Former student hosts workshop at local girls school
Published Jun 22, 2017Maryam Al-Bishri '10, a reservoir engineer at Qatar Petroleum, hosted an oil and gas workshop at Rufaidah Preparatory School for Girls. She showed seventh graders the process of producing oil and gas, from exploration to drilling and producing, as well as refining and transportation. The students also took part in experiments that explained concepts of fluid densities, coring and rock porosity.…
Former student's paper recognized by journal and awarded for excellence
Published Jun 22, 2017The paper, “Corrosion evaluation of Ti-6Al-4V parts produced with an electron beam melting machine,” written by former student Dana Abdeen has been designated by the Rapid Prototyping Journal as a 2017 Highly Commended Paper and recipient of the 2017 Emerald Publishing Literati Network Award for Excellence. The paper presented the thesis research conducted by former master's student Abdeen, who…
Texas A&M at Qatar's SPE chapter named Outstanding Student Chapter
Published Jun 22, 2017The Texas A&M at Qatar chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) has been named recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Student Chapter award. The award will be presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in San Antonio, Texas, USA, in October. The award recognizes the chapter's programs in industry engagement, operations and planning, community involvement, professional…
Women's Faculty Forum hosts training event
Published Jun 22, 2017Texas A&M at Qatar’s Women’s Faculty Forum invited Dawn Metcalfe — corporate trainer, coach and author of Managing the Matrix and HardTalk — to conduct a training session with Women’s Faculty Forum members and guests. During the full-day workshop, Metcalfe discussed the unconscious biases women face in the workplace and presented strategies for women in self-development, self-promotion and negotiation.…
Hassiba wins 2017 ORYX GTL Student Award
Published Jun 22, 2017Technical laboratory coordinator Raid Hassiba '10 was awarded the 2017 ORYX GTL Student Award for the advancement of graduate education in Qatar. Hassiba said, "As I was born and raised in Qatar, I have witnessed the rapid development that Qatar has gone through. As I grew up, I wanted to take part in this industrial revolution, especially [in the one] occurring in the energy sector. This motivated…
Texas A&M at Qatar to welcome new faculty in the fall
Published Jun 22, 2017Texas A&M at Qatar will welcome three new faculty members this fall 2017. Dr. Garng Huang, professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program, joins in the same capacity from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University. The Chemical Engineering Program will welcome Dr. Ahmed Abdalla as an associate professor. He is currently a senior scientist at QEERI…
Texas A&M at Qatar co-hosts PV workshop
Published Jun 22, 2017Texas A&M at Qatar co-hosted a desert PV module workshop recently at the HBKU Student Center that brought researchers from across the world, including the U.S., Germany and Turkey to present studies related to the problems facing solar photovoltaic power generation in harsh desert conditions. Researchers from the mechanical and electrical and computer engineering programs at Texas A&M at Qatar also…