Call for Nominations for the 2013 L’ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science dedicated to the Physical Sciences

The L’ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards Jury in Physical Sciences is presided by Professor Ahmed Zewail, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1999, in the presence of Professor Christian de Duve, Nobel Prize in Medicine 1974 and Founding President of the Awards.

In 2011, the Jury designated the following Laureates in Physical Sciences:

• Professor Faiza Al-Kharafi (Kuwait) for AFRICA & the ARAB STATES
• Professor Vivian Wing-Wah Yam (Hong Kong) for ASIA-PACIFIC
• Professor Anne L’Huillier (Sweden) for EUROPE
• Professor Silvia Torres-Peimbert (Mexico) for LATIN AMERICA
• Professor Jillian Banfield (USA) for NORTH AMERICA

Since its inception in 1998, the For Women in Science partnership expands each year. To date, the L’ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards have distinguished 72 eminent women scientists at the height of their career and the International Fellowships have supported 180 promising young women scientists to pursue doctoral and postdoctoral research projects. In addition, a network of National and Regional Fellowship programs at the doctoral level, now in 64 countries with new programs launching each year, has encouraged over 1200 young women to continue their scientific research within their country of origin.

NB: Nomination forms and Guidelines

1- Nomination Form, completed and signed by the nominator (please submit only one nomination per form)
2- Curriculum vitae of the candidate (2 pages maximum)
3- Copies of her 5 most important publications
4- A complete list of the candidate’s main publications, in order of importance (please do not include the full publications)
5- Nomination Summary form
6- A maximum of 2 letters of recommendation from people at other institutions (one in another country)