Meet the Fellows
Our Fellows are a diverse group of talented, self-driven women scientists from the world’s developing and emerging economies.
By applying scientific rigour to solve specific technical issues in their home countries, Fellows are developing powerful solutions – some offering the potential for scale up beyond their local region.
This advanced research also provides the vital scientific basis needed to generate social awareness and propose better policies.
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Each Fellow’s specialized research builds on their own unique lived experience at ground level – from crop survival to community energy supply – shaped by the challenges they encounter every day resulting from imbalanced systems.
Lovasoa Sylviane Rakotozafy
Madagascar
University of Zurich
Conservation opportunities for amphibians under land-use change in Madagascar
Madagascar’s biodiversity is threatened by deforestation driven by agricultural expansion. Protected areas alone are insufficient, as many species now persist in human-dominated landscapes. Agrof...
Lydie Bambi Langa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
University of Liège
PhD in Science
My doctoral research at the University of Liège focuses on the valorization of integrated fish farming–market gardening systems in the Mbanza-Ngungu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. T...
Maria Claudia Segovia Salcedo
Ecuador
University of Florida
PhD on Botany
María Claudia Segovia-Salcedo, a specialist in evolutionary biology and conservation, has conducted key research on Polylepis forests, a genus of trees endemic to the Andes. Her work explores the ...
Marian Dorcas Quain
Ghana
University of Leeds
Characterisation of transgenic soybeans to verify the effects of drought on soybean plants
Characterized transgenic soybeans to verify the effects of drought on soybean plants, with a particular focus on the nodules. Molecular and Phenotypic Markers for the detection of traits associated...
Mary Njeri Muchiri
Kenya
University of Reading
Food and Nutrition Sciences
Development of probiotic yoghurt fortified with provitamin A rich Orange sweet potato (OSP) for healthy gut and provision of micronutrients. The study involved laboratory experimental formulation o...
Meseret Dawit Teweldebrihan
Ethiopia
IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education
Socio-Hydrology of the Abbay/Blue Nile River Basin
The study investigates the complex interplay of institutional frameworks, governance structures, environmental conditions, human activities, and hydrological processes in shaping sustainable ecosys...
Micah Pouabeu Oben
Cameroon
Concordia University
PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering
My research centers on the control of autonomous systems, specifically focusing on developing control systems that enhance performance. I aim to explore and analyze optimization strategies for cont...
Millicent Agangiba
Ghana
University of Cape Town
Accessibility of E-government Services for Persons with Disabilities in Developing Countries-The Case of Ghana
My research was the first-ever study of its kind for Ghana. It involved empirical investigations into digital accessibility for people with disabilities in Ghana using a multi-stakeholder approach ...
Ndeye Maty Ndiaye
Senegal
University of Pretoria
Vanadium oxides-based composites for energy storage applications
The major goal of my thesis was to incorporate carbon based materials such as graphene foam and activated expanded graphite into vanadium-based (oxides and oxynitride) materials to explore their ou...
Nini Sane
Senegal
Bordeaux Montaigne University
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Domestic Effluent Treatment by an Autonomous Sanitation Pilot
My research focused on the implementation of a autonomous sanitation system using natural plants to treat wastewater. The main objective was to establish an ecological and economical autonomous san...
Njoud Al Hurr
Jordan
University College London
Investigating Mobility Patterns for Sandwich Carers: Understanding Travel Patterns and Trends towards Transport Inclusion
The goal of this project is to understand the travel needs, choices, and experiences of sandwich carers, examine the reasons behind these patterns, and explore the role of transport challenges and ...
Pennante Naa Ayikailey Bruce-Vanderpuije
Ghana
The State University of New York
Investigations into the state of POPs in Ghana and Human Biomonitoring of dixoxin-like PCBs, PCDD/Fs, PXDD/Fs in vulnerable Ghanain populations
This research assessed human and environmental exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Ghana, focusing on dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (DLCs). A systematic review revealed limited ...
Ranjana Rawal
Nepal
The Ohio State University
Potential of Beneficial Trichoderma Isolates in Alleviating Water Deficit Stress in Tomato
My study evaluated the ability of novel isolates from several species of Trichoderma, primarily native to different agroecological regions in Nepal, to improve growth in different tomato genotypes ...
Rosa Alicia Jiménez
Guatemala
University of California Berkeley
Integrative Biology
My Ph.D. dissertation aimed to understand the patterns and processes involved in the origin, maintenance, and diversification of montane birds in northern Central America. We assembled genetic, mor...
Rose Otema Baah
Ghana
University of Pretoria
Nutritional and functional properties of infrared and microwave heat moisture-treated meals and grains
My research investigated the effects of heat moisture treatment using microwave energy on sorghum’s nutritional and functional properties with added phenolics. The work presents significant i...