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UAE-BAHRAINI NANOSATELLITE LIGHT-1 LAUNCHED SUCCESSFULLY INTO ORBIT FROM INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
CUBESAT PROJECT EXECUTED AT KHALIFA UNIVERSITY AND NYU ABU DHABI WITH A MISSION TEAM OF 32 STUDENTS The Light-1 CubeSat, a collaboration initiative of the UAE Space Agency, Bahrain’s National Space Science Agency, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, and New York University (NYU) Abu Dhabi, was successfully launched into orbit from the International Space Station, in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). JAXA coordinated the launch from the Tsukuba Space Center (TKSC) in Japan, and the event was broadcast live on social media channels. It was also livestreamed on Bahrain’s NSSA National TV and JAXA. The Light-1 CubeSat represents the region’s first scientific mission to monitor and study Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs) from thunderstorms and lightning. Data gathered from the Light-1 CubeSat, which aims to leverage space science to support sustainable economic growth, will be shared globally to support scientific analysis and encourage cooperation with research centers around the world.
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The CubeSat was launched onboard SpaceX’s Dragon CRS-24 cargo spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US, on 21 December 2021. The team that worked on the design and development of Light-1 bus consists of 22 university students from Khalifa University including nine Bahrainis, 10 Emiratis, and three international students, advised by Dr. Firas Jarrar, Manager, Yahsat Space Lab, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering. The NYU Abu Dhabi team of five Emirati students and five international students, who worked on the development of the payload called Rapid Acquisition Atmospheric Detector (RAAD – Arabic for ‘thunder’), was advised by Dr. Francesco Arneodo, Program Head of Physics, and Dr. Mallory Roberts, Professor of Physics. Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive VicePresident, Khalifa University, said: “The launch of Light-1 CubeSat into its orbit from the International Space Station reflects the intense collaboration engaged by all stakeholders involved, as well as the extent of technical brilliance displayed by students in the UAE with suitable guidance from experts. As this UAE-Bahraini nanosatellite reached its orbital position, we believe this collaboration initiative will stand out as the best example of what can be achieved by the scientists in the Arab world. We are happy to work with our brothers in Bahrain in scientific development that will not only benefit our countries but also the whole world and humanity. Also this is a great effort between local universities in the UAE. We believe Light-1 will carry out its mission towards studying Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes and their impact on aircraft and other flying devices, while supporting scientific analysis in space.” READ MORE HERE
KHALIFA UNIVERSITY TO HOST INTERPORE2022 CONFERENCE IN ABU DHABI
14TH ANNUAL MEETING OF INTERPORE SOCIETY TO HAVE OVER 500 TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS, POSTER SESSIONS, LECTURES, SHORT COURSES AND INVITED TALKS Khalifa University will host the International Society for Porous Media (InterPore) 2022 Conference in Abu Dhabi to highlight cutting-edge research in a wide range of porous media applications. The InterPore2022 conference provides an environment for exchange of scientific knowledge and engineering expertise between academia and industry, enabling the development of collaborations, accelerating learning and facilitating innovation. Some of the topics that will be covered at the conference include transport phenomena, swelling and shrinking porous media, multiphysicsmultiphase flow, reservoir engineering, soil mechanics and engineering, geothermal energy, CO2 sequestration, constitutive modeling, wave propagation, energy storage, biotechnology, biofilms, thin and nanoscale poromechanics, fuel cells and batteries, food, paper and textiles, filters, foams, membranes, fibers and composites, ceramics and constructions materials, and other related porous media applications.
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Many natural substances such as rocks and soil such as aquifers and petroleum reservoirs, zeolites, and biological tissues such as bones, wood, and cork can be considered as porous media. Even man-made materials such as cements and ceramics can also be included in this category. Global experts from multiple scientific and engineering disciplines will present their topquality work at InterPore2022, the 14th annual meeting of InterPore Society that will be held from 30 May – 2 June at the Khalifa University Main Campus. . The hybrid event will witness over 500 technical presentations, and poster sessions as well as lectures, short courses and invited talks. Presentations will be given in 24 mini-symposia on a wide variety of porous media processes in highly diverse applications. Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, General Chair, InterPore2022, and Executive Vice-President, Khalifa University, said: “We are delighted to host the InterPore2022 Conference and highlight the latest research outcome in porous media applications. Our Petroleum Engineering department is ranked 21st internationally and our researchers continue to undertake innovative projects that not only benefit stakeholders in the UAE but the global industry in general. We believe the gathering of leading experts in porous media will help emphasize the essential role of Abu Dhabi and the UAE in bringing innovations to the oil and gas industry.” Dr. Michel Quintard, InterPore President, Professor at Toulouse Institute of Fluid Mechanics, Toulouse, France, said: “InterPore is deeply grateful to Khalifa University for its offer to host the 2022 InterPore Annual Conference, and the efficient work of the local organizers, KU has been able to provide an exciting opportunity to develop the porous media network in UAE and the region, even on relatively short notice.
