Boeing Funds Alfaisal University’s Solar-based Projects
On Tuesday, December 6, 2016, Alfaisal University was visited by a delegation from Boeing Saudi Arabia. The delegation included Eng. Tony Brooks, Mr. Majed Alharbi, Mr. Anees Abdullah, and Mr. Sami Alotaibi. During the visit, Mr. Majed Alharbi presented President Mohammed Alhayaza the cheque for the Boeingfunded project entitled “Design and Development of a Solar Powered
The First Saudi Team of Student Engineers to Participate in the Formula Student Competition at Silverstone, UK Students from the Mechanical Engineering department at Alfaisal University became the first Saudi team to participate in the Formula Student competition. The project was supervised by Dr. Abdel Naser Daoud and sponsored by SABIC and the Office of Research at Alfaisal University. Alfaisal University’s team participating at the 2017 Formula Student Competition in Silverstone, UK have received the RaceTechmag Spirit of FS Award. The Formula judges and chief designers were impressed with the level of proficiency, dedication and spirit that Alfaisal Haizum team had.
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Multi-rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”. The project is supervised by Dr. Abd-Elhamid M. Taha and carried out by the University’s electrical engineering students. Moreover, Dr. Ahmed Oteafy received Boeing Saudi Arabia Award of $50,000 USD to design and develop a Solar Car Project with College of Engineering Students.
The team of 55 students have spent months of research and hard work; put their Aero Dynamic-Mechanical Design and Suspension knowledge into designing and building a car to compete in this motorsport competition. Representatives of Alfaisal Haizum stated “Our goal is to represent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the world of motorsport and show the full potential of the knowledge applied by young engineers. We aim to apply our knowledge and skills to build a world – class racing car that is efficient in energy but also great in performance.” Dr. Muhammad Anan, Acting Dean of Engineering, said “Alfaisal University intends to provide the best opportunities for its students by encouraging them to participate in global environmental projects and
The ceremony was attended by HRH Dr. Maha AlSaud (VP for Development and External Relations), Dr. Muhammad Anan (Acting Dean, CoE), Dr. Munib Qutaishat (Director, QAA), Dr. Yousef Al Yousef (VP for Research and Graduate Studies, ORG) and Dr. Mattheus Goosen (AVP, ORG) and Dr. Ahmed Oteafy (EE).
educational programs and services that benefit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the region and the world. The Formula Student competition is a unique opportunity for our engineering students to gain handson experience and apply their engineering knowledge through the construction of an ultra-effective vehicle.” Formula student is a competition that attracts students from around the globe and provides an ideal opportunity for them to test, demonstrate and improve capabilities to deliver a complex and integrated product in the demanding environment of the motorsport industry.