Governance
Joint Advisory Board
The Joint Advisory Board of Texas A&M University at Qatar was established 25 May 2003, between Texas A&M University and Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development to provide advice regarding the management and operation of Texas A&M at Qatar the Dean and CEO and to Qatar Foundation. The JABÂ is primarily responsible for ongoing review and evaluation of the success of Texas A&M at Qatar.
Joint Advisory Board Members
His Excellency Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Ph.D.
Minister of Energy and Industry
State of Qatar
Board Chairman
Karan L. Watson, Ph.D.
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Texas A&M University
Vice Chair
Ahmad Hasnah, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Higher Education
Qatar Foundation
Edwin C. Jones Jr., Ph.D.
University Professor Emeritus
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Iowa State University
Tidu Maini, Ph.D.
Executive Chairman
Qatar Science & Technology Park
Robert Gordon Moore, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemical Engineering
University of Calgary, Canada
Jeffrey R. Seemann, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies
Texas A&M University
G. Kemble Bennett, Ph.D., P.E.
Vice Chancellor and Dean of Engineering
Director, Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Harold J. Haynes Dean’s Chair Professor
Texas A&M University
Abdulla Bin Ali Al-Thani, Ph.D.
President, Education City University
Vice President, Education, Qatar Foundation
Ex-Officio Member
Julie K. Barker
Chief Operating Officer
Texas A&M University at Qatar
Secretariat
Mark H. Weichold, Ph.D.
Dean and CEO
Texas A&M University at Qatar
Ex-Officio Member
