3 Reach Advanced Degree of Achievement
HOUSTON, August 12, 2009 -- The success of Saudi Aramco-sponsored students in advanced degree programs in North America has been especially notable, with accomplishments ranging from obtaining patents to writing technical articles and receiving academic honors.
Those high achievers are a testament to the success of the Saudi Aramco Advanced Degree Program, which provides opportunities for talented students to excel and contribute to the company in technological research.
Three notable achievers:
Khalid Al-Qahtani’s doctoral dissertation, titled “Multisite Optimization and Integration Under Uncertainty,” is scheduled for inclusion in a publication from John Wiley and Sons, a leading publisher of academic works
Al-Qahtani received his master’s degree and doctorate in chemical engineering in less than four years with an “A-plus” average from the University of Waterloo, in Ontario, Canada. He has been nominated for the school’s Park Reilly Award for proficiency in research.
He has also had articles published in multiple journals on subjects ranging from the role of computers in chemical engineering to mathematical programming models for emission control.
He received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), and now works in the Process and Control Systems Department.
Ayed Al-Qahtani received the Dennis J. O’Brien Student Paper Award at the International Association of Energy Economics (IAEE) Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.
His paper focuses on oil economics and details a unique business model that he developed on the global oil market to find optimal production levels for the various crude grades produced by Saudi Aramco.
He received a doctorate in energy economics in 2008 from the Colorado School of Mines and a master’s degree in mineral economics from the same school. He also earned a master’s degree in petroleum economics and management from the Institute Francais du Petrole in Paris and a bachelor’sdegree in petroleum engineering from KFUPM.
He works in Corporate Planning in the Business Analysis Department.
Nasser Al-Dossary’s doctoral thesis caught the attention of IAEE officials, who invited him to a special session on “Energy Demand in Transport” at the organization’s June conference in San Francisco, California.
His thesis focuses on estimating the global demand for road transport fuels through the development of sophisticated economic models.
Al-Dossary received a doctorate in energy economics in 2008 from Colorado School of Mines in Golden and a master’s degree in mineral economics from the same school. He also holds a master’s degree in petroleum economics and management from the Institute Francais du Petrole, and earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from KFUPM.
He works in Corporate Planning in the Business Analysis Department. He and Ayed Al-Qahtani worked together to establish an IAEE affiliate in Saudi Arabia called the “Saudi Association for Energy Economics,” which was inaugurated in May.
These students and their families were among those receiving support services from Aramco Services Co., which provides a strong foundation for achievement with academic mentoring, guidance for living and studying in North America, regular face-to-face meetings, access to professional associations and industry expertise for doctoral research, HR support and numerous other services.