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ReseaRch YeaRbook2013

Texas a&M UniversiTy aT QaTarReseaRch yeaRbook 2013


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Contents 02 Meeting Qatar’s grand Challenges

03 researCh that is iMpaCting a region

04 researCh aChieveMents in 2013

08 2013: a Year of progress and partnership

12 advanCed laB serviCes for researCh and indUstrY

14 reCrUitMent to sUpport new talent and BUild CapaCitY

15 oUtreaCh throUgh high-valUe reCrUiting and ConferenCes

18 stUdents and professors CollaBorate with indUstrY sUpport to Qatar and Qnv 2030

22 international and stUdent CollaBoration on groUndBreaKing disCoveries

26 environMental and advanCed energY efforts proMote Qatar national interests

29 CUTTing-edge researCh for renewaBle energY

30 gloBalization and ethiCs on the international stage

34 ContinUing edUCation serviCes and gradUate stUdies

37 views froM oUr stUdents

38 strategiC partnerships

40 peer-reviewed seleCted researCh papers pUBlished dUring 2012–2013

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I am proud to introduce the second annual edition of the texas a&M University at Qatar research Yearbook.

texas a&M at Qatar has been a partner in Qatar’s development for more than 10 years. as the University embarks upon its second decade of operation, we thank you for your support and collaboration and look forward to working with you as essential partners in the pursuit of goals put forward in the Qatar national vision 2030, the University’s efforts to provide leadership in education, discovery and development and, of course, industry’s dynamic and diversified growth.

texas a&M at Qatar works to enrich Qatar’s greatest natural resource – its people – and help solve critical challenges for Qatar’s industry. we accomplish this through impactful and responsive research carried out by world-class faculty, as well as bright and motivated undergraduate and graduate students who are Qatar’s engines of new knowledge. The University also engages cutting-edge researchers and facilities at Qatar foundation’s research development centers including the Qatar science and technology park, Qatar Biomedical research institute, Qatar Computing research institute, Qatar environment & energy research institute and academic partners worldwide.

our state-of-the-art research programs are focused on Qatar’s grand challenges, but are strategically diverse to meet the evolving needs of the University’s industry collaborators. This approach has made

I am both proud of and amazed by the remarkable progress made by texas a&M University at Qatar’s research teams to date. in the three years since Qatar foundation provided generous support to establish a top-quality research program at texas a&M at Qatar, the University has indeed developed a program that has become the envy of the entire region. This yearbook contains figures and numbers that attest to this statement. while texas a&M at Qatar had a respectable research program since 2011, the growth has improved on both volume and quality. texas a&M at Qatar has received the second largest amount of funding from the prestigious national priorities research program (nprp) of the Qatar national research fund (Qnrf), and the University research teams have produced more than half of the refereed publications resulting from funds provided by Qnrf. in 2011, local industry partners paid scant attention to texas a&M at Qatar. today, an increasing number of companies come to us with research projects seeking the expertise and collaboration of our faculty. Many of these dialogues were resulted following the annual research-industry showcase. industry partners trust the University specially when facing challenges and seeking workable solutions.

ReseaRCh that is impaCting a Region

meeting QataR’s granD Challenges

texas a&M at Qatar a regional research leader in applied and fundamental research that has maximum impact and pragmatic, real-world applications.

These programs have both a local and global importance and the University is honored to have the opportunity to export knowledge created here in doha to partners internationally through texas a&M at Qatar’s Centers of excellence. These currently include the Mary Kay o’Connor process safety Center and the gas and fuels research initiative, both of which address local needs and provide research and expertise available nowhere else in the region.

as partners in Qatar’s tremendous growth, we have a unique opportunity. our work is intertwined and interconnected and this gives industry and academia the freedom to be flexible, transformative and take bold initiative. Qatar will be shaped by our commitment to work together, to innovate, to recognize the crucial role of cooperation and collaborative strategies.

texas a&M at Qatar looks forward to another decade of partnership with our community in the realization of these achievements. i know we can exceed our own expectations.

sincerely,

Mark h. weichold, ph.d. dean and Ceo

Qatar foundation’s support has enabled the University to provide a Materials service facility that contains instrumentation unique to the region. Both our own researchers and those in local industries avail themselves of these advanced instruments. we have upgraded the super-computing capabilities, and the three-dimensional visualization laboratory. we have provided support for individual researchers to purchase state-of-the-art equipment for their individual laboratories and share it with other researchers at texas a&M at Qatar. finally, texas a&M at Qatar is bringing extensions of world-class research centers located at texas a&M University at College station to the campus in Qatar. at this time, the Mary Kay o’Connor process safety Center has an extension here, and we are in the process to establish extensions of the smart grid Center, the Center for remote healthcare technology and the polymer technology Center. finally, the fuel and gas research Center at texas a&M at Qatar is in the process to establish an extension at College station. research is booming at the University so join us in the pursuit of new knowledge.

sincerely,

dr. Kenneth hall associate dean for research and graduate studies



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feBrUarYdr. reza tafreshi, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, received the Best presenter award for his paper,

“Computerized eCg analysis for automated diagnosis of heart abnormalities,” J. abdul, r. tafreshi, n. Mohsin, l. tafreshi, hamad Medical Corporation’s annual research day, doha, Qatar, Us$2,000, 2013

MarChdr. haitham abu-rub, professor of electrical engineering, in collaboration with atif iqbal, Moin ahammed and

rashid al-ammari, was awarded Best paper at the international Conference on industrial technology.

