Sarah
Qureshi
CEO at Aero Engine Craft Private Limited
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Sarah Qureshi Bio (LinkedIn)
Dr. Sarah Qureshi is the CEO and co-founder of Aero Engine Craft Private Limited; Pakistan‘s first commercial engine and aircraft R & D company that is developing environmentally safe contrail-free aircraft engines for the global aviation industry. Sarah has a PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering from Cranfield University, UK. Her area of specialization is Aerospace Propulsion whereby she worked on the development of a contrail-free aero-engine that was derived from a patented technology. During her PhD research, Sarah assisted the inventor with patenting the contrail-free aero-engine. The invention has been granted two international patents and has a tremendous potential in bringing about an environmental revolution in the context of aviation. Dr. Sarah Qureshi, along with the inventor of technology Mr. Masood Latif Qureshi has now set up Aero Engine Craft Private Limited, to convert this patented technology into a full-scale application ready to be used by modern civil transport aircraft. Her company is seeking an immediate investment of 1 million US $ for the commercial launch of this technology.Sarah has also recently co-invented and patented a supersonic commercial aircraft engine. She was awarded the Distinguished Aerospace Alumni Award by Cranfield University in 2020 for her leadership role and dynamic professional contributions to her field. In addition, she serves in the capacity of a Visiting Academic at the school of Aerospace at Cranfield University, where she provides technical feedback on research on environmentally safe aircraft engines. Sarah holds a Private Pilot License (PPL) and has also learned acrobatic flying while at Cranfield.
Sarah is also a prominent voice on sustainable aviation in the media. She is considered to be a trailblazer for women in STEM and an inspiration for women leaders in Aerospace around the globe. She is also an expert at the Solar Impulse Foundation where she evaluates green solutions for the world as an active member of the World Alliance for Efficient Solutions. Sarah also volunteers occasionally to impart aviation lessons to school children.
Prior to this, Sarah completed her master’s degree in the field of Aerospace Dynamics from Cranfield University, UK, working on the design of a trajectory following autopilot for the mid-air refuelling of drones. She has and also gained extensive experience of working in the local automotive and engineering industry after graduating as a Mechanical Engineer from the College of EME, NUST Pakistan.