Qatar University (QU) Young Scientists Center (YSC) concluded the Fifth Youth Research Forum 2023 this year, under the theme ‘High education institutions and their role in achieving sustainable development goals’ by honoring the winners in a ceremony that was held in person and virtually in the presence of Dr. Hassan Al-Derham, QU President; HE Ms. Buthaina Bint Ali Al-Nuaimi, Minister of Education and Higher Education; Dr. Mohammed Youssef Al-Mulla, the Managing Director and CEO of Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO); Prof. Mariam Al-Maadeed, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies; and Prof. Noora Al-Thani, Director of the YSC.
This cycle of the Youth Research Forum had a wider range of participants from 16 countries, as the forum started to receive abstracts since June 2022, and managed to receive (276) abstracts, (186) of them were accepted, and (36) of them were presented on March 8 and 9, 2023 and were evaluated by an evaluation committee consisting of professors specialized in various research fields from QU and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
This forum is distinguished by the diversity of the research areas to expand the scope of participation. The themes were as follows:
In first place for best poster is a group from the QU College of Dental Medicine, for their research named ‘Association between oral health and gastric cancer: A systematic review.’ The winner for second place for best poster was awarded to a group from the QU College of Engineering, and College of Education, for their research entitled ‘Assessment Models used in Informal STEM Learning.’ In third place for best poster is Maria Nazir, Department of Electrical Engineering, Institute of Space Technology (IST) Islamabad Pakistan for her research ‘Brain Tumor Analysis of Gliomas with Uncertainty Estimation in MRI Images.’
The winner for best research was awarded to Tasneem El-Sayed and her research ‘Design, Synthesis and Molecular Modeling of Quinazoline Derivatives as a Dual Kinase Inhibitors Targeting EGFR and VEGFR-2.’ Second place winner for best research is Zahra Al-Mahrooqi, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman for her research ‘Effects of Microplastic on the Intestinal and Liver Tissues and Gut Microbiome in Rats.’ In third place for best research is Elyas Al-Subhi, Omar Al-Salmi and Aahid Al-Hadrami from the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, for the research entitled ‘Innovative Approach for Recovering Waste Heat of Vehicle Exhaust Gases into Power for Cooling Applications.’
Qatar University Young Scientists Center seeks to provide opportunities to develop scientific research skills for young researchers from Qatar and worldwide that would enrich their scientific careers and put them at the beginning of the path of research creativity. Therefore, the Center organizes every year the Youth Research Forum to develop a culture of scientific research among young people, affirming their role in leading change through scientific research and innovation.