New York: Europe and the Arabs
The L'Oréal Foundation and UNESCO have announced the names of the five laureates of the international award "L'Oréal - UNESCO for Women in Science". The Foundation will honor women scientists - who come from the five major regions of the world - on June 15 for their contributions through their research in the fields of physical sciences, mathematics and computer science.
According to the United Nations news bulletin, of which we received a copy at dawn today, the celebration will be held at the UNESCO headquarters in the French capital, Paris, and will be an opportunity to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the L'Oréal-UNESCO program for women in science, which became famous for its recognition of the scientific excellence of female researchers at the national, regional and international levels, according to Press release issued by the Foundation.

Africa and Arab countries
Professor Susanna Nunes - Chemistry
Professor of Chemical and Environmental Sciences and Engineering, and Vice Dean for College and Academic Affairs at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia.

Professor Susanna Nunes won the award for her outstanding work in developing innovative membrane filters to implement highly efficient chemical separation processes with a smaller carbon footprint. Its research has proven to be of particular benefit to the water, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries in terms of achieving a more sustainable environment.

Latin America and the Caribbean
Professor Anna Maria Font - Physics
Professor of Physics at the Central University of Venezuela, Professor Ana Maria Font won the prize for her important contributions to theoretical particle physics, in particular for her study of string theory.

According to the institute's press release, "its research has deepened the theory's implications for the structure of matter and quantum gravity, and has been important for the description of black holes and the first moments after the Big Bang."

north america
Prof. Aviv Regev - Bioinformatics
Executive Vice President and Global Director of Genetic Engineering Technology and Early Childhood Development, Genentech/Roche, San Francisco. Professor Aviv Regev won the award for her pioneering work in applying mathematics and computer science to fundamentally change cellular biology.

Her research enables scientists to discover and characterize the trillions of cells in the body, and advances scientists' ability to better understand and target mechanisms that cause diseases for better diagnosis and treatment.

Asia Pacific
Professor Lydia Moravska - Earth and Environmental Sciences
Distinguished Professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at Queensland University of Technology in Australia, and Director of the International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health. Professor Linda Moravska received the award for her outstanding research in the field of air pollution and its impact on human health and the environment, with a particular focus on particulate matter in the atmosphere. Their dedication and influence have bridged basic science with policy and practice on the ground to provide clean air for all.

Europe
Professor Frances Kirwan - Mathematics
Savile Professor of Engineering at the University of Oxford

Professor Francis Kirwan is known for her exceptional work in pure mathematics that combines geometry with algebra to develop techniques that allow understanding the classification of geometric objects. These techniques have been used by theoretical physicists looking for a mathematical description of the universe. Her latest work can help scientists extract key information from complex sets of data.