Bangladeshi-American scientist specialising in graphene, nanomaterials, micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMs) devices, and sensors. Her USC BSc and MIT PhD from MIT (2010 took her to NASA at the Goddard Space Flight Center where she led a team developing a nanomaterial-based detector platform.
Filipina chemical engineer whose love for the Baguio region, tribal cultures and its biodiversity led to her becoming curator of the Baguio museum and becoming one of the ‘3 Witches of Baguio’ campaigning to save urban treescapes.
South African trade unionist and political activist
Indian-South African political activist
Indian-South African political activist who fought for democracy, equality and justice in South Africa.
South African organizer of the women’s section of the African National Congress (ANC) from the mid-1920s onward in the Western Cape, and the first woman to stand trial on the ‘hostility’ charge.
Research & Innovation Director at Solvay India
The third woman to graduate in chemical engineering from IIT Bombay; when she was appointed as the president of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (2017-19) it was the first time any chemical engineer had taken that role.
Indian-South African labor rights activist
Indian-American aerospace engineer