Dept. of Production Engineering and Metallurgy, in cooperation with the State Company for Mining Industries, holds a specialized symposium

Under the patronage of the President of UOT, Prof. Dr. Ahmed M. Hassan Al-Ghaban, and the supervision of Prof. Dr. Mona Khudair Abbas / Head of the Production Engineering and Metallurgy Dept. and in cooperation with the General Company for Mining Industries, Production Engineering and Metallurgy Dept. / Mining Engineering and Metals Extraction Branch held its specialized seminar entitled:              (With Science We Serve and Develop Our Industries) On Wednesday 3/3/2021, and on the FCC electronic platform.

The seminar opened with the recitation of verses from the Holy Qur’an, followed by Lect. Asaad Hassan Lafta, and followed by speeches by Prof. Dr.  Haider Abed –Dhahad / Vice – President for Scientific Affairs, the scientific assistant, and the head of Production Engineering and Metallurgy Department, Prof. Dr.  Mona Khudair Abbas and the General Director of the General Company for Mining Industries, Engineer Riyadh J.  Kazem, and Prof. Sami Ibrahim Al-Rubaie, Head of the Mining and Extraction Engineering Branch

Its been confirmed that Iraq has many raw materials representing national wealth that should be extracted and invested in the service of the country. Then, two scientific sessions followed those words, the first headed by Prof. Dr. Sami Ibrahim Al-Rubaie and Lect. Shaima Talib included a working paper of the General Company for Mining Industries presented by Senior Chief Engineers Raghad M. Jassim entitled (Future Prospects for Mining Industries in Iraq). And Lect. Dr.  Karam Mikhilif, entitled (The Existence of Copper in Water Associated with Crude Oil) and Asst. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Ahmed Rajab from the Department of Mechanical Technology / Central Technical University, entitled (The role of mining industries and mineral extraction in organizing the national economy and promoting human development

 The second session was chaired by Prof. Dr. Abdel-Khaleq Hammoud and Asst. Prof. Dr. Muhannad Farhan, Lect. Dr.  Ahmed Fleih Hussein presented a working paper entitled (Methods of treating Iraqi telegraph mud and their impact on the functional properties of oil well drilling mud) and Lect. Dr. Nasser Kurdi Zeidan working paper entitled (Scientific and future prospects for the use of silicon in our national industries) as well as a working paper presented by Prof. Shaima Hadi Khudair / University of Babylon / College of Education for Pure Sciences entitled (Applications of Nanotechnology in Applied Industries)

The symposium concluded with recommendations made by Dr. Amjad Ibrahim confirmed that the fruits of such seminars are the perpetuation of the link and cooperation between universities and the industrial sectors, and the introduction of scientific research carried out in universities within the plan to develop productive industries.

The seminar was managed by Prof. Dr.  Zuhair Shamma Ali

It is noteworthy that this symposium was held within MOU signed between the Production Engineering and Metallurgy Dept. and the State Company for Mining Industries on 24/2/2021.