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25/Nov/2009: Dr. Mahmoud Meribout, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering was invited and served as an External Examiner for a PhD dissertation at University Blaise Pascal of Science & Technologies, Clermont Ferrand, France. The title of the dissertation was “Design of a Low-Cost Localization System using GPS.” |
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24/Nov/2009: Dr. Abdurrahim El-Keib was recognized by the PI for receiving the “Outstanding Engineer of the Year Award” by the President of the IEEE/PES. Read more. |
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24/Nov/2009: Four Electrical Engineering student teams were recognized by the PI for winning 4 awards for the PI at the 4th IEEE-UAE Students’ Day competitions, which involved ten UAE Universities. Read more. |
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04/Nov/2009: Meet the New PI Joiners! Click here. |
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03/Nov/2009: Nominations are invited for the 2009 annual PI Awards. For All Application Forms and Criteria click here. |
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01-03/Nov/2009: Dr. Gabor Takacs, Professor at the Petroleum Engineering Department, chaired the session “Alternative Energy and Sustainability” at the SAOGE 2009 Conference in Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Read more. |
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25/Oct/2009: PI faculties and students took part at the SEG International Showcase in Houston, Texas USA. Read more. |
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14/Oct/2009: The College of Arts and Science's Communication Department recently hosted a visit from Dr. Dan Budny and Beth Newborg from the University of Pittsburgh. Read more |
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16/Sep/2009: The following programs have been approved for initial accreditation by the CAA effective September 1. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Petroleum Engineering. |
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09/Sep/2009: The five undergraduate academic programs at the PI - Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Petroleum Engineering and Petroleum Geosciences - have been granted full accreditation from the CAA, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, September 1, 2009 - August 31, 2014. |
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25/Aug/2009: The PI has received approval from the Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research for the Master of Science in Petroleum Geosciences. The program will start with the spring 2010 semester and applications are accepted. |
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26/Jul/2009: A new story entitled ‘Swimmers’, by Janet Olearski, Learning Enhancement Coordinator, appears in the latest issue of the London-based literary magazine Pen Pusher (Issue 13, Summer/Autumn 2009). |
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13/Jul/09: Dr. Hemanta Sarma, Chairman of the Petroleum Engineering Program is a 2009 recipient of Society of Petroleum Engineers’ (SPE) Distinguished Membership, to be awarded by the SPE President at the Society’s Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans on October 7, 2009 |
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29/Jun/09: International recognition of research work done at the PI and funded by ADNOC Research & Development Oil Sub-committee. |
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29/Jun/09: Drs. Karl Berteussen, Sandra Vega, and Mohammed Ali participated in the 71st EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers) Conference in Amsterdam from 8 to 11 June. |
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23/Jun/09: Ms. Melina Miralles' SEM image won "Image of the month" on the Microscopy and Analysys Journal homepage. |
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22/Jun/09: On 22 May Dr. Abdullah al-Shami spoke about Islamic Banking on the "Annual General Conference: A Post Recession Scenario for Malta" conference at the Grand Hotel Excelsior, Floriana. |
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20/Jun/09: Effective May 18, 2009, Professor Hemanta Sarma is our new Chairman of the Petroleum Engineering Program. For more on his professional background and research interests, please click here. |
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8/Jun/09: The Petroleum Institute’s HSE Awards 2008–09 |
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5/Jun/09: Dr. Gabor Takacs attended the 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering in Hawaii. |
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2/Jun/09: PI HSE was one of the award recipients honored at the 2008 Annual HSE Awards dinner last night at the Sheraton. |
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21/May/09: The Arts & Sciences Program releases the 3rd edition of their Newsletter. Click here to download the pdf. |
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14/May/09: Geosciences students WIN the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Regional Challenge Bowl for the second consecutive year. |
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06/May/09: Sixteen male students from the Glenelg School in Abu Dhabi took part in a science contest hosted at the Petroleum Institute. |
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30/Apr/09: On April 22-23 Dr. Gabor Takacs presented a paper at the Southwestern Petroleum Short Course in Lubbock, Texas, USA. |
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29/Apr/09: A senior Mechanical Engineering student to be recognized internationally by the ASME. |