KU has a strong connection to the porous medium community, in particular in the field of Petroleum Engineering where it is ranked 21st in the world. This fits very well with the close link between InterPore and the oil and gas industry, locally as well as worldwide.” Dr. Mohamed Sassi, Professor & Acting Department Chair, Petroleum Engineering, Khalifa University, is the Chair of the InterPore2022 Local Organizing Committee. Dr. Sassi said: “InterPore is a growing scientific community of some of the renowned global researchers in a wide range of porous media research. We brought it to Abu Dhabi to engage InterPore with the oil and gas industry and to display the multitude of porous media applications in a very wide range of industrial and research/development opportunities. The conference will offer an exciting opportunity to engage with the wider scientific community and extend the research network and collaboration among stakeholders in Abu Dhabi, the Middle East, and worldwide.” InterPore2022 will also honor scientists who have won recent InterPore awards and those who have made major contributions to InterPore activities during the past year. In addition, the Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) Energies Student Poster Award will recognize outstanding student poster presentations at the conference. Each year, the Honors and Awards Committee will choose up to two student poster presentations for the award that carries a cash prize of €500. Last year’s 13th annual online meeting attracted more than 800 participants with 824 presentations
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KU LOOK-AHEAD LEADERSHIP RETREAT: SETTING KU’S STRATEGIC VISION FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS
Khalifa University senior management participated in a leadership retreat last month to discuss KU’s future and strengthen its vision and strategy for the next 10 years. The event connected senior leaders from across the University’s offices. They discussed KU’s strategy map until 2031, which outlines the key priorities and initiatives that will drive the university through its next phase of progress and development. Special attention was given to Education and Learning, KU Innovation and Research Ecosystem, plans of Academic and Student Services, KU Ranking and internationalization.
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On 12 February, His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Khalifa University, officially launched Khalifa University’s first cycling competition, the KU Century Challenge. 500 riders from across the UAE participated in the unique cycling event that stretched a distance of 185km from KU’s Main Campus in the heart of Abu Dhabi to the Jebel Hafeet Mountain in Al Ain. It was organized in partnership with Abu Dhabi Cycling Club. Well done to everyone who participated in this unforgettable event! We are proud of the growing number of initiatives and programs we are launching at KU, like this first-of-its-kind cycling event, that aim to make a difference in the wellbeing of our communities. As part of our efforts to grow our CSR initiatives, we plan to continue pursuing activities that have a positive social and environmental impact on our communities.
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GSRC 2022 HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF UAE GRADUATE STUDENTS
The Graduate Student Research Conference (GSRC), organized by Khalifa University, University of Dubai and the British University in Dubai, has concluded its 7th edition. The successful event featured over 400 oral and poster presentations out of over 500 research papers submitted in the tracks of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Clinical, Pre-Clinical, Health & Life Sciences, Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Business & Management. The event highlighted the importance and value of the country’s graduate students and their contribution to advancing science and developing innovative solutions that respond to pressing national and global needs. The GSRC aims to extend its reach and impact in the coming years to become the region’s leading conference for scholarly graduate-level research.
