Under the auspices of the President of the University of Technology Prof. Dr. Amin Daway Thamir, the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Technology held a symposium entitled "Nanotechnology Applications in the field of Environmental Protection" on 12/12/2017 at Dar Al-Salaam Hall inside our Department, which attended by the university president deputy for administrative affairs Prof. Dr. Sami Abu Al-Nun Ajeel on behalf of the President of the University and the Head of Chemical Engineering Department Assist. Prof. Dr. Jamal Manee Ali Al-Rubeai with a group of professors and employees from the Department and the University. The Head of the Chemical Engineering Department Assist. Prof. Dr. Jamal Manee Ali Al-Rubeai was delivered a speech on this occasion, in which he expressed the importance of environmental treatment and disposal using modern technologies to preserve the environment. The symposium also included the opening of scientific lectures and awarding of certificates to the lecturers and members of the supervisory and preparatory committees.