Prof. Somaya Al-Maadeed has been granted the QU Research Excellence Award in Sciences & Engineering. The awards is were presented at the Qatar University Annual Research Forum & Exhibition 2021 by Dr. Hassan Al-Derham, the president of Qatar University.
The Research Excellence Award was established to publicly recognize, encourage, and promote the sustained research of QU faculty members and researchers that has significant impact on society, industry, and related disciplines, meeting the vision and mission of the University. The award in 2021 is granted to faculty members and researchers based on their research during the past 5 years, i.e., since January 2016 to present.