KAUST alumna Wedyan Babatain (Ph.D. '22 Electrical and Computer Engineering) has been chosen as Forbes Middle East Top 30 Under 30 for this year.

This Saudi native is also an Ibn Rushd Scholar and currently works as a postdoc at MIT Media Lab.  Her research focuses on developing soft and flexible electronic platforms such as sensors and actuators, as well as fabrication strategies for healthcare and interactive applications. 

Last year she was named one of MIT Technology Review Arabia's "MENA Innovators Under 35 (IU35)" for 2022.  Wedyan received recognition for her research developing a soft multifunctional wearable platform using graphene and liquid metal-based electronics. Read the full story in English here or Arabic here