Nisreen B.

After KAUST Academy

Nisrin was admitted to the University of Edinburgh in September 2026 to study Sustainable Energy Systems, supported by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Scholarship Program. In 2026, Nisrin also trained as a Teaching Assistant and joined the PLEXOS Trading summer program with Energy Exemplar and KAUST Academy.

Summer projects

Artificial Intelligence Specialization · Cohort 2026

Tawazun

Tawazun is an energy grid simulation initiative designed to identify the optimal balance between environmental sustainability and economic fairness in Saudi Arabia. The project models the Kingdom’s grid to determine the ideal mix of conventional and renewable energy sources that reduces carbon emissions while maintaining affordable electricity prices and supporting energy producers. Additionally, the project examines the impacts of carbon emission fees, providing a data-driven assessment of their effects on energy prices, market dynamics, and the transition to a greener economy.

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Energy Transition Specialization · Cohort 2025

Chiral-Induced Spin Selectivity Film on a Superconducting Surface

Chiral organic molecules adsorbed on top of a superconductor. These chiral molecules have been proposed to convert a spin-zero Cooper pair to a spin-one Cooper pair thereby allowing spintronics to be integrated with superconductivity. The project will involve understanding how the CISS effect works in the normal state without superconductivity. Once this understanding is developed, the project will explore how Cooper pairs with zero net spin can convert to spin-polarised Cooper pairs on passing through these molecules. Here, we will also handle some data from real experiments that was performed in Imperial labs recently.

Mentor: Nilai Banerjee

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