Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMU-Q), in partnership with Oryx GTL, launched a lecture series named ‘Oryx GTL excellence seminar series in chemical engineering’ yesterday.
According to an agreement, Oryx GTL will support TAMU-Q for five years to organise the lecture series.
TAMU-Q will be organising bi-monthly lectures on chemical engineering. The lectures will be delivered by scientists from reputed organisations around the world.
Dr Mark H Weichold, dean and CEO, TAMU-Q, said: “This sharing of knowledge is essential to developing the chemical engineering industry in Qatar and fostering the research required from the academic community to further push Qatar’s evolution into a knowledge-based economy and global research hub. There will be four to five lectures per year.”
He added that the university’s relationship with its academic and industry partners is an exceptional example of how the communities can come together to push forward the boundaries of Qatar’s growth and help reach the goals of Qatar National
Vision 2030.
“It is also a model of how local industry and academia collaboration can not only build capacity for a growing nation, but also make a global impact,” Dr Weichold said.
Rashid al-Fehaidi, projects director, Oryx GTL, said: “We are proud to carry on our partnership with TAMU-Q as we both share goals of bridging the gap between industry and academia through collaboration. This is a true feature that defines the bilateral relationship between us, as we both share a common commitment to Qatar National Vision 2030 and to the state’s efforts to establish itself as a hub for knowledge and scientific research.”
The lecture series aims to highlight the role of chemical engineering and related fields in areas of national interest to Qatar, the region and worldwide. It will cover a variety of topics that reflect the importance of this discipline to Qatar’s growth and the industry’s further
development.
It will address topics that are relevant to Oryx GTL such as gas processing technologies, the petrochemical industry, safety and environmental processes, while also addressing subjects such as alternative energy fields, the pharmaceutical and food industries, as well as other related areas.