Muscat: Young Omani engineer Abdullah Ahmed al Maashani won first place at Middle East and North Africa (MENA) level for presenting the best research paper investigating the use of ash flying from broken-glass-based concrete debris as a substitute for natural sand.
A contest organized by the UK’s Institution of Civil Engineers awarded Al Maashani’s paper the topmost rating for the segment of young engineers, thus qualifying Abdullah to go for the final round of the contest at a global level.
Abdullah al Maashani told Oman News Agency (ONA) that the study he conducted was aimed at achieving sustainability in environment conservation.
The Young Engineers Award celebrates the work of students and alumni from around the world and inspires them to be innovative, said Al Maashani.
The regional round of the contest for the MENA region was open for engineering graduates, civil engineers and members from the Sultanate, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, he added.
Al Maashani pointed out that the London-based British institution was founded in 1818 and has more than 95,000 members, three quarters of them from the UK and the rest from 150 countries from around the world. --ONA
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