UOB Physics Department Holds a Virtual Lecture on the
Role of Physics during the Corona Pandemic
A virtual lecture was held recently at the Physics Department of the College of Sciences at the University of Bahrain under the title: “The Role of Physics during the Corona Pandemic” presented by a faculty member in the department, doctoral researcher Basma Taqi Al-Najjar, in which a number of faculty members and students at the College of Sciences participated.
Al-Najjar underlined the importance of physics in medical and biological applications, pointing to its adaptation in facing the Corona pandemic (COVID-19). She reviewed the most important methods in the physical theories, which are currently used to define the exact molecular structure of the virus, confirming that this is the most important step to discover a suitable treatment or vaccine for the disease. She explained that one of the most important physical methods is the use of crystal X-rays, based on the laws of X-ray diffraction, through which scientists and researchers may determine the protein composition of the virus.
During the lecture she pointed to the medical care devices, which are based on physical principles, the most important of which are CT scans and ventilators. She emphasized the importance of the laws of physics in calculating and simulating the spread of a pandemic. She said that all sciences, including physics, were currently contributing to finding solutions to adapt to the pandemic and eliminate it.
This lecture comes within a series of lectures organized by the Physics Department at the College of Science at the University of Bahrain since the start of distance education, with the aim of communicating with students and informing them of the latest research and scientific developments.
