This award honors each year to five eminent scientists, one from each continent, for his work, the strength of his commitment to scientific work and the imprint left by her work in society.
This year, to mark the centenary of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Marie Curie, the "For Women in Science" as well as ever to put women on the front page of the current science has decided to reward the contributions to the chemical sciences.
Winners
Africa and Arab States Professor Faiza Al-Kharafi
Professor of Chemistry at Kuwait University (Safat, KUWAIT) rewarded for their work on the corrosion, a problem of essential importance for the treatment of water and the oil industry.
ASIA and the PACIFIC
Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM energy chemistry professor at the University of Hong Kong (CHINA) rewarded for his work on light-emitting materials and innovative methods to capture solar energy.
EUROPA
Professor Anne L'Huillier atomic physics professor at the University of Lund (SWEDEN) rewarded for their work on creating an extremely photographic apparatus can capture fast phenomena in the span of one attosecond (one billionth of a billionth of a second).
LATIN AMERICA
Professor Silvia Torres-Peimbert Professor Emeritus of the Institute of Astronomy, National Autonomous University Mexico (MEXICO) rewarded for their work on the chemical composition of planetary nebulae, which is fundamental to understanding the origin of the universe.
NORTH AMERICA
BANFIELD Jillian Professor Professor of planetary sciences, earth and environmental policy, management, science material and engineering at the University of California (Berkeley, USA). rewarded for their work on the behavior of bacteria and matter under extreme conditions and their impact on Earth's environment.
Photo: © V. Durruty & P. Guede
for the L'Oreal Corporation Foundation
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