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KAUST Vice Provost Prof. Suzana Nunes Receives Prestigious EMS Honorary Membership
02 October, 2024
KAUST Professor Suzana Nunes, Environmental Science and Engineering, has been appointed as an Honorary Member of the European Membrane Society (EMS) in recognition of her outstanding contributions to education, science and technology in the field of membranes and membrane processes.
Since its inception in 1982, only a distinguished group of scientists has received this honor. Nunes, who also serves as KAUST Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs, expressed her gratitude, noting that she now becomes part of an elite circle of membrane researchers and pioneers. “It is special for me to join the group of colleagues who I truly admire, including names that inspired me from the beginning of my career.”
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