The winners of the third Oryx GTL Student Awards 2016 were announced yesterday at Qatar University’s (QU) Research Complex, with each playing an instrumental role in Qatar’s goal to become a knowledge economy.
The awards celebrate the achievements of the five recently graduated Masters and PhD students – four of whom are Qataris – along with their dissertation advisers. They also highlight the importance of building post-graduate education capacity, especially for Qatar’s research and development in energy-related fields.
The award winners are Dhabia M al-Mohannadi, who is pursuing a PhD at Texas A&M University, with a focus on sustainable design and process integration; Jassim al-Mejali, who recently graduated with first-class honours Masters in Material Science and Technology from QU; Tejvir Singh, who is pursuing a PhD in Sustainable Energy at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU); Saad Ali al-Sobhi, who recently obtained a PhD from the University of Waterloo, with a focus on natural gas processes; and Yousef al-Jaber, who recently obtained an Executive Masters in Energy and Resources from HBKU in partnership with Georgetown University, Texas A&M University and HEC Paris.
“We are delighted to celebrate the winners of the third Oryx GTL Student Awards 2016 and proud to acknowledge Qatar’s exceptional academic talent,” said Mohamed al-Enazi, Oryx GTL’s chief quality, health, safety and environment
officer.
“The brightest minds in Qatar will spearhead the country’s mission to become a knowledge economy by 2030. These awards are a crucial step in recognising that Qatar is on the right path and will succeed,” said Dr Hassan Rashid
al-Derham, president of QU.
Previous research areas that have been explored by winners and nominees of the Oryx GTL Student Awards include gas reservoir stimulation and management of Qatar’s hydrocarbon resources, the characterisation of multiphase flow properties, capillary pressure and CO2 storage.
The international selection review committee for the Oryx GTL Student Awards 2016 included al-Enazi; Dr Rashid Alammari – dean, College of Engineering, QU; Dr Mounir Hamdi – dean, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, HBKU; Dr Hamid Parsaei - dean, academic affairs, and professor of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Dr Bhanu Chowdhary - associate V-P for research and strategic initiatives, QU; and Dr Iain Macdonald - senior programme manager, Qatar Carbonates and Carbon Storage Centre, Imperial College London.