April, 17 2017
AURAK Alumna to Earn Ph.D.
It has been announced that Aaesha Alnuaimi, an alumna from the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), is on the verge of earning her Ph.D. from the Abu Dhabi-based Masdar Institute.
It has been announced that Aaesha Alnuaimi, an alumna from the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), is on the verge of earning her Ph.D. from the Abu Dhabi-based Masdar Institute.
Alnuaimi graduated from AURAK in 2011, having earned her bachelor’s degree in electronics and communications engineering, then immediately beginning her postgraduate studies.
Last week she successfully defended her dissertation, and will therefore earn her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering Defense for her research on the ‘investigation of interfacial layers for graphene/silicon Schottky junction solar cells’.
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