The College of Engineering at the Australian University (AU) achieved noteworthy success, clinching 4 Gold awards while participating in the 14th Technological Innovations Conference and Exhibition (TICE), and the 7th Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA).
The event was held under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Malik Al-Jaber Al-Malik Al-Sabah- Head of Sustainable Development Initiatives at the Prime Minister Office and attracted distinguished guests from Ministries, the Oil sector, Research Institutes, Industry leaders and Scholars.
Over the years, TICE has become an internationally renowned event and a place of confluence for emerging & innovative technologies that can help find solutions for the multiple challenges faced by the industries in Kuwait including Oil & Gas and Energy sector.
The College of Engineering at AU made a significant impact at the event, presenting two research projects for the Engineering Excellence Award, delivering two presentations, nominating two alumni for the Emerging Engineer of the Year, and showcasing graduation projects by a group of students.
Dr. Suad Al Radwan, a faculty member at AU, played a crucial role as a chairperson within the organizing committee of the conference.
In a triumph under the Research Category, AU secured 2 Gold Awards. The first, “Engineering Excellence – Renewable Energy” recognized a Feasibility Study of Solar PV Implementation, supervised by Dr. Suad Al Radhwan, with participating students Dana Dalleh, Dana Al Sairafi Shaikhah Al Dousari, Wafaa Al Saeed and Zahraa Kassim.
The second Gold Award, “Engineering Excellence- Research”, acknowledged Realtime Monitoring of a Rotary Machine using the Cloud-Based Platform, “Thingspeak.”, supervised by Dr Mohammad Omar. Participating students included Dalal Al Ruwaie, Danah Halawah, Shahad Al Kahrji, Sondos Al Fadhly and Lujain Al Sarraf.
Adding to the accolades, two alumni from the Petroleum Engineering Department; Eng. Salma Sameer Shehab and Eng. Hasan Hamza Al Ali, were recognized as the Emerging Engineer of the Year.