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10-15/Apr/09: Two PI students’ posters selected to go to the SEG annual meeting in Houston. |
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05-07.04: Dr. Abdullah Al Shami attends "The Image of Arabs and Muslims in the World Literature" Conference in Damascus. |
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05.04: "ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS MANUAL". The first publication in the world entirely devoted to Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESP). Written by Dr. G. Takacs and published by Elsevier's Gulf Professional Publishing. |
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31.03: The first PI Foundations Mathematics & Science League (MSLPI)Tournament. |
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16.03: Presentation by Dr. Leo Roodhart, 2009 SPE President, entitled “Prepare for the Future”. |
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27.02: John Herlihy, Director of the Foundation Program, is happy to announce the recent publication of two of his new books Wisdom’s Journey and Journeys With Soul. |
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17.02: The 2008 Graduation Ceremony took place on January 24 in the Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi. Picture gallery. |
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15.02: German Student Delegation Visits the PI |
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15.02:Dr. Shawket Ghedan, Associate Professor at the Petroleum Engineering Program, has won the SPE Regional Award 2009 for Reservoir Description and Dynamics. |
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02.02: The Chemical Engineering Program began the Spring 2009 semester with the opening of the student chapter for the American Institute for Chemical Engineers (AICHE) at Arzanah, February 2, 2009. |
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1-7.02: Dr. Gabor Takacs teaches a short course to engineers of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Inc. in India. |
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20.01: Dr Caroline Brandt, Assistant Professor of Communication in the Arts & Sciences Program, reports that her latest book, Read, Research and Write: Academic Skills for ESL Students in Higher Education... |
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08.01: Dr. Dennis Siginer (Assistant Provost and Chairman, Arts and Sciences Program) received the Distinguished and Dedicated Service Award from the ASME... read more |
2008
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30.12: 7 Petroleum Engineering students have been awarded with IWCF certificates at Supervisory Level. |
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18.12: Dr. Jamal Ahmad form the Mechanical Engineering program has recently published a book by Springer, USA. |
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15.12: The PI Annual Math League Tournament - The inauguration of the the PI Annual Math League Tournament took place on December 15th, 2008, and was hosted at the Petroleum Institute. |
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05.12: Professor Abdullah Al Shami from the Arts & Sciences Program addressed the Islamic Finance Seminar in Malta and gave an overview of the developments in Islamic Finance all over the world. |
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17-19.11: Dr. Gabor Takacs, Acting Director of the Petroleum Engineering Department, chaired the Production Session of the SAOGE Conference in Damman, KSA. |
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15.11: Petroleum Engineerging Students win 1st and 4th place at the SPE Sub-regional student paper contest held in Doha, Qatar. |
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11.11: PI Geosciences Students 4th in the world at the SEG Challenge Bowl competition in Las Vegas, USA. |
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04.11: ADIPEC 2008 - ADIPEC welcomes record number of industry personnel |
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03.11: ADIPEC 2008 - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits ADIPEC |
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03.11: ADIPEC 2008 - His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi officially opens ADIPEC 2008 |
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28.10: The PI Karate team wins first position in the Inter Collegiate Karate Tournament in Sharjah. |
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23-24.10: At the Sharjah Scout Mission, PI students from the Rover Crew were visited by the King of Sweden, H.H. Carl Gustaf. |
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08.10: Dr. Al-Shami appointed as Chief Academic Editor for the "Australian Journal of Islamic Studies (AJIS)". |
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02.10: Andrew (Andrzej) Wojtanowicz Receives SPE Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty |
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01-05.10: Dr. Pawel Nawrocki of the Petroleum Engineering Program, member of the international Advisory Committee and invited speaker at IACMAG Conference in India. |
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04.09: Meet our new faculty and staff. |
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25.08: ADIPEC CONFIRMS FURTHER SPEAKERS FOR 2008 CONFERENCE |
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17.07: ADIPEC releases details of key topics for 2008 conference. |
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20.07: The library unveiled The Petroleum Institute’s first externally accessible blog. |
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17.07: ADIPEC RELEASES DETAILS OF KEY TOPICS FOR 2008 CONFERENCE.
