20 SCIENTISTS GRANTED LONG-TERM VISAS

■ Dr Lihadh Al Gazali: Senior consultant, clinical genetics and paediatrics department, UAE University

■ Dr Hassan Arafat: Professor at Khalifa University

■ Dr. Omar Yaghi: Founding director, Berkeley Global Science Institute

■ Dr Andrea Macchio: Associate professor, physics department and head of physics programme, New York University-Abu Dhabi

■ Dr Fikri Abu Zeedan: Professor and head, incidents research group at department of surgery, UAE University

■ Dr Enas Al Nashef: Associate professor at department of chemical engineering, Khalifa University

■ Professor Linda Zou: Khalifa University

■ Dr Afaf Kamal Al Deen: Professor at department of food science, UAE University

■ Dr Ala’a Al Dahhan: Professor at department of geology, UAEU

■ Dr Lourdes F. Vega: Honorary professor at the gas research centre, Khalifa University

■ Dr Lakmal Seneviratne: Director, Khalifa University Centre for Autonomous Robotic Systems

■ Professor Wesley Cantwell: director of Aviation Innovation Research Centre and professor in department of aerospace engineering at Khalifa University

■ Dr Ernesto Damiani: Founding director of Khalifa University Centre of Physical Cyber Systems

■ Dr Galeb Al Hussaini: Professor of chemical engineering, head of chemical engineering, Dana Gas

■ Dr Abdul Rahim Nimar: Professor of physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAEU

■ Dr Omar Amin: Professor of biology, UAEU

■ Dr Ehab Al Saadani: Professor of chemical engineering, Khalifa University

■ Dr Abdo Adam: Professor at the faculty of medicine and health sciences, UAEU

■ Dr Ernest Adghati: Professor at department of anatomy in the faculty of medicine and health sciences, UAEU

■ Dr Hatem Zeineldin: Professor of electrical and computer engineering, Khalifa University