressors

SPECIAL DESIGN SHORT COURSES Chemical Engineering Department offered in September 1996 on-site short course for SABIC, Al-Jubail: “Industrial Catalytic Reactors”

TRAINING PROGRAM TO BE OFFERED BY THE CHE DEPARTMENT FOR SASREF SHIFT MANAGERS FEB NOV 19, 1997 Session Title of the Session No. 1Chemical Processes and Material Balances 2Energy Balances and Thermodynamics 3Fluid Flow and PVT for Gases 4Heat Transfer and Heat Exchangers 5Mass Transfer and Applications 6Chemical Equation, Stoichiometry, Kinetics and Reactor Design 7Catalysis and Process Control

ABET Review “KFUPM engineering programs are of high quality, are offered by highly enthusiastic faculty, and are supported with outstanding facilities. All of the programs were judged to satisfy the ABET Engineering Criteria and appropriate criteria, and they are judged to be substantially equivalent to accredited programs of similar titles in the United States.”

CURRICULUM REVISION The newly-revised engineering curricula n Involve more computer-oriented applications n Emphasize basic sciences and engineering fundamentals n Develop design skills through capstone courses n Focus on industrial needs of Saudi Arabia n Stress the social and ethical aspects of the engineering profession

AREAS OF POSSIBLE COLLABORATION WITH SABIC n Endowment Chairs n Funding Applied Research Suiting Saudi Arabia Needs n Access to SABIC Resources: Field Data, Practical Engineering Problems, Samples and Models n Faculty Development n Student Training