June 1st. Under the auspices of An-Najah University President, Prof. Rami Hamdallah, and the sponsorship of Palestine Cellular Communication Company (Jawwal), the University launched the Fifth Palestinian International Chemistry Conference (PICC) under the title “Chemistry and Sustainable Development” in celebration of the International Year of Chemistry 2011. The opening ceremony was held at the Prince Turki Bin Abdul Aziz Theater at the New Campus.
Other sponsors included: Dar-Alshefa for pharmaceutical industry, Al- Zahra Company for Food and Beverage, Sun Pharm Company and Omega Company for raw materials.
Attendees to the opening ceremony included: An-Najah University President, Prof. Rami Hamdallah, Dr. Suleiman Khalil, Conference Organizing Committee Chairman and Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University, Dr. Sam Alfoqahaa, Director of the Public Relations Department at An-Najah and Master of Ceremony at the opening session, Mr. Loai Abu Shaqdam, Director of the Companies Sector Department at Jawwal, in addition to representatives of other sponsor companies, a number of Faculties’ Deans, as well as researchers from different countries including India, Singapore, Germany and others.
At the opening ceremony, Dr. Alfoqahaa welcomed the participants and said that the Conference will be addressing various issues and topics in the field of applied and pure chemistry in which researchers and experts in the different fields of chemistry will be participating.
Dr. Khalil delivered a speech in which he said that the University has become unique not only in the field of education, but has attained equal status as a major and leading research institution in Palestine. He added “We pride ourselves in our distinguished researchers and educators and we are happy to disseminate information to interested researchers through the different conferences that we host and sponsor. It is a great honor that the 5th Palestinian International Conference (5th PICC 2011) is organized by the Chemistry Department at An- Najah National University in association with the Chemistry Departments and all other Palestinian universities in Palestine in joint cooperator with Pan-Arab and International Chemical institutes”.
Moreover, he stated: “We see the United Nation International year of Chemistry (IYC 2011) as an ideal opportunity to engage and spine people in Chemistry. This is a great opportunity to tell the people of Palestine about the Chemical Sciences, their importance, their relevance to people’s daily life and to the Palestinian economy”. “The conference will bring together academic and experts from the industrial sector and educators from the local communities to present their latest development in all fields of chemistry with the focus on various issues that play a significant role in building a brighter future for industries in Palestine”, Dr. Khalil explained.
Dr. Khalil also mentioned that the Conference has many goals including: Drawing practical and feasible plans toward sustainable social and economic development in Palestine, while emphasizing the role of chemistry in technological advancement, Drawing plans to establish effective network between academia and industry, Drawing plans to achieve technology transfer to Palestine, showing necessary educational and scientific platforms that guarantee success and easy access to information, and Supporting technologies of key importance in specialty commercials such as pharmaceutical, paints, food, cosmetics, detergents etc.
He also said: “The successful organization of PICC has required the talents, dedication and time of many volunteers and a strong support from sponsors. First, I would like to thank his Excellency Professor Rami Hamdallah, President of An–Najah National University and the Chairman of the Conference, for his valuable support of scientific research in the University in general and to the Faculty of Science in particular and his support of the Conference”.
In his speech, Prof. Hamdallah welcomed the participants in the Conference and said that based on the University’s recognition of the importance of chemistry in the different fields of life, the Department of Chemistry was among the first departments to be established in the early stages of the University’s history. Chemists from different parts of the world came to present their research in front of their colleagues in Palestine. This is of great importance to chemists and industry men in Palestine since the research that those participants are going to present at the Conference would help facilitate and support sustainable development in the country.
The President also said that the University considers scientific research a priority which is clear through the many scientific awards and ranks it achieved recently, in addition to the publishing of research work in different international scientific journals. The University also dedicates much of its funding to the provision of equipments and devices used to conduct scientific research in various fields of science.
Moreover, Prof. Hamdallah mentioned that among the very first PhD Degree program that the University launched was the PhD Degree Program in Chemistry which indicates the importance of chemistry as an academic major. He also explained that chemistry is important on the technical and social levels in addition to its importance to other fields and issues such as renewable energy, environmentally-aware agricultural methods and water treatment.
“Today, we stand at the precipice of a new world, with both the successes and challenges that it brings. Perhaps of greatest importance among these challenges is how we will provide the food and energy for a growing population. Yet we already see the potential for chemistry in alleviating these concerns. Within our lifetime, solar power can become more cost effective than fossil fuels and new fertilizers will improve plant growth and food production. Breakthroughs such as these do not occur because of single person, compound, or process but are the synthesis of research and application across academia and industry”, Prof. Hamdallah added.
Mr. Abu Shaqdam delivered a speech in which he thanked the University for holding such exceptional and important scientific conference and valued its interest in supporting scientific research and knowledge. He added that Jawwal is deeply concerned with interacting with local civil institutions and through supporting and sponsoring such scientific conferences it contributes to the promotion of science and knowledge in the country.
