Hanan Al Hashimi is currently in her 5th year of study in the Architectural Engineering program at The Pennsylvania State University. A candidate of the Integrated Program (IP), Hanan will graduate in May of 2017 with a Bachelors of Architectural Engineering (B.AE) as well as the Masters of Architectural Engineering (M.AE) with focus in Lighting/Electrical.

 

Hanan has also studied abroad, in Roma, Italy, where she not only worked towards her Architectural Studies Minor, but also engaged in her love for all things travel, food and culture. Hanan's first lighting design experience was a project close to her heart; proposing a lighting scheme for both the interior and exterior of her family's house, currently under construction. This eventually lead to her internship at the Royal Court's department of Architecture in her native country of Oman, where Hanan was integral in proposing a lighting design scheme for one of the biggest Mosques in the Sultanate of Oman. Hanan was the recipient of the 2016 Howard Brandston Lighting Design Education Grant with with Selma Benmakhlouf. The Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant was established to encourage and recognize students who have demonstrated exceptional professional promise through the presentation of an original and ingenious solution to a supplied design problem. She is also involved in number of organizations such as the Penn State chapter of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), the Student Society of Architectural Engineering (SSAE), the international Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), and the Omani Student Association ( OSA ).

 

In addition to lighting design, Hanan also enjoys dabbling in the arts, and has a keen interest in fashion. Above all, she enjoys the company of her family and loved ones.