L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Announces the Five Laureates of its 15th Annual Awards

L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Announces the Five Laureates of its 15th Annual Awards PR Newswire PARIS, October 19, 2012 PARIS, October 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The L'Oréal Foundation and UNESCO today announced the five women scientists who will be honoured as the 15th L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Laureates. The 2013 For Women in Science Awards The research of the 2013 Laureates demonstrates exceptionally original approaches to fundamental research in the Physical Sciences, from contributing to better understanding climate change to advancing research on neurodegenerative diseases and potentially uncovering new energy sources. The Laureates of the 2013 L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards in Physical Sciences are: • Professor Francisca Nneka OKEKE, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (Nigeria) For her significant contributions to the understanding of daily variations of the ion currents in the upper atmosphere which may further our understanding of climate change. • Professor Pratibha GAI, University of York (United Kingdom) For ingeniously modifying her electron microscope so that she was able to observe chemical reactions occurring at surface atoms of catalysts which will help scientists in their development of new medicines or new energy sources.