Texas A&M at Qatar joins QF delegation to sign cooperation agreement with CERN
Published Apr 20, 2016Texas A&M at Qatar's Dr. Othmane Bouhali, research associate professor and director of research computing, was part of Qatar Foundation's recent delegation that signed an international cooperation agreement with CERN. Bouhali has been involved in CERN's research program for the past 20 years. In 2013, he organized the first high-level meeting between CERN and Qatar. The agreement provides a framework…
Texas A&M at Qatar co-hosts seventh Qatar Process Safety Symposium
Published Apr 20, 2016Texas A&M at Qatar and ConocoPhillips co-hosted the seventh annual Qatar Process Safety Symposium at The Hilton Hotel from 18–19 April, 2016.The two-day event, entitled “Building Competency in Process Safety” addressed important topics which include process safety management, hazardous phenomena, consequence analysis and risk assessment. As well as providing safety experts in Qatar with…
IT hosts open house to launch service desk
Published Apr 20, 2016The Information Technology department hosted an open house event today (20 April) to inform the Texas A&M at Qatar community about its services, meet its staff and to launch the service desk. The service desk (servicedesk@qatar.tamu.edu) will now be the single point of contact for all IT-related questions and requests. The rebranding and consolidation…
Kakosimos selected to represent Texas A&M at Qatar at TOTAL summer school
Published Apr 20, 2016Dr. Konstantinos Kakosimos, assistant professor in the Chemical Engineering Program, has been selected by his faculty peers to be the sole faculty ambassador from Texas A&M at Qatar at the TOTAL Energy Summer School taking place in July in Paris. The school will select 80 students from around the world to learn more about the energy industry, develop their personal skills and work with other students,…
Texas A&M at Qatar to host workshop on underwater autonomous systems
Published Apr 20, 2016Texas A&M at Qatar will host a workshop on the latest developments in underwater autonomous systems for oil and gas asset integrity and environmental monitoring 24-25 April. Researchers from universities in the United States, Europe and the Middle East will be attending as well as industry professionals from Maersk Oil Qatar, RasGas, Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Shell to discuss the challenges and…
Texas A&M at Qatar to host newly admitted students at reception
Published Apr 20, 2016Texas A&M at Qatar will be holding a reception for newly admitted students 23 April. The annual event welcomes all new students and their parents to the Texas A&M Engineering Building to meet faculty and staff and socialize with current and former students. Administrators will also be on hand to answer any incoming student questions about academics, financial aid, scholarships, study abroad and…
RDP awards travel grants to Texas A&M at Qatar researchers
Published Apr 20, 2016Three Texas A&M at Qatar researchers have been awarded travel grants to showcase their research through the Research Excellence Travel Grant Program. Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar, Zisis Vryzas and Agni Kalyva are this quarter’s recipients of $1,200 travel grants.Rajakumar is a research associate in the Liberal Arts Program working with Dr. Trinidad Rico. She will present at the Middle East…
Texas A&M at Qatar debaters win regional debate competition
Published Apr 20, 2016Muhammad Raza and Muhammad Rafique placed first overall and also won the best speaker award at the NYUAD Regional Debate tournament in Abu Dhabi. The pair also won best overall speaker in the Qatar Universities Debating League and placed second in the best speaker category at the Qatar Universities Debating League nationals competition.
Ashour wins undergraduate researcher of the year at Takreem Awards
Published Apr 20, 2016Omar Ashour won the undergraduate researcher of the year award at the fourth annual HBKU Takreem Awards 5 April. The event recognized the accomplishments of students and their student affairs departments across Education City. Nominees from Texas A&M at Qatar also included Mohamed Ahmed Al-Horr for promising freshman student, Yossra Osman for athlete of the year, Zhou Wang for student employee of…
IET student chapter hosts public speaking competition
Published Apr 20, 2016Texas A&M at Qatar's Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) student chapter hosted a public speaking competition 31 March. The event, "Present Around the World," is a part of IET's global competition to encourage young students to develop and showcase their presentation skills. Alaa Abdalla placed second and Munazza Al-Sayed won the competition and will represent Qatar at the Europe, Middle…