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Schlumberger Foundation Publishes 2012 Fellowship Awards

63 women are awarded a Faculty for the Future grant

The Schlumberger Foundation has awarded 63 new fellowships for the 2012–2013 academic year. The awards will fund women from developing and emerging countries for advanced graduate study in science and engineering disciplines at top universities around the world.

The 63 new Fellows come from 28 countries, including for the first time Malawi, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana, Iraq and Fiji.

The new grantees will be pursuing PhD or Post-doctorate studies in 9 different countries in disciplines as varied as civil and environmental science, computer engineering, chemistry, physics, mathematics and hydrology.

The overriding objective of the program is to see the Faculty for the Future Fellows inspire other female scientists, building steadily on their empowerment and their leadership skills to become influential role models in countries where women are still underrepresented in science.

Welcome to the 63 new Faculty for the Future Fellows!

Surname Firstname Country of Citizenship Country of Study Degree Field of Study
AANYU Margaret Uganda United Kingdom PhD Biology
ABDEL MOUTI Mai Egypt United Kingdom PhD Nanotechnology
ABDUL RAHEEM Modinah Nigeria United Kingdom Post-Doc Environmental Sciences
ACHEAMPONG Matilda Ghana United States PhD Computer Science
ADETUNJI Victoria Nigeria United States Post-Doc Food Safety / Microbiology
AFIFI Marwa Egypt  Canada PhD Computer Science
AGUNLEJIKA Oluwafunmilayo Nigeria  United Kingdom PhD Engineering
AJAYI Oyinkansola Nigeria United States PhD Engineering
AJAYI Olufunmilayo Nigeria United States Post-Doc Zoology
AMBREEN Nida Pakistan United Kingdom Post-Doc Chemistry
BANO Ishrat Pakistan United States Post-Doc Nanotechnology
BATUBARA Doorce Indonesia United States PhD Engineering
BETIKU Omolola Nigeria United States PhD Animal Science
BRITTO Sylvia India United Kingdom Post-Doc Chemistry
CARLO UNDA Maria Lorena Ecuador United States PhD Healthcare Sciences
CEYHAN Ozge Turkey United States Post-Doc Biology
DAMASES Christine Namibia Australia PhD Healthcare Sciences
DEB RAY CHOUDHURY Reema India United States Post-Doc Healthcare Sciences
DEY Rumpa Bangladesh United States PhD Engineering
DING Fangyuan China United States Post-Doc Biophysics
DOMINGUEZ DUENAS Laura Mexico United States Post-Doc Chemistry
DUMANLI Ahu Gumrah Turkey United Kingdom Post-Doc Nanotechnology
EKENNA Chinwe Nigeria United States PhD Computer Sciences
FAN Fenhong China United States PhD Engineering
GOPALAKRISHNAN Deepti India United States PhD Chemistry
GUPTA Moni Kumari India United Kingdom PhD Chemistry
IBRAHIM Hiba Kamal Sudan United Kingdom PhD Healthcare Sciences
IJI Oluwafikemi Nigeria South Africa PhD Environmental Sciences
JONGWE Tsungai Zimbabwe South Africa PhD Molecular Biology
KULAWARDHANA Ranjani Sri Lanka United States PhD Environmental Sciences
KUNDA Shailaja India United States PhD Chemistry
LEBANI Kebaneilwe Bostwana Australia PhD Biology
MAEMA Mathe Kuena Victoria Lesotho South Africa PhD Computer Science
MAHAMOOD Rasheedat Nigeria South Africa PhD Engineering
MARLIYANI Gayatri Indonesia United States PhD Earth Sciences
MASOOD Maryam Pakistan United Kingdom PhD Engineering
MUCHIRI Mary Kenya United Kingdom PhD Food Science & Technology
MUKASHEMA Adrie Rwanda The Netherlands PhD Earth Sciences
MUSTAFA Samah Iraq Australia Post-Doc Engineering
NAG Sreeja India United States PhD Engineering
NARAYAN Ratisha Fiji United Kingdom PhD Biology
NEWIRE Enas Egypt United Kingdom PhD Biology
NKAMBULE Thabile Swaziland United Kingdom PhD Healthcare Sciences
NYIRENDA KAYUNI Mwawi Malawi United Kingdom PhD Information Technology
ODHIAMBO Judith Kenya United States PhD Agriculture
OKORO Olihe Nigeria United States PhD Healthcare Sciences
OLURUNLEKE Feyisara Nigeria Belgium PhD Biology
OYEDOH Eghe Nigeria United Kingdom Post-Doc Engineering
PALUPI Eny Indonesia Germany PhD Healthcare Sciences
PETERS Anicia Namibia United States PhD Information Technology
PONNUSWAMY Nandhini India United States Post-Doc Nanotechnology
RANGKUTI Farania Indonesia United Kingdom PhD Computer Science
RAY Nirat India United States PhD Physics
SALAMA Hazar Sudan (Republic of) Australia Post-Doc Nanotechnology
SHARMIN Tania Bangladesh United Kingdom PhD Environmental Sciences
SHINGHAL Priya India United Kingdom PhD Engineering
FATMAWATI Sri Indonesia Japan Post-Doc Chemistry
SURYAPRAKASH Smruthi Indi United States PhD Engineering
TAGOE Naa Dedei Ghana South Africa PhD Earth Sciences
TAMMOUR Aycha Syria Canada PhD Physics
TUMBO Madaka Tanzania South Africa PhD Environmental Sciences
VALENCIA Lina Maria Colombia United States PhD Zoology
WOMERA Silwati Al Bangladesh Australia PhD Engineering

