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Annapurni won the Vigyan Shri Award, one of the top science honors in India, for making pioneering contributions to physics of single and binary stars, blue stragglers, star clusters, star formation, galactic structure and Magellanic clouds. (Photo:Deccan Herald)

Li received the Marcel Grossmann Award for his pioneering contributions in the field of fast radio bursts. Li is the first scientist in China to receive this prize for research conducted within China. (Photo:The Paper)

The grand prize winner of the Third Marie Sklodowska Curie Award, Moriwaki was the first to emphasize observing oxygen spectral lines over traditional hydrogen lines to understand the early universe's large-scale structure. She also developed a machine learning-based signal separation method, significantly enhancing the detection efficiency of distant galaxy clusters. (Photo:Japan Science and Technology Agency)

Qureshi was awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, one of Pakistan's highest civilian awards, for her contributions to the field of aerospace engineering, particularly in the development of environmentally friendly aviation technologies. (Photo:PSTD)

Miyazaki developed the Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC), an ultra-wide field-of-view camera mounted on top of the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii. HSC is currently the world’s largest camera used in surveying the universe; it has been instrumental in helping researchers map the distribution of dark matter across the universe. (Photo:Yokohoma Japan)

Oguri utilized data from the HSC, analyzing it to create a 3-dimensional dark matter map over an unprecedentedly vast region of the universe. His findings suggested that the current model of cosmic expansion might not align with results from cosmic microwave background radiation, which is regarded as the prevailing theory of cosmology. (Photo:The Japan Academy)

Cheng received the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award 2023 for her research on the interaction between aerobic rice and soil microbes. Her work seeks to uncover how aerobic rice adapts to warmer, drier conditions through microbial interactions, offering Malaysian farmers an alternative, sustainable farming strategy to boost self-sufficiency in rice production. (Photo:China Press)

Tan received the 2024 Distinguished Scientist Award from the Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. Tan has made significant contributions to agricultural research, specializing in plant molecular biology and biochemistry. (Photo:Universiti Malaya)

Anandharamakrishnan won the 2024 Tata Transformation Prize for his research in food security that addresses the nutrient deficiencies, hunger and metabolic dysfunction faced by India’s underserved and the two billion people globally affected by micronutrient malnutrition. (Photo:Government of India, Press Information Bureau)

Dissanayake was honored with the Presidential Award for Inventors 2024 by the Sri Lanka Inventors Commission for her contributions to the field of food technology. (Photo:University of Sri Jayewardenepura)

Ali received the Sitara-i-Imtiaz award, a civilian honour, for his contributions in the field of agricultural science. (Photo:Daily Parliament Times)

Wikandari won the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award for her research on creating a protein- and mineral-rich plant-based food using filamentous fungi (Rhizopus oligosporus). This innovation repurposes tempeh production waste, contributing to the circular economy while addressing stunting and nutritional deficiencies in Indonesia through fortified, affordable vegan diets. (Photo:Universitas Gadjah Mada)

Tangphatsornruang and his team won the 2024 National Research Council of Thailand’s Excellent Research Award in Agriculture and Biotechnology for their research project titled “Comparative genomics analysis and population genetics explain speciation and evolutionary changes in population structure in Rhizophoraceae. (Photo:National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology)

Yu was honored in Taiwan’s 32nd Medical Dedication Awards with Transnational Clinical-Academic Practices for his commitment and consideration in providing quality medical care for patients, specifically in the treatment of pediatric heart disease. (Photo:Taitung Mackay Memorial Hospital)

Lee was a recipient of the 2024 ASAN Award in basic medicine for his studies on astrocytes in the brain to provide therapeutic targets for brain diseases such as dementia and Parkinson's disease. (Photo:University of Luebeck)

Lai received the 2024 Outstanding Research Award from the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan, for his research which focuses on molecular bioimaging, cell-to-cell communication and gene therapy. (Photo:National Science and Technology Council)

Azizan received the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award 2023 for her research which explores the broader implications of inhibiting aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2), proposing it could induce programmed cell death, offering a novel approach beyond hypertension treatment, with potential to reduce medication reliance. (Photo:International Society for Heart Research)

Pradhan won the Falling Walls Lab Kathmandu 2024 award for his concept titled “Breaking the wall of pestilence: From invasive weed to eco-friendly mosquito control.” (Photo:Frienson Pradhan ResearchGate)

Padmanabhan received the Vigyan Ratna Award 2024 for his lifetime achievement and contributions in the field of biotechnology. Padmanabhan has been instrumental in creating the Biotechnology Industry Assistance Council that supports 1800 incubatees. (Photo:Indian Agricultural Research Institute)

Das was one of the recipients of the 2024 Independence Award for his contribution to the field of medicine.

