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Texas A&M University at Qatar launched the 19th International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP) Monday at the Renaissance Doha City Center Hotel. The event’s opening ceremony was hosted by HE Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, minister of energy and industry, and attended by guests from local industry and around the world. The University is the conference organizer…

Jaber Al-Henzab, senior mechanical engineering student, is one of the top four finalists in the Stars of Science competition. Al-Henzab was selected as finalist for his work on WASFA, a device that automatically dispenses and regulates pill-talking for patients in their own homes.Once a caregiver has filled the machine with a week's needed pills, they can set the machine to…

Petroleum engineering students, on 8 Nov., will visit Dukhan field to study basic elements of geology. Sponsored by Qatar Petroleum (QP), the goal of the trip is to relate elements of geology to the practice of petroleum engineering by studying rock outcrops, modern-day environments of carbonate deposition and cores from actual reservoirs in Dukhan Field. Students will also be given the…

The student chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineering on 10 Nov., will host industry representatives from Dutch company TNO to provide students with training on how intelligent oil and gas field technologies can be used to maximize hydrocarbon production. The workshop will discuss how new technologies can be applied to improve decision making in an oil field’s operations. The workshop…

Dr. Paul-Erik Korvela, lecturer of political science at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, on 12 Nov., will present "Postdemocratisation: End of History Revisited?" as part of the Liberal Arts Guest Speaker Series. His lecture will focus on the potential threats to liberal democracy in postdemocratic states. Korvela will also discuss established democracies sliding away from democracy.…

The Researcher Development Program, on 13 Nov., is hosting a workshop on "Career Opportunities for Post-docs and Researchers." The workshop is the latest in a series of events developed under the Researcher Development Program (RDP) initiative from the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. The RDP's singular purpose is to empower those engaged in research at Texas A&M at Qatar with…

The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) will host University staff at a morning coffee break, sponsored by Dnata Travel, in the research rotunda on 8 Nov. Dr. Srinath Iyengar, SAC chair, said, "The purpose of this monthly break is to get Texas A&M at Qatar staff together, bring the larger University community out to socialize and get in touch with each other." The event is scheduled to begin…

Texas A&M at Qatar will host a continuing education course titled "Gas Explosion Hazards for LNG facilities" on 7-8 November. The course will be conducted by Dr. Filippo Gavelli, Head of the Dispersion Consulting group at GexCon US, and Dr. Scott Davis, President and Principal Engineer at GexCon US, and will provide an overview of all aspects of explosion hazards: ignition processes, release…

Forty students participated in the third annual Texas A&M at Qatar Catalyst leadership workshop on Saturday. Catalyst is a one-day program designed for students interested in exploring the possibilities of their own leadership. The program engages participants in the exploration of questions such as: "Who am I, what are my values, and what matters to me? and What are the relationships,…

Dr. Nimir Elbashir, associate professor of chemical engineering, was recently honored for Best Energy and Environment Research Program of the Year at the Joint Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum and Arab Expatriates Scientists Network Symposium. The award was based on Elbashir's work on multi-scale multi-scale investigations leading to the design of a novel Fischer-Tropsch reactor…