Zainab Ali
Zainab Ali Own is a gemmologist at Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones (DANAT). In addition to the tasks of testing pearls, gemstones and diamonds, Zainab offers her expertise in scientific research, teaching theoretical and practical gemmological classes and giving lectures and webinars to enthusiasts around the world.
Zainab holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry with merit from University of Bahrain, a diploma in gemmology with merit from the Gemmological Association of Great Britain, a diploma in diamonds grading from HRD Antwerp Institute of Gemmology and the NEBOSH certificate for occupational health and safety.
Friday 17th Feb
The Application of Machine Learning on the Chemical Analysis of Gems: A Case Study on Emeralds.
Analysis of trace elements of seventy-one emeralds from nine different localities was conducted using laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). Using the LA-ICP-MS data, machine learning technology (tree classifier) was used to aid emeralds origin determination.
