American University of Sharjah (AUS) held a successful physics competition for area schools to showcase how fun Physics can be and encourage high school students to consider Physics in their future career plans. Over 20 high school student teams from seven Sharakah partner schools displayed various physics projects as part of the American University of Sharjah’s (AUS) FUNtastic FZX competition held at the university on Thursday, April 30, 2015.
The competition was part of a day-long physics open day organized by the AUS Office of Enrollment Management in collaboration with the Department of Physics, and included interactive participation, public lectures, live demonstrations, and an exhibition displaying physics projects done by over 20 high school teams for the competition. The event featured a number of lectures in various aspects of Physics, including an address by Dr. Nasser Hamdan, Professor of Physics at AUS, on X-rays and their applications as a non-destructive technique.
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