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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…

Two proposals from Texas A&M University at Qatar have been awarded a total of $9.16 million funding from the sixth batch of National Priorities Research Program – Exceptional Proposals (NPRP–EP).Dr. Mark H. Weichold, dean and CEO of Texas A&M at Qatar, said, "Texas A&M at Qatar is committed to build research capacity in Qatar and to the Qatar National Vision 2030 goal of building a knowledge-based…

The Student Engineers' Council (SEC) at Texas A&M at Qatar has announced the results of the best professor awards. The winning faculty were selected according to a survey sent out to the student body in October and were recognized at the SEC's annual faculty appreciation dinner. This year's honored faculty were:Best Chemical Engineering Professor: Dr. Ahmed Abdel…

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Dr. Mark H. Weichold, dean and CEO of Texas A&M University at Qatar, has announced the appointment of three faculty fellows: Dr. Tingwen Huang, Dr. James Rogers and Dr. Bing Guo.Huang has been named Dean’s Fellow for Recognition of Faculty’s Excellence and Achievements, a position in which Huang will coordinate Texas A&M at Qatar's efforts…

Three proposals in the Teaching Innovation with Technology Competition have been selected for implementation, the competition selection committee announced.The awarded proposals for implementation are:Exploration and development tools for visual support of learning and training “Google Glass”Dr. Konstantinos Kakosimos, Chemical Engineering ProgramFlipped…

Dr. Mark H. Weichold, dean and CEO of Texas A&M University at Qatar, has announced several key administrative changes within the campus.Dr. Eyad Masad has been named executive associate dean; Dr. Hassan Bazzi has been appointed assistant dean for research and graduate studies; and Dr. Hamid Parsaei is now director of Texas A&M at Qatar’s academic outreach.These changes were…

Texas A&M at Qatar has received three awards totaling more than $68,000 from the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP). UREP aims to enhance the learning experiences of undergraduate students by encouraging faculty members to integrate students into their ongoing scholarly and professional activities. UREP engages undergraduates through…

Three Texas A&M at Qatar researchers have been awarded travel grants to showcase their research through the Research Excellence Travel Grant. Amro Abdel Khalek Abdel Nabi, Thor-Bjørn Ottosen, Haw-Lih Su and are this quarter’s recipients of $1,500 travel grants. Nabi is a research associate in the Electrical and Computer Engineirng Program working with Dr. Hussein Al Nuweiri.…

Texas A&M at Qatar has been awarded Exceptional Proposal recognition by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) at QNRF sixth annual Research Forum.Texas A&M at Qatar received 38 awards out of 118 proposals submitted -- a 32 percent success rate -- totaling $31.7 million in research funding.Dr.…