Biography:Sarah Amiri

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Sarah Amiri
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Amiri in 2019
Minister of State for Advanced Sciences
Assumed office
1 October 2017
Prime MinisterMohammed bin Rashid
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Alma materAmerican University of Sharjah

Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri (b. 1987) is the Chair of the United Arab Emirates Council of Scientists and Deputy Project Manager of the Emirates Mars Mission. She is Minister of State for Advanced Sciences in the United Arab Emirates Cabinet.

Early life and education

Amiri studied computer science at the American University of Sharjah, earning bachelor's and master's degrees.[1][2][3] She was always interested in aerospace engineering but grew up at a time when United Arab Emirates did not have a space program.[4]

Research and career

Amiri began her career at the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology, where she worked on DubaiSat-1 and DubaiSat-2.[5] She joined the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment before taking on a senior role at the Dubai World Trade Centre.[1] In 2016 she was appointed as head of the Emirates Science Council.[4][6][7]

Today she is the science lead for the Emirates Mars Mission, Hope.[4][8][9] The mission is partnered with University of Colorado Boulder, University of California, Berkeley and Arizona State University.[4] She spoke at TEDxDubai Salon about the Hope Mars Mission.[10][11] In November 2017 Amiri became the first Emirati to speak at an international TED event when she spoke about the Hope Mars Mission in Louisiana.[12] They plan to launch in 2020 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United Arab Emirates in 2021.[13] She was an invited speaker at the 2016 World Economic Forum.[14]

In October 2017 Amiri was named Minister of State for Advanced Sciences in the United Arab Emirates Cabinet.[2][15] In an effort to increase global scientific collaboration, Al Amiri toured US scientific institutions in November 2017.[7] She was a participant at Foo Camp 2018.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Meet the nine female ministers in the UAE's current cabinet" (in en-US). Emirates Woman. 2018-02-15. http://emirateswoman.com/meet-the-nine-female-ministers-in-the-uaes-current-cabinet/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Members Of The Cabinet" (in en). https://uaecabinet.ae/en/details/cabinet-members/her-excellency-sarah-bint-yousif-al-amiri. 
  3. ↑ "View Content" (in en). https://www.ausalumni.ae/?sid=1467&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=2563&ecid=2563&crid=0&calpgid=15&calcid=752. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "The 29-year-old woman who's lead scientist for the UAE's Mars mission". https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/06/q-a-the-29-year-old-woman-who-s-lead-scientist-for-the-uae-s-mars-mission. 
  5. ↑ "Sarah Al Amiri | The First UAE Synchrotron User Meeting" (in en-US). https://www.aesua.org/speaker/sarah/. 
  6. ↑ News, Samir Salama, Jumana Khamis, Mary Achkhanian, Gulf (2017-10-19). "New UAE ministers aim to excel". GulfNews. https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/new-uae-ministers-aim-to-excel-1.2109499. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Report, Staff (2016-02-11). "Al Amiri, 29, to head UAE Council of Scientists". GulfNews. https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/al-amiri-29-to-head-uae-council-of-scientists-1.1670725. 
  8. ↑ "Arabian Aerospace - Living in the city...on Mars". http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/living-in-the-city-on-mars.html. 
  9. ↑ "UAE and Indian scientists to discuss nano satellites and Mars mission plans" (in en). The National. https://www.thenational.ae/uae/uae-and-indian-scientists-to-discuss-nano-satellites-and-mars-mission-plans-1.701990. 
  10. ↑ "TEDxDubai" (in en). https://www.tedxdubai.com/salon2016?lightbox=dataItem-iv9vslxb. 
  11. ↑ TEDx Talks (2017-01-23), A Mars Mission of HOPE | Sarah Amiri | TEDxDubaiSalon, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voqlWLAwXZ8, retrieved 2018-06-27 
  12. ↑ Simpson, Leah. "The First Emirati to Speak on a Global TED Stage Is a Woman" (in en-AE). POPSUGAR Middle East Love. https://me.popsugar.com/love/First-Emirati-Speak-Global-TED-Stage-Woman-44161710. 
  13. ↑ "UAE Mulls Life after Oil--and on Mars" (in en). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/uae-mulls-life-after-oil-and-on-mars/. 
  14. ↑ "Authors". https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/sarah-amiri/. 
  15. ↑ Sarah Amiri of UAE Mars Mission appointed Science Minister by Mohammad Bin Rashid | ummid.com. doi:10.2017/sarah-amiri-appointed-minister-of-science-in-uae. http://www.ummid.com/news/2017/October/20.10.2017/sarah-amiri-appointed-minister-of-science-in-uae.html. 

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