{"id":6069,"date":"2024-11-12T10:24:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T10:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.alfaisal.edu\/?p=6069"},"modified":"2024-11-12T10:24:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T10:24:47","slug":"two-distinguished-alfaisal-faculty-members-secure-the-2024-arab-environmental-excellence-award-for-environmental-scientific-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.alfaisal.edu\/en\/two-distinguished-alfaisal-faculty-members-secure-the-2024-arab-environmental-excellence-award-for-environmental-scientific-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Distinguished Alfaisal Faculty Members Secure the 2024 Arab Environmental Excellence Award for Environmental Scientific Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alfaisal University proudly announces that Dr. Souraya Goumri Said, Professor of Physics, and Dr. Edreese Alsharaeh, Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Nanotechnology Lab, have received the prestigious<strong> Arab Environmental Excellence Award 2024<\/strong> in the category of <strong>Environmental Scientific Innovation<\/strong>. This distinguished award is granted by the Arab League and judged by a council of Arab ministers, honoring Dr. Souraya and Dr. Edreese\u2019s groundbreaking research in environmental science.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6077 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/news.alfaisal.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-414-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"849\" height=\"575\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Souraya\u2019s research centers on developing new materials based on nanostructures for advanced water purification, contributing to essential environmental solutions for the region. Looking ahead, she aims to explore novel materials and incorporate cutting-edge technologies to further enhance her research.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6078 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/news.alfaisal.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-415-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"849\" height=\"575\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Edreese\u2019s work addresses the challenge of water retention in arid environments, focusing on innovative solutions for storing rainwater to reduce irrigation needs in desert climates. His upcoming goal is to scale up his findings for large-scale applications, potentially transforming sustainable water use in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The Arab Environmental Excellence Award reflects their outstanding contributions to scientific innovation, reinforcing Alfaisal University\u2019s commitment to impactful environmental research. Dr. Souraya and Dr. Edreese\u2019s achievements not only elevate the university\u2019s reputation but also inspire the broader academic community to tackle pressing environmental issues with dedication and ingenuity.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to both on this exceptional recognition! We look forward to their continued advancements in environmental science and the positive impact of their work on sustainable solutions for the Arab world and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alfaisal University proudly announces that Dr. Souraya Goumri Said, Professor of Physics, and Dr. Edreese Alsharaeh, Professor of Chemistry and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":6076,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,4,134,19],"tags":[],"college-department":[{"term_id":13,"name":"College of Science","slug":"college-of-science","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":13,"taxonomy":"college-department","description":"","parent":0,"count":58,"filter":"raw"}],"class_list":["post-6069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-achievements","category-awards","category-research","category-students","college-department-college-of-science"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Two Distinguished Alfaisal Faculty Members Secure the 2024 Arab Environmental Excellence Award for Environmental Scientific Innovation - Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.alfaisal.edu\/en\/two-distinguished-alfaisal-faculty-members-secure-the-2024-arab-environmental-excellence-award-for-environmental-scientific-innovation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Two Distinguished Alfaisal Faculty Members Secure the 2024 Arab Environmental Excellence Award for Environmental Scientific Innovation - Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Alfaisal University proudly announces that Dr. Souraya Goumri Said, Professor of Physics, and Dr. Edreese Alsharaeh, Professor of Chemistry and...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/news.alfaisal.edu\/en\/two-distinguished-alfaisal-faculty-members-secure-the-2024-arab-environmental-excellence-award-for-environmental-scientific-innovation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-11-12T10:24:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/news.alfaisal.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2-413-2-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"849\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"575\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Harshin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Harshin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/news.alfaisal.edu\\\/en\\\/two-distinguished-alfaisal-faculty-members-secure-the-2024-arab-environmental-excellence-award-for-environmental-scientific-innovation\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/news.alfaisal.edu\\\/en\\\/two-distinguished-alfaisal-faculty-members-secure-the-2024-arab-environmental-excellence-award-for-environmental-scientific-innovation\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Harshin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/news.alfaisal.edu\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/287caa76f4b08af044c781f938204bd0\"},\"headline\":\"Two Distinguished Alfaisal Faculty Members Secure the 2024 Arab Environmental Excellence Award for Environmental Scientific Innovation\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-12T10:24:47+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/news.alfaisal.edu\\\/en\\\/two-distinguished-alfaisal-faculty-members-secure-the-2024-arab-environmental-excellence-award-for-environmental-scientific-innovation\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":256,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/news.alfaisal.edu\\\/en\\\/two-distinguished-alfaisal-faculty-members-secure-the-2024-arab-environmental-excellence-award-for-environmental-scientific-innovation\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/news.alfaisal.edu\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/2-413-2-1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Achievements\",\"Awards\",\"Office of Research &amp; 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