This week, Prof. Lauersen and his group hosted Prof. Kirill Alexandrov from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane for four days to talk science and discuss potential collaborations between the two institutions in the near future. As part of his stay at KAUST, Prof. Alexandrov got to see the research facilities available on campus, as well as the beautifully renovated old town of Jeddah, Al Balad.