The three L’Oréal Fellows for 2011 were announced on 23 August. Here’s where they appeared.
Friday 19 August: The three Fellows presented their research to staff at L’Oréal Australia’s Melbourne headquarters.
Tuesday 23 August: The Fellows will recieved their 2011 L’Oréal Australia For Women In Science Fellowships at 6pm at a ceremony at Melbourne Exhibition Centre.
Wednesday 24 August: 160 high school girls visited the Australian Synchrotron for a forum and afternoon tea with the Fellows.
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Life on other planets, sex determination in marsupials, the links between genetics and mental health—that’s the breadth of research spanned by the four Australians and one New Zealander, life scientists all, who have become L’Oréal Laureate fellows since the awards were inaugurated in 1998. In 2009, one of these women, Elizabeth Blackburn, went on to win Nobel Prize in Medicine.
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What are they?
The annual L’Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellowships are awarded to three female early career scientists to reward excellence in their Australian research and to boost their prospects of sustaining their careers and rising to leadership positions in science.
The L’Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellowships, worth up to AUD$20,000 each, are part of the National Fellowships program: over 700 women in 35 countries have been awarded for research in their own countries. Read the full article →
Australian professor Jillian Banfield honoured as the 2011 Laureate for North America
November 11, 2010: Professor Ahmed Zewail, President of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards Jury, today announced the five Laureates of the 2011 program. Each year, five outstanding women scientists – one per region – are honoured for the contributions of their research, the strength of their commitments and their impact on society. With the Marie Curie Nobel Centenary being celebrated in 2011, this year the For Women in Science program has a particularly strong resonance, placing women and chemistry at the heart of science today.
The awards ceremony will take place on March 3, 2011 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Each Laureate will receive US$100,000 in recognition of her contributions to science. Read the full article →
The three L’Oréal Australia For Women In Science Fellows received their awards on Tuesday night at the Melbourne Museum. Here are some photos from the night.
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How does breast cancer start?
Capturing and releasing gases with smart crystals?
Giving malaria a kick in the gut
Deanna D’Alessandro
University of Sydney
A sponge that filters hot air and captures carbon dioxide
We need better ways of capturing carbon dioxide emissions from power stations and industry. And we won’t be using hydrogen cars until we’ve developed practical ways of carrying enough hydrogen gas in the fuel tank. Deanna D’Alessandro’s understanding of basic chemistry has led her to create new, incredibly absorbent chemicals that could do both these jobs and much more.
It’s all to do with surface area. Working in California and in Sydney she has constructed crystals that are full of minute holes. One teaspoon of the most effective of her chemicals has the surface area of a rugby field. What’s more, the size and shape of the pores can be customised using light. So she believes she can create molecular sponges that will mop up carbon dioxide, hydrogen, or in theory almost any gas – and then release it on cue. Read the full article →
