About Me
My name is Hameed Hasawi,
a Kuwaiti national, and I'm glad to have you on my website.
I was born in Kuwait in the year 2000, and as I absorbed the many surrounding cultures of the region, I became fluent in Arabic, Persian (Farsi), and English. I studied the majority of my childhood at a top private American school in Kuwait, (with the exception of 2 years in Atlanta, Georgia), and graduating with high honors led to receiving a full scholarship to study Electrical Engineering with a Power & Energy emphasis in the US.
Now, I'm a recent graduate (May 2023) working in the United States using my Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
See Timeline.
The decision to enter the field of engineering originated from the history of the Iraqi invasion and my country's current environmental stability. And in hopes of joining the movement, it is why I grew a passion at an early age for creating a cleaner tomorrow, for Kuwait and the world.
Throughout this website you will be able to learn more about my future academic goals, projects, and technical experiences, as well as my certifications in training and personal goals.
My Purpose
Kuwait's environmental history encouraged future plans and investments against climate change for increased renewables and recycling. With the future's endless possibilities inspiring my chase into the world of environmental sustainability and renewable energy sources, my desire to learn more in the industry to innovate, research, and develop had only just begun.
After directing my Bachelor's degree towards a concentration in Power and Energy Systems, I clearly knew what specific career path I wanted a future in: Research & Development. Therefore soon after my graduation, I started my full-time job with the engineering team at Leidos and begun my studies for the EIT Exam and GRE to prepare for graduate school.
Now, I am one step closer to changing the world.
"The people in the world who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
~Steve Jobs.
My Future
To gain a more in-depth education within the sustainability field and acquire the necessary experience and related background, I made the thoughtful decision to continue my studies in Engineering through an industry graduate training program starting Fall of 2024.
By completing a training program as a fresh graduate, preferably built around renewable power, high voltage energy systems, or oil/gas turbines, this experience and research would allow me to excel and commit my future in the industry to one great company as I build my technical skills and work effectively in teams in hopes of building a lifelong foundation.
My research interests include: photovoltaic cell technology advancement through nanofabrication, loss localization by topology, and thermal energy conversion technologies. Additionally, I would love to engage more in the installation of turbines and self-sustaining generators.
I have also already taken multiple steps towards accomplishing some of my other desired technical certifications including achieving an "Engineer-in-training" title, hence studying to take my Fundamentals of Engineering Exam by end of 2025.
Additionally, I plan on engaging with members of IEEE to collectively advance my interest in photovoltaics while working towards my long-term goal of achieving Senior Member-Grade IEEE Status.
Read on to learn more! :)
Kuwait: Forever Growing
A Small World It IS
Recycling has been a consistent action of our people for almost half a century now and our planet is still moving in a negative direction that we inevitably would not be able to come back from. That direction is Climate Change and the inevitable extinction of fossil fuels.
The small desert country of Kuwait, founded on June 19th, 1961, raced towards industrialization after its miraculous discovery of oil. After three decades of growth, the rising Gulf country was invaded by its much larger neighboring state, Iraq, under the rule of Saddam Hussein. The results were catastrophic to the atmosphere and air quality.
A total of 650 oil wells were set on fire, and crude oil was spilled into the Persian Gulf and the desert. After being liberated by the surrounding Arab countries and the United States Army, the oil wells continued to burn for almost 10 months, showing the "devastating environmental consequences of war" (NASA).
Kuwait's Future
As my home continues to industrialize the dry desert land, I am proud to see the plans set into motion to bring renewable sources of water, energy, and materials to its people.
By 2060, the nation pledges to become carbon neutral with net-zero emissions and finally move into a new age of environmental safety and climate change prevention.
What has Kuwait been up to?
Since its liberation in 1991, Kuwait set out to industrialize its land and strengthen its connections with world powers for better safety and to take part in aiding third-world countries with medicine, food, and resources.
As a very oil-rich country, this valuable natural resource serves as the country's main source of income, and allows the production of roughly 3 million barrels of oil per day.
Although the numbers make Kuwait's oil reserve seem like a limitless source, the oil WILL run out one day, and for it, a plan has already been set into motion.
Oil wells set on fire by the retreating Iraqi soldiers
The Reasoning
After living in the dry Gulf country as a citizen for almost 18 years, I grew attached to my home, and while it held a special place in my heart, I couldn't help but notice a comparable difference to other countries throughout the world.
Throughout the country, trash is commonly seen through the streets, spread into the beaches, parks, and everywhere that the public eye could reach. It resulted in an upsetting realization. Kuwait had an environmental problem.
Recycling resources & energy was the key.
The graph above shows the volume of household waste produced in Kuwait from 2005 to 2020 in 1,000 tons* (Statistica)