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The undefeated Aggie men's basketball team will face the Bears of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar on 11 Feb.The game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. at Qatar Academy gym. On 15 Feb. the team will play against Qatar Academy. The game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at Qatar Academy gym. For information contact Michael Collins: michael.collins@qatar.tamu.edu.

Texas A&M at Qatar this week launched the Qatar Sustainable Water and Energy Utilization Initiative, a multifaceted research endeavor that focuses on long-term sustainability of Qatar's natural resources. "By building a Qatar-based core group of engineers trained with the scientific and technical know-how to research sustainable long-lasting solutions to make energy utilization…

Dr. Khalid Aziz, Otto N. Miller Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences at Stanford University, will present "Impact of Academic Research on Industry of Reservoir Simulation Research" as the third lecture of the Texas A&M at Qatar Distinguished Lecture Series on 8 Feb.His lecture will focus on reviewing the development of reservoir modeling technology and the contributions made…

On 28 Jan. the Society of Women Engineers hosted an interactive discussion led by Sarah Al-Aqaily. Her lecture was followed by an interactive discussion of her experience as a Qatari female engineer in Ras Laffan. Al-Aquaily is an application engineer at RasGas and holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from Qatar University. More than 40 female students attended the lecture and asked…

Dr. Gustavo E. Scuseria, Robert A. Welch Professor of Chemistry and professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University, on Sunday presented "Screened hybrid methods for solid-state physics and chemistry." The lecture focused on current efforts to develop more accurate electronic structure methods for both molecules and solids. For information contact Hala El-Dakak: hala.el-dakak@qatar.tamu.edu.

The undefeated Aggie men's basketball team will play the Tartans of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar on 5 Feb. The game is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. at Qatar Academy gym. On 8 Feb. the team will play against the junior varsity team of the American School of Doha. The game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at American School of Doha gym. For information contact Michael Collins: michael.collins@qatar.tamu.edu.

The Aggie women's basketball team will face off against the Tartans of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar on 3 Feb.  The game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at Qatar Academy gym. For information contact Melissa Minus: melissa.minus@qatar.tamu.edu.

Texas A&M at Qatar, along with the branch campuses of Education City, is participating in the inaugural Education City Family Day on 13 Feb.Family Day will be an opportunity for Aggie parents to find out more about what their son or daughter does in and out of the classroom at Texas A&M at Qatar, to interact with professors and University administrators, and to explore the…

Lessons learned from past safety incidents are informing important research on chemical process safety that benefits the energy industry in Qatar and throughout the world, said Dr. Sam Mannan this week during his talk for the Texas A&M at Qatar distinguished lecture series."Safety incidents have occurred all over the world," said Mannan, Regents Professor, holder of the T.…

Scholars meet to discuss changes in the field of chemistry.More than 100 chemistry scholars attended the fourth annual QAFCO-Texas A&M at Qatar Chemistry Conference. Sponsored by Qatar Fertiliser Company, the conference aims to bring the latest in global research in the field of chemistry to the State of Qatar and the region.