MarChdr. dragomir B. Bukur, Joe M. nesbitt professor of Chemical engineering, has been elected vice chairman of the

natural gas Conversion Board for 2013-2015.

apriltexas a&M University at Qatar students were awarded first and fifth place at Qatar national research fund

(Qnrf) fifth annual Undergraduate research experience program (Urep) competition.

aprildr. Khalid Qaraqe, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and dr. ahmed abdel-wahab, associate

professor of chemical engineering, have received the itochu professorships in engineering for being outstanding engineering professors at the University.

april dr. Mohamed nounou, associate professor of chemical engineering, received the faculty excellence award.

ReseaRCh aChievements in 2013Texas A&M at Qatar is proud of its most outstanding faculty and student

researchers achievements. Faculty and researchers who were recognized have made significant contributions in the research arena.

aprildr. ahmed abdel wahab, associate professor of chemical engineering, received the texas a&M at Qatar

faculty research excellence award.

aprildr. Belic Melivoj, professor of physics, received the research team excellence award.

aprilfawaz al-Qahtani, assistant research scientist, and Behrouz ebrahimi, postdoctoral research associate, received the research excellence fellow award.

aprilMohammed al-Jubouri, received the richard e. ewing award for excellence in student research.

MaYdr. Khalid Qaraqe, professor of electrical and computer engineering, received the “Best researcher of the Year” award from Qatar national research fund at the fifth annual forum, where the University’s research office also was named

“Best research office of the Year” for the second consecutive year.

MaYdr. nimir el-Bashir, associate professor of chemical engineering, received the 2013 shell research

accomplishment recognition award from gtl Jet fuels Consortium.

MaYdr. reza sadr, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, received the 2013 shell research accomplishment

recognition award from gtl Jet fuels Consortium.

JUnedr. paul anastas, U.s. environmental policy and green chemistry expert, has been named the inaugural holder

of the QafCo Chair in green Chemistry and green engineering at texas a&M University at Qatar.

JUnedr. Kamel tourki, assistant research scientist, received the outstanding Young researcher award from the ieee Communications society of europe, Middle east and africa.

JUnedr. hassan Bashir, assistant professor of political science, and research assistant hamza Jehangir were awarded Best paper on their work, “implementing

western higher education in non-western Contexts: observations from the engineering ethics program at texas a&M University at Qatar.”

aUgUstdr. Mark van de logt, assistant professor of liberal arts, received an award for his article, “arikara niituníšu’ Beliefs and the fur trade.” The article was published in the Journal of the

rocky Mountain fur trade.

septeMBerdr. Mohamed aggour, professor of petroleum engineering, has been selected as the recipient of the 2013 golden star academic and educational

excellence award for the Best professor in petroleum engineering.

septeMBerdr. vassilios C. Kelessidis, professor of petroleum engineering and program chair, received the “Best professor in

petroleum engineering” award, presented by the asian Confederation of Businesses.

septeMBerdr. dave seapy, faculty ombuds officer, received the texas a&M University–College level distinguished

achievement teaching award.

oCtoBerdr. ghada salama, senior lecturer, was selected to receive a leadership excellence award for women at the

Middle east process engineering Conference & exhibition in Bahrain. salama also received the

“2013 Best student organization advisor of the Year” award by the society of women engineers at Qatar.

oCtoBerdr. Mahmood amani, associate professor of petroleum engineering, received the 2013 society of petroleum engineers regional service award for

the Middle east, north africa and india region.

noveMBerdr. Kenneth hall, associate dean for research and graduate studies and the Jack e. and frances Brown Chair in Chemical engineering, has received

top accolades from peking University. hall’s work on pore and solid-diffusion kinetics has been cited more than 1,000 times. The paper is currently listed in the 1000 Club of tadsorption. hall also received the 2013 laurance s. reid award from the international school of hydrocarbon Measurement.

noveMBerMoiz Bohra, senior student at chemical engineering, supervised by dr. nimir elbashir, received the first place award in the petrochemical, fuel and energy category of the poster competition of the american institute of Chemical (aiChe).

deCeMBerdr. Cam nguyen, professor of electrical and computer engineering, won second place in the Best poster presentation for Computing and information technology research category at the Qatar foundation 2013 annual research Conference awards.

deCeMBerThree of the University’s student researchers were recognized at Qatar foundation 2013 annual research Conference awards. Marwa Qaraqe won first place, Best student poster presentation, in the health research category. laial Bani naser, supervised by dr. nimir elbashir), placed second in the Best student poster presentation contest in the energy and environment pillar category.



