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Dr. Bamufleh, Hisham S.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is endowed with
vast resources of petroleum and minerals, which requires the expertise and
services of Chemical and Materials engineers to harness these resources and
contribute to the rapid development and progress of the country. In order to
meet this challenge, the department of Chemical and Materials Engineering was
established in the year 1402/1403H (1981/1982G) at King Abdulaziz University.
Since its inception, the department has offered a five-year BSc program and has
graduated more than 1000 qualified chemical engineers who are currently serving
various organizations in different parts of the country. Graduate studies in
Chemical engineering have been offered for Saudi as well as foreign students. A
Master of Science degree in Chemical engineering has been offered since 1989
and a Doctor of Philosophy degree has been offered since 2015.
The department is proud to have different
research fields for undergraduate as well as graduate studies covering a wide
spectrum of real life problems such as surface and coatings technology,
catalysis and reaction engineering, energy and sustainability, biotechnology
and design and optimization.
Our goal is to provide excellent academic
programs to all our students. This goal is achieved by providing learning
experiences under the supervision of dedicated and highly-skilled professors
who are deeply committed to teaching as well as offering our students a
well-structured domestic and international training program.
The Chemical Engineering Program has since
November 2008 been evaluated by EAC (Engineering Accreditation Commission) to
be granted accreditation for six years (2008–2014).
In October 2015, the program was evaluated by
EAC (Engineering Accreditation Commission) to be granted accreditation for six
years (2016–2022). Our program was accredited with the following strength
points:
The chemical engineering program has a very
high faculty to student ratio. This allows teaching faculty members the
opportunity to interface with students on a one-to-one basis for teaching,
mentoring, advising, and guidance within the teaching environment. It is
evident that the students are receptive and motivated by such opportunities.
The faculty, in conjunction with the advisory
board, recently established a student chapter of the American Institute of
Chemical Engineering (AIChE). This, coupled with the existing chemical
engineering student clubs, will provide students with opportunities to
interface not only with local industrial leaders but also with international
industrial leaders. Such interactions will expand employment opportunities for
students and enhance the chemical engineering program reputation.
Such an accreditation is bound to create expanded and diverse
career opportunities for the Department`s graduates, in the local, regional, as
well as the international job markets. Thank you for your interest in our
program and wish you all success in your future.
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