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Mariam Abdulrazak Al-Meer, a Class of 2012 chemical engineering graduate of Texas A&M University at Qatar, has been named the branch campus’s Alumnus of the Year for 2019. While an undergraduate at Texas A&M at Qatar, Al-Meer worked on a research project in collaboration with Qatar Shell Research and Technology Centre and Shell Global Solutions. This work aimed to develop a new generation…

Texas A&M University at Qatar recognized its outstanding graduates at a recent Suhoor honoring graduating seniors and master’s students. Each graduate was named Student of the Year by Texas A&M at Qatar’s six academic programs and Graduate Studies. From left to right: Alaa Abdalla, liberal arts; Ahmad Jamal A A Al-Kuwari, mechanical engineering; Abouelkassim Becetti, electrical engineering; Menatollah…

Texas A&M University recently presented an honorary doctorate to His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada during commencement ceremonies for Texas A&M University at Qatar at the Qatar National Convention Centre.  The honorary Doctor of Letters degree was presented to H.E. Dr. Al-Sada by Texas A&M vice provost and Chief International Officer Dr. Michael Benedik; Texas A&M University at…

Texas A&M University at Qatar recently hosted a delegation of agriculture experts from its main campus in Texas to visit Baladna Food Industries, Qatar’s largest producer of fresh dairy, as well as to explore opportunities for collaboration. “Coming to a facility such as the farm at Baladna is a unique opportunity for us to work in a very difficult environment,” said Dr. Dave Lunt, associate…

Research projects by students and faculty members in the Petroleum Engineering Program at Texas A&M University at Qatar placed first and second in Qatar National Research Fund’s 11th Annual Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP) Competition. In the oral presentation category, Dr. Nayef Alyafei and students AlReem Al-Dosari, Abdul Sattar Al-Kahala, Sara Al-Thani, Hessa Al-Thani,…

Texas A&M University at Qatar graduated its 1,000th engineer during commencement exercises held 9 May at the Qatar National Convention Centre. More than 100 students walked across the stage during the branch campus’s annual commencement ceremony, including 95 students who graduated with bachelor’s degrees in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and petroleum…

Erlinda “Beth” Caerlang, writing consultant in the Center for Teaching & Learning, was awarded the first ever Outstanding Tutor Award at this year’s Middle East–North Africa Writing Centers Alliance (MENAWCA) Conference in Beirut, Lebanon. The award recognizes tutors who provide exemplary service to students, writing centers and institutional communities. Caerlang meets with students in one-to-one…

The Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society inducted 17 news members to its Texas Delta Qatar chapter recently. Inductions are conducted on an invitation-only basis to recognize superior scholarship and exemplary character. The chapter was established in 2011 and now has 136 members, including seven Eminent Engineers. This year, dean Dr. César O. Malavé, associate dean Dr. Ioannis Economou…

Postdoctoral research associate Dr. Sun Hee Yoon and graduate assistant Shaik Afzal received the best oral presentation awards at the 8th Global Conference on Global Warming in Doha. Yoon's presentation, “Mechanistic study for unraveling the photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction to formic acid at a mixed ternary and binary phases,” is based on research outcomes from NPRP cycle 7 and 10 projects…

Master's students Amro Mohamed and Manar Oqbi and Ph.D. student Mohamed Sufiyan Challiwala (under Dr. Nimir Elbashir) were recently recognized at the 6th ORYX GTL Qatar Student Awards. Mohamed and Oqbi won in the master's category and Challiwala was recognized in the Ph.D. category. The awards celebrate the importance of building post-graduate education capacity in Qatar and the selection committee…