Overview
The College of Science (COS) focuses a great deal of attention to scientific research.
A number of research projects are carried out at individual and interdisciplinary
levels. The results of these research activities are usually published in first-class
international journals. Our faculties’ research activities are also published annually
in the form of Research and Seminar abstract booklets. Since the College recognizes
that teaching and research are mutually supportive, it also encourages student participation
in research.
Capabilities
The College of Science is actively involved in many areas of research which are supported
by several funding bodies within the UAE (federal and non-federal) and externally
from abroad. The research strength of the COS is driven by an active interdisciplinary
research collaboration with other Colleges and with external institutes locally and
internationally; qualified motivated faculty with diverse fields of specialty having
an excellent record of publishing in major international journals; new modern research
laboratories with world-class infrastructure and equipment; and our increasing number
of graduate programs.
The five departments at the COS maintain a strong research agenda that spans across
several areas which are aligned with UAEU’s main research strategy and goals which
include the development of water resources, petroleum resources, solar and other forms
of renewable energy, medical developments, and the development of significant economic
activities
Research interests include:
Department of Biology
- Applied and environmental microbiology
- Plant biotechnology/Genetic control of plant responses to pathogens
- Molecular Genetics of neurodevelopmental disorders
- Computational modelling/Bioinformatics
- Population Biology and Genetics
- Drug discovery and cancer therapy
- Epidemiology of infectious diseases
- Entomology
- Conservation ecology
- Desert ecology
- Marine biology
Department of Chemistry
- Nanostructured materials, biomaterials, membranes, and polymers
- Natural products
- Computational chemistry
- Environmental sustainability
- Surface science
- Protein biochemistry
- Sensors
- Electrochemistry and corrosion
- Renewable energy and clean fuel alternatives
- Medicinal chemistry
Department of Geology
- Water security and sustainability
- Mineral resources and hydrocarbons
- Geologic hazards and landscape development
Department of Mathematical Sciences:
- Computational fluid mechanics
- Environmental mathematics
- Biological mathematics
- Topology and its applications in DNA dynamics
- Fractional calculus
- Numerical analysis and applications
- Mathematical modeling
- Linear algebra and its application
- Cryptography and data transfer safety
Department of Physics
- Nanophysics and nanotechnology
- Nuclear and renewable energy
- Advanced materials/semiconductor industry
- Theoretical and high energy physics
- Superconductivity
- Medical physics
Publications
Please click here to view the Google Scholar Profile for the College of Science. Please note that the
publications listed on Google Scholar are categorized by faculty and not by their
current place of employment. Therefore, some publications listed on this website may
not have been done whilst the faculty member was employed at the United Arab Emirates
University.
Industry
The College of Science maintains a strong relationship with industry within the UAE
and the wider region including the Ministry of Education, Abu Dhabi Educational Council
(ADEC), ADNOC, Total, Schlumberger, Abu Dhabi City Municipality, Al Ain City Municipality,
Japan Oil Development Company (JODCO), Dubai Municipality, Emirates Nuclear Energy
Corporation, Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council, Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity
Authority (ADWEA), Fujairah National Resources Corporation, among many other. Faculty
members provide technical consultancy services related to environmental problems in
the UAE.
For more information, please contact:
Dean’s Office
College of Science
Phone: +971 3 713 6347
Fax: +971 3 767 1291
Email: cos.office@uaeu.ac.ae
Scientific Papers Platform
This initiative is aimed to share the published scientific papers of members of the
College from different departments with the local and international community through
the electronic platform in the website of the College.
