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Texas A&M at Qatar welcomes chemical engineering honor society

Published Apr 23, 2012

Texas A&M University at Qatar officially inaugurated Omega Chi Epsilon (OXE), the American National Honor Society for Chemical Engineering, on 12 April at an initiation dinner ceremony. The society recognizes top engineering students and graduates for their chemical engineering achievements while promoting their further success in the field.Dr. Mohamed Nounou, associate professor of…

OASIS organizes first annual etiquette dinner

Published Apr 23, 2012

Over 80 students, staff and faculty attended the first annual etiquette dinner hosted by the Office of Academic Supplemental Instruction Services (OASIS).The event was created to allow students to polish their business etiquette skills in a formal setting during a five-course dinner at the Torch Hotel. Student tutors enacted skits, which served as a basis for discussions. Local industry…

University welcomes electrical engineering honor society

Published Apr 22, 2012

Texas A&M at Qatar will inaugurate Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN), an electrical engineering honor society, on 2 May.IEEE-HKN encourages excellence in electrical engineering and its surrounding fields. The first members of the Texas A&M at Qatar chapter of IEEE-HKN, the Lambda Mu chapter, will be inducted at the inauguration ceremony.For information contact Majid Farooqi: majid.farooqi@qatar.tamu.edu,…

SGA hosts Aggie Engineers Gala

Published Apr 18, 2012

Texas A&M at Qatar's Student Government Association (SGA) will host the second annual Aggie Engineers Gala on 20 April. The evening celebrates the end of the academic year and graduating seniors and counts down to the end of classes and commencement. The gala will include dinner, raffle prizes and a student video. It is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at the Oryx Rotana hotel.…

Muster ceremony to remember fallen Aggies

Published Apr 18, 2012

University faculty, staff and students will remember fallen Aggies at the annual Aggie Muster ceremony on 21 April. The ceremony honors Aggies who have died in the past year by reading their names during a roll call and lighting a candle for each. The tradition also encourages current and former students to remember and discuss their years at Texas A&M University. Muster is…

Chevron Qatar Energy Technology offers electricity lectures

Published Apr 17, 2012

Chevron Qatar Energy Technology will offer two lectures at Texas A&M at Qatar titled "Making Qatar's electricity grid 'renewably friendly'" on 22 April and "A workshop on modeling Qatar's future electricity system" on 23 April.Both lectures are scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. in lecture hall 238 and will be offered by Dr. Kurt Lawrence Kornbluth, director, Program for International…

Texas A&M at Qatar students present synthetic jet fuel research abroad

Published Apr 09, 2012

Three Texas A&M University at Qatar students, sponsored by Qatar Shell, traveled to the American Chemical Society’s 2012 National Spring Meeting in San Diego, CA, US, from 24 – 29 March to present cutting-edge research on synthetic jet fuels. The research project, supported by Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) and Qatar National Research Fund’s (QNRF) Undergraduate Research Experience…

Ahmed to host Auto Scan competition

Published Apr 05, 2012

Dr. Beena Ahmed, lecturer of electrical engineering, will host the 2012 Auto Scan competition on 11 April. The goal of the competition is to showcase individual robots created and designed by freshman students in ENGR 111. The competition is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. in front of the kinesiology activity room.For information contact Dr. Beena Ahmed: beena.ahmed@qatar.tamu.edu,…

CHEN program to present lecture on stress corrosion cracking in metals

Published Apr 03, 2012

Dr. Tahir Cagin, professor of chemical engineering and materials science at Texas A&M University, on 9 April, will present "First Principles Method in Studying Stress Corrosion Cracking in Metals."This lecture will focus on stress corrosion cracking in metals, presenting a description of processes leading to these failures and review some predictive methods employed in studying…

Cagin to discuss metal corrosion

Published Apr 02, 2012

Dr. Tahir Cagin, professor of chemical engineering and materials science at Texas A&M University, on 8 April, will present "Modeling & Design of Nanostructured & Low Dimensional Materials for Energy Harvesting, Conversation and Storage."His lecture will focus on nanostructured materials for hydrogen storage and supercapacitor applications. The lecture is scheduled to begin…