A Saudi wins the award for `Best Project Around the World` and is nominated for the Nobel Prize

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">ArabiaWeather.com - The 17-year-old Saudi student, Abdul-Jabbar Al-Hamoud, won first place for the best project around the world, at the International Science and Engineering Fair, which was held in the US state of Pennsylvania.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">Al-Hamoud, who is studying in the third year of high school and receives support from the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), is considered the first Saudi and Arab student to achieve this advanced position in this international competition.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">He also won the award for the best field and the award for first place in botany, to win three important awards, including attending all the activities of the “Nobel Prize for Science” in Sweden, which is attended by elite scientists, scientific and political figures, in addition to rewarding sums of money.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">Al-Hamoud received his award while wearing the Saudi dress, to show the extent of his connection to his identity, and that in Saudi Arabia they are capable of excellence and creativity, according to Al-Hayat newspaper.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">The Saudi student participated in a research experiment, which is the use of the TRV virus for genetic engineering, so that genetic engineering is applied without collateral damage. The project was applied to 450 model plants, in addition to more than 50 tomato plants.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">See more:</span></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/سعودي-يوثق-جزء-من-توسعة-الحرم-المكي"><strong><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">A Saudi documenting part of the expansion of the Great Mosque of Mecca</span></strong></a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/مواطن-يوثق-لحظة-نجاته-من-الموت-بصاعقة-رعدية-قوية-بجبال-فيفاء">A Saudi documented the moment of his escape from death by a strong thunderbolt in the Fifa Mountains, southwest of Saudi Arabia</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/شاب-سعودي-يتحول-إلى-بطل-بعد-تدخله-لإنقاذ-ناقلة-نفايات-مشتعلة" style="line-height: 1.6em;">A Saudi youth turns into a &quot;hero&quot; after he intervenes to save a burning waste tanker</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>