University News, Tag: education

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 …

Texas A&M at Qatar is hosting the 3rd International Workshop on Moisture-Induced Damage in Asphalt Mixtures 23-26 April. The workshop is the third in a series of events which addresses the problem of moisture-induced damage in asphalt mixtures. The first workshop was hosted at Delft University of Technology in November 2005. The second workshop was …

Three delegates, Mahmoud ElTouny, Hind Barnieh and Nisa Ulumuddin from the Student Engineers’ Council (SEC) attended the National Association of Engineering Student Councils (NAESC) conference at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign 4-7 April. For the first time, delegates from the SEC led discussion sessions during the conference. The discussion sessions led by the SEC …

Seven students from Texas A&M at Qatar presented at the Midwest Political Science Association’s 71st annual meeting in Chicago from 11-14 April. Alya Al Harthy, Syed Muhammad Taha, Muhammad Anas, Roza Espandeary, Akanksha Menon, Mohammed Ziyan Sheriff and Fatima Raja presented their work in the undergraduate poster sessions. The posters focused on a diverse range …

The Student Body Government (SBG) Events Committee and the Doha Aggie Club hosted a luncheon on 23 April encouraging all Aggies faculty, staff, students, and former students to be more aware of opportunities and involved with the Doha Aggie Club and how to stay connected with the Aggie Network both locally and globally. For information …