Congratulations Top 2% Scientists of the World Year 2023.
As a results of countless efforts invested by the University in encouraging researchers to participate in scientific research to serve the community and to achieve University’s research vision and mission, Dhofar University has been successfully granted Fourteen (14) research grants under block Funding Program by Ministry of Higher Education, Research & Innovation with a total grant amounting to 145,610 R.O. The projects are awarded under three different categories i.e. Seven (7) projects under the category of Faculty Research Grant with a total grant of 132,430 R.O., two (2) under GRADUATE RESEARCH Grant with a grant of 6,000 R.O. and five (5) under Undergraduate Research Grant with a grant of 7,180 R.O.
The projects are awarded under different research areas of international and national priority like Artificial intelligence, Internet of Things(IoT), Oil & Gas, Cyber Security, Education, human Resource & Management, Commerce, Renewable Energy, environment, Biology and Health. Some of the significant projects include:
• An integrated educational platform for students with hearing difficulties (InEPSHeD)
• Academic Resources Planning System (ARPS): Application to assurance of learning, faculty management and intellectual contribution
• Towards Shared Mobility as a Service in Oman (S-MaaS): Socially-Structured Vanpooling and Shared-Taxis as an Example
• Survey to Document the Spread of Parthenium Weed and its Effects on Native Plant Biodiversity and Climate Change in Dhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman
• Electrochemical Non-Enzymatic Glucose Sensors Composed of Bimetallic and Trimetallic Nanoporous Composite Materials for Diabetes Monitoring
• A Secure IoT-based Health Monitoring System for Oman
• An Application of Machine Learning in Reservoir Modeling for Enhanced Oil Recovery
• Cybersecurity Compliance Among Government Employees: Structural Equation Modeling
• Human Resource Management practices and Human capital retention during Global Pandemic and its effects on organizational productivity and performance: perspective in GCC
Dhofar University always encourages its faculty members, staff and students to participate in University’s efforts to achieve its mission to become major research hub in the region by providing conducive environment for credible and impactful research.
As a results of countless efforts invested by the University in encouraging researchers to indulge in impactful research to serve the community and to achieve University’s research vision and mission, two faculty members from Dhofar university have been selected among top 2% scientists in the world by Stanford for year 2021. The exhaustive list containing more than 190,000 researchers from around the globe has been recently released by Stanford. Dr. Mazhar Ul Islam from Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering has been selected for second consecutive year under Single-year impact indicator while Dr. Sameen Ahmed Khan has been selected for the first time under career-long impact indicator.
Dr. Mazhar Ul Islam has completed his PhD from Kyungpook national University, South Korea and remained as Post Doc fellow and later contract professor in same institute for 2 years. Dr. Mazhar UL-Islam has published more than 90 articles in the field of nanomaterials, biopolymers and nanocomposites in renowned International journals. Also, he presented works at many national and International conferences. Dr. Mazhar UL-Islam contributions have acclaimed recognition from honorable subject experts around the world. His expertise is in fields of Bacterial Cellulose, Composites, Nanocomposites, Polymerization, Polymers, Biopolymers, Biodegradable Polymers, Biomaterials, Nanomaterials, Nanofibers, Polymeric, Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering.
Dr. Sameen Ahmed Khan has done his PhD on the Quantum theory of charged-particle beam optics from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, University of Madras, Chennai, India. He has single-handedly developed a unified treatment of light-beam optics and light polarization using quantum methodologies. This formalism describes the beam-optics and light polarization from a parent Hamiltonian, which is exact and derived from the Maxwell’s equations. This new formalism was among the thirty selected by the OPTICA (formerly, Optical Society of America) for the Optics in 2016, highlighting the world-wide breakthroughs innovations in optics and photonics in that year. He was also selected as Senior Member for OPTICA for the year 2020. He has authored four books; fifteen book chapters; and over seventy-five publications in journals and proceedings of repute along with over 250 publications on science popularization.
Dhofar University congratulates both faculty members on achieving this feat and is confident of continuing to produce impactful research of national relevance.
Congratulations to the Winners of the National Research Award 2020 under the PhD holder’s category in the (ICT) sector from all across Oman.
The results of Call 2020 for block funding program by MOHERI (before TRC) have been announced in November 2020. Eleven research projects worth more than 80,000 OMR have been approved (refer to table below). It is the evidence of exceptional research efforts of our faculty and students.
| Faculty Projects (RG) | Budget | PI | |
| 1. | Novel poly(m-aminophenol)/metal nanoparticles hybrid material based bio-sensor for health care applications and food quality assessment | 20,000 | Ahmad, Mohammad Wasi |
| 2. | Content evaluation of the Omani sciences textbooks of grades (1-8) in the light of TIMSS 2019 requirements | 9,320 | Abdelkarim, Raed |
| 3. | Integrated Livestock Farming Approach and Socio-Economic Development of Sultanate of Oman | 5,100 | Sha, Nadia |
| 4. | Development of bacterial cellulose composite films for practical applications in wound healing and pollutant degradation | 20,000 | Ul-Islam, Mazhar |
| 5. | Anti Cancer Activity of Dhofar Medicinal Plants | 20,000 | Rashan, Luay |
| Students Projects (URG) | Budget | Team leader / Mentor | |
| 1. | Ex-situ synthesis of bactericidal bacterial cellulose nanocomposites for potential wound healing applications | 1,500 | Tabook, Muna
Mentor: Ul-Islam, Mazhar |
| 2. | Blockchain Technology and Electronic Supply Chain Management (eSCM) | 1,500 | ALmarhoon, Fatima
Mentor: ALraja, Mansour Naser |
| 3. | Recycling of Coconut Shell and Plastic Waste as Coarse Aggregates in Concrete Formation | 1,000 | Ba Uwain, Al Mutasam Abdollah Ali
Mentor: Ahmad, Mohammad Wasi |
| 4. | Detection of Heavy Metals in Milk of Camel from Various Areas of Dhofar Region Through Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer | 1,200 | Batmira, Fatima Mohmmed
Mentor: Ahmad, Mohammad Wasi |
| 5. | Synthesis of Biodiesel from Fish Waste of Dhofar Region | 1,150 | Tabouk, Mohammed Said
Mentor: Ahmad, Mohammad Wasi |
| 6. | The Impacts of Digital Economy on Monetary System of Oman: An Empirical Analysis | 800 | AL Maashni, Amina
Mentor: AL-Shubairi, Faris |
We are pleased to inform you that Dhofar University has subscribed to Scopus and Web of Science; internationally recognized research databases. Through subscription, DU faculty, students and staff can now access and download full publications (articles, papers, books) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. This is done to facilitate our researchers and to enhance University’s research productivity and quality as per its research mission and vision.
The faculty members from the Department of Computer Science, College of Arts & Applied Sciences have been successfully awarded Grant under COVID-19 Research Grant from The Research Council, Muscat. The grant was announced in April as a part of the national efforts to combat global pandemic. The approved project titled “Towards a Generic Decision Support System for Communicable Diseases Control in Urban Environments of Oman– COVID19 as an Example” is led by Dr. Hedi Haddad along with Dr. Zied Bouyahya. The total grant awarded is 7,000.00 R.O. for 6 months.