"My name is Mohammed Ba Dughaish, and I am a third-year PhD candidate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto. My academic interests center on sustainable materials design, particularly the development of bio-based porous materials that can replace petroleum-derived counterparts in high-performance engineering applications. I am especially drawn to the intersection of materials chemistry and functional performance, where fundamental...

"My name is Abdullah Al-Aidaros. This fall, I will be a senior at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities pursuing a bachelor's degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a minor in Supply Chain Management. My academic interests revolve around the intersection of operations/process improvement, management, and data analytics. This summer, I am working as a Continuous Improvement Intern at KLN Family Brands. My internship is with Tuffy’s Pet Food, which is a subsidiary of KLN...

"I am Abdulrahman Baobaid. I am transitioning to my last year of my undergraduate degree in physics at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (UMN). In my three years at UMN, I have become interested in experimental plasma physics – dubbed the fourth state of matter – and its intersection with atomic physics and its relevance to fusion energy. After I graduate, I will pursue a PhD in physics to build a career in plasma and fusion science. This summer, I am working as a research assistant at...