Under the patronage of the President of the University of Technology, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Hassan Al-Ghabban, the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Technology held an exhibition documenting the crimes of genocide committed against the Yazidis on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. The exhibition shed light on the victims of the Yazidi sect and the nature of the tragedy that resulted from the mass killings, captivity, and displacement they were subjected to at the hands of members of the terrorist organization ISIS. In this regard, the head of the Chemical Engineering Department, Prof. Dr. Khalid Ajmi Sukkar, said during his opening of the exhibition that today we remember with pain the anniversary of the genocide that it was committed by the terrorist organization ISIS against our Yazidi people in northern Iraq. At the same time, we also remember with pride the courage and sacrifices of our brave security forces and the heroes of the holy popular mobilization forces in confronting terrorism, defeating the terrorist organization ISIS, and liberating the cities of Iraq. In addition, the exhibition represents a clear condemnation of one of the most heinous terrorist crimes that the world has witnessed in modern history and that shook every living human conscience. The exhibition included many photographs, posters, and slogans denouncing this heinous crime, embodying its dimensions and scale historically.

On the occasion of the end of his term as scientific aide to the head of the department, Prof. Dr. Adnan Abdul-Jabbar Abdul-Razak was honored in recognition of his distinguished efforts during his tenure as scientific aide to the head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Technology and in gratitude for the effort he made in assuming the responsibility that was placed on him, as well as the tireless efforts in pursuing the work in order to raise the scientific level that befits this department. The Head of the Chemical Engineering Department, Prof. Dr. Khalid Ajmi Sukkar, expressed his thanks and gratitude by granting him a document of thanks and appreciation for his sincerity and dedication to the tasks entrusted to him. For his part, Prof. Dr. Adnan Abdul-Jabbar Abdul-Razak expressed his thanks and appreciation to everyone for these noble sentiments, wishing them success and prosperity in their scientific career in service to the Department of Chemical Engineering and our dear university.

Under the patronage of the President of the University of Technology, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Hassan Al-Ghabban, and under the title (The Earth is in Danger... Together We Protect It). The Chemical Process Engineering Branch in the Department of Chemical Engineering/University of Technology organized a scientific symposium on climate change and its impact on the environment on Tuesday, 13/2/2024. At the beginning of the symposium, Prof. Dr. Khalid Ajmi Sukkar, Head of the Chemical Engineering Department, welcomed the attendees and gave a speech in which he expressed the importance of developing solutions to the problems of climate change due to its effects on the Earth in general and regional countries in particular. On the other hand, Prof. Dr. Khalid Turki Rashid, Director of the Osmotic Membrane Research Unit, provided a detailed explanation of the activities of this unit since its establishment in 2012. The symposium included scientific lectures by Dr. Fouad Hussein Saeed from the General Authority for the maintenance of irrigation and drainage projects, Asst. Prof. Montaser Abdel Hamid Abd from the Middle Technical University, and Dr. Amir Jawad Kazem from the General Authority of Groundwater. During the symposium, a detailed presentation was given on the nature of the impact of climate change on the management of water resources in Iraq and its relationship to the decline in water levels and groundwater management in Iraq. The scientific session was chaired by Prof. Dr. Qusay Fadhel Alsalhy, while the session rapporteur was Asst. Lect. Maryam Tareq Hasan. At the end of the symposium, certificates of appreciation were awarded by the Head of the Chemical Engineering Department to the lecturers in appreciation of their efforts in delivering lectures.

Within the scientific activities of the Department of Chemical Engineering, the Chemical Engineering Department discusses a M.Sc. Dissertation entitled (Improving TiO₂ Photocatalysts for Degradation of Toxic Organics from aqueous solution Using Solar Reactor) on Thursday, 28/12/2023. The M.Sc. Dissertation for the student Rahma Dawoud Salman included:

(This thesis aimed to modify titanium dioxide particles with copper, iron, and carbon in new proposed ways. These modified catalysts manufactured were characterized using (FTIR, EDS, and SEM) techniques, and then these modified photocatalysts were used in the process of heterogeneous photocatalysis by coating on a fixed aluminum substrate for removing phenol and furfural using an adhesive (varnish). The effect of several variables was studied, such as the initial concentration of pollutants, the pH of the solution, the catalyst loading percentage, and the intensity of lighting. The results showed that the best removal percentage for phenol was 95.2% in the acidic environment and 96.63% for furfural in the basic environment at a time of 120 minutes)

The discussion committee consisted of Prof. Dr. Asawer Abdulrasool Kwae, chairman, Asst. Prof. Dr. Alyaa khadhier mageed, member, Asst. Prof. Dr. Ammar Arab Beday, member,  and under the supervision of both Prof. Dr. Zainab yousif shnain and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Fadel Abd. As well as the scientific evaluation of the dissertation was done by Prof. Dr. Ali Hussein Abbar from the University of Baghdad and Prof. Dr. Kazem Matar Shabib from the University of Technology, and linguistically by Asst. Prof. Dr. Farooq Ahmed Mehdi from the University of Technology.