Lai won the 2024 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award for leading research in creating a 3D spatial multi-omics platform for clinical diagnostics and spatial biology research. (Photo:The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Jung was awarded the 2024 ASAN Award for Young Medical Scientists for investigating the 3D genome in disease-specific gene regulation. (Photo:ASAN Foundation)

Pan was honored with the Young Investigator Award at the World Immunotherapy Congress-Asia in 2024 for his work in cancer immunotherapy in the Asian region. (Photo:Tatler Asia)

Olivo, Gurpreet, Bi and Tee received the President’s Technology Award 2024 for the development of Respiree–an optical wearable that measures respiratory and lung physiological parameters. The technology can be used to improve clinical decision-making from post-operative care and general wards to home settings. (Photo:Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

Olivo, Gurpreet, Bi and Tee received the President’s Technology Award 2024 for the development of Respiree–an optical wearable that measures respiratory and lung physiological parameters. The technology can be used to improve clinical decision-making from post-operative care and general wards to home settings. (Photo:SGInnovate)

Olivo, Gurpreet, Bi and Tee received the President’s Technology Award 2024 for the development of Respiree–an optical wearable that measures respiratory and lung physiological parameters. The technology can be used to improve clinical decision-making from post-operative care and general wards to home settings. (Photo:Agency for Science Technology and Research)

Olivo, Gurpreet, Bi and Tee received the President’s Technology Award 2024 for the development of Respiree–an optical wearable that measures respiratory and lung physiological parameters. The technology can be used to improve clinical decision-making from post-operative care and general wards to home settings. (Photo:Changi General Hospital)

Yan won the 2024 L’Oréal–UNESCO for Women in Science International Awards for Asia and the Pacific. She is recognized for discovering the atomic structure of multiple membrane proteins that mediate the traffic of ions and sugars across the cell membrane, revealing principles that govern cross-membrane transport. (Photo:Kyoto University)

Srivastava received the 2024 Vigyan Shri Award for his groundbreaking work in biomedical engineering, particularly in the development of affordable medical diagnostic devices and nanotechnology-based healthcare solutions. (Photo:Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)

Oh was a recipient of the 2024 ASAN Award for Young Medical Scientists for his research on opioid misuse and the need for prescription guidelines for opioids. (Photo:ASAN Foundation)

Ho was awarded the Wellcome Trust Career Development Award for refining breast cancer risk assessment in the Asian population, developing innovative methods to harness insights from existing datasets in underrepresented populations. (Photo:Vulcan Post)

Kim received the 2024 ASAN Award in clinical medicine for his contributions to enhancing survival in emergency critical care for cardiac arrest, sepsis, ischemic brain injury and acute respiratory failure. (Photo:ASAN Foundation)

Lyu won the 2024 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award for her work in addressing global demand for fine chemicals, which are crucial in drug discovery. (Photo:The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Kuo received the NSTC 2024 Outstanding Research Award for the development of theoretical frameworks and computational algorithms to explore and understand the potential energy surface for molecular systems. (Photo:National Taiwan University)

Yamaguchi was named one of the winners of the Mukaiyama Award 2024. His research focuses on a new trend in synthetic organic chemistry, including common functional group-cleavage couplings, bond exchange reactions and catalytic dearomatization functionalization using unique molecular catalysts. (Photo:Yamaguchi Group)

Ota is the Inspiration Prize winner of the Third Marie Sklodowska Curie Award. She pioneered a new field of elemental chemistry by using boron and nitrogen to synthesize novel inorganic aromatic compounds without carbon in their frameworks and developed compounds with unique bonding motifs. (Photo:Japan Science and Technology Agency)

Li won the 2024 Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award in the field of bioorganic and medicinal chemistry for his research that aims at deciphering the landscape of histone post-translational modifications using chemical approaches. (Photo:Tetrahedon Chem)

Choi received the 2024 NAST Outstanding Young Scientists Award for his contributions to the field of chemical engineering, particularly adsorption and oxidation. (Photo:De La Salle University)

Jeong won the IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-state Circuits for his leadership in the technology development for digital video interface and high-definition multimedia interface. (Photo:Seoul National University)

Lee is the 2024 Colonel Thomas L. Thurlow Award winner in recognition of her achievements in the field of satellite navigation. She is the first Korean researcher to win this award. (Photo:Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

The first Asian recipient of the Carl-Zeiss-Humboldt Research Award, Liew was honored for his research on the fracture behavior of solids, which is critical for constructing technical components and developing new materials. His research team is also studying fireproof construction materials and exploring recycling methods for construction materials like decommissioned wind turbines. (Photo:Academia Europaea)

Sarli received the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award for her artificial intelligence-driven research on assessing earthquake vulnerability in urban buildings. Her work aids the government in designing disaster-resistant buildings, reducing the risks and casualties associated with seismic events. (Photo:Prasanti Widyasih Sarli LinkedIn)

