SWE sponsors Cookery Competition
Published Nov 27, 2011The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) will host a Cookery Competition, open to both males and females, on 1 Dec. Registration for the competition will be open through 30 Nov. For information contact Hind Barnieh: hind.barnieh@qatar.tamu.edu.
PETE students attend SPE ATCE
Published Nov 23, 2011Sixteen petroleum engineering students, sponsored by Qatar Shell and QAPCO, attended the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Denver, Colorado, US, on 31 Oct.-3 Nov.Students Mustafa Al-Waily, Kelsey Prestidge, Kazi Alam and Ahmed Nosseir also participated in the annual Petrobowl quiz competition during…
Men's basketball season opens with win
Published Nov 22, 2011The Texas A&M at Qatar men's basketball team began the 2011-2012 season with a victory over the Hoyas of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar on 21 Nov.. For information contact Michael Collins: michael.collins@qatar.tamu.edu, +974.4423.0047.
Concept Car featured at Pearl GTL inauguration
Published Nov 22, 2011The Texas A&M at Qatar 2011 Shell Eco Marathon Urban Concept Car, powered by Shell’s GTL Diesel fuel, was displayed at the inauguration of Qatar Shell's Pearl GTL facility on 22 Nov.Mechanical engineering students Bassam Ahmed and Jaber Henzab, former student Omar Al-Qatami and Dr. Andrew Conkey, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, attended…
Liberal Arts Program to host lecture on securitization of energy, food
Published Nov 21, 2011Dr. Jacob Hubertus de Wilde, professor and department head for international relations and international organization, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, will present a lecture titled "Boiling Problems: Securitizing Energy and Food" on 28 Nov.The lecture will discuss how environmental concerns, particularly energy and food, have become a…
FAC welcomes nominations for Student of the Year award
Published Nov 20, 2011The Texas A&M at Qatar Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) has announced the opening of nominations for the Student of the Year award. Faculty members are invited to submit nominations by contacting their program award coordinator through 7 Dec. The winner will be announced at the University's Commencement Ceremony in Spring 2012.
Students participate in EC International Festival
Published Nov 17, 2011Texas A&M at Qatar students participated in the Education City Student Life Committee's International Festival at the Student Center on 17 Nov. Students Haitham Al-Haidari and Mouhyemen Khan performed dance numbers at the event, and Dillan Raymond Roshan, Ralston Fernandes and Srikanth Srinivasan played music with their band. For information contact Rachel White: rachel.white@qatar.tamu.edu,…
Liberal Arts Program to host lecture on US foreign policy, Arab uprisings
Published Nov 16, 2011The Liberal Arts Speaker Series will host a public lecture titled "The United States and the Arab Uprisings: 'Be identified with the emerging future rather than the decaying past" on 23 Nov.Dr. Waleed Hazbun, associate professor of political science and director of the Center for Arab and Middle East Studies at the American University of Beirut,…
ECEN hosts Roboscanner competition
Published Nov 15, 2011The Electrical and Computer Engineering Program (ECEN) hosted a Roboscanner competition on 14 Nov. First-year students showcased robots they created in an introductory engineering course.The first-place team consisted of Mohammed Ayub, Anas Al Rabbat and Ahmad Amra. Ressty Manuzon, Ahmed Shakeeb and Baher Azzam won second place, and Firas Abi Saleh,…
Ahmed, Salama research featured in newspaper editorial
Published Nov 14, 2011Dr. Beena Ahmed, lecturer of electrical and computer engineering, and Dr. Ghada Salama, lecturer of chemical engineering, were featured in The Peninsula newspaper recently.Salama, Ahmed and a team of undergraduate researchers, funded by the Qatar National Research Fund and Undergraduate Research Experience Program, will examine how Science, Technology,…