Speakers selected from record abstract submissions for Key Conference Topics. |
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15-17.07: The PI participated in the Edutex 2008 higher education exhibition at the Oman International Exhibition Centre in in Muscat. |
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02-06.06: Dr. Gabor Takacs, Acting Director of the Petroleum Engineering Program, provided The Petroleum Institute significant exposure to the European petroleum industry and postgraduate training as Co-Director and principal presenter of the PESS, an interactive seminar and workshop organized by the University of Zagreb, Croatia. |
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02.06: At the CAMS Awards ceremony on October 31st... |
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22.05: A & S Program Newsletter Premiere. The newly named Arts And Sciences Program has just brought out its first Newsletter. |
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04.05: STEPS II Students Compete in International Design Challenge in US. |
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28.04: PI wins Swimming Championship Sharjah. |
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26.04: On Saturday 26 April 2008 The Petroleum Institute played host to the 6th UAE MathDay. |
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12.04: John Herlihy, the Director of the Foundation Program at the PI, recently presented a paper at the 7th Critical Islamic Reflections Conference at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. |
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18.03: The Petroleum Institute is very proud to announce it's partnership with the Technische Universität München (TUM). |
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12.03: PI graduates are honored as "BEST PERFORMERS for the first quarter 2008" at GASCO. |
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04.03: We Create Winners - Geosciences is very proud to announce that two of our Geosciences Senior students, Khalid Ali Obaid and Ahmed Saeed Al Kaabi, won the "Middle East Challenge Bowl for Geosciences students". |
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22.02: Gulf News Feb 22 - Mountains in Masafi rise by 4 cm. |
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24.01: Student Trip - Malaysia. |
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22.01: The Petroleum Institute hosts a seminar by Ms. Vivienne Cox, Chief Executive, BP Alternative Energy. |
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05.01: Results of the 2007 annual PI Awards, presented at the Commencement Ceremony on the 5th of January 2008. |
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18.12: STEPS Program holds first international design competition. |
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12.12: First Faults and Fractures (F&F) Characterization and Modeling Workshop |
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Register NOW up to Dec 5th, 2007 for GIS – Remote Sensing Course PGEG322 |
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27.11: - 16th Leaders in Engineering Seminar |
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Involve: A journal of mathematics |
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23.10: The library unveiled the Petroleum Institute’s first web log or blog. |
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23.10: Lecture by Prof. David Victor |
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PI Awards 2007 |
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Meet our new faculty and staff.
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11.09: 14th Leaders in Engineering Seminar. |
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22.08: PI Family Luncheon |
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25.05: The Petroleum Institute signs a Memorandum of Understanding |
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15.05: 13th Leaders in Engineering Seminar |
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07.05: 12th Leaders in Engineering Seminar |
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17.06: The Petroleum Institute is committed to diversity and an environment of collegiality with
the job qualification as the basis for employment.
The institute is proud to have professionals from forty
different nationalities [PDF] working at the PI. |
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25.05: The Petroleum Institute signs a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) with the Technical
University of Munich (TUM). TUM is one of
the top three elite universities in Germany and
has an international reputation for excellence
in engineering and sciences. |
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15.05: Mr. M. Sugioka, President, Teikoku Oil, l presented
a lecture entitled "Prerequisites for True
Professionals in the Petroleum Industry". |
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07.05: Mr. Dave Cote, Chairman and CEO, Honeywell,
presented a lecture entitled "Game-changing
Technologies that Solve Customer Needs and Drive
Growth at Honeywell" |
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07.04: Dr. Zara Khatib, Manager for Technology
Marketing and Deployment for the EP Business,
Middle East Region, Caspian and South Asia-SHELL,
presented a lecture entitled "CO2 for Enhanced
Oil Recovery: from a Legacy to a business opportunity |
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04.03: The
Petroleum Institute Research Center |
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26.2: Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini, 1986 Nobel
Laureate for Medecine, presented a lecture at
the Arzanah Campus. |
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25.02: Prof. Johannes Georg Bednorz, 1987 Nobel
Laureate for Physics, presented a lecture entitled
"The Excitement of Science – Dreaming
Allowed" |
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10.01: PI future expansion space plan –
Horizon 2020. |
2006 |
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12.12: Prof. Nariman
Farvardin, Professor and Dean, James Clark School
of Engineering, U. of Maryland, presented the
lecture: "Pathways in Engineering Education,
Research, and Entrepreneurship" |
