Qatar University’s (QU) Young Scientists Centre (YSC) has won three gold awards, one silver award and four special awards in the 7th International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN 2022) organised by the Toronto International Society of Innovation and Advanced Skills (TISIAS).
QU won eight awards in the scientific research and innovation field, out of 700 participating projects from 81 countries. This achievement was due to the centre’s participation with three innovative scientific projects for YSC students, in addition to a research project on novel education strategies.
The project entitled “A STEM learning model using design thinking approach: To improve the problem solving and creative skills” won a gold medal, and a special award from the Turkish Invention Association. The project highlighted the developed methods and strategies in education and ways to motivate students to create and invent. A project entitled “Porous Copolymer Membranes for Industrial Wastewater Treatment,” which won a gold medal and a special award from the inventors circle association in Canada, addresses the problem of preservation of marine life from oil pollution.
Another project entitled “Toxicity evaluation of two surfactants with anticorrosion properties on the embryonic development of zebrafish,” which won a gold medal and a special award from the TISIA, aims to study the effect of two surfactants on marine plants and animals.
A project entitled “Identification of novel signaling pathways that underpin CD44-promoted tumour cell invasion,” won a silver medal and a special award from the Indonesian Invention and Innovation Promotion Association. This research focuses on the study of new genes and their impact on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. The students have worked on these researches in the advanced QU laboratories, under the supervision of QU professors from different colleges and YSC researchers.
Prof Mariam al-Maadeed, vice president for Research and Graduate Studies noted that the YSC focuses its efforts in involving students in competitions such as this one as they play a major role in developing their scientific research skills and stimulating their intellectual creativity.
“We are proud of our distinguished students who have the ability to develop, innovate and improve their skills through knowledge and research. We seek in the centre to build research capabilities by engaging students in research.” Added, Prof Noora Jabor al-Thani, director of QU-YSC.
QU won eight awards in the scientific research and innovation field, out of 700 participating projects from 81 countries. This achievement was due to the centre’s participation with three innovative scientific projects for YSC students, in addition to a research project on novel education strategies.
The project entitled “A STEM learning model using design thinking approach: To improve the problem solving and creative skills” won a gold medal, and a special award from the Turkish Invention Association. The project highlighted the developed methods and strategies in education and ways to motivate students to create and invent. A project entitled “Porous Copolymer Membranes for Industrial Wastewater Treatment,” which won a gold medal and a special award from the inventors circle association in Canada, addresses the problem of preservation of marine life from oil pollution.
Another project entitled “Toxicity evaluation of two surfactants with anticorrosion properties on the embryonic development of zebrafish,” which won a gold medal and a special award from the TISIA, aims to study the effect of two surfactants on marine plants and animals.
A project entitled “Identification of novel signaling pathways that underpin CD44-promoted tumour cell invasion,” won a silver medal and a special award from the Indonesian Invention and Innovation Promotion Association. This research focuses on the study of new genes and their impact on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. The students have worked on these researches in the advanced QU laboratories, under the supervision of QU professors from different colleges and YSC researchers.
Prof Mariam al-Maadeed, vice president for Research and Graduate Studies noted that the YSC focuses its efforts in involving students in competitions such as this one as they play a major role in developing their scientific research skills and stimulating their intellectual creativity.
“We are proud of our distinguished students who have the ability to develop, innovate and improve their skills through knowledge and research. We seek in the centre to build research capabilities by engaging students in research.” Added, Prof Noora Jabor al-Thani, director of QU-YSC.