Program Overview

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology offers a variety of programs and courses.

Programs of Study

The university provides various programs, including:

• Applied Mathematical and Computational Science (AMCS)
• Applied Physics (AP)
• Bioscience (B)
• Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE)
• Bioengineering (BioE)
• Chemical Engineering (CE)
• Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering
• Chemistry (Chem)
• Computer Science (CS)
• Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
• English
• Environmental Science and Engineering (EnSE)
• Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering (ERPE)
• Earth Science and Engineering (ErSE)
• Marine Science (MarS)
• Mechanical Engineering (ME)
• Material Science and Engineering (MSE)
• Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)
• Plant Science (PS)
• Statistics (STAT)
• Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship (TIE)
• Winter Enrichment Program (WE)

Courses

The university offers a range of courses, including:

• CE - Chemical Engineering
  • 100
  • 200
  • 300
    • CE 303
    • CE 300
    • CE 304
    • CE 305
    • CE 310
    • CE 317
    • CE 318
    • CE 319
    • CE 330
    • CE 335
    • CE 336
    • CE 379
    • CE 393
    • CE 394
    • CE 395
    • CE 397
    • CE 398
    • CE 399

CE 310 Colloids, Interfaces, and Surfaces

The course covers a variety of topics in surface science, including surface tension and surface free energy, surface films on liquid substrates, capillarity, gecko effect, electrical aspects of surface chemistry, surface of solids, solid-liquid interface, stability of dispersions, stabilization of suspensions, contact angle, emulsions, foams and aerosols, wetting of surfaces by liquids, lotus effect, flotation, aggregation and flocculation, detergency, surfactants, self-assembly, micelles and vesicles, friction, lubrication and adhesion, adsorption, characterization of colloidal particles. Applications of colloid and surface science in petroleum recovery, coating and painting, food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry will also be covered. Surface characterization methods will be introduced.

Credits

• The course is worth 3 credits.