Most recent EEP cycle includes leadership course
Published Jan 24, 2018The Engineering Enrichment Program launched its first Engineering Leadership for Emerging Leaders training course, endorsed by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) in the United Kingdom. The course was added to the other professional development and management courses offered during the December 2017 and January 2018 EEP training cycles. Forty-two students participated and 14 were in…
New Research Development Council formed
Published Jan 24, 2018A new council has been formed to address the needs of Texas A&M at Qatar researchers and facilitate communication on their behalf. The six interim members represent each academic program: Dr. Ilaria Menapace (MEEN),Chair; Dr. Kim Galindo (Liberal Arts), Vice Chair; Dr. Grigorios Matenoglou (PETE), Secretary; Dr. Shady Khalil (ECEN); Dr. Dong Suk Han (CHEN); and Dr. Maciej Barlog (Science). The council…
Texas A&M at Qatar hosts STEAM Showcase
Published Jan 24, 2018Texas A&M at Qatar students displayed their projects related to STEAM at the biannual showcase organized by the director of STEAM initiative Dr. Amy Hodges. The showcase featured a variety of semester-long projects from select Liberal Arts classes: ENGL 104, ENGL 210, ENGL 219, ENGL 251 and COMM 335. The event aims to demonstrate students’ ability to apply their creative communication skills in…
Kogbara receives peer review awards
Published Jan 24, 2018Assistant research scientist Dr. Reginald Kogbara has received the 2017 Publons Peer Review Award in recognition of being one of the top 1 percent of peer reviewers in the multidisciplinary research field category. The award recognizes Kogbara as one of the world's top reviewers in both the quality and quantity of his efforts. Winners were selected from more than 190,000 researchers in Publons’…