The University of Agriculture Faisalabad's student Muhammad Usman bagged the first position in the Distinguished Innovations, Collaboration and Entrepreneurship (DICE) festival for developing Invelox Wind Turbine enabling producing cheap and environmental friendly energy in low windy area at even lessen that will help in addressing energy issue.
Two-day DICE Festival, innovative business plan competition, in the field of Agriculture and Food Sciences concluded at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad on Thursday. In which, students from 30 universities presented their business plans at UAF Expo Center and set up 120 stalls.
The event organized by Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization in collaboration with DICE Foundation was presided over by DICE Foundation Chairperson Dr Khurshid Qureshi, while DICE President Saad Elahi, Director Institute of Horticulture UAF Dr Aman Ullah Malik, Director ORIC Dr Zahir Ahmad Zahir, Dr Waseem Ahmad, and other notables also spoke on the concluding session. The first prize winner is awarded Rs100,000/= to get the first prize.
Abid Hasnain from the University of Karachi got the second position on the development of commercially important cold water soluble instant starch from indigenous sources. Mahwish Tanveer from University of Agriculture Faisalabad stood third on the development of nutritionally rich noodles utilizing high extradition multigrain flour. The second and third position holders were awarded Rs60,000 and Rs40,000 respectively.
The others who were given Rs10,000 awards as the token of their noble ideas included the Sidra ul Muntaha from Jinnah Women University on the development of multi-purpose therapeutic inhaler. Mydah from National Textile University won the prize on the project titled special fabric having vitamin C properties from citrus peel.
Danial Yousuf from University of Education developed the project of barely oil that will help decrease our dependency on palm oil. Waseem Akram from University of Agriculture Faisalabad worked on mob fogger a convenient fogging approach.
Muhammad Nasir from Baluchistan University of Information Technology Quetta developed the industrial monitoring system through smart devices. Yumna Naz from Jinnah University for Women developed the utilization of mango seed Kernel Flour in marking Gluten Free Cupcakes.