Dr. Aus Al-Tawil is currently the Director of Exploration & Geosciences Excellence at Saudi Aramco. Dr. Al-Tawil was also a Director of Characterization from 2009 – 2022. Prior to that he led different divisions in the Upstream Business Line of Saudi Aramco. Dr. Al-Tawil joined Saudi Aramco in 2000 where he worked in Gas Fields Characterization as a Carbonate Sequence Stratigrapher and led the Khuff Special Studies Team until the end of 2003. Before joining Saudi Aramco, Dr. Al-Tawil spent two years with Mobil Technology Company in Dallas. Dr. Al-Tawil has a BS Degree in Geology from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia; and a PhD in Geology from Virginia Tech, USA.