King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Since 1963

Dhahran

KFUPM LOCATION

City of Dhahran

Eastern Province

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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

KFUPM LOCATIONThe 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.

KFUPM Campuses

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

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)

828897

10561083 1083

Year

BS Graduated Students (1997 - 2001)

BS Students

BS Students 828 897 1056 1083 1083

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

College Of Sciences (CS) at a glance

Five Departments Chemistry Earth Sciences Islamic & Arabic Studies Mathematical Sciences Physics

100 T&R Laboratories 140 Faculty Members (+ 40 lecturers) 500 papers by CS faculty in reputed intl. journals

or series (SCI/ISI Proceeding) for last 5 years

Assoc. Prof.: 47

Assist. Prof.: 70

Lecturers: 44

Teaching Assist.: 4

Professor : 36

FACULTY

RA4%

Prof13%

GA4%

Ad Prof4%

Assoc23%

Assist24%

Lec28%

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s

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES (CS)

Journal Publications174

Technical Reports 13

Books/Manual 04

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES (CS)

PUBLICATIONS

52

•Weekly Scientific Talks 22

•Math Education Seminars 16

•Seminars by Outside Speakers 06

•Seminars by Students 8

Seminars by Dept. Fac. Given Outside the Dept 4

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES (CS)PUBLICATIONS

2 Lec. Ser. + 1 SC

Nonlinear Analysis

Intr. to Commutative Algebra

Space-Time Foliations

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES (CS) Lecture Series and Short Courses

Computer Lab for teaching (35 P3)

Computer Room for Faculty

Printing facilities

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES (CS)Computing Facilities

Mathematical Sciences DepartmentMathematical Sciences Department Faculty Research interests

Mathematical Sciences DepartmentMathematical 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.

• Algebra and Number Theory• Analysis• Applied Math and Differential

Equations• Geometry, Topology and

Graph Theory• Numerical Analysis and

Optimization• Statistics.

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.).

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.

Mathematical Sciences Mathematical Sciences DepartmentDepartment

Common Basic Courses

Mathematical Sciences Mathematical Sciences DepartmentDepartment

Common Basic Courses

New (proposed) ProgramNew (proposed) Program

Master of Science in Industrial MathematicsMaster of Science in Industrial Mathematics

• Modeling– Real world problem– Identify criteria– Formulate mathematical equation

• Methods– Search / Survey / Develop / Modify /Apply

• Computer Simulation– Computer codes

1) Professor

A PhD in Mathematics or Statistics

2) Lecturer

M.A/ M.Sc. in Mathematics or Statistics

OPEN ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Dep. of Mathematical Sciences

Math Learning Center

3) Senior Tutor

PhD in Mathematics or Mathematics Education

4) Tutor

MA, M.Sc or MEd in Mathematics or Mathematics Education

5) Courseware developerMaster or BS in math with strong

background in computingMaster or BS in computer sciences or

related field with strong back ground in math.

BENEFITS TO FACULTYTwo-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.

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.

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 .

FACULTY HOUSING

RECREATION CENTER & BEACHKFUPM has a recreation center in the service of its faculty and their families

including: swimming pool, gym, cafeteria, library…etc

KFUPM has its private beach on the Arabia Gulf for faculty and their families.

MIDICAL CLINIC

The KFUPM medical clinic provides all essential medical treatments to faculty and students.

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)

KFUPM LIBRARIESMain 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.

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

RESEARCH INSTITUTE

The RI is actively engaged in contract research with government agencies and industry

RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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.

DEANSHIP OF ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT

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.

THANK YOU

Application …Check List

1. Application form

2. Degree certificates

3. Transcripts (undergraduate & graduate)

4. Three recommendation letters

5. TOEFL & GRE scores

6. One page summary outlining previous research and/or practical experience

7. Abstract of the MS thesis (for Ph.D. applicants)