Winners of Elsevier Foundation OWSD Awards Lauded in Kuala Lumpur
On September 29th 2011, eleven women scientists from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean were recognized for their research excellence by the Elsevier Foundation, TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world and the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD). The awards ceremony took place at the International Symposium on Women in Science and Engineering (WISE 2011) held during the International Year of Chemistry 2011 and hosted by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, and Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM) in Kuala Lumpur. Each winner received a cash prize of US $5,000.
