This winter, we are celebrating the festive season by honouring 25 amazing women in STEM, some of which you might not know of!
Dr Sameera Moussa
First female Egyptian nuclear physicist
3 Mar 1917 – 5 Aug 1952
Egypt
Sameera Moussa was Cairo University’s first assistant professor in the Faculty of Sciences, and the first woman to hold a university post. She founded the Atomic Energy for Peace conference which aimed to make nuclear medical treatment more accessible and reduce nuclear hazards. She was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and was the first non-American given access to US atomic facilities.
For more info on Dr Sameera Moussa:
- https://afrolegends.com/2012/08/06/sameera-moussa-world-renowned-egyptian-nuclear-scientist/
- http://ignite.globalfundforwomen.org/be-the-spark/sameera-moussa
- https://egyptianstreets.com/2018/08/12/the-story-of-sameera-world-renowned-egyptian-nuclear-scientist/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sameera_Moussa