Royal Grant for 7 research papers

Royal Grant for 7 research papers

MUSCAT: The Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) on Sunday announced the seven research papers winners of the Royal Grant for Strategic Research Projects for the year 2024.The announcement was made as part of the university’s celebration of the 24th Annual Day held under the auspices of Dr Khamis bin Saif al Jabri, Chairman of Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-up Unit.Among the winners were a research titled ‘Olives: An Innovation in Value-Added and Production Augmentation in the Sultanate of Oman’ by Professor Dr Rashid bin Abdullah al Yahyai from the College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, and the research titled ‘The Ecology of Invasion and Management of Parthenium Plants in the Sultanate of Oman’ by Dr Mohammad Farouk from the College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences.The other winning researches are: ‘Removing and reducing the level of carbon dioxide by converting it into useful final products using photocatalysts and sustainable renewable solar energy in the Sultanate of Oman’ by Professor Dr Renraj Selvaraj from the College of Science, and ‘Technical and economic evaluation of low-energy and flexible air-conditioning systems for the construction sector in hot climates in the Sultanate of Oman’ by Dr Saleh bin Nasser al Saadi from the College of Engineering.The