 مرحباً جميعاً جميعاً this is an exciting day for us we would like to welcome you to the environmental day 2021 I'm Dr. Mohamed Aboulaish from the biology, chemistry and environmental science department throughout the day we're going to learn about COVID-19 and the environment impact and sustainability but before that I would like to introduce you to our department the biology, chemistry and environmental sciences department the biology, chemistry and environmental science department offers different programs and majors for example, biology with pre-med track courses chemistry, environmental sciences with two concentrations either in environmental chemistry and analysis or environmental biology and ecosystems we also offer different minors to complement the majors that you get whether it's biology or chemistry like biology, environmental science and environmental policy at the department we offer you advanced educational and research laboratories at the BCE department we provide you with the best educational experience we also provide you with internships that will help you decide which careers you would like to pursue so at the department we offer different majors like biology, chemistry and environmental sciences but why do we study biology? we study biology because biology is versatile and ever-changing biology provides an exciting and rich study career with a wide array of opportunities biology is a scientific study of life in all its complex forms humans, animals, plants, bacteria and fungi biology educates students about ecology, cell biology marine life, evolution in human physiology and offers flexibility in future career paths biology studies life at various levels from the tiniest cells to whole organisms and entire ecosystems but that's not only what we offer we also have chemistry major and this is why because chemistry is encountered in everyday life activities chemistry is central to everything chemistry is involved in everything in our life from water sanitation systems, water treatment to quality assurance, health and medicine, food production and energy sources such as fossil fuels, solar energy and nuclear energy and it's involved in all types of technology that are related to new materials, nanotechnology electronics chemistry is involved in the environment, our life and this brings us to the third major that the BCE department offers which is environmental science so why study environmental science? environmental science studies our environment, our life without which we cannot exist it helps us find solutions for environmental problems and ensures a healthy life it helps us identify solutions for a sustainable future environmental science is an interdisciplinary science in other words it considers all aspects of the environment it considers natural sciences whether it can be biology, chemistry or physics and social sciences like business, management, political science in order to do what to find better solutions for the environment environmental science is involved with the current issues such as sustainability which is involved at all levels in the industry with climate change that's affecting our life food and water security which is very important topic right now and waste to energy which would help us reduce the waste that's accumulating in our environment and eventually would lead to a healthy environment the BCE department offers different programs that provides these students with integrated knowledge of contemporary principles and applications that prepare students for advanced degrees and careers in teaching research, education and industry it provides students with a high quality laboratory rich learning environment it provides students with opportunities for students to participate in research projects of their own under the guidance of highly qualified faculty it provides a dynamic curriculum that reflects the needs of changing world innovation and opportunities for lifelong learning I would like you to meet our department our faculty and staff the department provides world class international faculty and research associates that have the highest qualifications in biology, chemistry and environmental sciences combined with North American experience our faculty will provide you with a support that will increase your knowledge improve your experience and provide you with the best educational and research experience that you would have in addition to our faculty we have research fellows visiting scholars and professors of practice and staff that will support you in the lab, outside of the lab throughout your educational experience so that you have the best experience that you can get our faculty and staff will provide you with advanced research opportunities because our faculty have established collaborations with ministries agencies and corporations in environmental research that's related to drinking and wastewater analysis and treatment environmental monitoring and remediation environmental management strategies and assessment which are very important for the industry right now our faculty are active in the development of novel adsorbents and photocatalytic nanomaterials for removal of heavy metals and organic pollutants from wastewater and polluted waters in the environment our faculty investigate the censuses isolation and analysis of organic and inorganic materials for different applications such as stem films super molecules and catalysis our faculty perform research related to understanding the role of nutrition in immune competence the effectiveness of physical activity interventions on cardiovascular diseases and diabetes our faculty study also how neural connections contribute to maturation of neural circuits and in developing novel ways to detect diseases in humans and wildlife and that's not all our faculty are involved in the study of coral reef communities terrestrial and marine predator pre-habitat relations and climate change related to plant communities in coastal systems and so many other areas of research that would add to your knowledge increase your experience in research and also will provide you with an opportunity to learn about what type of career you would like to pursue but let me share with you the good news our building or as it's called the chemistry building has been recently renovated so now we have a new building with new classrooms new labs was highly advanced equipments that would provide you with the best educational environment best educational tools and research tools that would enable you to increase your knowledge and experience and would help you pursue the best career that you can at BCE we prepare our students for diverse career opportunities and also going to graduate school students can work in agriculture companies chemical laboratories consulting companies cosmetic companies food and beverage hospital research laboratories oil companies pharmaceutical police laboratories textile manufacturers environmental agencies we can also prepare you for the medical track and graduate school our programs also prepare students for local regional and international internships and this is very important so that it helps students understand what are they interested in and which careers they should pursue our graduates our students we are very proud of them we are very proud of them because after they have gained all of this knowledge and experience they have worked and interned in the best companies locally regionally and in the world such as the United Nations Development Program Environment and Protected Areas Authority be a company Dubai Municipality British Petroleum Worldwide Fund for Nature Petrofac Mazdar Institute Adnor World Food Program Emirates Environmental Group and so many we are very proud of the students this is not what only we offer at the department yes we offer the best education experience the best research experience but also we provide to the students activities beyond the classroom students get a chance to be involved in the organization of different events such as the environmental day which is a yearly event where students from the university from different high schools comes and attends get to be involved in competition poster competition, quizzes experimentation, have fun this is very important also we offer conferences that are related to the majors and other majors where students can increase their knowledge we also get the students involved in field trips where they have hands-on experience in nature educational seminars, student functions like clubs and organizations where students could contribute and grow and also competitions which intrigue the students to push themselves more and to achieve more we are very proud of our students we are very proud to have you with us here today and we're looking forward to seeing you part of this department thank you, it's an honor for us