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Texas A&M University at Qatar and Qatar Fertilizer Company (QAFCO) have announced a collaboration to bring a world-recognized environmental expert to Qatar. US environmental policy and green chemistry expert, Dr. Paul Anastas, has been recognized as the first holder of the QAFCO Chair in Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Texas A&M University at Qatar. …

Texas A&M University at Qatar recently hosted its inaugural initiation of its sixth honor society, Phi Kappa Phi. The oldest and largest of all academic honor societies in the US, Phi Kappa Phi recognizes deserving faculty, staff and student members from all disciplines across the college campus. Reinforcing its mission of supporting academic excellence,  Texas …

Texas A&M at Qatar has been recognized with 17 research awards at the Qatar National Research Fund’s (QNRF) 5th annual forum. The awards represent $17.8 million in research funding under QNRF’s 6th cycle of the National Priorities Research Program (NPRP). The program also recognized the engineering university’s faculty and staff with two accolades, “Best Researcher …

Texas A&M University at Qatar graduated its 400th engineer at its spring commencement exercise Thursday evening at the Qatar National Convention Centre. The ceremony celebrated the University’s 113 spring graduates, its first two chemical engineering master’s program graduates and featured guest speaker Mr. Khalid A. Al-Falih, president and CEO of Saudi Aramco and Texas A&M …

Texas A&M at Qatar recently hosted the fifth annual Visualization Development Competition (VDC) and first 3D printing competition. Organized by the research computing group, the VDC is designed to raise awareness about the powerful 3D Immersive Visualization Facility’s (IVF) capabilities for the research and academic communities. Winner of the 2013 VDC is Vamsi Vegamoor, mechanical …

Maya Abi Akl, technical laboratory coordinator, has been accepted to take part to the CERN School of Computing 2013 (CSC2013) in Nicosia, Cyprus, 19-30 Aug. She is the first researcher from Qatar and the Gulf to be accepted to this program. Abi Akl is working in the Science Program and within the research group of …

Dr. Sara Jordan, assistant professor in the department of politics and public administration, will present, “Essential Ethics: Ethics in Publication, Presentation and Daily Practices of Research,” on 20 May. The workshop is catered specifically for University research and will focus on ethical practices in presentations and publications. The workshop will also focus on procedures and …

Texas A&M at Qatar will conduct a specialized course for engineers titled “Power System Control, Measurement and Protection” on 21-23 May. The participants will have good grasp on model development for power system dynamic studies and analysis. They will have developed the skill to understand and validate power system control response through simulation etc. The …

Texas A&M at Qatar will conduct a course for engineers from all disciplines titled “Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer Preparation Course” on 12-16 May. The course, conducted by Yasser Al-Hamidi, mechanical engineering laboratory manager, will cover a complete understanding of the core features and functionalities available in the LabVIEW full development system. Participants will develop the …

Texas A&M at Qatar will walk over 100 new engineers across the commencement stage to receive their diplomas on 9 May. Khalid A. Al-Falih, president and CEO of Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), will deliver the commencement address to graduates and guests. Al-Falih is also the 2010 Texas A&M University Outstanding International Alumnus Award …