Loay Elbasyouni

Loay was Part of the NASA team that made history in April 2021 for flying the Ingenuity helicopter from the surface of Mars, where he was an electrical and power electronics lead on the NASA ingenuity Mars Helicopter team. He has been awarded a number of achievement awards for his exceptional contribution to the Mars helicopter team in demonstrating the feasibility of helicopter flight in the extremely thin atmosphere at Mars. Loay has over 20 years of work experience focused on power electronics in several industries, including automotive, renewable energy, and aerospace.
Most recently, Loay worked on the advanced power conversion and propulsion technologies used for the development of several industries (Space, Aerospace, Automotive & Semiconductors equipment.