Surfactant Research Chair

Vision: To become a global leader in research on surfactants and their derivatives, establishing the Surfactant Research Chair as a bridge between the university and the industrial sector at both the local and international levels.

Mission: The Chair's mission encompasses:

• Research and development in the field of surfactants and various applications of the Chair's constituent units.
• Establishing a foundation for distinguished scientific research.
• Attracting exceptional scientific talent.
• Organizing lectures, seminars, and workshops.
• Providing consulting and technical services in the Chair's field of specialization and its constituent units to those in need within the industrial, research, commercial, or application sectors.

Objectives:

• Establishing an advanced research center in the field of surfactants and related topics, rivaling the world's leading centers in these fields, equipped with advanced devices and staffed by distinguished professors and researchers.
• Localizing related knowledge and sciences by attracting experts with extensive experience in the Chair's constituent units and benefiting from their expertise in research, development, training, and supervising the scientific theses of graduate students.
• Making every effort to integrate the university with the industrial sector in the field of surfactants and the Chair's constituent units.
• Preparing a new generation of technicians and researchers specializing in surfactant chemistry and its applications.
• Collaborating with faculty members, research groups within the department, college, and university, as well as research centers both domestically and internationally, based on cooperation and integration, driven by the wide-ranging applications of surfactants that can be utilized in various scientific disciplines.
• Collaborating with faculty members, researchers, and research groups at Saudi universities based on integration.
• Stimulating cooperation with universities, research centers, laboratories, and scientific chairs worldwide that are related to the Chair's specialization, through integration in research, equipment, and the exchange of expertise and knowledge.
• Making the Surfactant Research Chair a center of expertise that can be used as a scientific reference in its field of specialization by a large number of scientific, industrial, and commercial sectors.