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MKOPSC-Qatar conducts short course

Published Jan 29, 2014

The Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center-Qatar conducted a continuing education course, Laboratory Safety, for lab technicians and lab engineers from Qatar Petroleum 29 Jan. The course provided an overview of the most common hazards and risks associated to the work in chemical engineering. A laboratory visit was scheduled at the end of the session. The course was offered by Dr. Luc…

Texas A&M University at Qatar Hosts Liberal Arts International Conference

Published Jan 28, 2014

Texas A&M University at Qatar hosted the second annual Liberal Arts International Conference 26-28 January at Education City’s Hamad bin Khalifa University Student Center. The event, sponsored by Qatar Petroleum, was titled (Re)thinking Global Connectedness: Critical Perspectives on Globalization and was  organized by the University’s Liberal Arts program in collaboration with The Initiative in…

University to host Run for the Ring

Published Jan 26, 2014

Texas A&M at Qatar will host its annual Run for the Ring event, sponsored by the Department of Student Affairs (DSA), 15 Feb. Run For The Ring is a 5K run/walk promoting the University tradition of the Aggie Ring. The run is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Due to construction taking place in Education City, the event location has changed to College of the North Atlantic-Qatar. Buses will be provided…

University opens call for proposals for 3-D competition

Published Jan 26, 2014

Texas A&M University at Qatar has opened the Call for Proposals for the sixth annual Visualization Development Competition (VDC14) organized by Texas A&M University at Qatar’s Research Computing group and the second annual 3-D Printing Competition (3DPC) organized by the University’s Mechanical Engineering Program.Dr. Othmane Bouhali, Research associate professor and director of Research…

McCarl to discuss obstacles of biofuels

Published Jan 25, 2014

Dr. Bruce McCarl, Regents Professor and Distinguished Professor of agricultural economics at Texas A&M University, 27 Jan. will present, "How Feasible Are Dreams of Biofuels?" The lecture will present reasons and obstacles of the production of biofuels as a domestic energy source from economic and environmental perspectives. The lecture is scheduled to begin at noon in lecture hall 144.

RDP awards travel grants to University researchers

Published Jan 23, 2014

Three Texas A&M at Qatar researchers have been awarded travel grants to showcase their research through the Research Excellence Travel Grant. Mostafa Mosa, Reginald Kogbara and Zied Bouida are this quarters recipients of $1,500 travel grants. An initiative of the Researcher Development Program (RDP), the goal of the program is to provide financial support to cover conference related travel and expenses…

Texas A&M at Qatar hosts Liberal Arts International Conference

Published Jan 23, 2014

Texas A&M University at Qatar will host the second annual International Liberal Arts Conference 26-28 Jan. at Education City’s Hamad bin Khalifa University Student Center. The event, sponsored by Qatar Petroleum, is organized by the University’s Liberal Arts program in collaboration with The Initiative in Professional Ethics (TIPE) – an umbrella organization for all ethics-related activities at…

Grad Studies welcomes prospective students

Published Jan 23, 2014

The Graduate Studies Program is hosting an Open House event 29 Jan. The goal of the event is to meet and network with current graduate students, faculty and administrators from the Texas A&M at Qatar and College Station campuses. Participants will have the opportunity to tour the University's facilities and state-of-the-art laboratories.The event will include a panel session, "Why Pursue a Graduate…

Short course to emphasize process safety management

Published Jan 22, 2014

Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center-Qatar and Texas A&M University will present an introductory course on process safety management systems 2-3 Feb. The first in a series of courses on safety, this course will take a look at the key principles and components of good process safety management systems, as well as how performance in these areas varies between countries, industries and companies.…

Professionals to learn basics of risk assessments

Published Jan 22, 2014

Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center-Qatar and Texas A&M University will host a continuing education course "Principles and Practices of Risk Assessment," 4-5 Feb. The course will be conducted by Dr. Luc Vechot, assistant professor of chemical engineering, and Dr. Simon Waldram, managing director of Waldram Consultants Ltd., and is specially designed for those starting a career in process safety…