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Prize for women in science, engineering and computing
The Suffrage Science award is a prize for women in science, engineering and computing founded in 2011, on the 100th anniversary of
International Women's Day by the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS).
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[4] There are three categories of award:
life sciences
engineering and
physical sciences
mathematics and
computing .
The life sciences award was founded in 2011.
[5] Every year there are 10 laureates from research backgrounds and one laureate for communication. The engineering and physical sciences award was founded in 2013.
[6] Every year there are 12 laureates from areas spanning
physics ,
chemistry and more. The math and computing award was launched on
Ada Lovelace Day , 2016.
[7] Every year there are five laureates from mathematics, five laureates from computing and one laureate for
science communication and the
public awareness of science .
Laureates have included:
Engineering and Physical Sciences winners are:
[8]
Hayaatun Sillem won the award in 2021
Gaitee Hussain [
Wikidata ] , European Space Agency, The Netherlands
Syma Khalid , University of Southampton, UK
Natalie Stingelin , Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Ina van Berckelaer-Onnes [
Wikidata ] , Leiden University, The Netherlands
Hayaatun Sillem , CBE, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK
Ruth Cameron , University of Cambridge, UK
Elin Röös [
Wikidata ] , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Maria Dolores Martín Bermudo [
Wikidata ] , Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Spain
Samaya Nissanke , University of Amsterdam and Nikhef, The Netherlands
Gerjo van Osch , Erasmus University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Valérie Orsat , McGill University, Canada
Mary Anti Chama , University of Ghana, Ghana
Samantha Joye won the award in 2020
Life Sciences award
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[10] winners are:
Kelly Nguyen (scientist) [
Wikidata ] ,
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
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Naomi Matsuura [
Wikidata ] , University of Toronto, Canada
Elspeth Garman , University of Oxford, UK
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Veronique Miron , University of Edinburgh, UK
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Cécile Martinat [
Wikidata ] , I-STEM, France
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Zena Werb , University of California, San Francisco, USA
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Samantha Joye , University of Georgia, USA
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Gisou van der Goot , EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland
Karalyn Patterson , University of Cambridge, UK
Laura Colgin [
Wikidata ] , University of Texas Austin, USA
Claudia Mazzà , University of Sheffield, UK
Wendy Mackay won the award in 2020.
Maths and Computing award winners are:
Rhian Daniel [
Wikidata ] , Cardiff University
Juhyun Park [
Wikidata ] , Lancaster University, UK, and ENSIIE, France
Apala Majumdar , University of Strathclyde
Bianca de Stavola [
Wikidata ] ,
University College London
Sara Lombardo ,
Loughborough University
Wendy Mackay , Inria, Paris-Saclay, France
Yvonne Rogers , University College London
Alexandra Silva , University College London
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Nobuko Yoshida , Imperial College London
Sue Sentance ,
[18] King’s College London
Raspberry Pi Foundation
Anne-Marie Imafidon , STEMettes
Karen Holford won the award in 2019.
Engineering and Physical Sciences
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Nina Snaith won the award in 2018.
Life sciences:
Maths and Computing
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Sheila Rowan won the award in 2017.
Engineering
Lori Passmore won the award in 2016.
Life sciences:
Maths and computing:
Christl Donnelly won the award in 2016.
Polly Arnold won the award in 2015.
Anne Ferguson-Smith won the award in 2014.
Kathy Sykes won the award in 2013.
Francoise Barre-Sinoussi won the award in 2012.
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore won the award in 2011.
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