Assist Prof Dr. Dua Weraikat | Smart Farming Award | Best Researcher Award

Assist Prof Dr. Dua Weraikat, Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai

Dr. Dua Weraikat is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering, recognized for her extensive contributions to sustainable supply chain management and value chain coordination. She earned her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Concordia University in Montréal, Québec, Canada, where her dissertation focused on coordination mechanisms for sustainable supply chain management in the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Weraikat also holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering with a focus on Manufacturing from the University of Jordan and a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering with a specialization in Management from Jordan University of Science and Technology.

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Summary of Suitability for Best Researcher Award

Dr. Dua Weraikat is an accomplished researcher and Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering with a robust academic and research background. Her contributions to the field of industrial engineering, particularly in sustainable supply chain management and industrial operations, underscore her qualifications for the Best Researcher Award.

Education:

• Postdoctoral Researcher
  FORAC, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
  Project: Coordinating value chain with anticipation in the Forest Industry
  2015-2016
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Industrial Engineering
  Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
  Dissertation Title: Coordination Mechanisms for Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry
  2011-2015
• Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Industrial Engineering – Manufacturing
  University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
  2006-2009
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Industrial Engineering – Management
  Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
  2000-2004

Work Experience:

• Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering
  Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), UAE
  Present
• Postdoctoral Researcher
  FORAC, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
  2015-2016
  • Conducted research on coordinating value chains with anticipation in the forest industry.
• Ph.D. Researcher
  Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
  2011-2015
  • Focused on coordination mechanisms for sustainable supply chain management in the pharmaceutical industry.

Distinctions and Awards:

• Outstanding Global Faculty Advisor Award, IISE, May 2024
• Regional Faculty Advisor Award, IISE, May 2024
• Gold Award, IISE Chapter Recognition Program, IISE, May 2024
• Gold Award, IISE Chapter Recognition Program, IISE, June 2023
• Best Full Paper Presentation Award, “MaiRobot: AI and IoT-based Underwater Robot For Coral Reef and Water Quality Monitoring,” 14th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference on Applied Computing (URC 2022), Dubai, UAE, October 2022
• 1st Prize Poster Competition, 4th European IEOM Conference, Rome, Italy, August 3-5, 2021
• RIT-internal Research Grant, UAE, December 2018
• Nominated for the final selection (1 of 6 among 23) for the 4th Elmaghraby Best Student Paper Award, France, June 2016
• Nominated for CAGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Award/Prix d’excellence de l’ADESAQ, Concordia University, Canada, February 2016
• Doctoral Thesis with Distinction, Excellent, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Concordia University, Canada, December 2015
• Concordia Accelerator Awards, Concordia University, Canada, February 2015
• Excellence Award – Cooperation Montreal-Québec for the academic year 2014-2015, CIRRELT, December 2014
• Best Ph.D. Seminar Award, Concordia University, Canada, April 2014
• Partial Tuition Scholarship for International Students, Concordia University, Canada, 2012-2013
• Partial Tuition Scholarship for International Students, Concordia University, Canada, 2010-2011
• Master’s Thesis with Distinction, Excellent, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jordan, Jordan, May 2009
• Scientific Research Award, University of Jordan, Jordan, 2008-2009

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