Subrina is the winner of the 2024 TWAS-Fayzah M. Al Kharafi Award. Her work in nanomaterials and nanoelectronic device modelling aligns with the sustainable development goals for affordable and clean energy as well as climate action. (Photo:Bangladesh Academy of Sciences)

Tsai was awarded the 2024 IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal for his leadership in the global semiconductor industry. He played a pivotal role in developing the mobile phone System-on-Chip market and introduced the “Turnkey Solutions” business model, making mobile communication technologies affordable to nearly everyone. (Photo:IEEE Awards)

Miyasaka won the 2024 Japan Academy Prize for his outstanding contribution to the field of solar energy by discovering organo-lead halide compounds as absorbers for perovskite solar cells, which exhibit energy conversion efficiencies comparable to those of the most efficient crystalline silicon solar cells. His research focuses on the development of new perovskite materials to enhance efficiency and device stability.His work in perovskite solar cells has spurred global research efforts, leading to rapid improvements in efficiency of the solar cells. Miyasaka has shown that a key factor in enhancing the efficiency of solar cells is the solution- based crystallization process, which improves the quality of perovskite polycrystalline films. Miyasaka’s work is expected to significantly contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society. (Photo:Toin University of Yokohama)

Kashyap won UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Young Scientist Award for her innovative work, leveraging geospatial data and complex modeling to support the conservation of rhinoceros’ habitats in Manas National Park, India. (Photo:The Shillong Times)

Farhan was conferred the 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Award for leading HAkA’s efforts to protect Sumatra's Leuser Ecosystem and empower local communities and women to safeguard their future. Despite being named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004, the Leuser Ecosystem has continued to be ravaged by deforestation, infrastructure, commercialization and weak law enforcement.Instead of depending solely on the government, HAkA believed in the power of local people, especially women, to safeguard the ecosystem through a vigorous advocacy campaign, forest monitoring and community empowerment. HAka has even helped to achieve a court verdict that led to USD 26 million in fines against a palm oil company that burned forests in the Leuser Ecosystem, and stopped a hydroelectric dam that would have threatened the elephant’s habitat. The money was used by the local government to rehabilitate the damaged areas. In HAkA’s programs, women are given paralegal and citizen-journalism training. Women also lead ranger groups that patrol forest areas to monitor poaching and illegal logging. (Photo:One Earth)

Bacaso was a recipient of the 2024 NAST Environmental Science Award for his outstanding research on suspended microplastics in the atmosphere in Metro Manila. (Photo:Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology)

Pereira received the Merdeka Award for Outstanding Contribution to Environment and Planetary Health 2024 for her work and extensive research on climate change, and for spearheading international collaborations to safeguard environments and communities. (Photo:Merdeka Award)

Obara was awarded the Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize in 2024 for his discovery of a new phenomenon known as slow earthquakes. His work reshaped the understanding of seismic activity and led to the emergence of a new research field known as the "science of slow earthquakes." (Photo:Nippon.com)

Khan received the 2024 Independence Award for his contribution to the field of science and technology. Khan is known for his research on jute and for developing products such as helmets, bags and tiles made from jute. (Photo:Mubarak Ahmad Khan Facebook)

Saikia won the 2024 Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for her remarkable contributions in the field of environmental science. Her research focuses on plant ecology, biodiversity conservation and soil ecology. (Photo:Purabi Saikia LiveDNA)

Acharya was a recipient of the 2024 Whitley Award for his work on safeguarding the habitat of owls and protecting them from hunting and illegal trade. (Photo:Raju Acharya Facebook)

Lama received the 2024 Future for Nature Award for his conservation efforts involving local communities to protect the endangered snow leopards in the remote mountains of Nepal. (Photo:Ukali)

Shirani won the 2024 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World for her innovative research in identifying and detecting harmful cyanobacterial blooms and developing biological control methods that degrade the bacteria’s toxins. (Photo:OWSD-Elsevier Foundation)

Choudhury was a recipient of the 2024 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World for her groundbreaking investigations into heavy metal contamination in river water systems along the coastal regions of Bangladesh, providing insights into the sources and impacts of pollutants and catalyzing the formulation of effective mitigation strategies. (Photo:OWSD-Elsevier Foundation)

Kong was named one of MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific Award 2024 for her research in converting plastic waste into fuels and versatile chemicals using catalysts at ambient conditions. She is also a recipient of the 2023 Merdeka Award Grant for her pioneering research in photocatalytic upcycling of plastics. (Photo:Xin Ying Kong LinkedIn)

As one of the Top 50 Asia Women Tech Leaders 2024, Badraa is a pioneering figure in Mongolia's information security sector and has plans to lead initiatives in data intelligence, artificial intelligence and machine learning, robotic process automation and sustainability. As a champion for women in technology in Mongolia, she is dedicated to empowering young girls with the confidence and skills needed to pursue careers in technology. (Photo:Bolor-Ujin Badraa LinkedIn)

