Dubai: A 13-year old Emirati scientist was all smiles as the University of Manchester honoured him for his impressive list of inventions.
لنبوغهما العلمي اللافت.. #جامعة_مانشستر تكرم "العالم الصغير" أديب البلوشي وشقيقته دانة "أصغر رائدة فضاء"🇦🇪 pic.twitter.com/hfo8Eif17Z
— دوت إمارات (@dotemirates) April 4, 2017
In 2013, Adeeb Al Balushi made local headlines for creating a car seatbelt heart monitor, a cleaning robot and light-weight prosthetic limbs.
He has also invented a fireproof helmet with a camera system to help see in emergencies.
Adeeb’s latest invention included the graphene substance, which involved a special device for elderly people praying in mosques and those with special medical needs.
On Tuesday, Wam reported that the UK university honoured Adeeb and his younger sister Dana, 11, for their scientific achievements in the fields of medical sciences and space sciences.
#جامعة_مانشستر تكرم #أديب_البلوشي وشقيقته دانة لنبوغهما العلمي اللافت. #الإمارات pic.twitter.com/O2tMZxzpbL
— أخبار الإمارات (@news_ae) April 4, 2017
Dana, 11, was recognised for being the youngest Emirati to experience training at the US-based National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Adeeb and Dana are the first and youngest students to discuss scientific research on full-scale projects at the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester, impressing the institute’s management for their considerable research, logic and scientific qualities.
The honouring ceremony was carried out by James Baker, Business Director of the University of Manchester, on behalf of Sir Konstantin Novoselov, a Russian-British physicist who won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Other participants in the ceremony included Dr Aravind Vijayaraghavan, Research Specialist on Nano Technology at the university, and Paul Fontaine, Chief Designer of Technology Projects..
The brother-sister duo were also received at the UAE Embassy in London, by Ambassador Sulaiman Al Mazroui.
Amb @almazroui_s received 13-year old #Emirati inventor & scientist @AdeebAlblooshi, 1 of 8 world's most impressive young medical pioneers. pic.twitter.com/RpOxiuEQcb
— UAE Embassy UK (@UAEEmbassyUK) March 31, 2017
Al Mazrouei expressed his satisfaction at their accomplishments and encouraged them to pursue their scientific interests.