UAEU is launching 81 initiatives during Innovation Week
H.E. Prof. Mohamed Albaili, UAEU Vice Chancellor, has inaugurated the Innovation Week at the university today in the presence of the Provost, Associate Provosts, Deans and a number of faculty members as the UAEU will launch 81 initiatives during the week.
The opening day has included research by the Zayed Center for Health Sciences, a workshop on creative thinking in design, the launching my idea campaign, and an experimental initiative on smart and sustainable mobility at the UAEU.
Prof. Albaili has stressed that UAE Innovation Month- has organised under the guidance of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is a significant national event in a future vision that enhances the UAE's position in the field of innovation worldwide.
He has added that innovation at the UAEU has become a well-established culture among researchers, students and we endeavour to accomplish the strategic goals of the country and to plan for future effectively and professionally through the provision of innovative applicable projects in the fields of technology, renewable energy, transport, health sector, education, and space science.
Besides, He has explained that the university is participating in the launch of 81 initiatives during this week and it is the portent of what is new in terms of innovation as universities are the base of most innovations.
He pointed out that the university always involves students in innovation to qualify them, prepare them, and support them to work in the field of innovation in various fields that serve the national agenda of the UAE Vision 2021 and UAE Centennial 2071.
The activities are varied during the month of innovation such as: seminars, lectures, workshops, and innovations’ presentation and explanations through the purposeful established platforms.
UAEU Annual Research and Innovation Conference
The UAEU Annual Research and Innovation conference held from 5-6 February under the theme " Science and Innovation” which was held under the patronage of H.E. Saeed Ahmed Ghobash – Chancellor of the UAEU, to shed light on new issues and research related to water resources, space science, materials science, innovation in cellular and molecular biology, and innovation in mathematics.
H.E. Prof. Mohammed Albaili, UAEU Vice Chancellor University, stressed on the importance of organizing such Annual Research and Innovation Conference especially as it coincides with the UAE Innovation Month, which is held under the theme "Science and Innovation" which aims to develop the level of scientific research and vary the learning sources among students and interested people and at the same time informing them about the highlights of modern science in the fields of innovation.
From his side, Prof. Ahmed Murad – Dean of the College of Science and the chairman of the Conference pointed out that conference aims to review the results of outstanding research for faculty members.
UAEU launches its Laboratory of Innovation in Material Sciences
.H.E. Prof. Mohamed Albaili, UAEU Vice Chancellor has launched its Laboratory of Innovation in Material Sciences, which was established in partnership with the Berkeley Institute of science. In the presence of Prof.Omar Yaghi, a Chemistry professor at UC Berkeley and founder of the Global Science Institute and a number of researchers and university students.
UAEU Vice Chancellor emphasized the importance of University scientific laboratories which comes in the context of strengthening the University's mission in providing high quality science programs, and to develop research capacity in the country, through effective locally and internationally partnership to promote the production and dissemination of knowledge and support for national development And promoting research with high scientific level by developing research partnerships with universities and research centers in line with global leading national agenda targets UAE Vision 2021 and UAE Centennial 2071.
For his part, Prof. Ahmed Murad, Dean of the College of Science said that these laboratories come within the University’s efforts to develop an inspiring environment for scientific research which best leads to significant research results contribute to supplement the knowledge-based economy.
Dr. Mohamed Alazab, Chair of the Chemistry Department said that the aim of these labs is to find solutions and innovative technologies with high efficiency to employ advanced science in developing and innovating solutions for future challenges in the UAE and contribute to the enrichment of scientific research for both researchers and university students.
According to Prof. Omar Yaghi, scientific partnerships and coordination with universities around the world have an important role in enabling research and development of research capacity and as well as progress in UAEU.
“Solar Robots” Waste pool
A new, advanced mechanism for recycling projects, using smart solar-powered robots, picks up and then sorts contaminated materials for the environment, and places the similar ones in one place, operational in land, coastal and marine areas.
The project is designed by female students: Anwaf Al Naqbi, Fatima Al Hammadi, Asma Khalil and Aisha Suleiman from the Electrical Engineering Department, UAEU.
Al Naqbi said that "Our project relies on smart robotics systems, it is flexible in dealing with dissimilar types of waste, defined and distributed in specific boxes of each type, works in land, coastal and marine areas, and has an alert screen that shows the fullness of each box and the remaining space". To determine when the agent was replaced, and the robot was connected to GPS.
Al Hammadi explained: “The robot has four waste categories, according to the standard classification, plastics, glass, paper, minerals, and designed to be friendly with environment, but it does not ignore any non-conventional waste and solar powered.”
For her part, Khalil said: “The project is designed to be of high quality with a lower long-term cost, it has a limited budget only for the cost of manufacturing the robot, and it is operating by 10 to 20 workers.”
New technology for drawing road in white
A team of students from the Geography Department -UAEU has been able to create a modern technical method of drawing the roads in white colour according to the international standards and specifications by adopting a ‘Drone’, neglecting the traditional methods used in the finishing of road projects, saving time and effort and ensuring security and safety for workers in such areas.
Meera Saeed AlYammahi, Salima Khalfan Al-Mesmari and Asma Abdullah Al-Yammahi have created a technical method of drawing the roads with white dye according to internationally approved signals, under the supervision of Dr. Khawla Al Kaabi, Chief Innovation Officer.
For her part, Meera Al-Yammahi has pointed out that the importance of the project is in line with the Government's strategies to promote innovation in the departments and institutions, and to serve the improvement projects and improve the mechanisms of work, provide technical solutions, and practical applications which using the technologies for supporting and adopting through concerned institutions.
4 Students at UAEU innovate a smart car with 22 properties for community services
Four female students, Mariam Al Bloushi, Mariam Aldossari, Fatima Al Mazroui and Sarah Al Yafee are studying at the UAEU, have created a smart car with 22 properties that contribute to community service.
Mariam Al Balushi, the owner of the idea, pointed out that the innovative idea of an intelligent application that sends a text message to the vehicle owner's phone if the vehicle is used, and if someone has been forgotten inside the vehicle, as any suspicious movement is sensed by the sensors inside, and if no action is taken within minutes, the message directly sent to the police to deal with the situation and determine the location of the car with ease and convenience.
The application has several features and advantages by linking it to a motion-sensitive camera with sensors in the chairs to detect any movement or weight in the vehicle and then measures the oxygen and heat ratio within the vehicle, and the app controls a solar-powered indoor fan in the vehicle to cool it. The application includes the identification system for the person through the fingerprint.
The steering wheel and mirrors have been changed to suit the owner’s fingerprint and the music he/she usually listens to, instantly showing the user's name on the screen, and can use the fingerprints for other people who are authorized to use the vehicle.