ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute
ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute
ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Petroleum</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> | Annual Report - Academic Year 2011 - 2012<br />
<strong>The</strong> Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific<br />
Research approved two new graduate<br />
programs, namely the Master of Engineering<br />
(MEng) in Health, Safety and Environment<br />
(HSE) Engineering and the Master of Science<br />
(MSc) in Applied Chemistry. <strong>The</strong> first one was<br />
officially launched in Spring 2012 while the<br />
second one kicks-off in Fall 2012.<br />
IV. New Initiatives<br />
On Wednesday 9 May 2012, the 1st Annual<br />
Graduate Research Conference was held<br />
in the newly renovated Arzanah ADMA-<br />
OPCO Auditorium. <strong>The</strong> conference consisted<br />
of 20 oral and 12 poster presentations by<br />
graduate students and was attended by<br />
senior management, faculty and students. <strong>The</strong><br />
primary aims of the conference were:<br />
(a) To give the opportunity to graduate<br />
students to present their work to the PI<br />
community and receive feedback<br />
(b) To give the OPCO’s engineers and<br />
scientists the opportunity to become<br />
familiar with the PI’s research work. Most<br />
of the projects are either funded by or are<br />
directly related to ADNOC and the opcos’<br />
needs<br />
(c) To help senior undergraduate students<br />
to appreciate the research component of<br />
graduate studies at the PI and motivate<br />
them to pursue a graduate degree after<br />
completion of their undergraduate studies<br />
Awards to the best oral and poster<br />
presentations were given during the annual<br />
graduate school dinner on 6 June 2012.<br />
Research collaboration<br />
Research collaboration with partner<br />
universities was enhanced significantly during<br />
2011 – 2012. PhD students from the University<br />
of Minnesota and Rice University visited for a<br />
period of several months and worked on joint<br />
PI – Partner University research projects under<br />
the supervision of PI faculty. In addition, faculty<br />
members from various partner universities<br />
visited PI to lecture to graduate students.<br />
V. Future Plans/Initiatives<br />
<strong>The</strong> PI is committed to develop its own PhD<br />
program in various engineering disciplines in<br />
the near future. <strong>The</strong> new PI Research Center<br />
will be ready in early 2014 and – together<br />
with the development of the labs and the<br />
welcoming of some high-profile academics to<br />
the PI - will ensure a truly high quality program.<br />
Meanwhile, we will pursue further education<br />
and research collaboration with our partner<br />
universities.<br />
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