Sohar University in collaboration with Ministry of Higher Education Research and Innovation with sponsorship of Grace Catalysts LLC, conducted the 1st Sohar University Student Research and innovation competition under the theme of Promoting Oman Vision 2040 & UN Sustainable Development Goal(SDGs) on 16th March 2023.

The Bachelor students from Mechanical Engineering, Mansoor Hamed Wani Al-Jadili, Amjad Khalfan Mabrook Abdullah Al-Malki and Sultan Salim Ali Al-Hajri secured the 1st Place in the event after competing with 43 research projects in the final round for their Bachelor project titled “An Experimentation on Date Palm Wood Waste to check the Feasibility of syngas Production in North Al-Sharqiyah Region” under the guidance of Mr. Chethan Godlumane Ramesh and Mr. Salim Obaid Salim Al-Talaii, Department of Engineering, University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Ibra.

The event was graced under the patronage of Her Excellency Dr. Rahma Bint Ibrahim Al-Mahrooqi, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation.