Marwah S. (IN A NUTSHELL)

Marwah graduated from Harvard with High Honors in S.B. Mechanical Engineering and a psychology secondary. For the past several years, Marwah has been innovating at the intersection of engineering and humanitarian development. She has spearheaded several diverse projects across 7 different countries including Japan, Peru, Turkey, and Kenya, and is currently the Project Lead for Harvard’s Engineers Without Borders Chapter, awarded the Premier Chapter Award amongst 250+ chapters. Marwah has worked in a number of industries ranging from engineering, artificial intelligence, architecture, and consulting. She was awarded the Radcliffe Fellowship to conduct smart biomimetics research and has since then led research in nanofabrication and optics, public policy reform, quantum dot solar cells, and healthcare. Marwah also dedicates her time to a novel vascular synthetic biology project across the Broad Institute, Harvard Medical School, and Draper Labs. Marwah has filed numerous patents for her engineering innovations and has received Harvard’s most prestigious awards for her inventions including the Hoopes Prize award for her novel thesis in an accessibility device. In her spare time, Marwah carries an entrepreneurial spirit and enjoys engaging with others to tackle all sorts of problems. She is a bubbly and optimistic person who loves both teaching and learning from others!