cell reservoir simulator, went live January 23. “This is a significant achievement, one that is not achieved overnight,” said Dr. Stephen Holditch, head of the Petroleum Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, College Station, in the United States. “Saudi Aramco's support of young women's education for future employment is a visionary initiative,” noted Dr. Farouk El-Baz, director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston (Massachusetts) University, in the United States. Dr. El-Baz stressed. “We need to encourage female students to select science and engineering fields. … Future demands for highly skilled individuals will necessitate the addition of women to the technical work force.” On the Young Researcher Program (YRP), a key corporate initiative, Dr. Sidqi Abu-Khamsin, chairman of the Petroleum Engineering Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran said, “EXPEC ARC needs to be commended for its success in attracting and developing an increasing number of young Saudi professionals who are successfully contributing and making a substantial impact.” --MORE