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Cumulative pRojeCt FunDing 2008 – 2013

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

$18,822,470

$48,142,335

$70,290,199

$70,430,743

$124,204,783

$160,148,174

64

83

113

121

154

189

290Journal papersPublIcatIons

7 inventionDIsclosures.

200full time and part time researchers

86total undergraduate involved in research

$111,340,992total $ amount ofactive/currentresearch Projects.

total numberof active researchprojects

128

EACh PROGRAM’S PERCEnTAGE OUT OF ThE TOTAL PROJECTS COUnT

ChEMiCAL EnGinEERinG

18.75%PETROLEUM EnGinEERinG

16.02%

ELECTRiCAL EnGinEERinG

26.17%SCiEnCE

19.9%

MEChAniCAL EnGinEERinG

18.36%LiBERAL ARTS

8%



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now in its 11th year, texas a&M University at Qatar looks back on 2013 as a period of great progress and expanded partnership. with the establishment and growth of research centers, strong undergraduate and faculty research, and outreach in the form of conferences, continuing education courses, and services that continue to integrate the University with the region and the world, texas a&M at Qatar is fulfilling its mission of service and excellence.

ESTABLISHMENT OF RESEARCH CENTERSin 2013, texas a&M University at Qatar signed an agreement to bring an extension of the texas-based Mary Kay o’Connor process safety Center (MKopsC) to doha. The memorandum of understanding was signed in March 2013 during the Qatar process safety symposium, a showcase for the commitment of the University to improving the quality of life in Qatar.

2013: a YeaR oF pRogRess anD paRtneRship

A global community of students, faculty, and industry professionals unite to advance science, engineering , and the world of ideas

The center, which will replicate all academic programs of the center in College station, pursues a mission to promote safety as second nature in industry around the world. opened in July, the extension of the center in Qatar will be an international leader in minimizing losses within industrial processes through science-based counsel, and in disseminating best practices through consulting and short courses, providing benchmarking, and conducting research. The center will also provide industry with a forum to exchange ideas and advance technologies to enhance competition.

The center is supported by a consortium of industries and is headed by dr. ali hamed al-Mulla, manager of corporate health, safety and environment at Qatar petroleum. “with the patronage of h.e. dr. al-sada, we have an opportunity to influence the center’s activities in a direct and continuous manner to promote safety as second nature in the


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TASC pROjECTS

Comp. Mat. SC. eng.

43%

High Performance computing

21%

3D technologies

7%

Comp. physics/biology

29%

Texas A&M University at Qatar is extending some of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) centers to the Qatar campus. Two TEES centers – the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center and the Smart Grid Center –already have a presence in Doha, giving TEES and Texas A&M a footprint in the Middle East that no other agency or university has. Other TEES centers, including the Center for Remote HealthCare Technologies, the Polymer TechnologyCenter and the Energy Systems Laboratory, are interested in establishing presence on the Qatar campus. The University is also discussing the possibility of creating extensions of some Texas A&M at Qatar research centers at Texas A&M in College Station.

dr. Kenneth hall, assoCiate dean for researCh and gradUate stUdies

industry in Qatar and to educate a new generation of engineers who are committed to safety,” said al-Mulla in his keynote address at the launch.

dr. sam Mannan, executive director of the MKopsC-Qatar and director of the center in College station, said, “This represents a major step forward in bringing all the successful programs and activities that have been developed at the main campus in College station to texas a&M at Qatar. This will be of tremendous mutual benefit.”

dr. luc véchot, managing director of MKopsC-Qatar, said, “we have had tremendous motivation, support and encouragement from our colleagues in the industry. This is the first time in Qatar that industry and academia have sat at the same table to tackle key process safety challenges.”

dr. Mark h. weichold, dean and Ceo of texas a&M at Qatar, said, “we are proud bring to the region a center known globally for its work in process safety practice and research. process safety is essential to critical industries in Qatar, and the launch of the Mary Kay o’Connor process safety Center will provide resources of best practices and expertise, enhancing process safety in Qatar and ensuring that its key industries operate safely.”

in the same way the new center united industry and academia in safety efforts, texas a&M at Qatar’s advanced scientific Computing (tasC) group brings together faculty and researchers from a wide variety of engineering and scientific disciplines to tackle complex computational problems. dr. othmane Bouhali is co-founder and founding director of tasC. locally, the group is aiming at an active contribution to the implementation of the Qatar national research strategy (Qnrs) in computational science and its applications in material science and engineering, computational chemistry, medical physics, system biology and high-performance computing. internationally, the group is aiming at tight links with international supercomputing and computational science centers. tasC is targeting four areas of strategic importance locally and globally: high-performance computing, computational materials science and engineering, computational physics and biology, and 3-d technologies. fifteen faculty members have joined the group with their respective teams of researchers totaling around fifty researchers. The group represents a broad spectrum of expertise in these four areas as witnessed by the number of research projects and team members in each area.

tasC is also actively engaged in collaborations with several Qf r&d research institutes such as Qatar Computing research institute, Qatar energy environment research institute and Qatar Cardiovascular research Center.



