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Hasan M. Al-Ahmadi

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Dr. Hasan M. Al-Ahmadi has been serving as the director general of Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Center for Science and Technology (Scitech) since 2012.

Dr. Al-Ahmadi is also an associate professor at the Department of Civil Engineerin­g, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He joined KFUPM in 1982 as a graduate assistant and became a lecturer in 1985 after he graduated with a master’s degree in civil engineerin­g.

In 1990, Al-Ahmadi completed his Ph.D. in transporta­tion engineerin­g from Michigan State University in East Lansing, US. He returned to KFUPM as an assistant professor and remained in that position until 2013.

Moreover, Al-Ahmadi had been the assistant dean of Educationa­l Services for Training Programs and director of University

Diploma Programs between 2002 and 2004.

He is a member of several internatio­nal and local committees, including the American Society of Civil Engineers, board member of Saudi Consultant Engineerin­g Committee, and Saudi Society of Civil Engineerin­g.

He received the Educationa­l Excellence Award for his

Evaluation of Airfield and Road Networks of King Khalid Airbase in Khamis Mushayt; it was chosen as the Best Research Award in 1999. The Abdullah bin Mohammed Ababtain Heritage Museum, in cooperatio­n with Scitech, recently launched a heritage exhibition on the Eastern Province to mark Saudi National Day.

The event was held under the patronage of Dr. Sahl Abdul Jawad, president of KFUPM, and attended by Scitech Director-General Dr. Hasan Al-Ahmadi, and other government entities officials.

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