AUST's 7th Student Research Conference Honours Distinguished Projects
The Council of Information, Research and Training at Ajman University of Science and Technology (AUST) held the seventh edition of the Student Research Conference. This edition brought together more than 50 research papers, ranging between individual projects and collective endeavours of AUST graduating students. The first day was reserved for research papers prepared by AUST female students while the second day was dedicated to their male colleagues. The projects were supervised by a number of highly qualified and specialized faculty members, and took place in 6 rooms in the University’s multi-purpose facility, the Sheikh Zayed Centre for Conferences and Exhibitions.
The conference started with the presentation of students’ research projects, which were followed by deliberation sessions held by members of the jury to assess the participating projects. Afterwards, an award ceremony was held to honour the best and most distinguishing research papers.
The award ceremony kicked off on a note of the UAE national hymn, and a short Quranic recitation, followed by an address of Dr. Ahmad Ankit, AUST Vice President for External Relations and Cultural Affairs. In his speech, Dr. Ankit extended his thanks to all the participating students, faculty members and juries for the support and enthusiasm they demonstrated during this important research event.
“Research is one of the five standards on which AUST philosophy is build.” Said Dr. Ankit. “Scientific Research should become an everyday practice for all of our AUST community. It is the engine of progress in all developed nations and no genuine reform or development can be successfully carried out without given the required position and providing the necessary tangible and intangible support to research.” He added.
Dr. Ankit said that each student who joins Ajman University should consider him/herself as a researcher who is required to create and innovate. “The University will provide the necessary guidance and facilities to help the student turn his ideas into research projects that are applicable in real life.” He explained. AUST Vice President also said that the distinguished projects presented by AUST students in this conference are the result of the great and continuing efforts the University exerts to establish itself as a centre of scientific research par excellence.
Before the conclusion of the research conference, awards were handed over to the best research projects and best researchers. The names of the winning students were announced in the presence of Dr. Ahmad Ankit and well as the deans, department heads and faculty members of AUST 9 colleges.
Winners of the best research projects in the female students category are:
- Nayrooz Ebrahim, Interior Design, College of Engineering
- Amal Bassam Dahdal, Ameera Amin Sharaf & Gehan Bassam Saqallah, Biomedical Emgineering, College of Engineering
- Shirin Mohammed, College of Dentistry
- Amena Zayed Al-Mazroui, Hajar Hasan Hamdan, Maryam Mohamed Saeed & Sabiha Mohamed Saeed, College of Education
- Shahad Alaa, Heba Zarzour, Hana Zarzour, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
- Khawla Mohamed Abdulaziz Al-Ghilan, College of Law
- Amal Khaled Baraka, Miracles of Holy Quran
- Eman Mohamed Mounir A. Mohammed, College of Business Administration
- Fatemeh Al Kareem and Shohreh QassemiFard, College of Information Technology
- Zinab Al-Lenjawi, Mouza Ubaid & Noof Salem, College of Information, Mass Communication & Humanities
On the other hand, the male students category honoured the following students:
- Mohammed Hassan Al Deweik, Interior design, College of Engineering.
- Ahmed Hassanin, Farooq Mukhtar, Yusuf Mohamed, Mansour Taghadosi, Biomedical, College of Engineering.
- Abdulah Ogla, Ahmad Ghazal, Seyed Amir Hossein, Seyed Mehdi Astani, College of Dentistry.
- Rana F. Tufail, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences.
- Ahmed Mohmed Saeed and Fahad Abdullah Al Memari, College of Law.
- Musaab Qusai, Miracles of Holy Quran.
- Ahmed Djeddi, College of Business Administration.
- Mohamed Khamis AL-Naqbi, College of Information, Mass Communication & Humanities
Moreover, appreciation awards were given to members of the jury and supervisors in appreciation for their efforts in organizing the conference, and accompanying and assisting the students throughout the projects’ preparation phases.
