Power ranger: Salinee Tavaranan
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Salinee Tavaranan installs renewable energy sources in mountain villages and refugee camps in the Thai-Burma border as part of the Border Green Energy Team. Tavaranan also trains the villagers how to maintain the solar panels and microhydro turbines which enables the villagers to access basic necessities such as lights, computers, and decent health care to name a few.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2008
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Engineer turned jet jockey: on a doctor's advice, an EE decided to become a fighter pilot
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Robert Rickard has spent 13 years on active duty as an F-16 fighter jet pilot after getting a pilot slot as a scholar in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp. Rickard draws on his background as an electrical engineer in his career as a fighter pilot and as a consultant.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2008
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