A Heroic Story: Tackling great challenges in the Middle East [Women to Watch]

Noha Abdel-Karim is nothing short of an inspiration. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering in electric power and computer control from the Arab Academy for Science and Technology (AAST) in Egypt before traveling to the United States to pursue her Ph.D. degree and a career in engineering and public policy, focusing on the electric power grid and energy systems.