Elbashir, N., & Parsaei, H. R., & Elmalik, E. E. (2013, June), A New Educational Approach towards Preparing Skilled Chemical Engineers for Special Assignments in the Energy Field  Paper presented at 2013 ASEE International Forum, Atlanta, Georgia. 10.18260/1-2--17209

\bibitem{asee_peer_17209}
  Elbashir, N., \& Parsaei, H. R., \& Elmalik, E. E. (2013, June), \emph{A New Educational Approach towards Preparing Skilled Chemical Engineers for Special Assignments in the Energy Field}
  Paper presented at 2013 ASEE International Forum, Atlanta, Georgia.
  10.18260/1-2--17209

Nimir Elbashir, Hamid R. Parsaei P.E., and Elfatih E Elmalik.  "A New Educational Approach towards Preparing Skilled Chemical Engineers for Special Assignments in the Energy Field".  2013 ASEE International Forum, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2013.  https://peer.asee.org/17209 Internet.  26 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_17209}
  Nimir Elbashir, Hamid R. Parsaei P.E., and Elfatih E Elmalik.
  "A New Educational Approach towards Preparing Skilled Chemical Engineers for Special Assignments in the Energy Field".
  \emph{2013 ASEE International Forum, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2013.
  https://peer.asee.org/17209 Internet.  26 Apr, 2024

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AB  -            A New Educational Approach towards Preparing Skilled Chemical                Engineers for Special Assignments in the Energy FieldTexas A&M University opened a campus in the Education City of Qatar in 2003 by offeringBachelor of Science degrees in four engineering majors; chemical, electrical, mechanical andpetroleum. The curricula offered at Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) are materiallyidentical to the ones offered at the main campus in Texas and courses are taught in English in acoeducational setting. The reputation for excellence is the same, as is the commitment to trainingengineers equipped to lead the next generation of engineering discovery. Qatar has world-classnatural gas reserves, as well as significant reserves of petroleum and it host the most advancedexisting plants and refineries in Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) technology, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG),in addition to several chemicals and petrochemical plants. The Chemical Engineering program atTAMUQ takes full advantage of this unique environment to build a globalized education modelthat benefits the training of our students in both teaching and research. Considering the urgentneeds of energy companies and global corporates in Qatar and the region for qualified chemicalengineers we developed a unique program that benefits all parties and supports our advancededucation model. In this paper we will share the model we developed to prepare highlydemanded skilled engineers for the energy market in Qatar, the region, and the world. Specialresearch programs have been developed for both undergraduate and graduate students as part ofthis model in addition to new elective courses aimed at teaching the students the fundamentalsbehind the applied experiences they gained in the research programs. Furthermore, this paperdiscussed the potential for incorporating such a model as part of the curriculum of theengineering program to prepare the future engineers who will be leading technologydevelopment and operation in different setup from the previous generations.Through a synergistic collaboration between industry and academia, our Fuel CharacterizationLab (FCL) at the Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) studies the relationship betweenthe structure of Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) derived synthetic jet fuels and their properties. In a shorttime span our research team built a world-class lab, and generated a significant amount ofreliable data. This data was subsequently subjected to advanced statistical analysis methods inorder to visualize the trend and draw scientifically meaningful conclusions from this work. Ourmethodology was to systematically generate several series of synthetic fuel blends. A trainedteam of supervised undergraduate students were responsible for testing the fuel blends for theirproperties following strict safety and quality management regulation. This one example researchproject in the FCL acts has been used as a training ground for our students in order to developtheir technical and soft skills that are much needed for success in their future careers in local andregional industries. One elective course that targeted the fundamentals behind this project hasbeen developed for the students involved in this research work. Besides the theoretical and thetechnical experience the students get the opportunity to work in a professional environment,report scientific data and draw conclusions from this information in order to make decisions onthe next phases of the research work. Furthermore, they experience working as a team, teaching,leadership and holding joint responsibility for meeting deadlines and reaching the highest qualitystandards that our Lab demands. Many of these graduates are currently employees of majorenergy corporates such as Shell, Maersk Oil, Total, and Qatar Petroleum or pursuing a higherdegree in a graduate program in esteemed schools. This paper will provide more details on theimportance of such programs in the future career of these students.
AU  - Nimir Elbashir
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CY  - Atlanta, Georgia
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