Staff Reporter
THE Chemistry Programme at Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) has held its first annual chemistry conference, sponsored by Qatar Fertiliser Company (Qafco).
The event, which also celebrated the inauguration of the Chemistry facilities of TAMUQ in Education City, focused mostly on faculty research.
There were a total of 11 speakers from TAMU (College Station, Texas), Qatar University (QU), Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, and TAMUQ to present their most recent results in the various disciplines of chemistry.
The subjects covered varied from polymer chemistry to physical, analytical, and biological chemistry.
One of the speakers, Dr Donald J Darensbourg, spoke about the synthesis of polycarbonates, polymers with various industrial applications, using carbon dioxide.
The conference started with an introduction by TAMUQ Science Programme co-ordinator and organising committee chair Dr Hassan S Bazzi.
TAMUQ’s associate dean for academic affairs, Dr James C Holste, gave a presentation about TAMUQ to the audience of over 60 chemists.
Qafco managing director Khalifa al-Sowaidi spoke about the line of products of Qafco and the importance of collaboration with TAMUQ and other academic institutions in Qatar.
Drs Holste and Bazzi presented mementoes to al-Sowaidi for his support to such events, and to QU’s College of Arts and Sciences dean Dr Siham al-Qaradawi, and Chemistry Department head Dr El-Metwally Nour for their support to TAMUQ.
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