On the Geological Environments of Emerald

On the Geological
Environments of Emerald

UOB And the
(Danat) Institute Discuss Graduation Research on The Teams Platform

16/6/2020

A study conducted at the
University of Bahrain (UOB) classified the geological environments of emerald
based on its chemical elements using discriminant analysis, and it determined
the correct geographical environment for several other gemstones that were not
included in the study sample, after applying the analysis to gemstone data of
known sources.

The study was conducted by
student Wafa Fawzi Hassan as a graduation project for the bachelor’s program in
statistics and scientific research at the Department of Mathematics at the
College of Science at UOB, which was done in cooperation with Bahrain Institute
of Pearl and Gemstones (Danat), and was recently discussed on the virtual
communication platform “MS Teams” in the presence of the examiners from the faculty
of the Mathematics Department of the University’s College of Science, namely, Prof.
Abdulaziz Salih Lahji, and Associate Professor Dr. Satish Kumar Agarwal.

The Director of the Research
Department at Danat, Dr. Stefanos Karampelas, indicated that the importance of
the research lies in its answer to an important question, which is: How can we
determine the geological environment of emerald through the chemical
composition of some elements in it? And he explained that knowing the
environment of this gemstone contributes to forming a complete picture and
specifications of the geological environments and their gemstones types.
Pointing out that the proposed model will enable specialists to identify
sources of other gemstones as well.

Moreover, Assistant Professor of
Applied Statistics from the Mathematics Department at UOB, Dr. Maryam Ahmad
Al-Mannai, confirmed that the UOB’s cooperation with Danat would motivate
students to bring out the best knowledge and information they acquired through
their university education, indicating that students will know analyzes types that
may be required in the work environment and will keep pace with the rapid
technological development with such huge amount of data.

For her part, student Wafa Fawzi
Hassan stressed the importance of projects in refining students’ skills and
converting their cognitive experiences into distinguished practical
experiences, expressing her sincere thanks to the University and the Institute for
providing what is necessary for the success of the research and giving her the
opportunity to gain practical experience.

The study was supervised by
Assistant Professor of Applied Statistics in the Mathematics Department at UOB,
Dr. Al-Mannai, the Director of the Research Department at Danat, Dr. Karampelas,
and the Research Technician at the Institute, Hosna Al-Derazi.

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Key Words

Geological Environments of
Emerald, Emerald, Discriminant Analysis, Department of Mathematics at the
College of Science, University of Bahrain, MS Teams,