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aDvanCeD laB seRviCes FoR ReseaRCh anD

inDustRYMore than thirty local organizations benefit

from well-equipped lab services

texas a&m at Qatar supports the growth and development of the state of Qatar’s industry and academia by sharing its facilities through the University’s technical services center. employing the advanced capabilities of nine participating laboratories, this facility benefits Qatar in its progress towards a knowledge‐based economy by supporting the research and testing needs of multiple disciplines.

technical resources include a Central Material facility, a rapid Manufacturing facility with 3-d capabilities, a Central electronics shop, a Central Machine shop, a fuel Characterization laboratory, a wettability research laboratory providing services in the 3-d imagine of structures, and research and lab facilities for water

and environmental investigation, chemistry and research computing.

“we provide services and expertise to local industry and organizations,” said dr. srinath iyengar, who manages the technical services facility. “having laboratories with advanced and unique capabilities not available at any other institution or facility in Qatar renders texas a&M at Qatar capable of providing services efficiently to local organizations and University partners.”

More than thirty local organizations have approached the facility with problems or ideas, and staff has worked to help the organizations by sharing state-of-the-art research equipment and faculty expertise.


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Dr. Hassan s. bazzi, associate professor of chemistry at texas a&M at Qatar and chair of the science program since 2006, has been key in recruiting and training researchers who will play a major role in fostering the research and development culture in Qatar, building on progress since the establishment of the Qatar national research fund (Qnrf). Bazzi was instrumental in bringing a world-recognized environmental expert to Qatar, dr. paul anastas. a Us environmental policy and green chemistry expert, anastas is the first holder of the QafCo Chair in green Chemistry and green engineering at texas a&M University at Qatar. anastas is also internationally regarded as the

“father of green Chemistry” through his pioneering work on sustainability at the molecular level, and his breakthroughs that have made chemical manufacturing cleaner, safer and more efficient. Bazzi was also key in the recruitment of another world-renowned scientist, dr. robert h. grubbs, now an adjunct professor at the University. grubbs won the nobel prize in Chemistry in 2005 and is the first nobel laureate with an academic affiliation in Qatar.

Bazzi himself is renowned for outreach on behalf of the university, with active international collaborations in the growing field of materials and polymer chemistry. Currently, he has six ongoing and active research endeavors in his state-of-the-art lab, while maintaining a workforce of internationally known chemists. Bazzi is an avid supporter of the Qatar national vision 2030 and his pioneering research programs have contributed immensely to key pillars of the national vision for the state of Qatar related to the environment and human development.

another important focus of outreach at the university is the hosting of academic conferences, most recently in chemistry and chemical engineering. The University hosted the QafCo-texas a&M at Qatar Conference 2014 in January. The conference’s theme was nanotechnology and energy and was the sixth edition presented with the sponsorship of Qatar fertiliser Company (QafCo). The conference was co-organized by dr. Bazzi and dr. ioannis economou.

outReaCh thRough high-value ReCRuiting

anD ConFeRenCes

Texas A&M at Qatar organized significant international conferences in partnerships with local industry. These conferences bring experts to Qatar and highlight the contributions of Qatar and the University to knowledge internationally.dr. eYad Masad, asistant dean for researCh and gradUate stUdies

Through outreach in multiple forms, Texas A&M at Qatar is growing its role as a center of cutting-edge

research and education, a vital part of the industrial and academic communities, and a home for scientists,

engineers, and other investigators of the first rank.


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“partnerships such as that shared between the University and QafCo illustrate the fundamental importance of industry-academic collaboration in meeting both the current and future challenges in chemistry and engineering research,” weichold said. “texas a&M at Qatar and QafCo share a common mission to enrich Qatar, engage and support its people and industries and create new knowledge and pragmatic and sustainable solutions that can have both local and global applications. This year’s conference focus, nanotechnology and energy, is essential to the evolution of enhanced energy efficiency and the further development of products and processes that affect and improve our everyday lives.”

QafCo vice Chairman and Ceo Khalifa al-sowaidi said, “prestigious institutions like

texas a&M at Qatar play a leading role by investing their resources to develop innovative and sustainable solutions that would lessen the adverse impact of industrial development on the environment. QafCo is exploring new grounds to find practical means of energy efficiency. here, industry–academia coordination will be of remarkable significance. it is this mission that has encouraged us to partner with texas a&M at Qatar at different levels to create a platform for sharing knowledge and expertise with young and impressionable minds.”

Based on the tremendous success of the series, including the presence of two nobel laureates, QafCo has generously agreed to support a new series that will feature parallel chemistry and chemical engineering tracks.


