University News, Tag: events

Dr. Khalid Qaraqe, professor of electrical engineering, and Dr. Kamel Tourki, assistant research scientist, recently received Best Poster award at the IEEE Symposium on New Frontiers in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN 2012). This symposium is dedicated to the advancement of cutting-edge wireless technologies and associated regulatory policies. The symposium took place 16-19 Oct. in …

Dr. Nimir Elbashir, associate professor of chemical engineering, was recently honored for Best Energy and Environment Research Program of the Year at the Joint Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum and Arab Expatriates Scientists Network Symposium. The award was based on Elbashir’s work on multi-scale multi-scale investigations leading to the design of a novel Fischer-Tropsch reactor …

Five Texas A&M at Qatar students, on 26-29 Oct., will attend the annual student American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) conference in Pittsburgh, Pa. Students, led by Yahia Abo Al Naga, will be participating in the Chem-E-Car competition, where teams design and build a shoe box-sized car solely powered by chemical reactions. The team’s activities …

Joseph Williams, senior lecturer and Michael Telafici, lecturer, each presented papers at language conferences in October. Both gentlemen focused on technology, its uses and its effects on language and learning. Mr. Williams presented “POP! Contemporary Media in the University Classroom” at the 2nd Conference on Applying Language Arts, Hong Kong. Mr. Telafici presented “Writing in …

Texas A&M University in Qatar, in collaboration with the Qatar Green Building Council and the South Korean government hosted a workshop on energy and existing buildings on 17-18 Oct. The event focused on the problems Qatar faces in making the existing building stock moor energy efficient, contributing to improving the sustainability of Qatar’s Built Environment. …

Mohammed Al-Sulaiti and Ahmad Alrchid placed first in the Al-Bairaq research program. Both students, alumni of Omar Bin Khattab, won top honors for their work on using recycled plastic and palm trees to produce energy under the team name of Al-Zubarah Fort. The students were given the opportunity to visit The Netherlands and tour Shell’s …

Dr. Troy Bickham, associate professor of history and chair of the liberal arts program, on 14 Oct., gave a public lecture at the National Archives in Washington D.C. regarding his recently published book “The Weight of Vengeance: The United States, The British Empire and the War of 1812.” In it, Bickham placed this “forgotten war” …

Dr. Patrick Linke, professor and managing director for QWE, and Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Wahab, associate professor and technical director for QWE, were awarded the Construction Week sustainability initiative award for their work on the Qatar Sustainable Water and Energy Utilization Initiative (QWE). The goal of the QWE is to address the pressing energy and water issues …

The Science Program at Texas A&M University at Qatar and the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University will host, on 27 Sept., a symposium titled “Strategy and Design in Transition Metal-Catalyzed Reactions” in honor of Professor Robert H. Grubbs, Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology and Nobel Laureate in …

The Researcher Development Program, on 26 Sept., is hosting a proposal-writing training seminar. The event will consist of four presentations made by University faculty and staff on the topics of persuasive communication and proposal presentation. The event is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. in lecture hall 144. For information, contact Srinath Iyengar: srinath.iyengar@qatar.tamu.edu; +974.4423.0497.