QU’s research podcast hosts special episode on nanotechnology – The Peninsula

QU’s research podcast hosts special episode on nanotechnology – The Peninsula

Doha: Qatar University’s (QU) ‘Research Wednesday Series’ podcast hosted a special episode featuring Noble Prize laureate, Sir Fraser Stoddart, a Professor of Chemistry in Northwestern University in the United States, alongside Prof Mariam Al Maadeed, Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies and Professor of Physics and Materials Science in QU.

The special episode focused on nanotechnology (the manipulation of matter on a near-atomic scale to produce new structures, materials, and devices.)

The Research Wednesday Series is a series of biweekly episodes focusing on progressive research and innovation.

The episodes are organised by the Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies Office in QU, aiming to highlight published scientific research, human and social research, inventions and innovations, local and global issues. It also discusses research achievements, student research and activities at QU, and the outcome of the research grants. The episodes are broadcasted via three platforms: seminars, Instagram live, and through the podcast.

The episode sheds light on the meaning of nanotechnology, how and when it started in the Gulf region and more specifically in QU. During the episode, the speakers discussed their professional journeys, their passion towards science and their achievements throughout their careers.

Prof Al Maadeed said, “Nanotechnology is the core of the industry’s fourth