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texas a&m at Qatar engages in research-industry partnership on many fronts, including by hosting an annual showcase to highlight collaboration opportunities. The showcase promotes dialogue between university researchers and industry representatives on collaboration potentials, mutual interests and shared opportunities for advancing the state of Qatar’s national vision and strategic development goals through research. texas a&M at Qatar is keen to learn about the challenges facing industry and to direct its resources to address these challenges. The goal is to develop more collaborative research that is of high priority to Qatar and of high value to the world.

dr. Mohamed aggour, professor of petroleum engineering, creates vigorous connections between research and industry through his exemplary work with undergraduate research supported by Qnrf, and through the Undergraduate research experience program (Urep). students gain

experience with team-based research collaboration with faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and other undergraduates or research staff in Qatar. supervising faculty such as aggour select outstanding participants and notable topics to build human capital and to bolster research in Qatar.

aggour is currently supervising a project with undergraduate students to address the problem of severe corrosion in wells. “Many wells more than ten years old have this problem,” aggour said. “we are developing new techniques and procedures to prevent corrosion, including the use of fiberglass. we are now writing the patent for this technology”

aggour said that this innovative technique will offer industry a much-needed solution to a significant challenge. “one of our missions is to develop technology that helps the major industry here. By developing new technology, we increase resources of the country, and increase the recovery of oil and gas.”

stuDents anD pRoFessoRs

CollaBorate With inDustRY to suppoRt

QataR anD Qnv 2030Annual research-industry showcase addresses

industry challenges to develop research of high value to Qatar


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aggour is also engaged in collaborative research, on behalf of texas a&M at Qatar, with industry in support of Qatar and Qnv 2030, leading a research project sponsored by rasgas on an efficient way to detect the onset/presence of formation water in gas flowlines. “The petroleum industry needs a device that is nonintrusive, and provides online real-time accurate measurements, and that device does not yet exist,” aggour said. we propose a concept using our experience in nuclear engineering.

texas a&M at Qatar is creating a device that can be physically placed on the flowline that generates neutrons and measures the particles’ interactions with material inside the pipe to indicate the presence of water. aggour believes the device will provide data and information, which are very useful for field operations. dr. Mahmood amani, an associate professor of petroleum engineering, has been involved in seven Urep projects so far and is awaiting approval for an eighth. as of 2013, amani has supervised the participation of 35 undergraduate students in various Urep projects.

“Urep projects are very educational for our students,” amani said. “These projects help our students develop useful skills such as how to conduct a comprehensive literature search on a scientific issue; how to design and conduct experiments; and how to analyze results, write reports, publish articles in journals, and present papers at conferences.”

working with nine undergraduates from Qatar, egypt, pakistan, iran and Jordan, amani most recently led research showing that the removal of trapped gases from oil and drilling fluids may be achieved using ultrasonic waves, a method that is both more friendly to the environment and less expensive than current methods.

aggour’s other collaborative research in 2013 is a project supported by the Qatar foundation to enhance oil recovery. “The most effective enhanced recovery method for oil here is the application of carbon dioxide (Co2), but there is no good way to deliver Co2 offshore,” aggour said. “our idea is to generate it on site by burning heavy tar that produces the high temperature needed to produce carbon dioxide.”



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In tandem with his work as founding director of tasC, dr. othmane Bouhali is engaged with Cern, the european organization for nuclear research, in the Compact Muon solenoid (CMs) experiment at the large hadron Collider. CMs is one of the experiments that contributed to the recent discovery of the long-sought higgs boson.

in collaboration with texas a&M University’s high energy physics group, and with Qnrf funding, Bouhali has helped develop a new particle detector system for the CMs experiment. These detectors are proposed for the future upgrade of the CMs muon detection system. Members of the texas a&M at Qatar team participated in an extensive Monte Carlo simulation study to evaluate the feasibility of the proposed technology. This has been done using the University’s high-performance computing cluster with 2,500 CpUs and a cluster of gpUs exceeding a processing power of 42 tflops — far beyond most computers in use in industry or research. Members of the texas a&M at Qatar team also participated to the test of several detectors at Cern.

Bouhali is also involving students in this Urep effort. each student is assigned work on a few parameters of the experiment and given clear objectives to meet. in addition, Bouhali is working to establish a Qatar Consortium for high energy physics. he recently organized a high-level discussion between Qatar and Cern to explore future involvement of Qatari institutions in Cern’s activities.

in another broad-based, global effort, dr. nimir elbashir, associate professor of chemical engineering at texas a&M at Qatar, is using the unique environment for natural gas processing technologies in Qatar to build a globalized collaboration team in research projects toward natural gas monetization.

elbashir is one of the cofounders and director of the texas a&M engineering experiment station (tees) gas and fuels research initiative uniting 14 faculty members in Qatar and College station to advance gas exploration, treatment and processing.

The initiative will aim to establish strong links with

inteRnational anD stuDent CollaBoration

on gRounDBReaKing DisCoveRies

Texas A&M at Qatar is leading initiatives on high energy physics,

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the world’s leading energy companies in Qatar and the U.s. to help texas a&M at Qatar become a leading institution in the field. The initiative also will highlight the many successful industry collaboration models currently operated by the University, including collaborations with shell, rolls-royce, total, orYXgtl and Qatar airways, exxonMobil, Qatargas, and sasol, which serves on an advisory board for his team projects.

