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Doha:The Research projects by students and faculty members in the Petroleum Engineering Program at Texas A & M University at Qatar placed first and second in Qatar National Research Fund's 11th Annual Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP) Competition.
In the oral presentation category, Dr Nayef Alyafei and students AlReem Al Dosari, Abdul Sattar Al Kahala, Sara Al Thani, Hessa Al-Thani, Mohammed Idris and Tabarak Abdulhussein won second place for the project, 'From Pore-Scale to Field-Scale Understanding of Multi-Phase Flow in Porous Media.
In the poster presentations category, Dr Mahmood Amani and students Alireza Roustazadeh, Saud Al Emadi and Muhammad Farooq Zia placed first for the project, 'An Investigation of the Factors Affecting Barite Sagging Related to Drilling Fluid Properties.
The competition is held annually to recognize outstanding projects incorporating undergraduate students as researchers. The program, funded by QNRF, develops Qatar's research infrastructure by engaging students, building their research skills and contributing to their professional development, under the supervision of a mentor.
Fifty-eight projects were selected in the first stage of the screening process. Of these, 17 projects were shortlisted and 14 passed the final review stage to compete in the final competition held at Qatar National Convention Centre. The competition included six oral presentations in the finale and eight poster presentations in the consolation round, which were evaluated by an expert panel of judges.
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