Dr Nimir Elbashir (left) and Dr Shehab Ahmed
Two faculty members from Texas A&M University at Qatar (Tamuq) were recognised with the Engineering Genesis Award for Multidisciplinary Research from the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station.
Dr Nimir Elbashir and Dr Shehab Ahmed each received the award, which is presented to TEES researchers who have secured significant research grants of $1m or more. Elbashir is professor in the Chemical Engineering Program and the Petroleum Engineering Program at Tamuq and director of the TEES Gas and Fuels Research Center. Ahmed is an associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program at Tamuq.
They were recognised for research excellence in building up unique global research collaboration models between academia and industry to develop novel technologies for carbon dioxide utilisation.
