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Texas A&M University at Qatar, in partnership with Education City branch campuses and Hamad Bin Khalifa University, hosted the third annual Technology in Higher Education (THE) conference from 16 - 17 April at the Qatar National Convention Centre. The theme for THE 2013 is "Today, Tomorrow and Beyond: Innovation in Teaching, Technology and Learning."THE conference, co-chaired by Dr.…

The Student Body Government will host the annual Aggie Engineer’s Gala (AEG) on 19 April. The gala will highlight memories and accomplishments of the senior class. The gala will host, for the first time, both graduate students and former students. The event will feature senior students performing live music. The gala is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at Sharq Village.For information contact…

The Office of Academic Supplemental Instruction Services (OASIS), in collaboration with the researcher development program, is hosting an eight-week technical communication portfolio workshop.  The course is designed to help sharpen and polish the overall skills in the areas of cover letters, email memos, reports and presentation skills. The deadline for registering is 28 April.For information…

The Electrical Engineering Program recently hosted the freshman Auto Scan competition. The competition allowed students from the foundations of engineering class to showcase the automated conveyors created during classroom instruction.For information contact Noha Ezzat: noha.ezzat@qatar.tamu.edu, +974.4423.0152.

Professor Ferenc Krausz, chair of experimental physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Laboratory for Attosecond Physics, director at the Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics, will present the fifth lecture of the Dean's distinguished lecture series. "Real-Time Observation and Control of Electron Motion," will focus on the symbiosis of electrons and light forms the basis of life. The microscopic…

Dr. Fazle Hussain, President's Distinguished Chair in Engineering and Science, senior adviser to the president, professor of mechanical engineering at Texas Tech University,  will present, "The Looming Crisis in Air Traffic Capacity – Can Vortex Dynamics Help?" as part of the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series. His talk will focus on a method of breaking up the trailing vortices and inducing their…

Over 50 students will receive Aggie rings at a ceremony on 11 April. Speaking at a previous Ring Day ceremony, Kathryn Greenwade, vice president, Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University, said, “The Aggie Ring is more than just a piece of jewelry. It is a visible representation of the Aggie spirit." The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. in the student center cinema.

Texas A&M University at Qatar students were awarded first and fifth place at the conclusion of Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) fifth annual Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP) competition.Texas A&M at Qatar’s first place winning project, which examined the effects of ultra-high pressures and temperatures on oil–based drilling mud, was one of five undergraduate projects…

Texas A&M at Qatar has been awarded an Exceptional Proposal recognition by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) for a project that aims to improve solar power conversion. The awarded proposal presented and led by Dr. Haitham Abu-Rub, professor in electrical engineering at Texas A&M at Qatar, will attempt to solve problems with integrating up to one…

Texas A&M University was awarded first and fifth place to students at the conclusion of Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) fifth annual Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP) competition. The first place winning project, "Investigating the Effects of Ultra High Pressures and Temperatures on the Rheological Properties of Oil-Based Drilling Mud" was completed by students Abdulaziz Al-Mohannadi,…