Abstract

This seminar discusses the change in modern day career progression for educated professionals. It also discusses the value of further education and its benefits in maneuvering through the ever-changing nature of industry and academia. The seminar will start with a short presentation to set the scene and provide some food for thought, followed by presentation on further education opportunities and two personal testimonies from students who have chosen a research career path. The second part will involve Q&A part with a diverse panel from KAUST, industry and NTI.

Bio

Bassam Dally is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, at KAUST, and a member of CCRC. He has been in academia for last 32 years, where he has contributed seminal work on a variety of research topics related to energy conversion, sustainability and decarbonization. He has expertise, in solar thermal, ocean power, combustion, hybrids and alternative fuels production and utilization. Lately, his work is particularly focused on the development of new technologies to decarbonize industrial processes, waste to value (plastic recycling), energy systems and fuel pyrolysis. He has published more than 380 peer reviewed papers in leading scientific journals and conferences, and his work attracted more than 10045 citations (h-index=51), and he is named on four patents. He held many positions, including head of mechanical engineering, deputy director of the centre for energy technology (University of Adelaide) and stream co-lead in the KAUST circular carbon initiative. He is one of the initiators and a team member of the Energy Voice debate in SA. He won many awards over the years, including ‘Energy Professional of the Year in South Australia’, and recently was awarded a Fellowship of the Combustion Institute.