King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Professor of Mechanical Engineering Aamir Farooq has recently been appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). Professor Farooq, chair of the KAUST Mechanical Engineering Program, was elected for his contributions to chemical kinetics research.

KAUST scientists have proposed a new mechanism that explains how carbon structures in flames and stars can come together to form nanoparticles. A universal mechanism could explain the formation of carbon nanoparticles in interstellar and terrestrial environments.

Recent years have felt like one crisis has followed another. According to data from the World Health Organization1 (WHO), air pollution (both indoor and outdoor) kills around seven million people worldwide on an annual basis. Shockingly, almost the entire population of the planet (99%) breathes in air that exceeds WHO guideline limits.

Clean and sustainable fuels could be derived by combining ammonia with complementary combustion-modifying additives. Dr. Binod Giri, Research Scientist in Prof. Aamir Farooq's group is developing experimental and theoretical methods applicable in the energy industry, as well as understanding the gas phase chemical reactions at the molecular level to deduce thermodynamic and kinetic parameters.

CCRC researchers develop a new hypothesis to explain the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Unusual reaction pathways to hydrocarbon clusters could bring a paradigm shift to the understanding of soot and interstellar chemistry.

A laser-based sensor developed at KAUST could improve monitoring of benzene emissions and limit exposure to this pollutant. In collaboration with Saudi Aramco, KAUST researchers have developed a device that accurately senses extremely low concentrations of benzene in real time.

In April, The Combustion Institute (CI) announced KAUST Professors Aamir Farooq and Mani Sarathy received its inaugural Research Excellence Award. Farooq and Sarathy were among a large group of talented international researchers who won the award, and both professors have been CI members for many years.

Modeling the combustion properties of gasoline is driving the search for cleaner fuels.

Associate Professor Aamir Farooq receives this years' Distinguished Teaching Award at the KAUST Faculty Recognition Dinner on Wednesday 8th May 2019.

Aamir Farooq, KAUST associate professor of mechanical engineering, has been named as a co-recipient of the 2019 Hiroshi Tsuji Early Career Researcher Award. He will receive the award in 2020 at the 38th International Symposium on Combustion.

Studying the wake of reflected shockwaves reveals the cascade of chemical reactions involved in combustion processes.

On, April 13, the Chemical Kinetics group was pleased to host Prof. Bela Viskolcz at the KAUST campus. He gave a talk on “Molecular Network” to the students of CCRC while he was here.

The latest cohort of promoted KAUST faculty represents the University’s intellectual contribution to pursue collaborative research and education that advances new knowledge and discovery.

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Aamir Farooq and his group who have had eight Research papers accepted for presentation and publication at the 36th International Symposium on Combustion 2016.

​New technique lays the foundation for greener transport fuels and next generation engines.

Twenty undergraduate students from the University of Electronic Science and Technology (UESTC) of China visited KAUST for a Winter Camp from January 28 to February 4.

​Combustion Chemistry for Alkenes: what have we learned from butene isomers​?

A technique modeling the combustion characteristics of gasoline blended with biofuels for cleaner and more efficient fuels.

​Pulsed Laser Synthesis and Processing of Nano-Composites: Fundamentals and Applications

The characterization of compounds produced in combustion could lead to cleaner, more efficient power stations.