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSOR HAS BEEN NAMED IEEE FELLOW
Dr. Vinod Khadkikar, Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been named IEEE Fellow. The distinction of IEEE Fellow is given to only select IEEE members who have made extraordinary accomplishments in the fields of interests of IEEE. This achievement is significant for Dr. Khadkikar as he becomes the youngest researcher in the UAE to receive the recognition. “Becoming a fellow of the IEEE is the ultimate career accomplishment for electrical engineers and researchers. It is a global recognition of the extraordinary career accomplishments that have made an impact on society,” he said. Dr. Khadkikar is recognized for his work in unified power quality conditioners (UPQCs), one of the most versatile power quality enhancement devices that can simultaneously provide shunt (current related) and series (voltage related) compensations. He has pioneered the theory of a power-angle control UPQC that demonstrates a new functionality of the load reactive power support through an underutilized series inverter. “This milestone is possible because of the substantial research funding from Khalifa University and the Abu Dhabi Government at large. I am honored to be elevated as IEEE Fellow and I strongly believe that my graduate students, research engineers, post-docs, and collaborators have played a crucial role in achieving this feat,” Dr. Khadkikar commented. READ MORE HERE
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RESEARCH SCIENTIST INVITED AS FRONTIERS OF NEUROSCIENCE GUEST EDITOR
Dr. Heba Abunahla, Research Scientist, System-on-Chip Center, has been invited to serve as guest editor in Frontiers of Neuroscience. Dr. Abunahla will be lead editor for topics related to memristor devices for neuromorphic applications in an upcoming issue of the journal. The topic will focus on various aspects related to the deployment of MR devices for neuromorphic and AI applications. This will include the design, fabrication, and characterization of novel MR stacks that can provide competitive behavior to mimic the synaptic plasticity of neuronal behavior in the brain.
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PAPER PRESENTED AT EAGE CONFERENCE AMONG THE HIGHEST RATED DURING THE EVENT
Dr. Fateh Bouchaala, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Science, presented his paper titled “Combination of Compressional and Shear Attenuations to Investigate a Carbonate Reservoir” at the 82nd European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. After the evaluation, his paper was among those that received the highest ratings from the reviewers. Dr. Bouchaala has now been invited to submit his paper for publication in EAGE’s journal Geophysical Prospecting. The journal publishes research focused on the science of geophysics at it applies to the exploration, evaluation, and extraction of earth resources.
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DR. NIRPENDRA APPOINTED AS AN EARLY CAREER ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER OF MATERIALS TODAY PHYSICS JOURNAL
Dr. Nirpendra Singh, Assistant Professor of Physics and member of the KU Center for Catalysis and Separation (CeCaS), has been appointed as an Early Career Advisory Board Member of Materials Today Physics Journal, a Q1 journal that provides a high impact platform for the materials science and physics communities to share and discuss findings that are revolutionizing our understanding of materials. Dr. Singh has ten years of research experience in computational physics and materials science. He is known for his remarkable research on novel two-dimensional layered materials for green energy applications. He has published more than 75 peer-reviewed articles in esteemed journals such as PRB, APL, Advanced Materials and Advanced Functional material, Nano Energy, ACS Applied Energy Materials with h-index-22. After joining the KU, Dr. Singh received two external and one internal research grant. Nine graduate students and two postdoctoral researchers are working in his group on different topics, including Valleytronics, Thermoelectrics, Hydrogen Evolution Reactions (HER), CO2 Reduction Reactions, sodium-sulfur batteries, and sensors. “My appointment to the editorial board of “Materials Today Physics” reflects the recognition of the research from the Physics Department at Khalifa University. The Department has made a significant scientific contribution since I joined KU in 2019. We attracted talented students to our program by a new PhD program in Physics. I am optimistic about having an upward trajectory in the quality of research we produce at KU and, more broadly, in the UAE,” Dr. Singh shared.
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DR. GIOVANNI PALMISANO RENEWED AS ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Dr. Giovanni Palmisano, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been extended in his post as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (JECE). He will be working for another 3 years as associate editor starting January 2022. Published by Elsevier, JECE articles centers on original research on the development of sustainable technologies that focus on pollution prevention; water and wastewater treatment and reuse; nanomaterials for environmental applications; sustainability and environmental safety; and recent developments on green chemistry.