Nah was named one of the Top 50 Asia Women Tech Leaders 2024 for her research in human-AI collaboration, neuro-information-system and the metaverse. (Photo:City University of Hong Kong)

Giri received the ICT Excellence Award 2024 for his contributions to the development and expansion of communications and information technology in Nepal. (Photo:Rapti Engineering College)

Qamar was awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, one of Pakistan's highest civilian awards, for exceptional achievement in the field of data science and artificial intelligence. (Photo:National University of Sciences and Technology)

Leong, Founder and CEO of AGTC Genomics, led the company to win the Malaysia Technology Excellence Award 2023 for its groundbreaking contributions to precision diagnostics, particularly through the development of liquid biopsy technology. (Photo:Malaysian Dieticians' Association)

Ito was awarded the 2023 JSPS Ikushi Prize by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for her research on unraveling the role of host-derived metabolites in the development of innate-type T cells. (Photo:Osaka University)

Villamor received the Prof. Yoo Hang Kim Young Women Scientists Award 2024 for her research exploring the genetic divergence and phylogenetic relationship of Philippine Carabao (Bubalus bubalis) and other swamp buffalo populations in neighboring countries using the mitochondrial DNA D-loop region. (Photo:Philippine Carabao Center)

Barman won the Whitley Gold Award 2024 for her work to protect the Greater Adjutant stork and its wetland habitat. There were just about 450 storks or “hargila” as the birds are locally known in Assam, India, before Barman started working to save them.Their natural habitats were destroyed by the building of roads and mobile phone towers. Barman and her team worked with local communities, especially women, to create the “Hargila Army” to safeguard storks’ nests. The army rehabilitates injured storks which have fallen from their nests and arranges “baby showers” to celebrate the arrival of newborn chicks. The effort led to an increase in the number of storks, which have now quadrupled to more than 1,800. Barman aims to double the global population of the bird to 5,000 by 2030, working across the stork’s range in India and Cambodia. (Photo:Rewilding Academy)

Kamat was awarded the Infosys Prize 2024 in the life sciences category for his discoveries concerning bioactive lipids and their receptors, and their metabolic and signaling pathways. His research using advanced methods to understand the function of lipids has important implications for understanding the role of these molecules in a range of cellular functions and human diseases. (Photo:Infosys Science Foundation)

Sakai received the 2023 JSPS Prize awarded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for her anthropological study of conflict and disaster experiences and memories, with a focus on their physical and everyday dimensions. (Photo:Kyoto University)

Rungrassamee and her team won the 2024 NRCT Excellent Research Award in agriculture and biology for their studies on “Interactions between gut microbiota and their host immune system in shrimp.” (Photo:International Joint Research Center on Food Security)

Abu Bakar was honored with the Merdeka Award 2024 in the health, science and technology category for his exceptional contributions to advancing Malaysia’s healthcare policies and services. (Photo:IMU University)

Ahn was conferred the 2024 ESMO Women for Oncology Award for her research in developing predictive and prognostic markers for personalized lung cancer therapy and her efforts to mentor and support the next generation of doctors and researchers. (Photo:Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)

Phuong won the 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Award for championing the fight against the devastating effects of Agent Orange used in the Vietnam War, seeking justice for victims while pioneering reproductive health solutions and offering hope to affected families. Phuong, who became a doctor during the war, was deeply affected by witnessing severe birth defects in newborns. This led her to dedicate her life to uncovering the truth about Agent Orange, aiding the afflicted through her research and working with the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin.For Phoung, the battle has not only been in the laboratory but also on the international stage. She has taken up the cause of Agent Orange victims with the American Public Health Association, among other forums, and supported legal action to seek compensation from chemical companies. (Photo:Raymond Magsaysay Award Foundation)

Parker was awarded the President’s Science and Technology Medal 2024 for his contributions to the establishment of corporate research and development capabilities in Singapore. He has been instrumental in developing effective collaborations between research practitioners and industry. (Photo:Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

Ho was a recipient of the President’s Science and Technology Medal 2024 for his significant contributions in nurturing top talent, fostering collaboration and building Singapore’s research and development ecosystems. (Photo:Nanyang Technological University)

Vishna received the 2024 Ian Hart Ottawa award for Innovation in Medical Education, an accolade which celebrates individuals who have made remarkable contributions to medical education through exceptional creativity, diligence, adaptability, leadership and effective communication. (Photo:Newcastle University)

Hsu was named one of the Top 50 Asia Women Tech Leaders 2024. Her work is focused on developing new machine learning techniques for real-world applications. She facilitates collaboration between healthcare institutions, clinicians and data scientists for innovative healthcare solutions. (Photo:National University of Singapore)

