Research Groups from the USA, China and Russia Awarded for the UAE Rain Enhancement Program USD$5 Million Grant

The UAE continues to lead research and scientific enquiry through
innovative program designed to boost global water security

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The awardees of the UAE
Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science were announced during
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2018.

In the presence of an audience comprising VIP dignitaries, ambassadors,
stakeholders and leading scientists, three research teams from the USA,
China and Russia were awarded the US $5 million grant offered by this
innovative UAE initiative.

The three awarded scientists for this Third Cycle of the Program are:

• Professor Eric Frew, of the University of Colorado, for his
  project dealing with targeted observation and seeding using autonomous
  unmanned aircraft systems.
• Dr Lulin Xue, of the Hua Xin Chuang Zhi Science and Technology
  LLC in China, for a project entitled “Using Advanced Experimental –
  Numerical Approaches to Untangle Rain Enhancement”.
• and Dr Ali Abshaev, of the Hail Suppression Research Center in
  Russia, for a project examining the creation of updrafts for the
  formation of artificial clouds and rainfall.

Also in attendance at the ceremony were awardees from the first two
Cycles, already carrying out ground-breaking work on innovative
algorithms, nanotechnology and land cover modification, ice production
processes in cumulus clouds, aerosols’ role in precipitation enhancement
and electrical properties of clouds.

Since the Program was launched, an international outreach campaign has
engaged with 1,220 researchers and 520 institutions from more than 68
countries. Key global institutions engaged include the United Nations,
the European Commission, the World Meteorological Organisation, NASA,
Harvard and Princeton.

By serving as a hub for an internationally recognized research network,
the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science is moving from
strength to strength by facilitating the active knowledge transfers
needed to ensure sustainable development and economic growth in those
regions of the world vulnerable to aridity and water shortages.

*Source: AETOSWire

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