Masdar Institute of Science and Technology today announced that more than 40 undergraduate students, including 25 UAE nationals from local and international universities, have been given the opportunity to research and learn about critical topics as part of its annual Summer Research Internship Programme.

The six-week programme covered subjects including labs and lessons relating to sectors critical to the UAE's sustainable and innovative future, and the interns participated in a range of research projects, including designing and developing a miniature satellite called a CubeSat, learning about the research environment in core lab facilities, developing energy storage solutions, measuring passive radiative cooling to save energy, and developing an advanced system for the Internet of Things, IoT.

Dr. Lamya N. Fawwaz, Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Public Affairs at Masdar Institute, which is a research-driven institution focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, said, "Teaching promising undergraduates how to apply science and research skills by our world-class professors, in our high-tech labs, is part of Masdar Institute’s commitment to supporting the UAE leadership’s emphasis on human capital development. Through our internship programme students learn about the excitement of advanced scientific education, which provides them with the skills needed to be part of the country’s most high-demand economic sectors."