Serizawa received the 2023 JSPS Prize awarded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for her work on super eco-friendly steam-derived multifunctionalization of aluminum alloys. (Photo:Ochanomizu University)

Liu was awarded the 2024 President’s Science Award for her discovery of the role of carbazole isomers in room temperature phosphorescence of carbazole and subsequent revelation of the transformative impact of isostructural doping on the optical properties of organic semiconductors, opening new avenues of study and application. She specializes in bringing organic semiconductors into aqueous media, with a focus on the exploration of their unique applications in biomedical research, security and electronic devices.In recent years, she has worked on biocompatible luminogens that serve as highly sensitive light-up molecular probes and nanoparticle probes, opening up new horizons for non-invasive tracking of analytes and biological processes in real time. Liu is also passionate about nurturing the next generation research leaders and encouraging more women to pursue careers in engineering and science. (Photo:National University of Singapore)

Cui won the 2024 Tan Kah Kee Science Award in information sciences. Cui is known for proposing the concept of information metamaterial in 2017, which can merge the electromagnetic world and the digital world, resulting in the birth of a new metamaterial system. (Photo:Southeast University)

Zhao received the 2024 Tan Kah Kee Young Scientist Award in technological sciences for his research on superhard materials and structural ceramics. His current research focuses on carbon materials, which has been a cutting-edge scientific issue in materials research. (Photo:Tan Kah Kee Science Award Foundation)

Sun won the 2024 Future Science Prize in the mathematics and computer science category for his significant contributions to the representation theory of Lie groups, focusing particularly on the multiplicity one theorems for classical groups, the theory of theta correspondence and the non-vanishing hypothesis in Rankin-Selberg convolutions. (Photo:Future Science Prize)

Gupta was awarded the Infosys Prize 2024 in mathematical sciences for her work on the Zariski Cancellation Problem, a fundamental problem in algebraic geometry, a version of which was first posed in 1949 by Oscar Zariski, one of the founders of modern algebraic geometry. (Photo:Infosys Science Foundation)

Mendoza received the 2024 NAST Outstanding Young Scientist Award in mathematics, particularly for developing biological model controls through evolutionary computation, investigating Wolbachia's effects on controlling vector-borne diseases, and optimizing electric vehicle charging station placements using metaheuristic algorithms. (Photo:University of the Philippines Diliman)

Liu won the 2024 Ramanujan Prize for young mathematicians from developing countries for his fundamental contributions to p-adic Hodge theory, especially his foundational study of relative p-adic Hodge theory and his work on rigidity and the Riemann-Hilbert correspondence for p-adic local systems.Liu’s current research interests are arithmetic geometry and algebraic number theory, with a focus on p-adic aspects of number theory and arithmetic geometry. He is considered to be one of the foremost arithmetic geometers working in China. Liu’s work has received a number of recognitions, including the 2020 China Youth Science and Technology Award, the 2019 Tencent Xplorer prize and the 2017 National Science Fund Award for Distinguished Young Scholars. (Photo:Peking University)

Ogata was awarded the 2024 Saruhashi Prize for her pioneering work in the mathematical study of quantum many-body systems. The prize honors both her groundbreaking research and her dedication to mentoring fellow women scientists. (Photo:Oberwolfach Photo Collection)

Ichikawa won the 2023 Nishina Memorial Prize for her role in the Tokai-to-Kamioka (T2K) experiment to study the violation of symmetry between particles and antiparticles, in the neutrino oscillation phenomena. (Photo:Tohoku University)

Tyagi was a recipient of the Vigyan Shri Award in the field of atomic energy for his groundbreaking contributions to the advancement of the Indian Atomic Energy Program. (Photo:Homi Bhabha National Institute)

Sangaa was awarded the title of Honored Scientist of Mongolia in recognition of his significant contribution in solid state physics, condensed matter physics and materials science. (Photo:Joint Institute for Nuclear Research)

Tanji received the 2023 JSPS Prize awarded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for her research on the interaction between atoms and photons, achieved by confining laser-cooled neutral gas phase atoms in an optical resonator. (Photo:The University of Electro-Communications)

Xu was a recipient of the 2024 Tan Kah Kee Science Award in technological sciences for her research on lithium niobate photonic quantum chips. (Photo:Tan Kah Kee Science Award Foundation)

Jeong was awarded the 2024 Science Prize from POSCO TJ Park Foundation. He is best known for elucidating the operating principle of metal oxidation at the atomic level for the first time in the world. Jeong has successfully produced copper single crystals into the thinnest atomic monolayer (0.2nm) level of ultra-flat films using self-developed technology. (Photo:POSCO TJ Park Foundation)

