Advances in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Qatar University (QU) hosted World Congress on Sciences and Applied Sciences (WCSAS 2022) under the title of ‘Advances in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology’. This two-day event was kicked off on 28th of March 2022 at the Research Complex at Qatar University.
The aim of the congress was to bring together academics, students, scientists and industrialists to create an interdisciplinary platform to discuss the most recent research findings in all aspects of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. It also aimed to provide attendees with the opportunity to network and debate the various innovative solutions in health, environment, energy, water and food security.
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology represent today a fertile ground for interdisciplinary interactions between various areas of basic sciences, and offer new tools that can be harnessed to solve current problems faced by humankind. Given its range of potential applications, Nanoscience has known major developments, which have revolutionized current technologies, and led to more effective and precise applications in various fields including medical, engineering, energy production, and environmental protection. In parallel, Nanotechnology has become integral to advanced manufacturing production in an increasing number of industrialized countries.
The event was official opened by an opening speech by Dr. Hassan Al-Derham, President of Qatar University. He said, “I am overjoyed to open this Congress today which comes in line with Qatar’s National Vision 2030, College of Arts and Sciences at QU was keen to organize this event and open the doors for researchers, students and professors in nanotechnology research, particularly in the field of sustainable development and how to strike a balance between environmental preservation, natural resource management, and economic development.”
He also welcomed guests from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries from King Saud University, Kuwait University, Sharjah University and Sultan Qaboos University.
He also mentioned that the event will feature talks by distinguished keynote speakers and high profile international researchers, which will offer opportunities for rich and interactive discussions. Themes that will be covered include food energy, water and clean environment sustainability, which will be further discussed on several topics such as; Food, Water & Precision Agriculture; Nano remediation & Clean Environment and Oil, Gas & Renewable Energy. The second day of the event will feature a session on Health and life sciences which will be further lead to topics which include; Nanomedicine & Drug Delivery and Bio-Nanomaterials & Biomedical Devices.
During his speech, HE Sheikh Dr. Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Thani, Minister of Environment and Climate Change said, “It is our pleasure and pride at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to participate in the Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (WCSAS 2022), which is organized by Qatar University to discuss research related to nanoscience and technology to benefit from issues related to it. Environment, health, energy, and food security are all important issues, and I can't help but admire the organizers' efforts to bring together the largest number of researchers and experts in the field of nanoscience and technology, which will play a critical role in benefiting from the research presented in the field of environment and limiting the effects of climate change.”
Prof Mariam Ali Al-Maadeed, The Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies at QU gave a presentation on ‘Transformation for a new era’ in which she discussed about nanotechnology as an essential key, shed light on QU research, transformation of a new era and her personal journey in nanotechnology. During her presentation she also shared insights from the speech of HH the Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani which was delivered recently at the Doha Forum.
Nanotechnology offers considerable possibilities for the development of innovative products and applications in agriculture, water treatment and production, preservation and packaging of food. Health and medicine are not an exception to this dynamic: human biology, governed by molecular phenomena, is one of the most promising fields of application for Nanotechnology. Indeed, it is now possible to structure molecular assemblies intended to interact, process, deliver or reconstitute a tissue or a particular organ in the human body. These tools also make it possible to develop miniature devices that can be applied in either in- or ex-vivo diagnoses.
Source: QATAR UNIVERSITY