GE Research
Pulling Water from Desert Air: It’s Not Magic, It’s Science
Anyone who lives in, or has visited, the coastal cities of the GCC is well aware that there is lots of water in the air. But there also is plenty of water in the air even when humidity is very low, like on the Riyadh plateau in Saudi Arabia.
A multidisciplinary team from GE Research is using 3D printing, new material innovations, and heat-exchange technology not found in current water-from-air products to develop a low-energy device that can pull significant amounts of drinking water from even very low humidity air.
The Role Model: Ozge Kum Chose Engineering Over Art, But Both Require Creativity & Bringing Projects to Life
The Role Model: Ozge Kum Chose Engineering Over Art, But Both Require Creativity & Bringing Projects to Life
Ozge Kum is the “cool” parent at her daughter’s primary school. As a lead design engineer with GE Aviation at the Turkey Technology Center, she’s “famous” among her daughter’s classmates as “the mother who makes aircraft engine parts.”
More specifically, she works in the research and development department at the center in Istanbul, helping to design new airplane and helicopter engine components, redesign existing ones, and assess the quality of new and old components.
The Puzzle Master: Raheeq Al Harbi Loves Her Job Because Each Day Requires a New Solution
The Puzzle Master: Raheeq Al Harbi Loves Her Job Because Each Day Requires a New Solution
Raheeq Al Harbi received nearly perfect grades in her secondary school exams. In Saudi Arabia, that usually means a career in medicine. Today, however, her career journey, spanning almost a decade in the digital healthcare industry, is a booming success, and did not involve going to medical school.
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The Risk Taker: Fatin Rostam Relishes Daily Challenges That Use Both Sides of the Brain
The Risk Taker: Fatin Rostam Relishes Daily Challenges That Use Both Sides of the Brain
Born in Bahrain, raised in Morocco and now based in Dubai, Fatin Rostam, a Senior Project Manager with GE Gas Power, is the epitome of the young, modern Arab woman, following her dreams and inspiring others around her every day. She’s willing to rise to any challenge and sees the opportunity in risk.
When she realized her management consulting job in Morocco was not the right fit, Fatin – just 24 at the time – jumped on a plane and headed to Dubai, with little more than an instinct that this was the right move.
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The Self-Starter: Anum Arooj Knows Success Has No Limits If You’re Willing to Take on Challenges
The Self-Starter: Anum Arooj Knows Success Has No Limits If You’re Willing to Take on Challenges
For Anum Arooj, who lost her father when she was just 12 years old, the real-life impact of her role as an environment, health and safety (EHS) specialist could not be clearer.
“I’m working for families in the community, ensuring we are providing a safe environment, one where employees can finish their day at the plant and return home to hug their children.”
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The Trailblazer: Wafaa Khammar’s Approach is to Depend on Yourself, Be Strong, Respect Everyone
The Trailblazer: Wafaa Khammar’s Approach is to Depend on Yourself, Be Strong, Respect Everyone
As early as secondary school, Wafaa Khammar knew she loved mechanical engineering and would be good at it. That passion led her to a university internship in the middle of the Sahara Desert and later to oil and gas fields in Gabon and Chad.
Today, this 44-year-old Algerian is a senior services director with GE Gas Power, responsible for the company’s services and transactional contracts at four power plants located in Algeria.
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The Maverick: Starting Young, Marwa Taymour Always Strives to be a Step Ahead
The Maverick: Starting Young, Marwa Taymour Always Strives to be a Step Ahead
Emirati Marwa Taymour got her first job after attending an employment fair for recent graduates. No big deal, right? Except, she hadn’t graduated from college. In fact, she hadn’t even started. She was only 16 years old.
“I am very passionate about moving forward, taking new steps. I always ask for more, and am focused on what’s next, what’s the next step,” says Marwa, HR Country Manager in the UAE and Kuwait for GE Renewable Energy.
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Innovation in the UAE: Team Including Emirati GE Engineer Earns Patent for Gas Turbine Leak Detection Method
Most of us don’t stress too much about tiny vibrations felt in our car, washing machine or fan, or miniscule leaks in a showerhead or faucet. But for mechanical engineers like GE Gas Power’s Bouria Faqihi, Dr. Mohamad-Maher Aboujaib, Rajarshi Saha and Sindhu Penna, vibrations and leaks simply cannot be ignored.
In industrial settings such as power plants, they can be extremely costly, in terms of money, time and sometimes, safety. That’s why maintenance and service personnel lean on engineers such as those in this team to help fix these issues.
Hydro Power
New Hydroelectric Plant in Turkey Powers 1 Million
Between its headwaters near Mt. Ararat in eastern Turkey and its junction with the Euphrates River, the Murat River powers several hydroelectric plants, including the new 500-megawatt (MW) Lower Kaleköy facility.
Artificial Intelligence
Leveraging AI and Medical Imaging, Turkish Experts Take on COVID-19 and Breast Cancer
When hospital emergency departments are busy, everyone benefits when patients are quickly diagnosed and treated. This is doubly so in the era of COVID-19, as the virus has kept many emergency departments busy day and night.
In Turkey, a distinguished group of clinicians, radiologists, software developers, senior data scientists and scientists from different disciplines, and GE Healthcare have announced the country’s first strategic collaboration to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) development in medical imaging.