Nahyan bin Mubarak honors the winners of the Student Research Awards in the field of sustainability

Abu Dhabi – Saif Al Yazid – His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sandooq Al Watan, yesterday honored UAE university students who won gold, silver and bronze awards, in the field of student research, which is specifically to combat climate change and the circular economy and related to the values ​​of sustainability.

This honor comes in support of the efforts of university students, who presented a large number of research projects, focusing on vital topics related to sustainability, while participating in the competition , which was recently launched by Sandooq Al Watan and in which UAE universities participated. .

After honoring the winners, His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan expressed his pride in the creative and innovative sons and daughters of the Emirates, stressing that the bright future of countries and people come from the ideas and vision of their talented son in various fields. , and this is what Sandooq Al Watan is working for, through dozens of billions of creative initiatives, to activate and empower the people of the country.

His Highness confirmed that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the State, may God protect him, wants the Emirates to be appreciated by the abilities of its sons and daughters, and by the noble human values which shapes. her way, showing that the country’s youth are proud of their national identity, and committed to noble human values.

He expressed his full confidence that the youth of the Emirates will be a creative force in society, and that each of them will have a clear vision for the future, with full commitment to authentic values, whether in the ability to learn continuous, trace. new ideas, or striving for excellence and prestige at work.

His Excellency confirmed Sandooq Al Watan’s willingness to launch this type of competition, which will encourage the sons and daughters of UAE university students to explore areas such as the circular economy, climate change and social sustainability, and understand and contribute to these issues. planned development. solutions for them for the sake of a bright future for humanity.

He explained that the competition aimed to increase environmental awareness among young people, especially university students, and contribute to the development of a new generation skilled in the field of sustainability and committed to spreading it.

For his part, Yasser Al Gergawi, Director General of Sandooq Al Watan, expressed his confidence in the ability of the new generation to find innovative creative solutions to environmental challenges, sustainability and the circular economy.

He emphasized the importance of the vital role of youth in shaping a sustainable future and contributing to achieving the UAE’s goals of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.

Al Gergawi said that the Fund, led by His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, pays great attention to enhancing creativity and innovation among young people, especially university students, by support researchers and encourage them to study topics related to climate change, sustainability. , the circular economy and other important topics.

The gold award was won by students from the United Arab Emirates University, Noura Al-Darai, Lyn Ahmed Tayara, Layal Ibrahim, and Maha Al-Muhairi, who presented research on climate change, entitled “Design of seven-phase inverters for home supply. energy systems.”

University of Sharjah students, Moaz Ahmed Falahi, Rashid Al Shamsi, Abdullah Al Faihan, Salah Mahdi, and Abdullah Jassim Al Ali, won the Gold Award for their outstanding research “Towards Sustainable Methods: Improving Asphalt Pavement Performance Using Styrofoam Additives and Recycled Activated Rubber (RAR).”

Students from the American University of Sharjah, Lamis Buqis, Aman Maimoun, Latifa Al-Shalahi, Nada Nasser, and Khalifa Al-Dhahouri, won the cash prize for their research on “extracting lithium from lithium-based batteries.” ”

Hisham Kazim, from the American University of Sharjah, also won the silver prize for the research “Identifying sources, return path, and predictions of PM2.5 for controlling air pollution. ”

As for the students of Abu Dhabi University, Noura Al-Alawi, Somaya Al-Shamsi, Zainab Abu Odeh, Shorouk Ramadan, and Nour Salam, they won the prize money for the research “Quick harvesting of sustainable palm trees with date type classification and fruit using deep learning.”

UAE University students Reem Rashid Al Nuaimi, Khadija Abdel Wali, Maha Al Ghaithi, Rawda Abdel Rahman, and Hind Al Mutawa won the bronze award for their research “Recycling carbon fibers to strengthen sustainable polymers and plastics.”

Female students at the American University of Sharjah, Hessa Al Suwaidi, Rawda Al Hajri, Sarah Al Hammadi, and Maryam Al Jasmi, won the bronze award for their research, “Making foam insulation from phenol using biological raw materials .”

As for the student, Yazia Al Marzouqi, from UAE University, won a bronze award for her research on “Using geographic information systems to identify flood risk areas in Ras Al Khaimah for urban planning.” ”

University of Sharjah students, Amna Al-Murshed, Fatima Al-Mazmi, and Majid Al-Bastaki, won bronze for their research on “Al-Falaj Resort: Where Agriculture Meets Architecture”.