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DR. EHAB EL-SADAANY RECEIVES NEW APPOINTMENTS AT EMIRATES SCIENTISTS COUNCIL
Dr. Ehab Fahmy El-Sadaany, Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Director of the Advanced Power and Energy Center (APEC) at KU has been appointed by the Emirates Scientists Council to fill out new roles in the organization. Dr. El-Sadaany is selected to be the deputy of the Science in Media Committee. As deputy, he will be working on promoting scientific literacy, providing scientists and the media with a platform to effectively share news and updates in science. One of the main goals of this committee is to enhance engagement in and awareness of science in the public. Furthermore, a vital role of the committee is to set a benchmark on how to authenticate science that is being presented in the media. He has also been chosen to be a member of the Engineering and Technology Advisory Board. The board consists of scientists and experts in their respective fields of science, advising on matters related to science and technology research and policies. “Science sometimes is seen as a mystery, especially if it is relayed to us through media that doesn’t have adequate foundation to understand and judge it. To encourage our youth to see a scientist as a successful career, the public needs to be enlightened by the true value of science to create a sense of appreciation and also to value the great scientific achievements in the UAE,” Dr. El-Saadany said. Dr. El-Saadany is an IEEE Fellow and an internationally recognized expert in the area of smart grids focusing on seamless integration of renewable energy systems to enhance grid resiliency, reliability and efficiency. READ MORE HERE
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DR. DAMIANI APPOINTED AS NEW IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SERVICES COMPUTING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Dr. Ernesto Damiani, Senior Director of the Khalifa University Robotics and Intelligent Systems Institute and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the journal IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, the top-ranked publication of the IEEE Computer Society, with an Impact Factor of 8.22 for 2022. The journal covers the algorithmic, mathematical, statistical, and computational methods that are central in services computing. “IEEE Transactions on Services Computing,” commented Dr. Damiani, “report research on using distributed, loosely connected services as building blocks of dynamic processes. Over time, however, services have become a pervasive computing paradigm, moving from traditional computer systems to a global virtualized infrastructure, the cloud, where they can be fed with huge amounts of data. Services have also found their way to the 5G network’s core and edge, and even to miniaturized physical devices.” Dr. Damiani’s designation as the Editor-in-Chief recognizes the excellence of KU research in the ICT domain and will contribute to KU’s global visibility.
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2021 INNOVATORS UNDER 35 LIST NAMES TWO WINNERS FROM KHALIFA UNIVERSITY MIT Technology Review and Majarra have jointly revealed the list of the 2021 Innovators under 35 MENA winners. Khalifa University’s Dr. Ali AlHammadi, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Dr. Yasmin Halawani, Postdoctoral Fellow, System-on-Chip Center (SoCC) were among the 15 innovators recognized. The Innovators under 35 list highlights the contributions of the most brilliant researchers, experts, and scientists who are breaking new ground in creating solutions for challenges in their communities. Dr. Ali AlHammadi is recognized for his geospatial insights for smart cities. He developed deep learning models with remote sensing-capable satellites for object detection and features extraction and detailed semantic segmentation with more than 95% accuracy. The other Innovators under 35 winner from KU is Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Yasmin Halawani for her work on “Data Compression Using a Memristive Crossbar” that can help efficiently exchange images, which is essential especially for resource-constrained platforms such as edge devices. The technology proposed by Dr. Halawani and her team accelerates the computationally demanding compression algorithm critical for many applications including those in the healthcare, smart cities, and space industries. The memristor crossbar consumes less energy and occupies a smaller area compared to traditional methods of compression. This smaller form enables nodes to have more space for other functionalities, reduce costs and extend the battery lifetime. READ MORE HERE
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
STUDENTS WIN TOPS SPOTS AT EMIRATESSKILLS NATIONAL COMPETITION, FROM 8-9 MARCH IN ABU DHABI Six KU students put their skills to the test and won big at the EmiratesSkills competition -- a national event that challenges young people and introduces them to a huge variety of technical and vocational careers. More than 500 students from across the country competed in 30 skill categories ranging from electrical installations and robotics to programming and aviation. Congratulations to our winners: • • • • • •
Salem Ebrahim Alhadhrami won Gold in Web Design Saif Rashed Alhefeiti won Gold in CNC Turning Omar Mohammad Alremeithi won Gold in Programming Manaer Tariq Alhammadi won Bronze in Electronics Abdulrahman Awof Almarzooqi won Bronze in Industrial Control Aamna Hasan Almansoori won Bronze in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
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STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY-TECHSTARS “SCIENCE TO BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP BOOTCAMP”
