Texas A&M at Qatar to offer upcoming continuing education courses
Published Sep 20, 2017Texas A&M at Qatar will offer three continuing education courses in the coming weeks. Hazardous Areas Classification and Intrinsic Safety for a Safe Workplace (24-28 Sept.) will provide participants a better understanding of the hazardous conditions associated with working in industrial and commercial facilities. Building Better Business Habits (1, 3 and 5 Oct.) will help attendees improve their…
Elbashir gives invited talks at Texas A&M Energy Institute and MIT
Published Sep 20, 2017Dr. Nimir Elbashir, director of TEES Gas and Fuels Research Center and professor of chemical and petroleum engineering, gave invited talks to the process engineering group in the chemical engineering department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and to the Texas A&M Energy Institute. Elbashir highlighted Texas A&M's leadership role in gas-processing research and the collaborative potential…
Postdoctoral research associate accepts faculty position at University of Sonora
Published Sep 20, 2017Postdoctoral research associate Dr. Alfredo Castañeda recently accepted a faculty position as an associate professor at the University of Sonora in Mexico. In addition to teaching and research duties, Castañeda will create a new high-energy physics group at the Institute of Research in Physics at the University of Sonora. Castañeda has been at Texas A&M at Qatar since 2013 as a postdoctoral research…
EEP organizes first courses of the academic year
Published Sep 20, 2017The Engineering Enrichment Program offered its first five courses of the academic year this month on topics ranging from Arduino boards to 3-D printing and laser cutting. Thirty-seven students participated in the program and gained additional engineering experience and specialized skills. They explored new interest areas, strengthened current passions, created innovative designs and participated…
Rudd receives AFS achievement award
Published Sep 20, 2017Dr. Leann Rudd, instructional assistant professor of English and the director of the ASC, was recently awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award College Level by the Texas A&M University Association of Former Students. Rudd was presented the award at HOWDY 2017.
Texas A&M at Qatar welcomes newly admitted master's students
Published Sep 20, 2017Faculty, administrators and current master’s students welcomed a new class of incoming master’s students in chemical engineering for the 2017-2018 academic year 20 Aug. The day entailed a comprehensive session for new master’s students to learn about the branch campus’ two master’s programs in chemical engineering in addition to an overview of the degree plan and academic requirements, as well as…
Texas A&M at Qatar hosts training exercise with Civil Defense
Published Sep 20, 2017Texas A&M at Qatar hosted a training exercise that saw ambulances, fire trucks and hazardous materials response vehicles from Qatar Civil Defense respond to a mock accident in which three people were injured. Representatives from Qatar Foundation and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar also participated in the exercise. Simulated chemical injuries and lacerations were evaluated and treated by responding…
Texas A&M at Qatar students to raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief
Published Sep 20, 2017Students from Texas A&M University at Qatar are banding together to raise money for their fellow students at Texas A&M University who have been affected by the recent Hurricane Harvey that caused devastating floods in Houston and southeast Texas. The Qatari Students Association (QSA) and Al-Sanna student organizations have organized the Texas Tough Together festival, set for Wednesday (20…