Gas and Fuels Research Center

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Dr. Nimir O. Elbashir

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Welcome to the Gas and Fuels Research Center (GFRC)! The GFRC is a Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) center that has been created to provide research, educational, and outreach services in the area of gas and fuels. These activities and services support the substantial growth shale and natural gas exploration, production, processing, and monetization, especially in the United States and in Qatar.

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El-Halwagi receives prestigious industry award - Dr. Mahmoud El-Halwagi, the managing director of TEES GFRC, received the 2023 American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE) Fuels and Petrochemicals Division Award. This award is El-Halwagi’s third from AIChE for his research in sustainable design of industrial processes and process integration, safety, intensification, and simulation. This is the highest… (read more...)
Successful Academia and Industry Collaboration during TAMUQ and TotalEnergies Qatar Workshop - A workshop which was recently held by Texas A&M University at Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university, in partnership with TotalEnergies Qatar, highlighted their joint decarbonization research that has led to innovative technologies in natural gas processing and CO2 utilization for the State of Qatar. The workshop marked the culmination… (read more...)
3rd Natural Gas Utilization Workshop 2021 Wraps up! - The workshop brought together leaders in downstream natural gas conversion across the industry, academia, and government to discuss various perspectives on hurdles to technology implementation. This global workshop highlighted advancement in natural gas processing technologies focusing on the challenges and the potentials for the industry to grow. Topics focused on… (read more...)

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GFRC Spotlight

Selma Atilhan

Selma Atilhan, Ph.D.

Dr. Selma Atilhan obtained both her MSc (May-2007) and PhD (December-2011) from the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. Her initial research interest during her MSc studies included DFT and MD simulations of nano-materials and their physical and chemical property estimations. She studied nano-clay systems and their CO2 capture performances in a recent study.  Read More…

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