Raghad Alaseeri

Visiting Student

Student of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University

Current

Location:

Building 4, Level 2.

Biography

Raghad Alaseeri is a Dean’s List Mechanical Engineering student at Boston University and a KGSP and Mawhiba scholar. She earned 4th place in the Ibdaa Olympics, receiving Platinum Awards from ExxonMobil and SABIC for her research stabilizing hydrogen-ammonia flames using a novel dual-swirl burner at KAUST’s Clean Combustion Center. Her study on detergents’ effects on marine life placed 2nd in the National Scientific Conference of Research. A finalist at ISEF, she received a special award from Wolfram. Raghad also earned a bronze medal in the USA Computing Olympiad and two national silver medals in Physics Olympiads, completing 1,080 hours of STEM training. In June 2025, she joined the composites lab as a visiting student under the supervision of Prof. Gilles Lubineau.

Research Interests

Sensors, Energy Harvesting, Multi-functional nanocomposites, Environmental Degradation, Thermal Characterisation, Data-Driven Modeling.

Education

  • May 2027 B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.

Professional Profile

  • 2022 - Present KGSP Scholar, KAUST Gifted Student Program
  • 2024 - Qimam Fellow, McKinsey & Company Qimam Fellowship, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • 2022 - Finalist Researcher, Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), Atlanta, GA
  • 2022 - Research Intern, Clean Combustion Research Center, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2021 - Research Trainee, Saudi Research Science Institute (SRSI), KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Awards

  • 2022 - Platinum Awards (ExxonMobil & SABIC), Saudi National Scientific Olympiad (Ibda’a)
  • 2022 - 4th Place, Saudi National Scientific Olympiad (Ibda’a), Saudi Arabia
  • 2020 - Bronze Medalist, USA Computing Olympiad (USACO)
  • 2020 - 2nd Place Nationally, Gifted Students Physics Olympiad

KAUST Affiliations

Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Sensors Multifunctional Nanocomposites Environmental Degradation Thermal Characterisation Data-Driven Modeling