SEMINAR
SEMINAR: A PhD is not enough
Speaker: Khalil A. Ziq
Date: Monday, September 1st, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Bldg. 6/Room 125
Abstract:
A PhD is a journey that takes from “Dualistic binary thinker “Yes-No” True-false answers to the Multiplistic thinker “May be” other answers.
With a PhD You become less affirmative, but integrating knowledge learned, personal experience and reflections to create knowledge and become a “knowledge owner”.
In this seminar I will present some soft skills that may help you navigate through your “PhD journey and beyond.
Biography:
Education:
- BSc .University of Jordan 1980.
- MSc. University of Illinois, Chicago 1985.
- Ph.D. University of Illinois, Chicago 1989.
Joined KFUPM 1989
Associate Prof. 1995
Full Prof. 2005
1997 One-year Sabbatical at Iowa State University and Ames Lab USA.
Research Interest: Experimental Superconductivity and Magnetism
Published about 110
Supervised about 10 PhD and 22 MS students.
All faculty, researchers and students are invited to attend.