Masdar Institute biodiesel researcher awarded L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Middle East Fellowship 2016

In the UAE, Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of State for Tolerance, and President of Zayed University, presented the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Middle East Fellowship 2016 award to Dr. Hanifa Taher Al Blooshi, Assistant Professor, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. Dr. Hanifa Easa Taher Al Blooshi won the award for her research in designing a new novel system for enzymatic biodiesel production. Chosen from a pool of 55 scientists from the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Dr. Hanifa Al Blooshi has become one of the four recipients of the Fellowship that carries a cash prize of €20,000.