Welcome from the Head of Department
On behalf of the Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences (DCES) at Qatar University, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our website. DCES is an interdisciplinary department that was founded in 1973 within the College of Education, and then became part of the College of Science upon its establishment in 1977. In 2004, following a major reform process within Qatar University, the Colleges of Science and of Humanities merged into the College of Arts and Sciences. This resulted in the inclusion of some departments within the College including Chemistry, Geology, and Marine Science, which ultimately became the "Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences”. A few years later, in 2008, the Marine Science Program merged with the Biology Department and hence, the “Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences” currently consists of two programs, Chemistry and Geology. The BSc degree program in Chemistry is accredited by the Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC). The department currently is home to diverse group of about 60 staff members (30 full-time faculty members with expertise across all areas of chemistry, 12 teaching assistants, and 14 technicians). Our outstanding personnel of faculty and staff are aware of the sanctity of their duties. We realize how honorable and exciting our job is. We strive to build a generation equipped with knowledge, competence, modern and comprehensive education in chemistry. The department currently has about 200 students enrolled in the chemistry major. In addition, it offers courses to various programs in Qatar University including Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Dentistry, Engineering, Environmental Science, Health Sciences, Human Nutrition, Medicine and Pharmacy. All faculty members are active in teaching and research, and several of them have been awarded major funding from Qatar Foundation via the National Priorities Research Projects (NPRP) and Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP). The department is equipped with a wide range of modern instrumentation including ICP-MS, LC-MS, GC-MS, and UV and IR spectrophotometers. The department has been collaborating with both national and international communities such as the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC, UK), the American Chemical Society (ACS, USA), International Science Olympiad, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in numerous aspects. Fields of collaboration include, but are not limited to organizing symposiums and public lectures and by hosting workshops and symposia together with other international communities. The Chemistry faculty have also been involved in providing special workshops and training to employees from many sectors in industry. I wish you a fruitful and informative time browsing our website. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Prof. Mazen Khaled
Head of the Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences