The OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World are awarded annually to early-career women scientists in selected developing countries in four regions: Latin America and the Caribbean, East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Central and South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2]
The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), the Elsevier Foundation, and The World Academy of Sciences have partnered to recognize achievements of early-career women scientists in developing countries since the award was launched in 2011 as the Elsevier Foundation-OWSD Awards for Young Women Scientists from the Developing World.[3][1] The award program is open to female scientists who live and work in one of 81 developing countries.[1] Nominations are generally submitted within ten years of the nominee earning a PhD.[4][5]
The maximum number of recipients is currently restricted to five per year: one from each of the four OWSD-recognized regions, plus one additional outstanding candidate, and the awards are granted with a rotating theme annually among three general fields: biological sciences (agriculture, biology and medicine), engineering/innovation & technology, and physical sciences (including chemistry, mathematics and physics).[6][1] There were six awardees in 2022 as two outstanding candidates were recognised.
As of 2014, the award included an honorarium of US$5,000, an entire year of access to Elsevier's ScienceDirect publication database, and an expense-paid trip to the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, where the awarding ceremony is held.[4]
Recipients
Recipients have included:
2011
The 2011 awards recognized eleven contributors to biology, physics, and chemistry.[7]
- Mahfuza Begum, biologist, Bangladesh
- Rukmani Mohanta, physicist, India
- Farzana Shaheen, chemist, Pakistan
- Janet Ayobami Adermola, physicist, Nigeria
- Aderoju Amoke Osowole, chemist, Nigeria
- Denise Evans, biologist, South Africa
- Nahla Ismail, chemist, Egypt
- Lubna Tahtamoouni, biologist, Jordan
- María Magdalena González Sánchez, astrophysicist, Mexico
- Lisset Hermida Cruz, biologist, Cuba
- Silvina Pellegrinet, chemist, Argentina
2013
The 2013 awards were focused on medical science and public health.[5]
- Adediwura Fred-Jaiyesimi, pharmacologist, Nigeria
- Nasima Akhter, medical scientist, Bangladesh
- Dionicia Gamboa, molecular biologist, Peru
- Namjil Erdenechimeg, biochemist, Mongolia
- Huda Omer Basaleem, community health researcher, Yemen
2014
The 2014 awards were focused on chemistry.[8]
- Nilufar Mamadalieva, bioorganic chemist, Uzbekistan
- Leni Ritmaleni, pharmaceutical chemist, Indonesia
- Simone Ann Marie Badal McCreath, biochemistry researcher, Jamaica
- Eqbal Mohammed Abdu Dauqan, biotechnologist, Yemen
- Taiwo Olayemi Elufioye, pharmacologist, Nigeria
2015
In 2015, the awards were focused on physics and mathematics.[8]
- Nashwa Eassa, nano-particle physicist, Sudan
- Dang Thi Oanh, computational mathematician, Thailand
- Mojisola Oluwyemisi Adeniyi, atmospheric physicist, Nigeria
- Mojisola Usikalu, radiation physicist, Nigeria
- Rabia Salihu Sa'id, environmental physicist, Nigeria
2016
The 2016 awards focused on medical science and public health.[9]
- Sri Fatmawati, pharmacologist, Indonesia
- Sushila Maharjan, biochemistry researcher, Nepal
- Magaly Blas, public health specialist, Peru
- Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu, psychiatric epidemiologist, Uganda
- Ghanya Naji Mohammed Al-Naqeb, nutritional researcher, Yemen
2017
The 2017 awards were focused on engineering and technology.[10]
- Tanzima Hashem, computer scientist, Bangladesh
- María Fernanda Rivera Velásquez, environmentalist, Ecuador
- Felycia Edi Soetaredjo, environmental energy specialist, Indonesia
- Grace Ofori-Sarpong, environmental resource management, Ghana
- Rania Mokhtar, scientific project coordinator, Sudan
2018
The 2018 awards focused on mathematics, chemistry, and physics.