“i started building my research team with an empty lab and a vision to establish a world-class research program with a focus on advancing gas processing technology, which is the core of Qatar’s economy,” elbashir said. “Currently, my team has a state-of-the-art fuel Characterization lab equipped with 26 advanced analytical tools and utilities, as well as a novel gas-to-liquid reactor to support the research activities of more than 15 researchers in collaboration with leading academia and industry.”

elbashir is also organizing the natural gas

Monetization workshop, which is a result of major collaboration between texas a&M Qatar and texas a&M at College station to highlight the importance of Qatar’s experience in natural gas utilization and the learned lessons while boosting the U.s. natural gas role in the fuels and energy market specially after the shale gas discovery. The workshop, sponsored by the national science foundation, is aiming at exploring possible collaborations between academia and industry to the explore the future of energy in the United states. also, major industry partners such as shell and sasol have provided funds to support junior researchers from Qatar to participate in this workshop. an international workshop that has also been involving elbashir’s colleagues such as dr. Mahmoud el-halwagi, the Mcferrin professor of Chemical engineering at texas a&M at College station and dr. Kenneth hall, associate dean for research and graduate studies at texas a&M at Qatar. The newly proposed gas & fuels research Center of texas a&M University will also be launched during this international workshop.

The workshop on Natural Gas Monetization is leading scientists and researches from industry and academia to share their insight and expertise on the future of natural gas in the energy market and its potential to become a major source of ultra-clean fuels and value- added chemicals.dr. niMir elBashir, direCtor of teXas a&M engineering eXperiMent station (tees) gas and fUels researCh initiative and assoCiate professor of CheMiCal engineering


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enviRonmental anD aDvanCeD eneRgY

eFFoRts pRomote QuataR national inteRests

Dr. reza sadr, an assistant professor in mechanical engineering, is addressing matters from literally the molecular level all the way up to the atmosphere. “Considering the importance of fluid dynamics in a country producing the most natural gas in the world, my focus has been in part on advanced energy efficient systems (aees),” said dr. sadr. his research in micro-nano fluid mechanics is helping find ways to enhance cooling, a key challenge in energy-consuming and energy-producing systems. dr. sadr is also pursuing efforts to improve gas-to-liquid (gtl) technology, a primary component of the growing natural gas industry. “for instance, there is not a practical way to use natural gas for aircraft, since you need heavy tankers that compress and cool it to store it,” said dr. sadr. Coordinating an international consortium, dr. sadr is studying and documenting the characteristics of the liquid state to help engine designers make natural gas applications more efficient, work that is supported in part by rolls royce, shell, and dlr.

in conjunction with these efforts, dr. sadr has developed the Micro scale Thermo-fluid lab at texas a&M at Qatar. The lab features over a million dollars in equipment, and is staffed by a large

research staff that dr. sadr calls “the muscles behind the action.” The lab enjoys external funding of over $9 million, and includes collaborative efforts with scientists in the U.s., U.K., and germany.

while that work is “down on the ground,” other areas of dr. sadr’s research continue “up in the air.” he and his team are studying atmospheric characteristics of wind, their effect on ocean waves, and how these waves in turn affect the shape and nature of the shoreline around Qatar and the region. “This has not been done before,” said dr. sadr. among many benefits, the work helps describe and forecast the dispersion of pollution, which is vital for cleanup and safety efforts after accidents. The data also have application in the creation and planning of beaches and artificial islands.

“taken together, this research is helping Qatar become an international center for excellence and innovation, expanding the economy from oil to include science and information,” said dr. sadr.

“we are working hard to advance the energy and environmental pillars of Qnv.” dr. sadr’s work is funded by the Qatar foundation, with support from Qstp and nprp.


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Texas A&M at Qatar is exploring energy- consuming , energy-producing systems

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Dr. Haitham abu-rub, professor of electrical engineering at texas a&M at Qatar, is currently working on more than five research projects, several of which are funded by Qnrf, and supervises more than 10 researchers and ph.d. students. Most of the work is related to renewable energy conversion systems and electromechanics toward energy efficiency and storage.

a significant portion of abu-rub’s efforts are in photovoltaic (pv) power generation, a method that converts solar radiation into electricity, which provides a well-matched opportunity given Qatar’s thousands of hours of bright sunshine each year. The most promising pv research currently under way by abu-rub is the five-year national priorities research program - exceptional proposal (nprp-ep) sponsored by Qnrf, a designation reserved for research deemed of exceptional scientific merit and addressing key issues of national, regional or global interest.

