Ramy Imam holds a bachelor’s of science with high honors in Mechanical Engineering from the American University in Cairo (AUC). His pursue of excellence along with his outstanding academic performance has placed him on the Dean’s Honor List and has earned him the Exemplary Student Award in 2014. Ramy is recipient of both the AUC’s academic and sports scholarships and was nominated for the Parents Association Cup for sustaining academic excellence and extracurricular activities. His interests lie in the areas of energy sustainability, design and energy efficiency has led him to undertake his undergraduate thesis project on solar thermal energy and earning a Professional Graduate Certificate in 'Corporate Sustainability and Innovation'. Ramy’s enthusiasm coupled by his passion for research and development has incited him to present and publish his research activities and findings at reputable conferences in Austria, Spain, Egypt, USA and Canada.

 

In pursuit of his goals, Ramy has also presented his research as pertains to Radio Telescopes and Solar Energy respectively in the 8th and 9th Undergraduate Research Conferences at the AUC. Furthermore, due to his uncompromising dedication and keen, Ramy was nominated and selected for an exceptional opportunity to assist Dr. Jonathan Grindlay of Harvard University to work during the summer of 2012 and 2013 on the DASCH Project at the Center for Astrophysics. He has also conducted research relating to heat transfer under the supervision of Dr. Ahmed Ghoneim in summer 2013 while working on the CO2 Capture project at MIT.

 

Ramy has also worked as an Engineer and Lab Assistant at Harvard University under the DASCH Project, where he helped design and maintain several equipment and machinery. Ramy is currently doing his masters of science in mechanical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is also working as a research assistant with Professor Sheldon Jeter in concentrated solar power.