Dina Alshehri

After KAUST Academy

Dina won Best Project in Track at the Major Design Experience Expo at Virginia Tech in May 2026 and started studies at KAUST in August 2026.

Summer project

Artificial Intelligence Specialization · Cohort 2025

Development and Characterization of a “High-Voltage Ion Generator” Device for Water Capture from Humid Air

References: an article explaining the concept (MIT): https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/hand… and a video (YT “Plasma Channel”) on building it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2brxBRnRH4 Project objective: to design and build a prototype of such a device (ideally suited for possible use in desert environment), to test the feasibility of the process inside a controlled enclosure (with known humidity) and to measure its efficiency (energy used / water condensed).Background: electronic engineering, basic CAD modeling

Mentor: Carlo Fonda and Marco Baruzzo

See it in the program report (PDF)

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