“grant proposals are very competitive,” abu-rub said. “i want to represent the University and its faculty and resources as best as i can, so a decision to apply for the nprp-ep project meant huge efforts. The proposed project was a continuation of a very successfully running nprp project to achieve a lower cost, higher efficiency, more reliable, lower weight and size, power-conversion system than currently available solutions.”

texas a&M at Qatar is similarly engaged in establishing a smart grid center in Qatar (sgC-Q), which will create a seamless integration of multiple infrastructure elements. This can help bring about true 21st century energy ecosystems capable of

solving energy issues while meeting the needs of future generations.

dr. tingwen huang is also engaged in green energy research. a professor at the University specializing in mathematics, huang studies neural networks, chaotic dynamical systems, complex networks, optimization, and control. in 2013, his research, supported in part by the Qatar nprp, was awarded excellent service award by asia pacific neural networks assembly.

dr. huang’s work addresses a specific need in Qatar: the challenges of a smart grid.. to help the nation address reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to accommodate a recent and rapid increase in energy consumption, and to meet the increased energy needs that will come when the world Cup is held in Qatar in 2022, Qatar needs a smart grid that is intelligent, self healing and resilient to anomalies, and which accommodates existing assets, renewable energies, information technology and communication technology.

“our focus is the demand side management optimization problem of a smart grid,” huang said.

“Because the salient features of neural networks — such as their biological plausibility and hardware parallelizability — the proposed recurrent neural network will have notable advantages.

“The outcomes of this research will change the energy efficiency of Qatar’s smart grid. hence, it may be very useful to the country in training, research and consultancy, economic growth and energy planning, and business/investment planning.”

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Dr. Hassan bashir, assistant professor in the liberal arts, pursues research in political theory, international relations, and ethics and globalization. The University’s program in professional ethics essentially began from a mandatory course on ethics for engineers taught jointly by Bashir and dr. eyad Masad. “teaching the professional ethics course at the Qatar campus presented several challenges because of the uniqueness of our situation, both in terms of our location in the Middle east and because of the immense diversity of our student body,” Bashir said. “we felt that there was a need to go beyond a single course and develop a complete program in professional ethics which would focus on teaching, research and service.”

These efforts have earned several competitive grants and industry sponsorships for ethics-related events.

“our particular interest in this vein is professional ethics and globalization,” Bashir said. to that end, Bashir facilitated the securing of a Qnrf grant to hold a doha workshop, “professional ethics in a globalized world,” in collaboration with Qatar faculty of islamic

studies, and two other international workshops. Bashir was also instrumental in starting the annual liberal arts international Conference in doha and was the chair of the international Conference on ethical engagement with globalization, Citizenship and Multiculturalism.

Bashir’s work in international outreach is enhanced by the opportunities these global connections present to students at texas a&M at Qatar. Bashir regularly supervises student research in ethics and political science and has sponsored several students to present their work at international conferences in the United Kingdom and United states. he is pleased to note that the work on professional ethics at texas a&M at Qatar is now being recognized internationally.

dr. leslie seawright, an active researcher in the liberal arts program and assistant professor of english, conducts research literacy communities, composition pedagogy, and the ways in which literacy and its acquisition impact identity.

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seawright published three papers in 2013, with two more accepted for upcoming publication. she produced a book chapter investigating the role of gender and social identity play in reinforcing stereotypical roles and gender expectations; her analysis was presented in the context of the motion picture, a history of violence. she also published an article examining how literacy acquisition works as a social phenomenon. in addition, her examination of the writing environments of police officers is to be published in the fall of 2014.

“i have spent countless hours riding with officers, sitting in police academy training sessions, and reading hundreds of reports,” seawright said. “My research in this field will add to a narrow and often-neglected body of data, which i hope to expand.”

texas a&M at Qatar’s liberal arts program in collaboration with The initiative for professional ethics (tipe) hosted the second annual liberal arts international Conference, sponsored by Qatar petroleum. The conference’, “(re)thinking global Connectedness: Critical perspectives on globalization,” was organized by seawright, chair of the conference, welcoming more than 80 presenters from nearly 50 institutions, 20 countries and six continents. “we were pleased to introduce them to

education City, hamad bin Khalifa University and texas a&M at Qatar,” she said.

dr. troy Bickham, liberal arts program chair and professor of history at texas a&M at Qatar, said, “as many of our presenters have not been to Qatar, the conference is a great opportunity to introduce leading academics in the social sciences and humanities to Qatar as a subject for academic inquiry and a source for teaching and research collaborations. we are grateful to Qatar petroleum’s continued support of the conference, as it truly highlights Qatar’s commitment to global excellence in the humanities and social sciences.”

The 2014 conference, which featured several panels hosted by Bashir, was geared to provide critical insight on globalization, how globalization has had an impact our daily lives and what challenges globalization poses. The conference also critically addressed sustainability in a globalized world and how sustainability is shaping notions of ethics. Bashir said, “The second liberal arts conference was significant, as well as unique. experts presented cutting-edge research on the nature of global interconnectedness and discussed implications of globalization for understanding the human condition in today’s world.”

