Texas A&M at Qatar signs MOU with Shell
Published Jan 10, 2011Texas A&M at Qatar, on 11 January, signed an MOU with Shell for a project in which students will build a GTL-powered car which will compete in the Shell Eco-Marathon Europe in May.The project, led by Dr. Andrew Conkey, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, will include 19 Aggies from the mechanical and engineering programs. The Aggie car will be the first GCC Urban…
Lakom Alkarar to visit Texas A&M at Qatar
Published Jan 10, 2011The Office of Student and Community Relations, on 18 January, will host representatives from the television program Lakom Alkarar, or "The decision is yours." All students are invited to attend as representatives will give an introduction to the program, as well as learn how to…
Texas A&M University at Qatar students attend global chemical engineering conference
Published Dec 13, 2010Texas A&M University at Qatar partnered with its long-time community collaborators, Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO) and Qatar International Petroleum Marketing Company, Ltd. (Tasweeq), recently to sponsor three of the University’s students and a faculty advisor’s attendance at the recent American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) conference in Salt Lake City, Utah in the…
Texas A&M at Qatar to celebrate Qatar National Day
Published Dec 08, 2010The Office of Student and Community Relations will be holding celebrations for Qatar National Day on Thursday, 16 December.Opening this event will be H.E. Sheikh. Abdulrahman Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Minister of Municipality and Urban Planning.…
Top ten local high school students visit Texas A&M at Qatar
Published Dec 07, 2010The Office of Student and Community Relations in collaboration with the Office of Admissions this week hosted the Top Ten Program.Designed to welcome the top ten senior Qatari students from all high schools in Qatar, participants had the opportunity to complete…
SAC announces morning coffee meeting
Published Dec 07, 2010The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) is hosting its first morning coffee meeting on 14 December. The purpose of the meeting is to informally gather staff to raise community awareness and meet fellow Texas A&M at Qatar staff members. The meeting will also serve as a forum for staff members to voice concerns and inquiries about life as…
Salter participates in TEP workshop
Published Dec 06, 2010Liticia Salter, senior lecturer and director, Office of Academic Supplemental Instruction Services, was the invited guest of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) to the People's Republic of China to participate as a speaker and facilitator of a Technical English…
Texas A&M at Qatar to host Annual Paper Contest
Published Dec 02, 2010The Petroleum Engineering Program at Texas A&M University at Qatar will host the Annual Student Paper Contest on 4 December.Open to senior and graduate students, the paper contest allows University students to write and present technical papers. Judges from…
Texas A&M at Qatar welcomes invitational tournament
Published Dec 01, 2010Texas A&M University at Qatar will host the 3rd Annual Texas A&M at Qatar Invitational Tournament 2-4 December at Qatar Academy.This year's tournament will see the Aggie men's team defend their 33-game winning streak. This year's tournament will also feature…
Mechanical Engineering Program receives donation from Olympus Controls
Published Nov 30, 2010The controls lab of the Mechanical Engineering Program recently received a $55,000 USD donation from Olympus Controls, Denton, Texas. The donation came in the form of automation and control equipment including DC and AC motors of different sizes, encoders, proximity…