Texas A&M at Qatar’s research addresses issues important to Qatar.
DOHA: Texas A&M University at Qatar hosted its seventh annual Research-Industry Partnership Showcase, ‘Making an Impact,’ and highlighted the contribution researchers having in Qatar.
The annual event highlights the work performed by Texas A&M at Qatar faculty, staff and student researchers that is having real-world impact in Qatar and contribute to Qatar’s goal of being a knowledge-based economy.
The showcase also aims to strengthen partnerships with local industry to maximize shared opportunities and pursuits of mutual interest.
Texas A&M at Qatar’s research is valued at more than $248.2m and addresses issues important to Qatar. This year’s showcase featured student presentations, lab tours, and workshops on enhanced oil recovery, cyber security and solar energy. In a poster session, students and researchers from Texas A&M at Qatar displayed research findings and outcomes of their recent projects, emphasizing their impact to local and international scientific and technical communities. Several research centers also were represented, including the Gas and Fuels Research Center, the Advanced Scientific Computing Center, the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center and the Smart Grid. “Research creates new knowledge and drives innovation,” said Dr. César Octavio Malavé, dean of Texas A&M at Qatar.
Mariam A. Al-Maadeed, vice-president for research and graduate studies at Qatar University, gave the keynote talk, and said: “This is a very important event that can promote dialogue between universities and industry. Universities are the sources of innovation that power industry.”