In celebration of UAE Innovation Month in February, Khalifa Innovation Center and Khalifa University, in partnership with Techstars, organized the Khalifa University-Techstars ‘Science to Business Entrepreneurship Bootcamp.’ The three-day bootcamp allowed KU students the chance to merge their desire to study advanced technologies and their desire to be involved in innovative solutions that benefit the community. They delved deep into entrepreneurship and experienced the journey from research idea to startup creation. A total of 28 students divided into seven student teams participated. They learned how to take a research idea and devise a business model, perform market research, and create value propositions. The selected research concepts that students developed
into business ideas covered key areas like renewable energy, transport, education, health technology and ‘water space’. The list of concepts included: • Electrocardiogram (ECG) Auto-Interpreter • Atmospheric Moisture to H2O Convertor • Bladeless Drones • Low Cost Glucose Sensing Device • Online Educational Videos • Contact Lenses for Color Blindness Correction • Portable device for loop mediated isothermal amplification for COVID-19 detection
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The students participated in hands-on workshops on Innovation Strategy, Lean Canvas, Customer Development, and Value Propositions and Assumptions Mapping. The bootcamp culminated in a final pitching day, where they pitched their business idea to the judging committee. The judging committee included Vijay Tirathrai, Managing Director of Techstars Riyadh and Dubai Accelerators; Johan Maree, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC). The top three winning teams were: • 1st Place: Contact Lenses for Color Blindness Correction – Meletetsega Gebeyehu, Ayesha Alkhaaldi, and Hermon Berhe • 2nd Place: Converting Atmospheric Moisture to Water – Mariam Aljeneibi, Saheed Adeosho, Alia Aldashti, and Hanin Amara • 3rd Place: COVID-19 Portable Device – Shaikh Abdullah Rais Ahmed, Noora Alzaabi and Osama Mussawar Winners received a Techstars bag, Certificate of Completion, and a gift voucher. Marwa Alblooshi, BSc in Mechanical Engineering student, said she participated in the bootcamp because she plans to be a major player in the UAE’s transformation from an oil-based economy to a knowledge-based one. She worked on the “Online Educational Videos”
research idea, which she explained is a search engine for educational videos that filters out videos with false information in order to give users the best content quality videos. “This experience taught me that by following the right steps, anyone can start a business even in less than a week as we did in the Bootcamp. Moreover, if you want to start a business idea, you have to put others needs before yours in order to make the idea a success,” Marwa shared. Dana Alhosani, MSc in Biomedical Engineering student, also got a lot out of the bootcamp. She worked on a research idea that she came up with herself, called “ECG Auto-Interpreter.” ECG stands for electrocardiogram, which is a test administered by clinicians that records the electrical signals in your heart to detect heart problems and monitor heart health. The ECG Auto-Interpreter interprets the ECG signals automatically, giving accurate diagnoses of patients in critical situations. Dana said she learned a very important lesson during the bootcamp: “I learned that with collaborative minds, we can come up with new ideas from seeing things from other perspectives.” She was very inspired by the positive reactions to her business idea, and she says she will continue working on her start-up model.
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HH SHEIKH HAMED BIN ZAYED AND BELGIUM’S HIS MAJESTY KING FILIP WITNESS SIGNING OF AGREEMENT OF COOPERATION BETWEEN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY AND FLANDERS INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY – UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN TO DEVELOP ADVANCED TREATMENTS FOR DIABETES In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of the Khalifa University Board of Trustees, and His Majesty Filip, King of the Belgians, the Khalifa University of Science and Technology (Abu Dhabi, UAE), and the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) / University of Leuven (KU Leuven, Belgium), have agreed to join forces to initiate a Biomedical Science Discovery (BISDI) program. His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed praised the efforts of both the partners in order to achieve this joint cooperation in research fields of importance to the UAE and the world. He also thanked His Majesty King Filip for his support for this initiative. He expressed his appreciation of the role played by the wise leadership in the UAE in supporting the higher education sector and the various research activities, which aim to stimulate innovation in the UAE, which, in turn, enhances the UAE’s leading position and competitiveness, while supporting its various economic sectors.
This project, directed by Prof. Dr. Peter Carmeliet, Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular Metabolism (VIB-KU Leuven), aspires to develop new treatments for diabetes by innovative artificial intelligencebased target discovery and drug target validation tools. Finding new cures for the cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients is of particular interest for the UAE, where the high incidence of diabetes promises to facilitate the discovery of new targeted drugs. Both partners will team up in a unique bilateral exchange program to improve healthcare, a first in the mutual relationship between the UAE and Belgium and a milestone for future collaborations in joint biomedical research and drug development. The BISDI program will be supported initially during a two-year run-in period by an investment of €10 million for Khalifa University and VIB.