- Hasibun Naher, applied mathematician, Bangladesh
- Germaine Djuidje Kenmoe, physicist, Cameroon
- Silvia González Pérez, computational chemist, Ecuador
- Dawn Iona Fox, environmental chemist, Guyana[11]
- Witri Wahyu Lestari, organometallic chemist, Indonesia[12]
2019
The 2019 awards focused on medical science and public health.[1]
- Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana, ethnobotonist, Bolivia
- Uduak Okomo, health services, Nigeria
- Tabassum Mumtaz, environmental biotechnologist, Bangladesh
- Amira Shaheen, public health researcher, Palestine[13]
- Tista Prasai Joshi, chemist, Nepal
2020
The 2020 awards recognised researchers working in engineering, innovation and technology.[14]
- Susana Arrechea, chemical engineer and nanotechnologist, Guatemala
- Champika Ellawalla Kankanamge, environmental engineer, Sri Lanka
- Chao Mbogo, computer scientist, Kenya[15]
- Samia Subrina, electronic engineer and nanotechnologist, Bangladesh
- Fathiah Zakham, bioengineer and microbiologist, Yemen
2021
The 2021 awards recognised researchers in the physical sciences.[16]
- María Eugenia Cabrera Catalán, particle physicist, Guatemala[17]
- Khongorzul Dorjgotov, financial mathematician, Mongolia
- Ghada Dushaq, applied physicist and nanotechnologist, Palestine
- Imalka Munaweera, synthetic chemist and nanochemist, Sri Lanka
- Marian Asantewah Nkansah, environmental chemist, Ghana
2022
The 2022 awards recognised six researchers in climate action and the environment.[18][19]
- Abeer Ahmed Qaed Ahmed, microbiologist, Yemen
- Heyddy Calderon, hydrologist, Nicaragua
- Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury, aquatic ecologist, Bangladesh[20]
- Flor de Mayo González Miranda, environmental engineer, Guatemala
- Myriam Mujawamariya, forest ecologist and ecophysiologist, Rwanda
- Ashani Savinda Ranathunga, geotechnical engineer, Sri Lanka
References
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- ↑ "Awards | OWSD". owsd.net. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ "Elsevier Foundation Awards 2012 Grants to Champion Libraries in Developing Countries and Women in Science". Elsevier. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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- 1 2 "The Elsevier Foundation, OWSD and TWAS call for nominations for 2014 Awards". The World Academy of Sciences. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ↑ "The OWSD–Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World". Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ↑ "Eleven Women Scientists Announced as Winners of Elsevier Foundation OWSD Awards". Elsevier. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- 1 2 Schemm, Ylann; Bert, Alison (18 February 2014). "Women chemists from developing countries honored for research of natural medicinal compounds". Elsevier. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ↑ Bert, Alison (10 March 2016). "Translating life into science – 5 women tell their stories". Elsevier. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ↑ Schmitz, Laura (16 February 2017). "Women engineers to receive awards for innovative research in developing countries". Elsevier. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ↑ "Guyanese wins woman scientist in developing world award". Stabroek News. 18 February 2018.
- ↑ "26 Fantastic Female Scientists". Asian Scientist Magazine. 8 March 2019.
- ↑ Walker, Kira (3 March 2019). "Improving healthcare response to gender-based violence in Palestine". Nature Middle East. doi:10.1038/nmiddleeast.2019.32.
- ↑ "2020 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards announced in Seattle | OWSD". owsd.net. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ Simiyu, John Paul (13 February 2020). "Kenyan Woman Writes History in USA". Kenyans.co.ke.
- ↑ "2021 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards announced | OWSD". www.owsd.net. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ Chan, Ana (15 December 2021). "La huellas de las mujeres y las niñas en la ciencia". República (in Spanish).
- ↑ "2022 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award winners announced | OWSD". owsd.net. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ "Six talented women climate scientists from developing countries awarded the 2022 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award". EurekAlert!. 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award: Bangladesh's Gawsia among top women climate scientists". United News of Bangladesh. 14 February 2022.