Meet the Fellows
Our Fellows are a diverse group of talented, self-driven women scientists from the world’s developing and emerging economies.
By applying scientific rigour to solve specific technical issues in their home countries, Fellows are developing powerful solutions – some offering the potential for scale up beyond their local region.
This advanced research also provides the vital scientific basis needed to generate social awareness and propose better policies.
Search by area of research, UN sustainable development goal or location to find out more about their amazing achievements.
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Each Fellow’s specialized research builds on their own unique lived experience at ground level – from crop survival to community energy supply – shaped by the challenges they encounter every day resulting from imbalanced systems.
Anna Msigwa
Tanzania
University of Arizona
Hydrology and water resources Engineering
My research focuses on climate-resilient water resources management, integrating hydrological and , remote sensing, GIS, machine learning, and climate data to understand and predict water-related r...
Ansam Al-Karawi
Iraq
University of Nottingham
Scour Protection Effect on the Behaviour of Group Pile - Supported Bridge
Erosion caused by flowing water is a significant threat to structures like abutments and piers, which are especially vulnerable. This process undermines foundation support, leading to excessive def...
Armelle Tsamo Tontsa
Cameroon
Université Paris Saclay
Structures, hemisynthesis and Bioactivities of Triterpenoids from Trichilia welwitschii and Trichilia rubescens
My Ph.D. research centered on the chemical and biological investigation of two Cameroonian medicinal plants, Trichilia welwitschii and Trichilia rubescens, both from the Meliaceae family and tradit...
Armelle Tsamo Tontsa
Cameroon
Universite Paris Saclay
Integrated technology for the discovery and development of wound-healing agents from indigenous medicinal plants for the management of chronic wounds, including Buruli ulcer, in endemic communities in Cameroon
My research explores the chemistry of Cameroonian biodiversity to address health problems that affect my country directly. I work on medicinal plants, fungi and microorganisms, combining classical ...
Arwa Al-Maswary
Yemen
University of Otago
Post-Doc: Effects of Potential Conditioning Agents for Regenerative Endodontics
Developing and improving dental materials is crucial to improving treatment procedures and patient outcomes. Endodontic treatment aims to remove pain and infection from inside the tooth, enabling t...
Assia Aboubakar Mahamat
Chad
Institut Universitaire de Technologie (IUT)
Revolutionizing sustainable construction: Integrating AI and 3D printing for eco-friendly building practices
Earth-based materials, incorporating agricultural and plastic waste streams, present a compelling solution to modern construction’s environmental impact due to their resource conservation, lo...
Aureliana Filomena Chambal Chilengue
Mozambique
Nottingham Trent University
PhD in Microbiology
Aureliana’s research primarily focuses on the transmission analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in resource-limited, high-burden settings, where tuberculosis remains a major public health chall...
Aya Samir Fahmy Badawy
Egypt
University of Manchester
Simulating the Behaviours of Urban Negotiators Using Agent-based Modelling
Providing affordable housing is a crucial issue worldwide. In many countries such as the UK, planning systems enforce private land developers to provide affordable housing in exchange for approval ...
Bachiamlak Getnet Admasu
Ethiopia
Wageningen University
Agricultural pesticides effects on Freshwater ecosystems
I am a PhD candidate specializing in the impacts of agricultural pesticides, with extensive experience in ecotoxicology and aquatic ecosystem research. My achievements include mentoring young scien...
Banafsheh Zahraie
Iran
Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)
A Decision Support System (DSS) for Operating Multipurpose Hydropower Reservoirs
A decision support system (DSS) was developed for optimal operation of multi-reservoir systems. The key components of the system were four main modules: database management, inflow modeling and for...
Banchiamlak Getnet Admasu
Ethiopia
Wageningen University
Chemical stress Ecology
My PhD research explores chemical stress ecology by assessing the ecological impacts of pesticides on freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem functions. It combines controlled microcosm and mesocosm ...
Basant Otawi
Egypt
Johns Hopkins University
Association between maternal exposure to IPV and childhood illness
The research project investigated the complex relationship between maternal exposure to IPV and illness among under 5 children
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Bayan Abusalameh
Jordan
National University of Singapore
Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics using Machine Learning
Traditional engineering has tended to assume that aerospace materials vibrate in linear fashion—probably because the mathematics that ‘prove’ this idea are seductively simple and elegant. How...
Bayan Y. Ghanem
Jordan
University of Nottingham
Investigation of Targeted siRNA-Nrf2 Therapy Against Cancer Chemoresistance
Nucleic acid therapeutics offer a promising avenue for precise disease treatment. Although the development of small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapeutics faces challenges, the market is poised for g...
Beatia Siame Mwansa
Zambia
University of Sheffield
Material Science and Engineering
My PhD focuses on developing advanced energy materials using cobalt extracted from Zambian ores. I have successfully produced high-purity sodium cobalt oxide (NCO), which is used as a flux binder i...