He also said that Jawwal holds many cooperation agreements with An-Najah through which it conducts many projects that target the University students and provide them with training that would qualify them to the work field in the future.
The opening session consisted of three different sessions which featured a number of presentations and talks including: “Evolving Catalytic Routes for Carbon Nanotube And Graphene Growth” by Dr. Mark H. Rümmeli (Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (IFW Dresden, Group Leader: Molecular Nanostructure,Dresden, Germany).
“Synthesizing Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene via Carbothermal Reduction of SixOy” by Dr. Bachmatiuk, “Investigating The Effect of Heat Pretreatment and Catalyst Mixtures on The Yield of Epitaxially Horizontally Aligned Carbon Nanotubes Grown on St-Cut Quartz” by Imad Ibrahim, “Carbon Nanotubes” by Ragini C. Patil, AND “Photodegradation of Water Organic Contaminates Under
Solar Simulator Light” by Ahed H. Zyoud.
Other papers included: “Translating Innovative Science into Medicine for the Treatment of Global Unmet Medical Needs” by Dr. Adnan Mujali, “Pharmacare, 26 Years of Success” by Dana Awwad , “Isolation and Characterization of the active Ingredient of Selected Palestinian Medicinal plants” by Dr. Suleiman Al-Khalil, “A facile synthesis of quinazolino [1,4]benzodiazepine natural alkaloids” by Naim H. Al-Said, “Drug Optimization & Chemical Structure Modification Of Antiseizure Drug Gabapentin” by Walaa Hmedat, and “Synthesis and Biological Activity of N-Heteroaromatic-substituted Thiophene-2-carbohydrazides” by Mohammed A. Al-Nuri.
” Antioxidant and Anticancer Activities of Six Palestinian Plants Used In Traditional Medicine” by Ahmad Ibrahim Husein, “Metal-Organic Frameworks and their Applications to Clean Energy” by Professor Omar Yaghi, “Fate of Oxytetracycline & Doxycycline in Soil & Underground Water” by Lama Sameeh Awartani, “Predicting the Solubility of Pesticide Compounds in Water Using QSPR Methods” by Omar Deeb, “Surface Energies of Metals in Both Liquid and Solid States” by Fathi Aqra, “The Association Behavior of Small Organic Compounds in Aqueous Medium Using Light Scattering Techniques: The Benzotriazoles as an Example” by Fadwa Ode.
Also, “Direct Asymmetric Catalytic Oxidation of Ketones to α-Hydroxy Ketones Using a Chiral Bimetallic Pd(II) Complex” by Othman Hamed, “Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Dicarboxymethylation of Chiral Allylic Alcohols: Chirality Transfer Affording Optically Active Diesters Containing Three Contiguous Chiral Centers” by Othman Hamed, “Synthesis, spectral study and Antibacterial activity of Chloroarsenic(III)3(2’-hydroxyphenyl)-5-(4-substituted “ by Dr. Jeeven Singh, and “Renewable Energy as Only-Choice for Mankind: “ by Hikmat Hilal.
In addition to “Tribological Performance of MoS2:Ti /MoS2: TiBN/TiBN/TiB2/ TiComposites” by Dr. Shehdeh Jodeh, “Hydrogen Storage in Nano-Sized Metallic and Bimetallic Clusters” by Mohammed Suleiman, “Understanding Complexation and Desorption of Copper Ion in Three contaminated Soil Types in Palestine Using Surfactants and Ligands” by Ahmad A. Abu-Obaid , and “Monosaccharide and Glycan Analysis by Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry” by Loubna Hammad.
“X-ray Crystallographic – Interdisciplinary Research” by Professor Shashidhara Prasad, “Nitrate and nitrite ion removal from water using activated carbon based on solid olive wastes” by Hiba Nassar, “An optical characterization of Tris (2-aminoethyl) aminocarboxylic acid Functionalized Polyvinylbenzyl Chloride Microspheres using polymer swelling” by Hanin R. Qasim, “The Kinetic Study Of Glyphosate Leachate in Palestinian soil at Different Concentrations” by Manar Attallah, “New Technique to Prepare Nano-Sized CdS Films for Light-to-Electricity Conversion” by Sahar Khudruj, “Sensitizing Zinc Oxide Photocatalyst with Natural dye for Water Disinfection under Sun Light” by Sondos Ateeq, “Sensitization of semiconducting powder catalysts in water purification: Photo-degradation of medical drugs and microorganisms” by Fedaa Salih, and “Preparation and Enhancement of CdS/ZnS Thin Films for Photovoltaic Purposes” by Maysaa Atatreh, “
At the end of the opening ceremony, Prof. Hamdallah and Dr. Khalil presented Shields of Appreciation to the sponsors and participants in the Conference; the Conference will continue until Thursday, June 2nd.
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