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PUBLISHED BOOKS
Published Books
Title
Heterogeneous Catalysis: Fundamentals, Engineering and Characterizations (with accompanying presentation slides and instructor’s manual)
Publisher
Elsevier
KU Authors Dr. Giovanni Palmisano, Associate Professor,
Department of Chemical Engineering and Dr. Samar Al Jitan, Chemical Engineering PhD Graduate LINK
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Title
Algal Biotechnology: Integrated Algal Engineering for Bioenergy, Bioremediation, and Biomedical Applications
Publisher
Elsevier
KU Editor/s
Dr. Ashfaq Ahmad, Chemical Engineering Postdoctoral Fellow; Dr. Fawzi Banat, Professor of Chemical Engineering; and Dr. Hanifa Taher Alblooshi, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
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PUBLISHED PUBLISHED BOOKS & CHAPTERS
Published Book Chapters Chapter Title
Patterns of External Involvement in the Modern Political History of the Horn of Africa States
Book
The Gulf States and the Horn of Africa: Interests, influences and instability
Publisher
Manchester University Press
KU Author/s
Dr. Brendon Cannon, Assistant Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences and Dr. Ash Rossiter, Assistant Professor of International and Civil Security and of Humanities and Social Sciences
Chapter Title
The National Security Machinery of Government of the UAE
Book
Facets of Security in the United Arab Emirates
Publisher
Routledge
KU Author/s
Dr. Athol Yates, Assistant Professor and Acting Program Chair for the Institute of International and Civil Security
Chapter Title
External Powers and the United Arab Emirates
Book
Facets of Security in the United Arab Emirates
Publisher
Routledge
KU Author/s
Dr. Li-Chen Sim, Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Chapter Title
The UAE and the Horn of Africa: Strategic Depth and Security Interactions
Book
Facets of Security in the United Arab Emirates
Publisher
Routledge
KU Author/s
Dr. Brendon Cannon, Assistant Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences
PUBLISHED PAPERS IN Q1 JOURNALS
Published Papers in Q1 Journals
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Title
Intrinsic Valley Polarization in Computationally Discovered Two-Dimensional Ferrovalley Materials: LaI2 and PrI2 Monolayers
Journal
Advanced Theory and Simulations
KU Author/s
Dr. Abhishek Sharan, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics and Dr. Niprendra Singh, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
Title
British Military Assistance to Help Establish Abu Dhabi’s Air Force, 1967–197
Journal
International Journal of Military History and Historiography
KU Author/s
Dr. Athol Yates, Assistant Professor and Acting Program Chair for the Institute of International and Civil Security
Title
Solvent-Influenced Fragmentations in Free-Standing Three-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Hydrophobicity Switching
Journal
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
KU Author/s
Dr. Abdul Khayum Mohammed, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry; Ayesha Al Khoori, Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Center for Catalysis and Separation (CeCaS); Israa Othman, Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry; Dr. Maguy Abi Jaoude, Associate Professor of Chemistry and CeCaS Faculty; Dr. Kyriaki Polychronopoulou, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of CeCaS; Dr. Mohammad Abu Haija, Associate Professor of Chemistry & CeCaS Faculty; and Dr. Dinesh Shetty, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & CeCaS Faculty
Title
Theoretical Electronic Structure with a Feasibility Study of Laser Cooling of LaNa Molecule with Spin Orbit Effect
Journal
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
KU Author/s
Dr. Nayla El Kork, Associate Professor of Physics
PUBLISHED PAPERS IN Q1 JOURNALS
Title
Continuous-Variable Entanglement Dynamics in Lorentzian Environment
Journal
Physics Letters A
KU Author/s
Dr. Berihu Teklu Gebrehiwot, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Center for Cyber-Physical Systems (C2PS) Faculty Member
Title
Allelic Variants Within the ABO Blood Group Phenotype Confer Protection Against Critical COVID-19 Hospital Presentation
Journal
Frontiers in Medicine
KU Author/s
Dr Herbert F. Jelinek, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Biotechnology Faculty; Mira Mousa, Center for Biotechnology Student; Dr, Gihan Daw Elbait, Senior Lecturer of Biology and Center for Biotechnology Faculty; Hussein Kannout, Center for Biotechnology; and Dr. Habiba Alsafar, Director of the Center for Biotechnology
Title
Cannabidiol Inhibits Multiple Ion Channels in Rabbit Ventricular Cardiomyocytes
Journal
Frontiers in Pharmacology
KU Author/s
Dr. Dietrich Lorke, Professor and Chair, Anatomy and Cellular Biology and Dr. Georg Petroianu, Professor & Chair, Pharmacology and Therapeutics & Associate Dean, Research
