University News, August 2009

Texas A&M University at Qatar on Sunday commemorated the arrival of the Texas A&M Society of Automotive Engineers racecar with a celebration in the link atrium of the Texas A&M Engineering Building. Dr. Houshang Masudi, senior professor of mechanical engineering, said the car was brought to Qatar for one purpose. “The Formula SAE car was …

Texas A&M at Qatar students on Thursday have been invited to participate in the annual student organizations open house. Occurring on the first Thursday of classes every academic year, open house provides students with an opportunity to get involved and learn more about the clubs and organizations offered at Texas A&M at Qatar. Open house …

Texas A&M at Qatar students last week were awarded first and third place during the RasGas internship award ceremony, when Noora Al Shahrani was named first place and Eisa Al-Sulaiti took third. Both students, senior petroleum engineering majors, competed against 63 interns from different universities and disciplines in a presentation competition. “I feel very proud,” …

Texas A&M University at Qatar this week received notification that the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET has conferred accreditation on all four of the University’s engineering programs in Qatar.

Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Wahab, senior associate professor professor of chemical engineering, and Dr. Troy Bickham, associate professor of history and Ray A. Rothrock Fellow in the College of Liberal Arts, this week were named Texas A&M at Qatar’s spring 2009 SLATE award recipients.

More than 120 new students push total enrollment above 350 Texas A&M University at Qatar on 16 Aug. welcomed more than 120 new students during new student orientation. The addition of freshman and transfer students brings the total number of enrolled students to more than 350.

Dr. Marvin Rowe, professor of chemistry, on 21 July, presented the lecture “Dating Ancient Rock Paintings” at the Albuquerque Archaeological Society meeting. During the summer, Rowe also participated in two archaeological field trips. The first was to the Shumla School of Rock Art Studies at Comstock, Texas. The second was in the Guadalupe Mountains near …

Dr. Troy Bickham, associate professor of history and Ray A. Rothrock Fellow in the College of Liberal Arts, has written a chapter titled “I shall tear off their scalps, and make cups of their skulls: American Indians in the Eighteenth-Century British Press,” in a new book titled Native Americans in Anglo-American Culture, 1750-1850: The Indian …

Alia Fakhr, administrative coordinator in the Office of the Dean and CEO, and Ghada Hamed, administrative assistant for the Petroleum Engineering Program, have obtained the rating of certified professional secretary from the International Association of Administrative Professionals. To receive CPS certification, Fakhr and Hamed were administered a three-part exam covering the areas of office technology, …

Texas A&M at Qatar and Qatar Shell Research & Technology Center on 30 July signed a three-year memorandum of understanding enhancing the already strong relationship between the two institutions.