04/April/2011: Mathematics & Science League at PI 2011
The third Mathematics & Science League at PI (MSLPI) was hosted once again at the Petroleum Institute on March 17th, 2011. Taking part this year were students from Abu Dhabi based schools: Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi, Al Nahda National School (Boys) and Al Nahda National School (Girls). A total of 36 boys (GS – 11 and ANNS – 25) and 33 girls (GS – 13 and ANNS – 20) participated in the league.
The girls contested for prizes in Individual and Team Championships at the PI’s Arzanah campus, whilst simultaneously, the boys entered into intellectual combat for similar prizes on the PI’s male campus.
The competition began with 75 minutes of individual-based events and after a lunch break a 60 minute team event was conducted. The itinerary of the competition was as follows:
- 25 minute individual physics round
- 25 minute individual chemistry round
- 25 minute individual mathematics round
- Lunch for the contestants and organizers/helpers
- 60 minute team round involving a mix of physics, chemistry & math questions
- Prize giving ceremony.
The occasion was marked with the presentation of prizes at both campuses by Professor Ismail A. Tag, the Senior Vice President and Provost of the PI. Also present at the awards ceremony was Professor Dennis Siginer, who is the Dean of the Arts & Sciences Program at the PI.
The prize winners for the Individual Championship competitions were:
Boys |
Girls |
Individual Championship |
First Place: Mujtaba Munashir
[Al Nahda National School (Boys)]
Runner Up: Basel Moslem
[Al Nahda National School (Boys)]
Best Student (from Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi): Naser Baloochi |
First Place: Samreen Jeelani
[Al Nahda National School (Girls)]
Joint Runners Up: Ayesha Hafeez
[Al Nahda National School (Girls)]
& Nourhan Saleh Abd-Elhamid [Al Nahda National School (Girls)]
Best Student (from Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi): Reem Malas |
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The prize winners for the Team Championship competitions were:
Winning Team |
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Al Nahda National School (Boys) |
Ehsan Ahmadi |
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Daniel Asef |
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Ahmad Mahfouz |
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Ataq Shah |
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Husban Ahmed |
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Runner Up Team |
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Al Nahda National School (Boys) |
Basel Moslem |
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Mansour Al Darei |
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Abdul Rahman Samadi |
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Abdullah Al Naqeeb |
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Sameed Bin Ejaz |
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Winning Team |
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Al Nahda National School (Girls) |
Samreen Jeelani |
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Ayesha Hafeez |
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Dana Hisham Ali Mohammed Al Shamasneh |
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Muna Majeed Mahmood |
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Saara Mohamed Abdulla |
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Runner Up Team |
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Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi |
Zoha Aoraiath |
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Fatima Bin Braik |
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Tala Turjoman |
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Nada Al Mohmeed |
The questions set for the competition were of a challenging level and certainly stretched the students. Nonetheless, the participants found the event to be stimulating and agreed that they had all gained from the experience.
Helping to ensure the success of the event were the following individual volunteers:
Arzanah Campus
PI student helpers:
- Yousra Hedi Guefrachi
- Noha Ahmed Al Shiubini
- Aya Nashat
- Aneesa Ijaz
- Mariam Adel Malas
Photographer:
Assisting school teachers:
- Ms. Lucy Abraham (Al Nahda National School (Girls))
- Ms. Hazar Kabbara (Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi)
- Ms. Ghina Fawwaz (Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi)
Male Campus
PI student helpers:
- Mohamed Mahfoodh,
- Ali Hussien Ali Shamlan Al Masabi,
- Mohamed Ali Al Kendi,
- Faris Ahmed Ali Al Zaabi,
- Mohamed Al Menhali
Assisting school teachers:
- Mr. Hassan Suhie (Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi)
- Mr. Bassam Saliba (Al Nahda National School(Boys))
The individual P.I. faculty members who were involved with the organizing logistics of the event were:
Organizing committee:
Drs. Jaap Geluk, Xun Wang, Khalid Dib, Ryan Fernandes
Question setters:
Math: Drs. Sean Stewart, Gary Miller, Graeme Ward, Mariam Al Hanai.
Chemistry: Dr. Issam Kobrsi
Physics: Dr. Curtis Bradley
On-site helpers:
Male Campus: Drs. Kevin Dean, Curtis Bradley, Xun Wang, Jeff
Seela, Amjad Tuffaha, Jaap Geluk, Ryan Fernandes.
Arzanah: Drs. Abdellatif Bouchalkha, Reza Najafzadeh, David Allison,
Trung Dinh Tran, Mutasem Sinnokrot, Andry Didenko, Mirella Elkadi,
Colin Francis, Khalid Dib.
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