QU Summer Internship Program 2022

1. Track 1: Special call for outcomes directed Intensive research program:
   

   This track is launched for the first time in QU to engage students in acquiring knowledge in research methodology and culminating the project with tangible outcomes in the form of a publication. This program invites STEM integrated multidisciplinary proposals from the faculty members who are willing to engage students with outcomes-directed research with targeted TRL/SRL measures. The students will initially undergo a compulsory 1-week research methodology course followed by 1-3 weeks of research experience projects and follow-up sessions to meet the outcomes requirement.

   Benefits to professors

   • Acknowledged for the multidisciplinary STEM integrated proposal concept
   • Special appreciation will be provided to the best faculty participants.
   • Meet the KPI and appraisal needs

   
   Benefits to students

   • Research career exploration
   • Professional development with scholarly outcomes
   • Understanding the significance of real-world research and analysis
   • Instilling the confidence and competences in research
   • Competitive advantage in the job market
2. Track 2: Research and training focused:
   This track offers research internships for 2 to 4 weeks by research faculty mentors in specialized domains of specific research areas. The students may choose any of the listed research topics, which will be published on the website. The topics will be published soon on the website.
3. Track 3: External Projects:
   This track is exclusively for National undergraduate QU students and will be mentored by companies in Qatar. For this year, QAPCO and ExxonMobil will be offering internship opportunities for the national undergraduate.

Students and Faculty mentors may apply to any of the tracks depending upon their choice.

Criteria for faculty mentors:

Track 1: Faculty members participating in Track 1 should ensure that research proposal meets the following criteria:

• Applicants from STEM colleges will have to integrate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) aspects in their proposals.
• Applicants from non-STEM colleges will have to integrate either mathematics or technology part within their research proposal.
• The internship proposal must offer research experience in real-world laboratories that culminate with outcomes with distinct TRLs/ SRLs.
• The internship proposal also should reflect the scope for the participants to present the research outcomes in the form of a poster at the QU Annual Research Forum Exhibition and in the form of a research article to be presented/published at any tier 1 international venue.

Track 2: Track 2 faculty applicants may follow the application instructions in the later section.

The program runs for four weeks from May 29^th to June 23^rd, 2022 (This is the revised date as the University has scheduled dates for examinations from May 21^st – 23^rd).

The duration of the project will vary according to the timeline set by the faculty, however, the minimum duration for track 1 participants is 3 weeks and for track 2 is 2 weeks respectively.

• Faculty mentors will have to submit the proposal no later than 25th April 2022.
• Student registration
  • Start date: 15 April 2022
  • End Date: May 12, 2022.

• Please click here to download the faculty application template
• Please click here to download the guidelines for faculty, who are interested to apply for research internship in English
• Please click here to download the guidelines for faculty, who are interested to apply for research internship in Arabic

• Please click here to download the student registration form in English
• Please click here to download the student registration form in Arabic

• Please find the report template here
• For poster submission (only for track 1 project participants), please contact the respective project mentors.

• Track 1 - Outcomes directed Intensive research program

  
  Qatar University Young Scientists Center (QUYSC)

  1. Smart eco-friendly polyolefin coating incorporated with yttrium nanoparticles with corrosion inhibitor for corrosion protection in the carbon steel substrate
  2. Flexible and durable hybrid polymer nanocomposite for energy harvesting applications
  3. Assessment models used in informal STEM learning
  4. Role of Innovative Practices in Early STEM Education

  
  Center For Advanced Materials (CAM)

  1. Designing and Application of Environmentally friendly Smart Self-healing Polymeric coating for corrosion protection of steel

  
  Environmental Science Center (ESC)

  1. Measurement of Aerosol optical Depth (AOD) using in-situ and satellite observations over Middle East.

  
  Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) / College of Arts & Science (CAS)

  1. Higher education and role of museums

  
  Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) / College of Sharia & Islamic Studies

  1. Discussion about the impact of coronavirus disease 2019-2021 on conducting Face-to-Face interviews – towards optimum future practice of data collection

  
  College of Dental Medicine (CDM)

  1. Artificial Intelligence for Detection of Dental Pathology on Panoramic Radiographs
  2. Association of oral health with gastric cancer: A systematic review

  
  College of Education

  1. Artificial Intelligence in Mathematics Education: Challenges and Possibilities – an analysis on “Rational Functions” – grade 12

  
  College of Engineering

  1. Potential of artificial intelligence for early detection of diseases from chest sounds acquired from a digital stethoscope

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• Track 2 - Research and training focused

  
  Center For Advanced Materials (CAM)

  1. Fabrication and Testing of Porous Block Copolymer Membranes for Produced Water Treatment in Oil & Gas Industry
  2. N-oxide based gels
  3. High-voltage Lithium-ion Batteries: Manufacturing & Testing

  
  Laboratory Animal Research Center (LARC)

  1. Standard Techniques in Microbiology and their working Principle

  
  Central Laboratories Unit (CLU)

  1. Drinking and ground water analysis for organic and inorganic contaminants by using different analytical techniques.

  
  Environmental Science Center (ESC)

  1. Analysis of Environmental Pollutants within the Qatari Ecosystem

  
  Biomedical Research Center (BRC)

  1. Biomedical Research Center 2022 Summer Internship Program

  
  Center for Sustainable Development

  1. Microalgae Biorefinery
  2. eDNA for Environmental Monitoring

  
  Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI)

  1. SESRI’s Summer Internship Program (Research Department)
  
  

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• Track 3 - External Projects
  1. QAPCO internship program (only for final year students from College of Business and Economics)
  2. Exxonmobile internship program

With an impeccable experience in mentoring students, the center was honored with the responsibility of hosting the Summer Research Internship Program 2022 (SRIP 2022) at Qatar University for promoting research culture among the young generation and enhancing their potential, leading to accomplishing a knowledge-based society in Qatar. The Summer Research Internship Program commenced the project sessions on the 29th of May 2022, Sunday, and continued till June 23rd. This year witnessed a large student interest in internships with 308 students including 217 females and 91 males registering for the projects, as the internship was carried out On-campus after the 2-year span of online learning owing to the Covid-19 period.

Tracks of SRIP 2022

• Track 1 students underwent a compulsory 3-week research methodology course alternatively along with 2 - 3 weeks of research experience projects alternatively to meet the scholarly outcomes requirement. The breakdown of the track is as follows:

  

• Track 2 offered research internships for 2 to 4 weeks by research faculty mentors in specialized domains of specific research areas. This track was not only confined to research internships but also provided skill development courses. The breakdown of this program is as follows:

  

• Track 3 is exclusively for National undergraduate QU students and mentored by companies in Qatar. For this year, QAPCO and ExxonMobil were offering internship opportunities for the national undergraduate students in the areas of finance, management, science, engineering and technology.

Impact of SRIP 2022

Participating QU Entities of SRIP 2022

Participating External Entities of SRIP 2022