We are grateful to Qatar Petroleum’s continued support of the conference, as it truly highlights Qatar’s commitment to global excellence in the humanities and social sciences. dr. troY BiCKhaM, liBeral arts prograM Chair and professor of historY



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The university’s continuing education services (Ces) provides certification courses, training opportunities and tailored technical programs to community professionals and industry collaborators. This in turn invigorates Qatar’s professional community by providing expertise available nowhere else, and fostering the creation of new and improved safety enhancement, emerging engineering technologies, innovative protocols and equipment and advanced leadership. Ces enhances safety behaviors, imparts innovative engineering

skills and enriches business acumen of its participants.

in 2014 texas a&M at Qatar master’s program in chemical engineering moves into its third year, reinforcing the University’s mission of making a difference to industry and the community. after graduation, students are equipped to begin careers in industry or pursue doctorates. Currently, texas a&M at Qatar students and faculty are working on research projects with high interest to the industry in Qatar.

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education opportunities allow Texas A&M at Qatar to pass this knowledge on to the workforce in

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Michelle D’Lima will be completing a M.s. in chemical engineering in 2014. “i joined the chemical engineering master’s program at texas a&M University at Qatar because of the great faculty and the incredible research endeavors,” d’lima said. “having been born and brought up in Qatar, i had the opportunity to be close to my family while simultaneously pursuing a master’s degree.”

d’lima is currently working with dr. Marcelo Castier in thermodynamics, developing an equation of state to explain the behavior of fluids confined in spherical pores — an issue of concern in the energy exploration. “My goal is to use my master’s degree and all the knowledge i have gained to contribute toward research and development of innovative procedures and techniques in the oil and gas industry,” d’lima said.

Syed Quraishy is a graduate research assistant, having worked as an operation specialist with Chevron Corp. Quraishy works in MKopsC-Q under véchot’s supervision.

“ignorance of hazardous chemical properties is the weakest link in the protection lair. i joined the graduate program at texas a&M at Qatar as there is immense opportunity to research in my area of interest,” said Quraishy, who studies process safety issues regarding the creation of flammable heavy gas clouds. such research can be used in the liquified natural gas (lng) industry, a significant effort in Qatar, to assess hazardous scenarios, and to take necessary action for mitigation and prevention.

Maria Christina Orillano is a graduate teaching assistant studying the removal of mercury from

water using nanoparticulate adsorbents and an ultrafiltration membrane system.

“i have the privilege of being trained by world-class professors, i have access to resources without having to worry much about funding, and i get to be exposed to global companies which are located and highly active in the Middle east,” orillano said. “in addition to attending graduate courses, my research and teaching assistant experiences have contributed to helping attain an internship at total research center in Qstp. There’s no doubt in my mind that more opportunities will arise later on.

“in order for me to complete my thesis, i need to use analytical equipment and texas a&M at Qatar has one of the best environmental engineering laboratories in the world.”

Dhabia Al-Mohannadi works on process integration with dr. patrick linke, focusing on eco-industrial parks (eips) with the goal of making industrial processes more like natural ecology. “i did my undergraduate degree at texas a&M at Qatar, so when the graduate program was approved, i couldn’t miss the opportunity,” al-Mohannadi said. “i always wanted to pursue a graduate degree but it meant that i had to leave the country to get quality education, now it was just a car ride away.

“i think it’s a really interesting subject, which is in high demand especially with the increasingly stricter regulation on industry impacts on the environment and the community. research has taught me a lot in terms of thinking more critically, how to approach problems as well as how to communicate and share information within a team.”

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2013 begins the second decade for texas a&M at Qatar with research that builds both human resources and industry in Qatar and around the world. The texas a&M engineering experiment station (tees) and texas a&M University at Qatar held an international research meeting at texas a&M University at College station, texas to discuss and plan research collaborations between the faculty at the Qatar campus and those within the dwight look College of engineering. in the meeting, developing plans for the establishment of extensions of research centers at texas a&M at Qatar were discussed. one of those centers, the Mary Kay o’Connor process safety Center, has already been established in the state of Qatar, promoting safety as second nature in industry.

The focus of the centers is to work on areas that are significant in the Qatar national research strategy. These centers will also support the mission of the Qatar foundation research institutes and the emphasis on the research grand challenges.

research supported by Qnrf through Urep

engages undergraduates in groundbreaking work. overall research includes a broad range of topics including renewable energy, energy efficiency, process safety, neural networks, advanced gas processing, particle physics, and the liberal arts, including globalization and ethics. The QafCo-texas a&M at Qatar Conference explored nanotechnology under the guidance of experts from around the world, with the sponsorship of Qatar fertiliser Company, QafCo, with the second annual liberal arts international Conference examined globalization and ethics as it introduced leading academics in social science and humanities to liberal-arts opportunities Qatar.

texas a&M at Qatar helps build human capital and support the goals of Qnv 2030 through all this work, plus technical services made available to local industry and organizations, in addition to graduate studies and continuing education services. The partners, faculty, students and supporters of texas a&M University at Qatar are daily increasing our knowledge of how our world works — and showing us how it can work even better.

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