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    Summer Research Internship



    Qatar University Summer Research Internship Program – 2021

    Gas Processing Center

     

     

    The Gas Processing Center (GPC) is a research center launched in 2007 by the College of Engineering at Qatar University to take part in solving technical challenges that face the gas industry by relating advances in applied and basic science research to opportunities in the gas industry. The GPC is pleased to announce its participation in the QU Online Summer Research Internship 2021 according to the following schedule:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

            

    Title of the Internship

    Duration

    (Days)

    Max. Students per Batch

    Dates

    Last Date to Apply

    An introduction to Industrial Clustering training

    14

    6

    6 June – 20 June

    24th May 2021

    Basics of water and  air quality characterization

    14

    6

    6 June – 20 June

    Solid surface characterizations methods

    14

    6

    6 June – 20 June

    Solid Waste Management

    14

    6

    6 June – 20 June

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

        

     

     

     

     

     

     

      

     

        ** Eligibility: 2nd -3rd years Engineering and Science students only

    For registration to one of the Gas Processing Center (GPC) Summer Research Internship Programs 2021, please visit the website of the Office of VP For Research & Graduate Studies (VPRGS) at http://www.qu.edu.qa/research/research-activities/qu-summer-research-internship.  The registration will start on 1st May 2021 and the last date will be 24th May 2021.

     

    An introduction to Industrial Clustering training:

    Instructor Name: Dr. Sabla Alnoury

    Contact Details: Sabla@qu.edu.qa

    Topics covered

    Duration

    Dates

    Introduction to Eco-industrial Parks

    3

    6 June - 8 June

    Water use in Eco-industrial Parks

    2

    9 June - 10 June

    Economic, environmental and social assessments for EIPs

    3

    13 June - 15 June

    Final report submission and student presentations

    2

    To be submitted by 17 June

     

    Solid surface characterizations methods:

    Instructor Name: Ahmed Soliman

    Contact Details: asoliman@qu.edu.qa

    Topics covered

    Duration

    Dates

    ‎ Surface Characteri​zations Techniques - An Overview.

    3 days

    06 June - 08 June

    An introduction to surface analysis by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)

    3 days

    09, 10, June  and 13 June

    Data Analysis and Applications:

    1. XPS Applications in Research.
    2. Peak fittings.
    3. Exercise

     

    4 days

    14 June – 17 June

      

    Solid waste Management:

    Instructor Name: Dr. Muneer Ba Abbad

    Contact Details:  mbaabbad@qu.edu.qa

     

    Topics covered

    Duration

    Dates

    Introduction on solid waste

    2 day

    June 6, June 7

    Solid waste impact and management

    Task (research about the solid waste in Qatar)

    2 days

    June 8& 9, 2021

    Successful story on solid waste management (young champions of the earth prize)

    1 day

    June 10, 2021

    Solid waste disposal

    2 day

    June 13 & 14, 2021

    Task ( Research about the solid waste disposal in Qatar)

    1 day

    June 15, 2021

    Policies and Regulations of  solid waste

    1 day

    June 16, 2021

    Future plan on solid waste management report

    1 day

    June 17, 2021

     

    Course Name: Basics of water and air quality characterization

    Instructor Name: Riham Abubakr / Dan Jerry Cortes

    Contact Details: riham.riham.abubakr@qu.edu.qa;  Dan.cortes@qu.edu.qa

     

    Course Sections

    Topics Covered

    Duration

    Date

    Physicochemical quality (Dan)

    Physical and Chemical Characterization

    3 day

    June 6 –June 08

    Practical measurement and instrumentation

    Activity: Calculation exercise (30 minutes)

    1 day

    June 9, 2021

    Microbiological quality (Riham)

    Biological method for wastewater treatment

    6 day

    June 10-15 June

    Air Quality Characterization Part I (Dan)

    Introduction and basic calculations: Sulfur pollutants, Oxides of nitrogen, Particulates, Chlorinated pollutants and ozone

    Last topic: Carbon dioxide sequestration: do we really need it?

    1 day

    June 16, 2021

    Air Quality Characterization Part II (Dan)

    Volatile organic compounds, Carbon monoxide, Metals in the atmosphere, Metals in the atmosphere, Greenhouse gases, Radioactivity in the atmosphere

     

    Last topic: Indoor air quality vs. outdoor air quality: which is worse?

     

    1 day

    June 17, 2021