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Mr. Duane Carey, retired Air Force Lt. Col and former astronaut will visit Texas A&M University to present his talk on a misson to the Hubble Space Telescope.He and his wife Cheryl are currently engaged in educating young people about the importance of America’s exploration and research programs. They are encouraging young people to pursue education…

Sixteen fourth-year engineering students are designing an insulated simulation tank to perform product testing under conditions that replicate subsea environment as part of a joint mechanical engineering senior design project between Texas A&M University at Qatar and Texas A&M University in College Station, TX, US.FMC Technologies, Inc. approached Texas A&M with a proposal…

The Liberal Arts Program will show the film "Duck Soup" by Leo McCarey in the Hamad Bin Khalifa University Student Center Cinema on 11 Feb. Dr. David Work, visiting assistant professor of liberal arts, said, "The film features the timeless and unforgettable mirror sequence, the hysterical peanut stand scene and a climatic battle that is not to be…

Texas A&M at Qatar conducted a workshop for engineering industry professionals titled “Well Test Analysis, Design and PVT Studies” on 4-8 Feb.The course, instructed by Dr. Anuj Gupta, associate professor of petroleum engineering, focused on solving real-world reservoir engineering problems based on application of analytical techniques.…

Senior students participated in the first Senior Walk at Texas A&M at Qatar on 31 Jan. The event was modeled after Texas A&M University's Elephant Walk, during which senior students wander through the campus visiting its landmarks for a symbolic last time. "It is called an Elephant Walk because the students' actions are similar to dying elephants,…

The Texas A&M at Qatar men's basketball team will face the Bears of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar on 6 Feb. The women's basketball team is scheduled to play the Hoyas of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar on 1 Feb. and the Dragons of the American School of Doha on 5 Feb.For information contact Michael Collins:…

The Liberal Arts Program will show the film "L'Avventura" by Michelangelo Antonioni in the Hamad Bin Khalifa University Student Center Cinema on 4 Feb.Dr. David Work, visiting assistant professor of liberal arts, said, "Antonioni's masterpiece is a penetrating study of alienation and the search for love in the modern world." The film is scheduled…

Texas A&M at Qatar students organized the first Yell Practice at the campus on 29 Jan. Following the tradition of Midnight Yell on the University's main campus, students gathered to practice Texas A&M cheers. "The Traditions Council held this event to enhance the Aggie spirit at the Qatar campus and build interest among students here to serve as…

Mechanical engineering students visited the GE Aviation research center in the Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) on 26-27 Jan. The tour, organized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) student chapter, focused on the company's business goals in the Middle East and included a tour of the shop floor, containing exhibits of large…

The Texas A&M at Qatar chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, was featured in "The Bent," Tau Beta Pi's quarterly magazine. Twenty members were initiated to the society in its inaugural initiation ceremony in Qatar in April 2011. Dr. Larry A. Simonson, president of Tau Beta Pi, also recognized the chapter for being the society's first international chapter in his address…