Prof. Peng WANG and his team of Water Desalination and Reuse Center have been interviewed and reported by mass media for their recent innovative solar panel which produces electricity and clean water simultaneously. Below is a list of media reporting the achievement.

BBC News
Climate change: Water and green energy produced by a single device

BBC Radio
'Free' water and electricity for the world?

Forbes
New Solar Panel Innovation Simultaneously Generates Electricity and Purifies Water

Global Citizens
This Green Device Could Bring Power and Clean Water to the World's Most Vulnerable

Arab News
Saudi invention holds immense promise for a water-scarce world

Arab News
Kingdom Turns on the Tap for a Water-Scarce World

Arab News
How Saudi Arabia plans to meet the water needs of holy sites

KAWA
Desalination, the future of water management?

Popular Mechanics
Solar Panels Could Make Saltwater Safe for Farming

PV Magazine
Clean water and electricity from one system

The Statesman
Nature to the rescue

UPI
New solar panel produces electricity and clean water

Nature自然科研 (Chinese, 中文)
一边净水一边发电的太阳能装置 | 《自然-通讯》

Sina 新浪科技 (Chinese, 中文)
一边发电一边造淡水 这个装置是沙漠标配了

明報 (Chinese, 中文)
太陽能發電裝置兼濾水 盼造福全球百萬人

TechNews 科技新報 (Chinese, 中文)
既能發電又能產生淨水，多功能太陽能設備登場

A comprehensive article has been published in Nature Communications with the title "Simultaneous production of fresh water and electricity via multistage solar photovoltaic membrane distillation" to describe the research.

Members of the KAUST Alumni China Chapter recently gathered in Hong Kong in May 2019. Batian Chen, PhD '16, and wife Yuanfang Hou, PhD '16, travelled from Guangzhou to participate. The group enjoyed reflecting on their special time living on the KAUST campus.

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Alumni Affairs is pleased to announce the new Executive and Committee of the China Alumni Chapter for 2019. The Chapter will be led by Jian Pan, MS’11, Vice-Director, General Manager and Co-founder of Bertzer Catalyst.

“I feel highly honored to be President of the China Alumni Chapter. The Chapter should not only be a comprehensive connection between our alumni and KAUST, but also a reliable bridge to other organizations in China for our alumni and KAUST,” said Jian.

“I’m delighted to welcome Jian Pan as President of the Chapter, and look forward to supporting his vision. Jian demonstrated his leadership and organizational skills in November 2018, when he organized KAUST’s first China Alumni Reunion in Hangzhou,” said Lea Sublett, Manager of Alumni Affairs.

The Chapter has geographical coverage of China. All alumni in China, including former postdoctoral fellows of KAUST, automatically become members.

“I offer my congratulations to the 10 volunteer leaders who’ll serve the China Alumni Chapter,” Lea said.

Executive:

• Jian Pan, MS ’11, President (2019-2021)
• Felix Lau, PhD ’18, MS ’10, Vice-President (and President-Elect 2021) 
• Wang Lei, MS ’11, Vice-President, Communications
• Feng Yan, MS ’10, Vice-President, Programs 

Committee:

• Xiujuan Zhang, PhD ’17 
• Junjie Xiong, MS ‘11 
• Yangqin Gao, PhD ’15, MS ‘10 
• Lixin Li, former postdoctoral fellow 
• Sian-Jheng Lin, former postdoctoral fellow 
• Yuanlie Yu, former postdoctoral fellow 

For information on the Chapter’s events, sign-up to or log into KAUST Alumni Connect.

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