And continuous success to the 65 Faculty for the Future Fellows renewed in 2012:

Surname Firstname
ADINDLA Suma
AFADZY Mercy
ALAYAKI Funmilayo Modupe
ALBUNNI Nada
ANAND Suman
ANWAR QAZI Sobia
APRILIA Aretha
BAGHERIFARD Sara
BENEGAS Laura
BILBEISI Rana
CALDERON-PALMA Heyddy
CANDRA DEWI Ova
CHUKUALIM Bridget
ZHANG Di
DJANALI Vivien Suphandani
DWIVANY Fenny
EL TAHIR Nada
GHARAEI Masoumeh
GRYGOR'YEVA Lyudmyla
HASHIM Saima
LESTARI Witri Wahyu
LORITE Gabriela Simone
MAGOHA Happy
MAIRIZA Dewi
MATERU Silvia
MOHAMED Nahla
OHENE-AGYEI Thelma
OKE Oluwabukola
PERERA Dehilawage Harshani Nimalika
QUAIN Marian Dorcas
SARYBAEVA Asel
SHAH Sitara Parveen
SHILLA Dativa Joseph
SIAD Sadiyo
MOE SWE YEE  
TIRIVAROMBO Sithabile
TUDEVDAGVA Uranchimeg
UGBI Blessing
UNACHUKWU Chinazo
VASCO PALACIOS Aida Marcela
YESHANEH AYEHU Eleni
ZENAB Rida E
AKINSANMI Eyiwunmi
ARCOT DESAI Sharanya
ASAD Zakia
DEMARCHI AIELLO Clarice
DONMEZER Fatma Nazli
FALCONI Stephanie
GONZALEZ PECH Natalia
GOU Si
HUAMAN Ana
JALLAH Zegbeh
JOSHI Gauri
KARNA Nishu
KEMEI Moureen
MONKO Rehema
MORRIS Taryn
NAIM Sidrotun
NANTEZA Jamiat
RAZAFINDRATSIMA Onja
RIAZ Maria
ROSEMARY BASTIAN Arangassery
SEGOVIA-SALCEDO Maria
TUMUSHIME Ignacie
WANG Shuang


Meet Some of the Faculty for the Future Fellows

Pelin CANDARLIOGLU
Bioengineering
Turkey
Feyisara OLORUNLEKE
Biology
Nigeria
Chinwe EKENNA
Computer Science
Nigeria
Silvia F Materu
Environmental Sciences
Tanzania
Nada EL TAHIR
Geophysics
Sudan
Rondrotiana Barimalala
Environmental Sciences
Madagascar
Sujata RAY
Civil and Environmental Engineering
India
Zahiraniza MUSTAFFA
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Malaysia