Carnegie Mellon Qatar welcomes six new faculty members

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Published October 12th, 2022 - 06:39 GMT

Carnegie Mellon Qatar welcomes six new faculty members

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Highlights

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, welcomed six new faculty members for the new academic year.

The new faculty members are: Mohammad Aazam, assistant teaching professor, information systems, Cristian Dimitriu, visiting associate professor, philosophy, Madhavi K. Ganapathiraju, visiting associate teaching professor, computational biology, computer science, Maher Hakim, distinguished career professor, business administration, Mazen Sidani, visiting assistant teaching professor, biological sciences, and Anthony Weston, associate teaching professor, mathematics.

CMU-Q offers undergraduate programs in biological sciences, business administration, computer science and information systems. Faculty members in the arts and sciences teach mandatory and elective courses in a variety of fields.

Background Information

Carnegie Mellon University Qatar

For more than a century, Carnegie Mellon University has challenged the curious and passionate to imagine and deliver work that matters. A private, top-ranked and global university, Carnegie Mellon sets its own course with programs that inspire creativity and collaboration.

In 2004, Carnegie Mellon and Qatar Foundation began a partnership to deliver select programs that will contribute to the long-term development of Qatar. Today, Carnegie Mellon Qatar offers undergraduate programs in biological sciences, business administration, computational biology, computer science, and information systems. Nearly 400 students from 38 countries call Carnegie Mellon Qatar home.