Wang won the 2024 Humboldt Research Award for his research in theoretical high-energy nuclear physics to explore a new state of matter in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions at the Relativistic Heavy-ion Collider at the Brookhaven National Lab, and the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. With his colleagues he has pioneered the study of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) properties using energetic particles referred to as “jets,” which are produced together with QGP in high-energy heavy-ion collisions. QGP is a state of matter that is believed to have existed in the early universe only a few microseconds after the Big Bang and is thought to currently exist at the core of some of our Universe’s compact stellar objects such as neutron stars.His recent work focuses on developing a technique called jet tomography, which uses jets and the supersonic sound waves they generate to shed light on the thermodynamic and transport properties of QGP.  (Photo:Central China Normal University)

Yang received the 2024 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award for his research aiming to realise strong free-electron-light interaction by interfacing slow nonrelativistic electrons with judiciously designed photonic environments. (Photo:University of Hong Kong)

Shukla won the prestigious Goldman Prize 2024 for leading a community campaign that saved 445,000 acres of biodiversity-rich forests from 21 planned coal mines in Chhattisgarh, a state in central India.As a convenor with Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan (the Save Chhattisgarh Movement), an informal alliance of grassroots movements across the state, Shukla closely works with Adivasi or indigenous communities to empower them about their forest rights. Growing up in the mineral-rich state of Chhattisgarh, Shukla witnessed the environmental and social devastation wrought by extractive industries, so he dedicates his life to protecting the water, forests and land of central India, as well as supporting the Adivasi tribes who are the traditional stewards of the land. (Photo:Goldman Prize)

Mukhopadhyay was awarded the 2024 Tata Transformation Prize for his work on advancing Na-ion battery technologies. His battery prototype is approximately 30 percent cheaper than Li-ion batteries, operates in a broader temperature range and is safer to store by creating air- and water-stable sodium-transition metal oxide cathodes and alloy-based anodes. (Photo:Indian Institute of Technology (BHU))

Lai was one of the winners of Ten Outstanding Young Malaysians Award by the Junior Chamber International Malaysia for his work on using durable photocatalysis technology with nanomaterials to combat global warming and reduce environmental impacts. (Photo:Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

Dahnum received the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award for her research on producing bio-jet fuel from coconut using metal-organic framework catalysts. This sustainable innovation supports carbon reduction, strengthens Indonesia’s connectivity and leverages local resources to drive sustainable economic growth. (Photo:L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science)

Chakthranont was awarded the L’Oréal Thailand “For Women in Science” fellowship in physical sciences for her research on developing an electrochemical cell that converts carbon dioxide emissions into valuable chemicals, addressing environmental challenges and promoting sustainability. (Photo:Pongkarn Chakthranont LinkedIn)

Oki was awarded the 2024 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for his outstanding contributions to global water balance studies, global virtual water flows, and the spatial and temporal variability of annually renewable water.As a globally recognized hydrologist, Oki has advanced sustainable water management through practical climate adaptation strategies, integrating human activity into water cycle models, and enhancing the accuracy of global river flow simulations. He developed the Total Runoff Integrating Pathways (TRIP) system, a global river routing model widely used for climate studies and water resources assessments. Oki also pioneered the accurate measurement of virtual water, deepening our understanding of how food imports influence virtual water trade and impact water scarcity.Oki's work envisioned the future development of hydrology by emphasizing linkages between scientific aspects of hydrology and water policy, social issues and interdisciplinary research.  (Photo:Future Earth)

Joshi is the winner of the 2024 TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award for her pioneering work in improving drinking water quality, particularly in addressing arsenic contamination of groundwater in Nepal. (Photo:The World Academy of Sciences)

Donphai received the L’Oréal Thailand “For Women in Science” fellowship in physical sciences for pioneering nanotechnology-based solutions to utilize greenhouse gases. Her work reduces pollution and lowers waste disposal costs, helping industries to reduce emissions while supporting a circular economy by repurposing materials like sugarcane bagasse ash. This aligns with Thailand’s net-zero emissions goal and addresses economic, social and environmental challenges. (Photo:Kasetsart University)

To better understand fluctuations in the sun’s magnetic field, Miyahara and her team extracted individual rings from long-lived trees and estimated the strength of cosmic radiation and solar activity by measuring the amount of carbon-14 contained within. She discovered long-term changes in the basic cycle of solar activity occurring in tandem with the sun’s internal circulation speed. The growth rings on the trees were also useful to measure temperature at the time of their growth. Such data collected with accurate carbon-14 measurements could help reconstruct the 11-year solar cycle with almost the same accuracy as direct observations of the solar surface. Miyahara was awarded the 43rd Saruhashi Prize for her work.(Photo:Project for Solar-Terrestrial Environment Prediction)

Cao was elected to be a member of the Chinese Academy of Science in 2023.(Photo:Beihang University)

Tominaga was chosen as the winner of the 18th L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Japan Fellowship Awards for her work developing observational methods to research the beginnings of the universe, the diffusion process of elements and the final stage of the evolution of matter.(Photo:The University of Tokyo)

