LAHORE – Dr. Sarah Qureshi is the founder of Pakistan’s first commercial airplane engine and plane company.
She has launched a company called “Aero Engine Craft” to make environment friendly airplane engines, with her father, Masood Latif Qureshi who is also a scientist and a physicist.
The engine which she has developed has an idiosyncratic pressure-based condensation system which will help in cooling the water vapours in the airplane exhaust. The water will be on the airplane and can be released as rain if required.
Qureshi has a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Cranfield University in UK. After graduating as a Mechanical Engineer from Pakistan, Sarah gained extensive experience of working in the local automotive and engineering industry.
Sarah holds a Private Pilot License (PPL) with 70 hours of Flying Experience. She has also learned acrobatic flying and several flight maneuvers while at Cranfield.
Qureshi has been working on the project since 2018 to eliminate the negative impact of commercial air carriers on the stratosphere that contributes to global warming.
The US Embassy in Pakistan has also appreciated her efforts.
To celebrate #InternationalDay of #WomeninScience, we congratulate Dr. Sarah Qureshi, a Pakistani aerospace engineer, who aims to develop the world’s first contrail-free aircraft engine that will help reduce aviation induced global warming.
— U.S. Embassy Islamabad (@usembislamabad) February 11, 2021
Photo: Pakistan Aerospace Council pic.twitter.com/eyWZCAgCt9
An environmentalist at heart, Qureshi turned her academic research at Cranfield University, UK, into a save-the-planet endeavor and embarked on a mission to build the world’s first pollution-free jet engine.
The world aviation industry, ignored to develop the technology and focused more on extracting monetary value by building fuel-efficient engines, she said.
Taking a swing at Elon Musk’s trip to Mars program, the scientist says that “unless you have a confirmed ticket” to the red planet, “which does not have a livable atmosphere,” Earth is the best bet and must be saved.
Pakistani currency rates against US Dollar and other currencies on May 23, 2024 (Thursday) in open market.
US dollar was being quoted at 277.25 for buying and 280.25 for selling.
Euro moved down to 297 for buying and 300 for selling while British Pound rate is 349.5 for buying, and 353 for selling.
UAE Dirham AED was at 75.2 and Saudi Riyal came down to 73.45.
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
US Dollar | USD | 277.25 | 280.25 |
Euro | EUR | 297 | 300 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 349.5 | 353 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 75.2 | 75.95 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 73.45 | 74.2 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 183 | 184.8 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 740.52 | 748.52 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 203 | 205 |
China Yuan | CNY | 38.51 | 38.91 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 40.52 | 40.92 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 35.68 | 36.03 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.34 | 3.45 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 1.91 | 1.99 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 903.3 | 912.3 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 59.39 | 59.99 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 170.11 | 172.11 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 25.92 | 26.22 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 723.46 | 731.46 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 76.42 | 77.12 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 203 | 205 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 26.02 | 26.32 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 305.97 | 308.47 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 7.67 | 7.82 |
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