Meet the winners of the 2021 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Women Scientists in the Developing World.
Through the Elsevier Foundation’s 15-year legacy of advancing women scientists, we know how important recognition and professional visibility are for developing high-profile international scientific careers. Awarding women scientists means not only recognizing their impressive work, but empowering them to be role models.
Harnessing nanotechnology for cancer drug delivery and ecofriendly fertilizers
Family loyalty led Sri Lankan researcher Dr. Imalka Munaweera to invent innovative treatments for cancer, while navigating a difficult work environment for women scientists.
Using mathematics to solve practical problems? It’s elementary Mongolian Math sleuth Dr. Khongorzul Dorjgotov honed her problem-solving skills on Sherlock Holmes, learning to solve problems like a detective.
Seeking the secrets of the universe in the particle Guatemalan particle physicist Dr. Maria Eugenia Cabrera catalan hopes to convince society that basic science matters too.
Ghanaian chemist is finding toxic substances in unusual places Through her research and science diplomacy, Dr. Marian Nkansah is changing the narrative in her native Ghana.
Celebrating women in science
Since 2013, the program has awarded and helped elevate the careers of 45 women researchers from 20 low- and middle-income countries.
