Provost Search Committee

The Provost Search Committee will conduct a global search for candidates for the position of KAUST’s Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, as well as shortlist the strongest candidates for the President’s consideration. Chaired by KAUST President Professor Choon Fong Shih, the Search Committee is composed of KAUST senior administrators and faculty as well as respected academics and scholars spanning Asia, Middle East and North America.

The current members of the Provost Search Committee are:

Chairman
Prof. Choon Fong Shih
President,
KAUST

Mr. Nadhmi A. Al-Nasr
Interim Executive Vice President,
Administration and Finance
KAUST

Dr. Khaled Al-Sultan
Rector and CEO
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Professor Jean-Marie Basset
Director,
Catalysis Research Center,
KAUST

Professor Paul C. W. Chu
Executive Director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity
T.L.L. Temple Chair of Science
University of Houston

Professor David Keyes
Dean,
Mathematical and Computer Sciences and Engineering,
KAUST

Professor Ken Minneman
Dean, Chemical and Life Sciences and Engineering,
KAUST

Dr. Frank Press
Director,
The Washington Advisory Group;
President Emeritus,
National Academy of Sciences

Dr. Alyn Rockwood
Associate Director,
Geometric Modeling and Visualization Research Center
KAUST