Prof. Boon S. Ooi has been appointed Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of the IEEE Photonics Technology Letters beginning January 1, 2022.

New date palm weevil detection method developed at KAUST could turn the tide against the pest and support agricultural growth

An article by ​Prof. Boon S. Ooi and Prof. Carlos Duarte in GreenBiz. "Many mysteries remain around the ocean, despite its critical importance to the planet’s future. KAUST scientists are working on new ways to explore under the waves, including wearable, flexible electronics and underwater wireless communication."

Giant clam inspired photo-conversion for high-speed communication work highlighted in the September issue of Photonics Focus Magazine

​Semipolar micro-photodetector used for visible-light communication paper has been awarded an IOP Top Cited Paper Award (Saudi Arabia).

"High-speed colour-converting photodetector with all-inorganic CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals for ultraviolet light communication" is selected as outstanding paper in 2020 for Light: Science & Applications (LSA).

https://www.nature.com/lsa/news#2020Prize

Huafan Zhang and four KAUST students and young researchers take part in the 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetin​

https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/news/kaust-researchers-attend-70th-lindau-nobel-meeting

The paper "​Wide-field-of-view optical detectors using fused fiber-optic tapers​" is listed as a top downloaded paper in Optics Letters for three consecutive months

https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.423437

​The KAUST Photonics Laboratory, led by Professor Boon Ooi, has been awarded the KAUST HSE Department’s Safety Culture Award in recognition of the Lab's tremendous growth in terms of safety throughout the year

https://cemse.kaust.edu.sa/news/kaust-photonics-lab-wins-hse-laboratory-safety-recognition-award

Chun Hong Kang has been selected as an IOP Publishing "Outstanding Reviewer" for Semiconductor Science and Technology in 2020

https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/questions/reviewer-awards/