Manama: Two researchers who presented proposals related to the energy and the environment have been declared winners of the third cycle of the Graduate Student Research Award (GSRA) programme instituted by Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF).
Work on the winning proposals, awarded to researchers pursuing doctorates at Qatar University, is scheduled to start in September 2015.
Shoaib Mallick, advised by Dr Farid Touati, is pursuing a project entitled ‘Integrated Acoustoelectronic Sensors for sensing of saline water vapour in natural gas flow’, while Abdul Mannan Rauf, advised by Dr Atif Iqbal, is pursuing a project entitled ‘Development of a novel multi-level unified power controller (M-UPC) for smart grid applications.’
QNRF said that by investing in cutting-edge research, it is enhancing a scientific culture that supports Qatar Foundation (QF) on its mission to build Qatar’s innovation and technology capacity.
The GSRA programme aims to promote postgraduate education in Qatar, and contribute to human capital development, it said.
“GSRA is one of the capacity-building programmes offered by QNRF that allows graduates to gain significant knowledge and experience in pursuit of a career in research,” said Dr Abdul Nasser Al Ansari, Deputy Executive Director of QNRF. “We at QNRF believe that providing such opportunities to young scientists is essential for nurturing Qatar’s research talent pool.”
The GSRA programme provides young researchers support for up to four years and helps ensure the continuity of research-based doctoral education while building awareness of local research opportunities.
