“Having a PhD is like a passport, but it’s useless if you’re not pushing boundaries and tackling significant problems. The real impact comes from addressing vital, unsolved problems.”

Prof. Jackie Ying

Prof. Jackie Ying is a Nanobiotechnology scientist, founding director of the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, founder of A*STAR NanoBio Lab. She was the youngest full professor of chemical engineering at M.I.T., and the first female Asian-American professor of engineering at M.I.T.. She was also the first woman to receive the King Faisal Prize in Science, as well as the Woman of the Year award from Her World in 2023.

Prof. Ying has joined us as a Visiting Distinguished Professor and Senior Advisor to the President of KFUPM.