The Department of Electromechanical Engineering at the University of Technology was granted a Master's degree with a grade of excellence for a practical study to reduce the viscosity of Iraqi oil in the pipelines by using an innovative and Nano -silica material. The study was done by the post- graduate student Aws Falah Hassan in the discussion which was held at Al-Kindi Hall at the department.
 The thesis deals with the design and implementation of a wide-scale innovative power which contribute in reducing the viscosity of heavy Iraqi oil and improving the efficiency of the flow in the pipes with the help of Nano-silica, which increases the efficiency of expansion work. This technique was applied for the first time in Iraq through a contract with the oil pipeline company which is the beneficiary of the research. The practical results showed a reduction in viscosity of oil 37% by using innovative expansion and 60% by using the expansion and Nano-silica.
 The discussion committee consisted of Prof. Dr. Saad Tami Hamidi ( Department of Electromechanical Engineering/ University of Technology )as a chairman and Assist. Prof.Dr. Naseer Abboud Easa (Al- Nahrain University / Faculty of Engineering )and Assist. Prof.Dr. Sherine Faeq Abdul-Karim , Assist. Prof.Dr. Raheeq Ismail Ibrahim and Dr. Manal Kadhem Abboud as supervisors, all of them are from the Department of Electromechanical Engineering at the University of Technology.

The Department of Electromechanical Engineering at the University of Technology held a scientific symposium in cooperation with the Ministry of Electricity entitled "The Role of the Profession Ethics in Supporting the Energy Efficiency in Iraq" . The mentioned symposium was held at Al-Kindi Hall in the presence of the President of the University of Technology Dr. Amin Daway Thamer and the representatives of the Ministry of Electricity, in addition to a number of heads of departments and instructors.
 The President of the University of Technology has delivered a speech at the beginning of the symposium, in which he referred to the importance of holding such symposium and finding solutions to address the most important problems related to the electricity sector and how to support energy efficiency. The head of the electromechanical department, Assist .Prof.Dr. Hisham Salim Aneed emphasizes that this symposium is part of the efforts of the department to open the prospect of joint cooperation with several ministries of the State to serve the public interest and the main objective and highlight the importance of the role of ethics in the field of electrical energy and energy efficiency , in addition to discussing the problems in supporting the energy efficiency and find solutions.
 The symposium included one session chaired by the head of the Department of Energy and Renewable Energy Engineering, Assist. Prof.Dr. Taleb Zoghair Faraj and its Rapporteur, Assistant . Lect. Mayada Taqi Wazi. The first lecture was delivered by Eng. Majid Mohammed Abbas from the Ministry of Electricity entitled "Procedures of the Ministry of Electricity in Energy Efficiency" . The second lecture was delivered by the instructor from electromechanical Engineering Prof.Dr. Jalal Mohammed Jalil entitled "The Ethics of an engineer profession",whereas the third lecture was delivered by Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Saleh Abu Al-Tayeb from the Ministry of Electricity entitled" Energy Market and the experience of privatization of the distribution"

The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Technology held the Second Scientific Conference for Postgraduate Studies titled "Postgraduate Research in Chemical Engineering and its Effects in the Development of Chemical and Petroleum Industries Pathways" for the period 10-11 / 5/2017 in the presence of the President of the University of Technology Prof. Amin Douai Thamer. Prof. Dr. Ghassan Majeed Abdel Hamid, Scientific Assistant to the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Alaa Abdel-Hassan Attieh, Jamal Al-Rubaie and a number of department heads, center directors, students and university students.

The university president said: "The University of Technology has directed a great deal in its direction in addition to the global publication and the necessity of publishing in international journals with influence factor (I-F)." He pointed out that we have entered many university journals under the umbrella of scops and work in the Journal of Engineering and Technology. It is one of the scops' orientations. I would like to thank the Supervisory Committee for organizing this specialized conference. I do not hide that the establishment of these conferences has many positive effects on the researchers as graduate students and supervisors at the same time.

The head of the department said that the conference aims at continuous communication between researchers from professors supervising post graduate students and exchanging experience in the specialization of research tracks in chemical engineering and also know researchers and postgraduate students on the type of problems and research trends underway so as not to intersect between research projects, Which serves the solution of industrial and oil problems. He added that the conference in response to the directives of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Department of Research and Development on the need to hold specialized conferences in graduate studies periodically.

The conference included several topics: modern technologies in industrial water treatment, modern applications of auxiliary agents and nanomaterials in chemical and oil industries, modeling, simulation and control of chemical engineering, field applied research in the oil industry, pharmaceutical research and food industries, petrochemicals and polymer technology, electrochemical engineering.