Qureshi started work in
automotive industry of Pakistan. Her research involved design of a trajectory following controller inclusive of stability augmentation altitude control system and outer loop autopilot for unmanned aerial vehicles (
UAV). During her Ph.D., Quraishi supervised MSc students in their research projects on jet engine technology. Quraishi, along with her father, Masood Latif Qureshi, a prominent
Physicist and a scientist, set up a company Aero Engine Craft to develop environment-friendly engines for airplanes. Quraishi designed a contrail-free
aero-engine with added features of reduced
carbon footprint, to
counter global warming. Quraishi's engine design will have a unique pressure-based
condensation system, which will cool the water vapors in the aircraft exhaust. This water will remain on the airplane and can be released as rain as required. "We manufactured an engine and then attached the condensation system with it to transform it into a contrail-free aero-engine," Quraishi said. She also said that this will be tested on an aircraft in the next phase. Quraishi began developing this technology in 2018 as part of her thesis during her
PhD studies at Cranfield, and she now continues to collaborate with her professor. Quraishi revealed that her project has won two international patents and will take at least six years before it is commercially available. She informed that the country’s private sector has taken an environment-friendly initiative for the first time, which will globally highlight Pakistan’s role in the fight against global warming. She is confident that her invention will take the aviation industry by a storm. == Awards ==