Title
Internal Medicine Residents’ Perceptions and Experiences in Palliative Care: A Qualitative Study in the United Arab Emirates
Journal
BMC Palliative Care
KU Author/s
Dr. Halah Ibrahim, Associate Professor of Practice, College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Title
Perceptions of a Good Death in a Middle East Country
Journal
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
KU Author/s
Dr. Halah Ibrahim, Associate Professor of Practice, College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Title
Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 Variants: A Focus on Severity, Susceptibility, and Preexisting Immunity
Journal
Journal of Infection and Public Health
KU Author/s
Dr. Eman Alefishat, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Center for Biotechnology Faculty; Dr Herbert F. Jelinek, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Biotechnology Faculty; Mira Mousa, Center for Biotechnology Student; and Dr. Habiba Alsafar, Director of the Center for Biotechnology
PUBLISHED PAPERS IN Q1 JOURNALS
Title
Ertugliflozin to Reduce Arrhythmic Burden in ICD/CRT Patients (ERASe-Trial) – A Phase III Study
Journal
American Heart Journal
KU Author/s
Dr. Abderrahim Oulhaj, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health & Senior Biostatistician
Title
Clinical Pneumonia in the Hospitalized Child in Malawi in the Post-Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era: A Prospective Hospital-Based Observational Study
Journal
BMJ Open
KU Author/s
Dr. Dean Everett, Professor of Pathology and Infectious Disease
Title
Multi-Disciplinary Discharge Coordination Team to Overcome Discharge Barriers and Address the Risk of Delayed Discharges
Journal
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
KU Author/s
Dr. Halah Ibrahim, Associate Professor of Practice, College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Title
Changes in QTc Interval after Hydroxychloroquine Therapy in Patients with COVID-19 Infection: A Large, Retrospective, Multicentre Cohort Study
Journal
BMJ Open
KU Author/s
Dr. Abderrahim Oulhaj, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health & Senior Biostatistician
Title
Nutritional Rickets - Vitamin D and Beyond
Journal
The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
KU Author/s
Dr. Philip Robert Fischer, Professor of Pediatrics
Title
Conjoint Analysis: A Research Method to Study Patients’ Preferences and Personalize Care
Journal
Journal of Personalized Medicine
KU Author/s
Dr. Basem Al-Omari, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology & Population Health; Joviana Farhat, Research Associate, Epidemiology & Population Health; and Mai Ershaid, Research Associate, Epidemiology & Population Health
PUBLISHED PAPERS IN Q1 JOURNALS
Title
Expression of Inflammatory Mediators in Periodontitis Over Established Diabetes: An Experimental Study in Rats
Journal
Medical Archives
KU Author/s
Dr. Pierre Zalloua, Professor and Chair of Molecular Biology & Genetics
Title
INTERmittent FASTing in People with Insulin-Treated Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - The INTERFAST-2 Study Protocol
Journal
Diabetic Medicine
KU Author/s
Dr. Abderrahim Oulhaj, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health & Senior Biostatistician
Title
POS-459 Examining the Effect of Calculi Shape and Dimension on Ureter Outflow Rates Using an Artificial 3D Printed Kidney
Journal
Kidney International Reports
KU Author/s
Abdulaziz Alzurahi, College of Medicine and Health Sciences Student
Title
Acute Syphilitic Posterior Placoid Chorioretinitis: When the Great Mimicker Cannot Pretend Any More; New Insight of an Old Acquaintance
Journal
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
KU Author/s
Dr. Piergiorgio Neri, Clinical Adjunct Full Professor, College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Title
How Internal Medicine Residents Deal with Death and Dying: a Qualitative Study of Transformational Learning and Growth
Journal
Journal of General Internal Medicine
KU Author/s
Dr. Halah Ibrahim, Associate Professor of Practice, College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Title
The Integration of mHealth Technologies in Telemedicine during the COVID-19 Era: A Cross-Sectional Study
Journal
PLOS One
KU Author/s
Abdul Rahman Taha, College of Medicine and Health Sciences Student; Mustafa Shehadeh, College of Medicine and Health Sciences Student; Ali Alshehhi, College of Medicine and Health Sciences Student; Tariq Altamimi, College of Medicine and Health Sciences Student; Emma Housser, Research Specialist, Research & Technology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences; Dr. Mecit Can Emre Simsekler, Assistant Professor of Industrial Systems Engineering; and Dr. Noora AlHajri, Epidemiology and Population Health Instructor