Action Research Process
TWS is working with the professors of Heriot-Watt University Dubai on a project called Action Research. The Action Research is a project that enables interested students from Year 11 to Year 13 to carry out a mini research on a topic of their interest from selected subjects to produce a short thesis.
Mr. Bilal Ajadi
An aquaponics engineer at Sheri Farms, U.A.E, growing plants and farming fishes together. He specializes in the gardening method of hydroponics (plant growth sans soil) and aquaponics. In the process of aquaponics, fish wastewater carries nutrients for plants. Plants filter out the water for the fish, resulting in a repetitive cycle that saves 90% of irrigation water.
Mr. Ajadi shared his journey through the field of aquaponics engineering, which began with his university dissertation project. After extensive thought, he selected aquaponics as the project focus. He went through months of research, experimenting and prototyping, eventually resulting in automated systems that helped educate people about aquaponics. These systems are adaptable to other irrigation methods and can be controlled and monitored remotely.
With all the knowledge he had garnered, he wanted to take it one step further by implementing his aquaponics systems in Sheri Farms’ greenhouses. For every greenhouse project that succeeded, the following system’s growth area was larger than the last to allow for commercial efficiency.
Mr. Ajadi advised the youth to be confident in their ideas and aspire for success. “Failure is not the end, it is a necessary part of the path to success”, he concluded.
Dr. Shaheema Hameed
Dr. Shaheema Hameed works as Curriculum Developer for Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence under the Aspire Zone Foundation in Doha. Qatar. She transitioned into the corporate sector after completing nearly 11 years in academia. She is an accomplished researcher and a passionate teacher who has published research under reputed names like Springer and Emerald. She also spearheads the Global Generation Z research, the largest demographic survey on Generation Z in the world, as Country Liaison (India). She has been awarded 7 times at various national and international forums for her research work and is the recipient of the ‘Best theme research paper’ award from the Indian Society of Training and Development. Prior to joining Aspire Academy, she worked as Assistant Professor for Banasthali Vidyapith, the world’s largest residential Women’s university. In her academic career spanning 11 years, she has published 21 research papers, presented them at 23 conferences and has been a vital part in 11 workshops and seminars. In addition to holding a PhD which was obtained under the government of India’s UGC NET Research Fellow scheme, she is also an MBA specializing in Human Resource Management, Business Research and Business Communication. Additionally, she is also an accredited Trainer of English to Speakers of Other Languages under the American TESOL Institute.
Dr. Yasemin Nielsen
Dr. Nielsen has over 25 years of academic and industrial experience and she is currently active in post-graduate education and research.
As a catalyst for closer collaboration between industry and academia, she has promoted applied research with an industry focus.
Her publications include book chapters and numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.
She has organized and chaired international conferences. She is often invited as a guest speaker, panellist and judge to several industry events, conferences and awards.
Dr. Nielsen is based in UAE and is currently an Associate Professor and the Lead of EngD in Construction at Heriot Watt University Dubai campus.
Professor Linsey Dolan
Linsey is a full time academic from Heriot Watt University and her nationality is from
Scotland, UK.
Based at the Dubai campus and from a design and construction industry background,
one of Linseys many tasks is to connect her undergraduate students in the industry
activities alongside their studies in strong academic outreach practice.
Linsey is always happy to engage in high school pedagogy activities that promote the
learning that is experienced at Heriot Watt Dubai and is delighted to be here today to
offer some advice to help you.
