2005 L'OREAL-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science


The Laureates, one from each continent, work on Material Sciences and were chosen for their groundbreaking achievements and potential contributions to scientific progress. They received their recompense in Paris, 3 March 2005 

The Laureates of this 7th edition of the L'OREAL-UNESCO awards and who each L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards.gifreceived  prizes of $100 000 are:
Pr. Zohra Ben Lakhdar, Africa (Tunisia)
Pr. Fumiko Yonezawa, Asia/Pacific (Japan)
Pr. Dominique Langevin, Europe (France)
Pr. Belita Koiller, Latin America (Brazil)
Pr. Myriam P. Sarachik, North America (USA)

In a natural extension of the L’Oréal–UNESCO Awards, the L’Oréal–UNESCO Fellowship programme encourages young women researchers in the life sciences to pursue their work by awarding them $20,000 each. The 2005 list of 15 Fellows includes a strong showing from developing and emerging countries such as Burkina Faso, the DPR of Korea and Jordan.

For full information on the 5 laureates click here: Five Nano giants celebrated A World of Science, pp 10-11.

 

 

 

 

 


Name 2005 L'OREAL-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science
Short Description The Laureates, one from each continent, work on Material Sciences and were chosen for their groundbreaking achievements and potential contributions to scientific progress. They received their recompense in Paris, 3 March 2005

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