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The Office of Student and Community Relations, in collaboration with the Mechanical Engineering Program, on 15 March hosted 12 students from the Qatar Science Club.Between the ages of 11 and 16, these students explored the programs offered at Texas A&M at Qatar, toured labs and participated in other activities. One of the students, age 11, presented two of his own engineering…

Texas A&M at Qatar is hosting 16 students from College Station this week for the leadership exchange program.Students from both campuses were selected based on leadership potential and campus involvement. Students will have an opportunity to explore Doha, participate in leadership development workshops and interact with fellow Aggies. They will also learn more about Aggie…

The Aggie cricket club has taken the lead with eight points in the Education City cricket tournament with its 13 March victory over the Tartans of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar.In second place is Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar with six points, followed by Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar with four points. The team will square off against…

Dr. Jennifer Maruska, assistant lecturer of political science, on 2 March defended her dissertation, "Seeing Security: Societal Securitization in Qatar," at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. For information contact Dr. Jennifer Maruska: jennifer.maruska@qatar.tamu.edu.

Dr. Dragomir Bukur, professor of chemical engineering, and Khaled Elsaid, technical laboratory coordinator, accompanied senior chemical engineering students for a tour of the Oryx GTL plant in Ras Laffan Industrial City on 9 March.Operated by Sasol, Oryx GTL is the largest plant of this kind in the world for natural gas conversion to hydrocarbon liquids. Dr. Ernest du Toit,…

Texas A&M University at Qatar beginning 15 March will host a safety symposium.Sponsored by Shell, Exxonmobil and Qatar Petroleum, the symposium,"Process and Personal Safety is not achieved by Accident," will lead safety specialists from academia and industry to Texas A&M at Qatar to discuss process and personal safety. The goal of the symposium is to promote networking among…

Texas A&M at Qatar Petroleum Engineering Department will host the annual paper contest on 13 March. The contest is divided into three sessions according to student classification.Junior, senior and graduate petroleum engineering students will make formal presentations on a variety of technical topics to a panel of judges. Representatives from the oil and gas industry will…

Texas A&M at Qatar's Office of Building Operations hosted a 40-hour hazardous waste operations and emergency response certification course last week. The HAZWOPER training is designed for people who respond to the release of hazardous substances, regardless of the location of the hazard.Training consisted of classroom training as well as hands-on experience with…

Twenty-one students from Texas A&M at Qatar last week visited Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO) at Mesiaeed Industrial City, the largest single-site producer of ammonia and urea in the world. Students were given the opportunity to explore the plants, identifying various equipment they are learning about in chemical kinetics. For information contact Amanda Field: amanda.field@qatar.tamu.edu.

The Aggie cricket club will face-off against the Tartans of Carnegie Mellon University at Qatar. The match will is scheduled for 13 March beginning 1:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar. For information contact Dillan Raymond Roshan: d.raymondroshan@qatar.tamu.edu.