Reyes won the 2023 NAST (The National Academy of Science and Technology) The Outstanding Young Scientist Award.(Photo:Reina Reyes)

Xu received the 2024 2024 TWAS Award in Earth, Astronomy and Space Sciences for his fundamental contribution to the understanding of the evolutionary transition from dinosaurs to birds.(Photo:Shandong Zhucheng Dinosaur National Geopark)

Lemos received the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Award in recognition of his vision and passion in safeguarding the environment and indigenous culture of Timor-Leste, paving the way for a sustainable and independent food supply. He champions not just “food security” or access to food, but “food sovereignty”. In other words, the country’s capacity to produce its own food, focusing on what is local, natural and nutritious. In 2001, Lemos established Permatil which runs programs for youths, schools and the community. Since 2008, Permatil has trained more than 5,000 youths, and since 2015, implemented a school garden program as part of the national public school curriculum. All 13 administrative districts of Timor-Leste have implemented Permatil’s Water and Natural Resource Management Program, benefiting over 400,000 residents or almost a third of the country’s population.(Photo:Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation)

Hoa received the French Academy of Sciences for his research on genetic characteristics of high-quality rice varieties that are resilient to climate change.(Photo:Nhan Dan Online)

Khalid was awarded the 2023 Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers for his work in developing nanofertilizers using flexible nanoparticle catalysis technology.(Photo:Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers)

Attanayake was one of the recipients of the 2023 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World. She was recognized for her work on crop disease identification and management. Her projects include the optimization of a rapid detection method of coconut phytoplasma in Sri Lanka.(Photo:University of Kelaniya)

Arif the 2023 International Innovation Award for his research on the potential of composite flour, which combines underused grains, as a response to the worldwide rise in wheat prices and increasing sustainability concerns.(Photo:The AZB)

Nayak was awarded the Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application in 2023. She was recognized for her innovative approach to engaging smallholder farmers in rice seed systems, from testing and deployment to equitable access and adoption of climate-resilient and nutritious rice varieties. Nayak is the current lead for cereal seed systems under the key initiative SeedEqual of CGIAR, a worldwide research partnership focused on agricultural food systems. Nayak has organized more than 10,000 extensive on-farm trials for more than 500 rice varieties, working with thousands of smallholder farmers across diverse ecosystems in different countries across Asia and Africa. Her grassroots experience paved the way for her to be appointed to head the first-ever dedicated Indian government initiative for women farmers. This process has empowered farmers, women and men, to maximize their yields, minimize their environmental footprint, and secure their economic future. She promotes rural innovation models that emphasize sustainable agricultural technologies and enterprise development.(Photo:International Rice Research Institute)

Rathore received the 2023 Tata Transformation Prize in Healthcare for his ongoing work aiming to significantly reduce manufacturing costs and increase global accessibility for lifesaving biotherapeutics used to treat complex diseases including cancer and autoimmune diseases.(Photo:Indian Institute of Technology)

Aung was listed as one of the 100 most influential ophthalmologists for Asia Pacific in 2023 and is currently leading a multi-disciplinary and multicenter effort awarded by Singapore’s National Medical Research Council to reduce glaucoma blindness with emerging technologies.(Photo:Singapore National Eye Centre)

Jang-Soo was awarded the 2023 Asan Award in basic medicine for his contributions to molecular mechanisms of osteoarthritis pathogenesis.(Photo:Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)

Suga won the 2023 Wolf Prize in Chemistry for his work developing RNA-based catalysts that revolutionized the discovery of bioactive peptides.(Photo:University of Tokyo)

Yoon-Koo was awarded the 2023 Asan Award in clinical medicine for leading the anticancer treatment for gastric cancer and gastrointestinal stromal tumor through clinical trials and research.(Photo:AiroMedical)

Wang is a recipient of the 2023 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award for her research investigating mechanisms in the mitochondria that regulate protein translation.(Photo:Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Lim and his team were awarded the IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award 2022 by the Institution of Engineers, Singapore, as well as the third prize in the ShanghaiTech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit 2023 International Session on Biomed for their ‘HaptGlove’ project. The HaptGlove was developed under Lim’s Haptics Enhanced Medical Training in Extended Reality project and is a lightweight glove that offers users both skin-like and movement sensations when interacting with a virtual object. Existing technologies in the space have not yet been able to offer users a realistic sense of touch. The HaptGlove contains one haptic feedback module on each finger allowing users to sense the shape, size and stiffness of a VR object. Such realistic VR has applications in medicine and education–offering surgeons the opportunity to prepare for an operation in a hyper-realistic simulation.(Photo:National University of Singapore)

Capito won the 2023 FIGO (The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) Award given to women scientists, predominantly from low and middle-income countries, for making a special contribution to promote the development of science and scientific research in the fields of gynecology and obstetrics.(Photo:Women in Global Health)

