QNRF ROS: Advanced Materials & Processing

Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) cordially invites you to its Research Outcome Seminar (ROS) entitled, “Advanced Materials & Processing”

Qatar has the infrastructure and abundant energy to advance and diversify its manufacturing output, primarily from its main industry sectors (oil and gas, metal manufacturers, and the petrochemical industry). Although Qatar has established exports, it needs to pay more attention to foster innovation and move forward in the value chain to compete more effectively in international markets. The research priority theme “Advanced Materials” seeks to enable an inventive combination of materials, process industries, business models, and links to public-private partnerships in delivering products to markets and customers. The ultimate goal is to provide knowledge and solutions to meet the needs of the industry and society.

This Research Outcome Seminar (ROS), hosted by QNRF, will showcase QNRF funded projects in the domain of Advanced Materials and Processing. This encompasses developments and trends in engineering materials (such as metals and alloys, engineering polymers, bio-engineering, renewable energy) and the methods used to select, process, fabricate, test, and characterize them.

Opening Remarks
Dr. Parakalan Krishnamachari Program Manager,
Energy & Environment Pillar,
Qatar National Research Fund

Key Note Talk – “Materials research in Qatar: Challenges and Opportunities”
Dr. Hanan Alshareef Farhat
Senior Research Director, Corrosion Center Director, QEERI
Hamad Bin Khalifa University

Development of High Performance Metastable Aluminum Composites Using Microwave Sintering Approach
Project Number: NPRP 7 - 159 - 2 - 076
Dr. Abdul Shakoor
Assistant Professor, Qatar University

Direct Metal Laser Sintering Technology for the Manufacture of Fully Porous Functionally Graded Titanium Alloy Femoral Stems
Project Number: NPRP8-876-2-375 Prof. Faris Tarlochan
Associate Professor, Qatar University
Director, Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Center

Directed Self-assembly and Alignment of Conjugated Polymers for High Performance Plastic Electronics
Project Number: NPRP8-245-1-059 Dr. Mohammed Al-Hashimi
Research Associate Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Multiscale modeling and characterization of advanced interface materials for high energy and corrosive environments
Project Number: NPRP 7 - 1470 - 2 - 528
Prof. Bilal Mansoor
Associate Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar

CRANN-QEERI initiative for Solar Energy Harvesting Materials: CRAQSolar
Project Number: NPRP8-090-2-047
Dr. Fadwa El-Mellouhi
Senior Scientist, QEERI, Hamad Bin Khalifa University