Ammar is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate in Geophysics and has a B.S. from the University of Houston. He has 10+ years of experience working in the energy sector for Saudi Aramco and Virgin Hyperloop. He co-founded Eden GeoTech in 2017 and leads international expansion from the U.S. to the Middle East (Oman, and Saudi Arabia). He plays a critical role in promoting clean energy policies in the U.S. and MENA region and served as an advisory member in the NSF Convergence program, MiSk OSGEY forum, UN SDG program, and member of the Saudi 2030 Leaders team. His awards and accomplishments include the MiSK Science Fellowship, Leslie & Alan Wong Award, Marathon & Halliburton Award, and MIT Solve Technical Committee. He has also participated in numerous management professional programs, including the Jada – Emerging Manager Program, with Stanford Business School professor Robert Siegel. He is a co-author of more than 10 journal and conference publications and multiple USPTO patent applications.
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