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Texas A&M University at Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university, and the National Museum of Qatar offered a virtual one-week summer program to high school students in Qatar that explored the oil and natural gas industry in Qatar.
The National Museum of Qatar approached Texas A&M at Qatar with the idea to develop the program, “All About Science: Exploring Petroleum and Gas Engineering.” Through a series of engaging lectures and discussions, students learned about the history of oil development in Qatar, midstream and natural gas, petrophysics, fluid properties, measuring rock properties, drilling technology, and production.
Participant Noor ElBordainy said, “I was interested in the program because being a petroleum engineer is my dream. This program made me sure that I want to study it in Texas A&M Qatar.”
Sham Homssi, who has participated in other STEM programs offered by Texas A&M at Qatar, said, “I did not expect that I would like oil and gas engineering, but the professors made it so enjoyable and fascinating that I may consider it as my future career. I really recommend everyone to give this program a try. Even if you don't consider engineering as your future career, this program may change your mind.”
Participants virtually experienced tours and experiments in laboratory facilities at Texas A&M at Qatar. The students also virtually toured the National Museum of Qatar galleries to learn about the early period of the oil industry and its positive impact on Qatar society, along with an art session that helped encompass the arts aspect that motivates STEM learning. Participants said they enjoyed learning about Qatar’s heritage through the National Museum in addition to learning about natural gas.
By the end of the program, students were tasked to research various countries around the world to discover their energy consumption as well as oil and gas imports and exports while comparing them to Qatar. This exercise showed the students’ understanding of the topics covered throughout the program and helped develop their teamwork and technical research skills.
Dr. Albertus Retnanto, chair of the Petroleum Engineering Program at Texas A&M at Qatar, helped organize the program.
Retnanto said, “We are glad to support the National Museum of Qatar for the summer program on the importance of Qatar's oil and gas industry. The industry needs young talented engineers for the nation's development.”
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About Texas A&M University at Qatar
Since 2003, Texas A&M University has offered undergraduate degrees in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and petroleum engineering in Qatar Foundation’s Education City, and graduate degrees in chemical engineering since fall 2011. Texas A&M at Qatar has awarded nearly 1,270 degrees. All four undergraduate engineering degree programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org. Faculty from around the world are attracted to Texas A&M at Qatar to educate the next generation of engineering leaders in Qatar and to conduct research valued at more than $270.6 million that address issues important to the State of Qatar. Visit www.qatar.tamu.edu
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