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Saudi Aramco Contracts

One of the major achievements this past year has been the success of Alfaisal University faculty in the Saudi Aramco University Collaboration Programs (UCP). Three out of six research proposals submitted by faculty members at Alfaisal University have been accepted for funding as part of the Saudi Aramco University Collaboration Program (UCP). In response to an invitation by Saudi Aramco, a total of 65 basic and applied research proposals were received from universities in the Kingdom. A rigorous assessment process was employed to recommend proposals for acceptance. A total of 13 research proposals were selected for funding out of these submissions in the 2011 cycle of UCP.

The three accepted proposals from Alfaisal University are:

#	Principle Investigator	Project Title	Proposal Research Area
1.	Muhammad Azeem Ashraf (CoE)	Wear behavior characterization of Stellite alloys using computational modeling	Applied Mathematics and Computational modeling
2.	Nadimul Haque Faisal (CoE)	Advance anode materials for direct hydrocarbon proton conducting solid oxide fuel cell (PC-SOFC) in auxiliary power units	Oil to hydrogen and fuel cells
3.	Rehan Ahmed (CoE)	Nano-composite carbide coatings for wear resistant applications	Advanced and Nano-structured Materials