Science Fun Fair
- About
- Winners
- Ibtikar
About
The Science Fun Fair is an opportunity for the wider community, not just at KAUST but also in the Kingdom, to learn about science, technology and innovation taking place in the research centers and labs at KAUST. The fair takes place during the Winter Enrichment Program at KAUST and in 2013 a special exhibition went to Ibtikar, Riyadh.
Each year scientists and researchers bring science and research out of their labs to interact with the KAUST community and local schools. School students from The KAUST Schools (Elementary and Secondary) also take part by showcasing a series of experiments and demonstrations, and by competing in different age categories. During WEP 2014 there were a total of 90 different exhibits and experiments in the categories of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and All About the Mind. There were also demonstrations in the Visualization Lab, a poster exhibition on Saving Energy at Home and a special “Meet Your Red Sea Friends -- Touch Tanks and Aquaria Experience.” The KAUST Schools and community, as well as school students from outside of KAUST, attended the fair.
Science Fun Fair, Winter Enrichment Program, KAUST
Each year scientists and researchers bring science and research out of their labs to interact with the KAUST community and local schools. School students from The KAUST Schools (Elementary and Secondary) also take part by showcasing a series of experiments and demonstrations, and by competing in different age categories. During WEP 2014 there were a total of 90 different exhibits and experiments in the categories of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and All About the Mind. There were also demonstrations in the Visualization Lab, a poster exhibition on Saving Energy at Home and a special “Meet Your Red Sea Friends -- Touch Tanks and Aquaria Experience.” The KAUST Schools and community, as well as school students from outside of KAUST, attended the fair.
Winners
The winners of the WEP 2014 Science Fun Fair, were:
Grades 3-5
1st Prize
Seeing DNA - Uzayr Abusamah, Umairah Abusamah & Barbie Inocencio
2nd Prize
Hydraulic Power - Hussien Abdelhadi
3rd Prize
Hydrophobic Sand - Victoria Ketcheson & Elena Ketcheson
Grades 6-9
1st Prize
Music and the Brain/Body Electric - Gladys Douglass-Usov & Malak Fayad
2nd Prize
Can-Crush - Andrew Norseth, Nic Johnstone & AbdulMalek Alsalim
3rd Prize
How to Detect a Lie - Cara Black
Over 18yrs
1st Prize
Home-Made Radar - Seif Allah Jardak
2nd Prize
How to Clean Water - Mohanned Al-Ghamdi, Mohammed Namazi, Abdullah Dahwah & Khaled Bin Bandar
3rd Prize
High Speed Camera - Jiaming Zhang & Mohamad Alchalabi
Grades 3-5
1st Prize
Seeing DNA - Uzayr Abusamah, Umairah Abusamah & Barbie Inocencio
2nd Prize
Hydraulic Power - Hussien Abdelhadi
3rd Prize
Hydrophobic Sand - Victoria Ketcheson & Elena Ketcheson
Grades 6-9
1st Prize
Music and the Brain/Body Electric - Gladys Douglass-Usov & Malak Fayad
2nd Prize
Can-Crush - Andrew Norseth, Nic Johnstone & AbdulMalek Alsalim
3rd Prize
How to Detect a Lie - Cara Black
Over 18yrs
1st Prize
Home-Made Radar - Seif Allah Jardak
2nd Prize
How to Clean Water - Mohanned Al-Ghamdi, Mohammed Namazi, Abdullah Dahwah & Khaled Bin Bandar
3rd Prize
High Speed Camera - Jiaming Zhang & Mohamad Alchalabi
Ibtikar
Science Fun Fair, Ibtikar 2013, Riyadh
Ibtikar is one of the largest and most important exhibitions in the Middle East for inventors and innovators to exhibit their work and inspire young minds. Each year 100,000 visitors attend the event including elementary, middle and high school students and the general public. In 2013 it took place December 1-5 at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center.Researchers and students from KAUST, led by their faculty, presented a diverse and interactive program giving a taste of the different fields of research being conducted at the university. A support team including Arabic language speakers accompanied the scientists to ensure native language speakers would benefit from the exhibits.
Exhibits included:
- Secrets of the Red Sea, by Prof. Michael Berumen, Casey Zakroff, Pedro De La Torre, Maha Khalil and Vanessa Robitzch Sierra from the Reef Ecology Lab, Red Sea Research Center, and Paul Muller and Haitham Aljehdali, from the Coastal and Marine Resources Core Lab.
- Sustainable Energy – Using Bacteria to Generate Electricity, by Prof. Gary Amy and Noura Shehab from the Water Desalination and Reuse Center.
- Can Drones Save Us From Drowning? By Prof. Christian Claudel, Mohamed Abdelkader, Mohamed Shaqura and Amr K. Gusti from the Distributing Sensing Systems Lab.
- Salt Tolerance in Plants, by Prof. Mark Tester, Sonia Negrao, El Abdalaoui Hafida and Mashael Al-Qahtani from the Center for Desert Agriculture
- Crowd Control with HACHID, by Mohamed Shalaby, Bernard Ghanem and Jens Schneider from the Geometric Modeling and Scientific Visualization Center.
- Racing With Radar, by Prof. Mohamed Slim Alouini, Sajid Ahmed, Walid Abediseid and Seifallah Jardak from the Communication Theory Lab, Dept. of Electrical Engineering.
- Bringing New Life to Light, by Prof. Boon Ooi, Damian San Roman Alerigi, Rami Elafandy, Ee-Shian Ooi and Ahmed Ben Slimane from the Photonics Lab, Dept. of Electrical Engineering.
- Photocatalysis - Clean Hydrogen For The Future? By Dr. Kazuhiro Takanabe, Nawal Alhajri and Dalal Noureldine from the Photocatalysis Lab, Catalysis Center.
- Support Team: Haitham Anbar, Dina Garatly and Kinda Dahlan.