Eureka: The Shaukat Khanum Science Fair 2009

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre has always taken the lead in innovation and originality in all its endeavors. We would like to inculcate in the students the same spirit of innovation in the field of science. For this the Shaukat Khanum Science Fair 2009, EUREKA was organized. The Fair provided opportunities to young scientists from all over Pakistan to share ideas and showcase their innovative science projects and compete for the prestigious ‘Junior Scientist of the Year Award’ and many other distinctions
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As a part of Round I, we invited Project Proposals from schools all over Pakistan. These Project Proposals were reviewed by our Jury and 54 projects from 9 categories were selected for display in the Final Round at the Shaukat Khanum Science Fair. The students really out did themselves and displayed great creativity in science at such a tender age.

Nearly 2,500 students from various schools of Lahore visited the Science Fair and it was also covered by 5 television channels. The Jury comprised of 18 judges from all the 9 categories from renowned institutions:

Astronomy - Dr. Sabieh Anwar, Head of Science of Engineering Deptt, LUMS
Astronomy - Mr. Umair Asim, Sr. Vice Principal, Farooqi Girls High School
Biology - Prof. Hamid Saeed, Registrar, FC College University
Biology - Dr. Fatima Khawaja, Research Scientist, SKMCH & RC
Chemistry - Prof. Dr. Bushra Mateen, Vice Chancellor, Lahore College for Women University
Chemistry - Dr. Arjumand Iqbal Durrani, Assistant Professor, UET, Lahore
Computer Science - Dr. Naveed A. Malik, Rector, Virtual University, Lahore
Computer Science - Dr. Mansoor Sarwar, Director Institute of Business & IT, Punjab University
Earth Sciences - Prof. Ali Iqtadar Mirza, Chairperson, Department of Geography, GC University
Earth Sciences - Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Hussain Baloch, Principal, College of Earth & Environment, Punjab University
Environmental Sciences - Dr. Manzoor Gill, Chief Advancement Officer, FC College University
Environmental Sciences - Prof. Dr. Nikhat Khan, Vice Principal, Kinnaird College
Health Sciences - Dr. Natasha Anwar Research Scientist, SKMCH & RC
Health Sciences - Dr. Usman Rashid, Research Scientist, SKMCH & RC
Mathematics - Dr. Karamat Hussain Dar, Chairperson, Faculty of Mathematics, GC University
Mathematics - Syed Muhammad Husnine, Head of Humanities Sciences, FAST University
Physics - Prof. Dr. Sufian Aslam, Chairman Department of Physics, FC College University
Physics - Dr. Khurram Siraj, Assistant Professor, UET, Lahore

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