King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

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King Fahd University of Petroleum and
Minerals Since 1963
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KFUPM LOCATION City of Dhahran Eastern
Province Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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KFUPM LOCATION KFUPM is located in Dhahran,
between the headquarters of the Saudi Arabian Oil
Company (SAUDI ARAMCO) and the Dhahran Air Base.
It is situated on top of the geologic dome, or
anticline, where the first petroleum was
discovered in Dammam Well No. 7, located about
half a kilometer from the campus. A number of
producing oil wells were at one time actually on
University land
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• KFUPM LOCATION
• The campus is situated near the Arabian Gulf.
• About 7 km from the town of Al-Khobar.
• The port city of Dammam, capital of the Eastern
  Province, is only 20 km away.
• The oil refinery at Ras Tanura is 70 km from the
  campus.
• The island of Bahrain, an independent kingdom
  some 35 km from the Saudi coastline, can be seen
  from the campus during clear weather.
• The oil-producing town of Abqaiq is located 70 km
  west.
• the ancient oasis of Al-Hasa is situated about
  130 km south of the University campus.

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• KFUPM Campuses
• Dhahran Campus (Main Campus).
• Dammam Community College.
• Hail Community College.
• Hafr Al-Batin Community College.

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Organization at a glance

• Date of Establishment 1963
• Language of Instruction English
• Instructional model Semester credit-hour system
• Academic Organization Programs
• 6 Colleges
• 22 Departments
• 53 Degree Programs (BS, MS, ME, MAcc, MBA,
  Ph.D.)
• Faculty and Students
• Above 900 faculty members (from 5 continents)
• Above 8500 students (including 512 grads)

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College Of Sciences (CS) at a glance

• Five Departments
• Chemistry
• Earth Sciences
• Islamic Arabic Studies
• Mathematical Sciences
• Physics
• ? 100 TR Laboratories
• ? 140 Faculty Members ( 40 lecturers)
• ? 500 papers by CS faculty in reputed intl.
  journals or series (SCI/ISI Proceeding) for last
  5 years

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FACULTY
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COLLEGE OF SCIENCES (CS)
Faculty
17 Nationalities
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COLLEGE OF SCIENCES (CS) PUBLICATIONS

• Journal Publications 174
• Technical Reports 13
• Books/Manual 04

Research
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COLLEGE OF SCIENCES (CS)PUBLICATIONS

• Weekly Scientific Talks 22
• Math Education Seminars 16
• Seminars by Outside Speakers 06
• Seminars by Students 8

Research
Seminars by Dept. Fac. Given Outside the Dept 4
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COLLEGE OF SCIENCES (CS) Lecture Series and
Short Courses
2 Lec. Ser. 1 SC
Nonlinear Analysis Intr. to Commutative
Algebra Space-Time Foliations
Research
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COLLEGE OF SCIENCES (CS)Computing Facilities

• Computer Lab for teaching (35 P3)
• Computer Room for Faculty
• Printing facilities

Facilities
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Mathematical Sciences Department Faculty
Research interests

• Algebra and Number Theory
• Analysis
• Applied Math and Differential Equations
• Geometry, Topology and Graph Theory
• Numerical Analysis and Optimization
• Statistics.

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Major Equipment Mathematical Sciences

• Math Library
• Three pc laboratories
• One open-access pc laboratory (equipped with
  powerful machines that run such programs as
  Macsyma, Mathcad, Mathematica, Maple, Matlab,
  etc.).

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Mathematical Sciences Department Common Basic
Courses
MATH 001 Preparatory Mathematics I MATH 002
Preparatory Mathematics II MATH 101 Calculus
I MATH 102 Calculus II MATH
131 Finite Mathematics MATH 132 Applied
Calculus MATH 201 Calculus III MATH 202
Elements of Differential Equations MATH 260
Introduction to Differential Equations Linear
Algebra MATH 301 Methods of Applied
Mathematics MATH 302 Engineering
Mathematics STAT 319 Probability and
Statistics for Engineers and Scientists.
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New (proposed) Program

• Master of Science in Industrial Mathematics

• Modeling
• Real world problem
• Identify criteria
• Formulate mathematical equation
• Methods
• Search / Survey / Develop / Modify /Apply
• Computer Simulation
• Computer codes

