Pakistani students to participate in ISEF-2011

This project is aimed at changing the contaminated nullah water into pure drinking water with the help of nanomaterials and sunlight. These nanomaterials were developed and synthesized by scientists of National Center for Physics. – illustration by National Center for Physics Islamabad. ISLAMABAD: Pakistani students will participate in International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2011 scheduled to be held in May in Los Angeles, United States. A science project supervised by Dr. Tajamul Hussain of the National Centre for Physics (NCP) will be showcased at the international fair in which 1500 teams from across the world would compete and present their projects, said a press release issued here Saturday. Widely attended by students, the National Science Fair was held during the current month in Islamabad and had showcased more than 80 science projects. Young scientists from different parts of the country qualified for a place in the national fair after going through rigorous competitions at district and provincial level. Ambreen Bibi and Mehwish Ghafoor the students of F.G College for Women, G-10/4 Islamabad had designed the project "Degradation of Environmental pollutants with nanocomposites," which was supervised by Dr. Tajamul Hussain. This project is aimed at changing the contaminated nullah water into pure drinking water with the help of nanomaterials and sunlight. These nanomaterials were developed and synthesized by scientists of NCP. The International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) sponsored by Intel since 1997, is the world’s largest pre-college science competition, showcasing the world’s most promising young scientists and inventors. Intel Education in Pakistan has been holding district, provincial and a national science fair for promoting research based learning in Sciences and Mathematics. Science Fairs in Pakistan are held in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. NCP Director General Dr. Hamid Saleem has commended the efforts of Dr. Tajamul Hussain for the science project, which would be showcased at the fair.