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Dr. Dragomir B. Bukur, Joe M. Nesbitt Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been elected Vice-Chairman of the Natural Gas Conversion Board (NGCB) for 2013-2015 term. The NGCB is a non-profit corporation formed to facilitate the orderly continuation of the triennial Natural Gas Conversion Symposium – an international scientific meeting begun in 1987 to share information on the latest trends in research…

The senior chemical engineering class together, along with nine seniors College Station visited QAFCO facilities in Messaeid on 14 March.  Dr. John Baldwin, senior lecturer of chemical engineering at Texas A&M University, Dr. Ioannis Economou, professor of chemical engineering, Dr. Konstantinos Kakosimos, assistant professor of chemical engineering, and Raid Hassiba, technical laboratory coordinator,…

Dr. Mark Weichold, dean and CEO of Texas A&M University at Qatar, was awarded the inaugural Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah International Energy Award for ‘Lifetime Achievement for the Advancement of Education’ at the Doha Energy Forum’s 2013 event gala recently. The award recognizes Weichold’s contributions and achievements in the advancement of education in Qatar, and was presented by HE Al Attiyah.

Pi Tau Sigma President, Akanksha Menon, and initiate Regetha Reghunath, attended the national convention of the MEEN honor society. The convention was hosted at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio from 22–24 Feb. The University delegates were given special mention for representing the only international chapter and were requested to serve as co-hosts for the 2014 convention at Texas A&M University…

Texas A&M University at Qatar and ConocoPhillips Qatar co-hosted the annual Qatar Process Safety Symposium at Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) 11– 12 March. The two-day event, titled “Investing in Process Safety for a Sustainable Future,” featured 18 speakers presenting on topics including incident case studies, best practices in process safety, research on process safety, incident investigations…

The Gulf Intelligence Doha Energy Forum was hosted 5-6 March under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, who participated in an on-stage feature interview and Q&A at the annual industry knowledge event. The forum was produced in partnership with Maersk Oil Qatar, and hosted by Texas A&M at Qatar.For information visit The Gulf Intelligence

Dr. Eyad H. Abed, professor of electrical and computer engineering and the Institute for Systems Research at University of Maryland, will present, "Information Dynamics for a Networked World," on 19 March. His talk will focus on social networks and their aid in rapid sharing of information and provide an introduction into research of these social networks. The discussion will also include a cross-disciplinary…

Texas A&M University at Qatar and industry leaders are hosting the 10th Natural Gas Conversion Symposium (NGCS 10) from 2-7 March at the Ritz Carlton Doha. This year’s symposium is organized under the patronage of HE Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry.The symposium brings together scientists, researchers, and the world’s leaders in synthesis gas production…

Dr. Haitham Abu-Rub, professor of electrical engineering, in collaboration with Atif Iqbal, Moin Ahammed and Rashid Al-Ammari have been awarded Best Paper at the International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT2013), for their work on ,"PWM Scheme for Dual Matrix Converter Based Five-Phase Open-End Winding Drive." The paper is joint collaboration with Qatar University and is a National…

Texas A&M at Qatar on 9 March will host 12 students from College Station for the second-half of the Student Leadership Exchange. Students from both College Station and Doha have been selected based on leadership potential and campus involvement. Students will have an opportunity to explore Doha, participate in leadership development workshops, interact with fellow Aggies and learn firsthand…