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OPEN ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Math Learning Center
Dep. of Mathematical Sciences
3) Senior Tutor PhD in Mathematics or
Mathematics Education 4) Tutor MA, M.Sc or MEd
in Mathematics or Mathematics Education 5)
Courseware developer Master or BS in math with
strong background in computing Master or BS in
computer sciences or related field with strong
back ground in math.
1) Professor A PhD in Mathematics or Statistics
2) Lecturer M.A/ M.Sc. in Mathematics or
Statistics
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BENEFITS TO FACULTY

• Two-year renewable contracts
• Competitive salary based on qualifications and
  experience
• Air ticket to Dammam on appointment
• Free furnished air-conditioned on campus housing
  unit with free essential utilities and
  maintenance
• Assistance with local tuition fees for school-age
  dependent children
• Annual repatriation air tickets for up to four
  persons
• Local transportation allowance
• Two months paid summer leave
• End-of-service gratuity
• KFUPM campus has a range of facilities including
  a medical and a dental clinic, an extensive
  library, computing, research and teaching
  laboratory facilities and a recreation center.

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BENEFITS TO FACULTY

• During the year, faculty can get extra money by
  working at
• Extra teaching at the Community College.
• Extra teaching at the Diploma Program.
• Research fund from KFUPM.
• Research fund from local organizations ARAMCO,
  SABIC, KACST.
• In the Summer, faculty can enjoy the vacation in
  his home country or work and gain double payment.

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FACULTY HOUSING
The housing units provided by the University as
residences for faculty and eligible staff are
considered to be a special benefit offered to
them rather than an earned right. The University
will normally hand over assigned houses to the
faculty and staff in a condition ready for
occupancy after comprehensive maintenance of
utilities, furniture and appliances. Each house
shall contain the standard furniture according to
established lists prepared by the Housing
Office Services Department.
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RECREATION CENTER BEACH
KFUPM has a recreation center in the service of
its faculty and their families including
swimming pool, gym, cafeteria, libraryetc KFUPM
has its private beach on the Arabia Gulf for
faculty and their families.
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MIDICAL CLINIC
The KFUPM medical clinic provides all essential
medical treatments to faculty and students.
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KFUPM LIBRARIES

• 350,000 books 553,000 items available in other
  formats
• 1,500 periodicals (586 are full-text accessible
  on-line)
• 17 professional on-line databases (in sciences
  technology)

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KFUPM LIBRARIES

• Main KFUPM library has an available floor space
  of nearly 7000 square meters. It is an "open
  stack" library, allowing users free access to its
  resources.
• The current collection of books and bound
  periodicals totals over 328,000 volumes, 32 in
  Science, 21 in Engineering, 24 in Humanities,
  and 23 in Social Sciences.
• The Library has over 23,000 volumes in Arabic and
  over 300,000 volumes in English, and also
  subscribes to approximately 1,500 periodical
  titles.
• There are some 490,000 research reports on
  microfiche and 63,000 documents in other media,
  including more than 25,000 educational films and
  38,000 reels of journal back issues on microfilm.
  
• Audiovisual materials are provided through a
  well-equipped AV department with a collection
  consisting principally of motion pictures,
  filmstrips, videotapes, and audiocassettes.

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Information Technology Center (ITC)

• An IBM RS/6000 (7015-R24) UNIX server
• A state-of-the-art Enterprise Server IBM 2003-215
• Full-scale Enterprise Network where all
  University servers, PC labs, workstation labs and
  office PCs are inter-connected

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RESEARCH INSTITUTE
The RI is actively engaged in contract research
with government agencies and industry
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RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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DEANSHIP OF ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT
Enable faculty to reach their full potential in
teaching and research and also advice the
University to enhance its academic programs,
facilities and processes to the best available
quality standards.
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DEANSHIP OF ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT
Teaching and Learning Center To provide
opportunities for the faculty development in
teaching for the purpose of the enhancement of
students learning at the university. Program
Assessment Center To promote university-wide
culture of assessment towards developing quality
education that copes with new technological
changes and meets industry needs. e-learning
Center The e-learning Center is engaged in
providing a number of services to the the
university community in  order to achieve its
goals. Following is a list of services and
activities currently being offered by the center
related to e-learning at KFUPM.
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Application Check List

• Application form
• Degree certificates
• Transcripts (undergraduate graduate)
• Three recommendation letters
• TOEFL GRE scores
• One page summary outlining previous research
  and/or practical experience
• Abstract of the MS thesis (for Ph.D. applicants)