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Texas A&M mathematician Dr. Goong “Gordon” Chen’s research theorizing what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight 370 (MH370) has been named one of the top math stories of 2015 by the American Mathematical Society (AMS).Chen and an interdisciplinary research team theorized that the ill-fated plane plunged vertically into the southern Indian Ocean in March 2014. The researchers’ computer…

More than 80 of the world’s leading experts in the field of photonics gathered in Doha 13-15 Dec. for the Photonics Middle East Conference (PMEC) 2015 hosted by Texas A&M University at Qatar and the Qatar Nonlinear Science Initiative for Qatar’s first-ever conference on the topic.Photonics is the science of harnessing light and plays a major role in driving economic growth and employment…

Dr. Mark H. Weichold, dean and CEO of Texas A&M University at Qatar, has announced the appointment of three faculty fellows to lead specific projects and initiatives at the branch campus.Dr. Shehab Ahmed, associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program, was named the Dean’s Fellow for Industry Research Partnership. Dr. Ashfaq Bengali, a chemistry professor in the…

Dr. Troy Bickham, assistant dean for academic and student services, announced six winners of the first Transformative Educational Experience grants from…

Dr. Milivoj Belic, professor in the Science Program, gave a lecture, “Freak waves, Talbot carpets and accelerating beams,” 7 Oct. in Lecture Hall 238 on the occasion of his inauguration as the first recipient of the Al-Sraiya Holding Professorship.Belic’s appointment as Al-Sraiya Holding Professor is a three-year designation along with a $25,000 per-year fund applicable toward research…

Dr. Milivoj Belic, professor in the Science Program at Texas A&M University at Qatar, has been chosen as the first recipient of the prestigious Al Sraiya Holding Group Professorship.Belic’s record at Texas…

Texas A&M University at Qatar and Maersk Oil Qatar have launched a strategic initiative to excite young Qataris about studying mathematics and science to prepare them for careers in Qatar’s knowledge-based economy.The Young Engineers and Scientists program, sponsored by Maersk Oil Qatar, targets Qatari students in grades 5 and 6 and provides enrichment programs through which students…

Texas A&M University at Qatar hosted the QAFCO-Texas A&M at Qatar Conference 2015, 3 March, which focused on sustainable chemical processes. Sustainability is a top priority worldwide for governments, industry and academia. Developing new chemical processes that use less harmful solvents, are more energy efficient and generate little or no waste or byproducts is a major driving force for research…

Fifty middle school students from local schools participated in the Texas A&M University at Qatar and Maersk Oil Qatar Engineering Explorers Program at the Texas A&M Engineering Building.The three-day (15-17 Feb.) event was designed to familiarize young students with engineering and the science behind it. The program entailed science activities, hands-on engineering projects and contests…

Dr. Robert H. Grubbs, 2005 Nobel Laureate and the QAPCO Chair of Polymer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University at Qatar, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) "for developments in catalysts that have enabled commercial products."Grubbs is the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology (CalTech) in the…