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Dr. Edward Brothers, professor of chemistry in the Science Program at Texas A&M University at Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university, has been elected a Fellow of the UK Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).
A Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry must have made a significant impact to their field of chemical sciences and be distinguished in the management of a chemical sciences organization. The distinction requires acceptance and adherence to a specific code of conduct, and an established set of high standards of ethical and professional behavior. Each year, approximately 50 new fellows are elected from the worldwide community of chemists.
Election as Fellow is one of the highest honors a chemist can receive and Brothers’ recognition reflects the caliber of the teaching, research and selfless service that happens at Texas A&M at Qatar, said Dr. César Octavio Malavé, dean of the partner university.
“Faculty excellence is the driving force behind Texas A&M at Qatar’s success in educating a new generation to lead Qatar’s knowledge economy,” Malavé said. “Dr. Brothers is a longtime, well-known and well-respected member of our faculty and we celebrate his success in being awarded this prestigious honor.”
Brothers said, “Even being considered for election as a Fellow is a great honor, and putting the FRSC after my name is a career highlight.”
Brothers earned his Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University in 2004 and did a postdoctoral fellowship at Rice University from 2004 to 2008. He joined the Texas A&M at Qatar faculty in 2008 and led the Science Program from 2015 to 2019.
His research interests center on developing and utilizing methods for elucidating reaction mechanisms, the fundamental process by which chemistry occurs. If chemistry is the study of matter and its changes, then Brothers’ work focuses on discovering the steps in the atomic dance that comprises those changes. Understanding these mechanisms then allows the reactions to be altered and enhanced for the economic benefit of Qatar.
The Royal Society of Chemistry is the world’s leading chemistry community for advancing excellence in the chemical sciences. With more than 54,000 members
and a knowledge business that spans the globe, the group is the UK’s professional body for chemical scientists — a not-for-profit organization with 180 years of history and an international vision of the future that promotes, supports and celebrates chemistry while working to shape the future of the chemical sciences to benefit both science and humanity.
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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 more than 1,270 degrees. All four undergraduate engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. 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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