Oman Air gives scholarship to student

MUSCAT: Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate, in collaboration with the Italian Agency for Nuclear Physics and the Research Council - Oman, has announced its support to sponsor a scholarship for talented physics student Zainab Al Salhiyah.

The Italian Agency for Nuclear Physics is the main supervisor of the scholarship, which will focus on the study of the basic compo- nents of matter and its laws.

Award-winning

Nearly 5,000 award-winning scientists from all over the world, whose work has already received global recognition, are involved in the initiative.

Al Salhiyah received the scholarship to work on the project having been recommended by the European Space Agency.

Her work will focus on the fields of particle physics, cosmo physics, nuclear physics and theoretical physics, as well as technological research.

Al Salhiyah represents the Sultanate at the Space Generation Advisory Council to support the United Nations Programme on Space Application and is a member of Women in Aerospace Europe.

Commenting on the initiative, Dr. Khalid bin Abdul Wahab Al Balushi, Senior Manager of Government Affairs at Oman Air, said: “We are proud to engage with prestigious scientific research and delighted to support such a gifted Omani student. It is vital for the future of the Omani economy that we encourage the country’s youth to be technological and scientific innovators”.