June 9th, 2016: Members of faculty have been honored for their contribution to the academic community and wider society at a recent ceremony to confer the annual Canadian University Dubai (CUD) research awards.
This year’s recipients were Dr. Hamoud Dekkiche from the School of Architecture & Interior Design; Dr. Ikhlaas Gurrib from the School of Business Administration; Dr. Louise Lambert from the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences; and Dr. Adel Ben Mnaouer from the School of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology.
The award ceremony was opened by Provost, Dr. Muhammed Kabir, who spoke about the growing significance of research and the progress made by CUD towards this agenda during its first decade of operation.
The CUD research awards were established in 2013 to promote excellence in research and to reward faculty members who make an outstanding contribution in this field. The fourth edition of the annual awards recognized those faculty who demonstrated distinction in research engagement, quality and outputs during the 2015-16 academic year.
A second-time recipient of the award, Dr. Ikhlaas Gurrib has a number of international journal publications to his name and was among those selected to present at the recent CUD-hosted International Conference on Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, with his paper, ‘Cross Market Price Mechanism between the US Copper Futures Market and a newly proposed Chinese Dollar Index.’
Fellow second-time awardee, Dr. Louise Lambert, is the academic behind the Middle East’s first Journal of Positive Psychology, having launched the publication in 2015, and her research has featured in psychology and healthcare journals internationally.
Receiving a research awards for the first time, Dr. Hamoud Dekkiche was recognized for his work on sustainable design, including his studies relating to green buildings, recently presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering and Construction held at Arizona State University, and published in the Procedia Engineering Journal.
With a portfolio that includes three Qatar National Research Fund projects worth US$ 3 million, Dr. Adel Ben Mnaouer was also recognized at this year’s awards for his pioneering work in sensor technology. His recent work has involved the creation of a prototype device to enable high-efficiency air quality monitoring to help promote a cleaner environment.
The awards were presented by University President and Vice Chancellor, Pr. Karim Chelli, who paid tribute to the endeavors and achievements of each of the recipients.
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