About
Sahar holds a PhD in fluid mechanics and completed a radiology postdoc at Cornell Medical School, where she patented protocols for diagnosing heart disease. She relocated from Morocco to Grinnell, Iowa at 18 on a full scholarship, and has worked at Boston Scientific, the Technion and the German Aerospace Center.
CEO at Lucentia
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Experience
- LucentiaFounder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Entrepreneur FirstFounder in Residence2024 — 2025
- Weill Cornell MedicinePostdoctoral Research Associate2019 — 2024Greater New York City Area
- Weill Cornell MedicinePresident & Chair of the Postdoctoral Association2020 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyVisiting Researcher - Department of Biomedical Engineering2018Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
- Boston ScientificR&D intern - Cancer Solutions2018Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Grinnell CollegeResearch Assistant - Physics Department2012 — 2013Physics Deparment
- Grinnell CollegeTeacher and Lab Assistant2012 — 2013Physics Department, Grinnell College
- DLRR&D Intern - Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology - German Aerospace Center2013Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg Region
- Cummins Inc.Mechanical Engineering Intern2012
- Laboratoire de Contrôle de Matériaux et du SolCivil Engineering Intern2012
Education
- Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical SciencesPostdoctoral fellow, Biomedical/Medical Engineering2019 — 2024
- University of MinnesotaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Aerospace2014 — 2019
- Grinnell CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Physics2010 — 2014
- Lycee Moulay YoussefBaccalaureate, Math2007 — 2010
Skills & more
Microsoft ExcelAutoCAD MechanicalMatlab22Microsoft Office11Mathematica9LaTeX3C LanguageSolidWorksHealthcareStrategic LeadershipTime ManagementWomen's Empowerment
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Project ManagementSurvey DesignSurvey ResearchParticle Image Velocimetry (PIV)Experimental Design3D PrintingCardiovascular ImagingComputed TomographyBiomechanicsBiomedical ResearchResearchFluid MechanicsLanguages Arabic · English · French · Spanish
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- Sahar Jalal is CEO at Lucentia.
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- Sahar Jalal founded Lucentia.
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