In 2023, De Ungria was awarded the rank of Academician and perpetual member by the National Academy of Science and Technology in the Philippines, the highest scientific recognition given by the academy.(Photo:Philippine Genome Center)

Razak received the L’Oreal-Unesco For Women In Science Award 2022 for her research on monkeypox. She aims to develop a fast and cost-effective method for monkeypox virus detection.(Photo:International Veterinary Vaccinology Network)

Yanagisawa was awarded the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering that narcolepsy is caused by an individual losing a small population of brain-cells that produce a wake-promoting substance.(Photo:International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine)

Abu was awarded the L’Oreal-Unesco For Women In Science Awards 2022 for her cancer research. Her project focused on a method for early detection of cancer using a person’s bodily fluids.(Photo:Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) awarded the 2023 IARC Award for Women in Cancer Research to Bhatla for her exemplary contributions in the field of cancer prevention research. For the past 35 years, her career has been devoted to the elimination of cervical cancer, with a particular focus on low-resource settings.(Photo:LinkedIn)

Palittapongarnpim has made extensive contributions to tuberculosis research, particularly in the development of genotyping tools of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and the molecular epidemiology of the bacterium. His work in applying genomics to track and predict the spread of tuberculosis has offered new perspectives on outbreak management and public health interventions.(Photo:Mahidol University)

Tennakoon received the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World's 2023 Early Career Fellowship award for her research project on investigating chemical and biological properties of a plant-based treatment used in Sri Lanka to treat cancer patients.(Photo:Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)

Wei was awarded the 2024 TWAS Award in Medical Sciences for his essential contribution to saving lives and restoring human dignity, bringing about a paradigm shift in the surgical treatment of cancer, trauma and congenital anomalies through innovations and excellency. He is also the innovator of the osteoseptocutaneous fibula flap, which revolutionized the reconstruction of composite bone and soft tissue defects in the jaw and extremities. He established microsurgical center at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and has been recognized as one of the “twenty most important innovators in plastic surgery over the past 400 years” by the American Society of Plastic Surgery and “10 most influential reconstructive surgeons in the 21st century” by the American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons. Wei is also recognised for his vision, leadership, and teaching.(Photo:Chang Gung Memorial Hospital)

Tsutsumi won the 18th L’Oréal-UNESCO Female Scientist Japan Encouragement Award for her research into the neural mechanisms behind the sensation of chewing.(Photo:Osaka University)

He was elected to be a member of the Chinese Academy of Science in 2023. Serving as the director of Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, He has served as Chairman of the Asian Clay Society and vice-president of Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry.(Photo:Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Munaweera received the 2023 TWAS-Atta-ur-Rahman Award in Chemistry, for her contributions to the development of engineered inorganic nanostructures and nanofiber composites that may have multidisciplinary applications.(Photo:University of Sri Jayewardenepura)

Mohanty was one of the recipients of IUPAC 2023 Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering. Given by the International Union Of Pure And Applied Chemistry, the award recognises outstanding contributions by women in the field of chemistry and chemical engineering. Mohanty is the first woman scientist from India to receive this award.(Photo:DishaBytes)

Kumagai was awarded the 2023 Mukaiyama Award for his research on the development of novel metal-based cooperative catalytic systems.(Photo:Kumagai Lab)

Fatmawati is a natural product chemist who specializes in analyzing the medical and pharmaceutical potential of plant and fungi extracts used in herbal medicine. Her work has been recognized by a number of awards including the Timmerman Award in 2021, the Elsevier Foundation Award for Early-Career Women Scientist in 2016 and the L’Oreal – UNESCO For Women in Science Award in 2013.(Photo:Global Young Academy)

Subedi received the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World's 2023 Early Career Fellowship award for her research on carbon quantum dot as a next-generation smart fluorescent probe to scrutinize and control environmental threats.(Photo:Falling Walls)

Zhang co-received the 2024 TWAS Award in Chemistry for his essential and outstanding contributions to fundamental scientific research and green technology development in the field of ionic liquids and chemical engineering.(Photo:Institute of Process Engineering)

Ismail was a recipient of the Mustafa (pbuh) Prize Laureates 2023 in the basic and engineering sciences category. He was recognized for his contributions to membrane technology research and its diverse applications.(Photo:Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)

Li is a recipient of the 2023 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award for his research exploring the limitations of digital computers in performing tasks accomplished by the human brain, including recognising faces, reasoning based on vague information, and learning from experience.(Photo:University of Hong Kong)

Charlle Sy, was one of the winners of the Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women in the mid-career scientist category for her innovative research to enable micro-hydro systems to generate electricity more efficiently.(Photo:De la Salle University)

Manatunge received the “Most Outstanding Senior Researcher in the field of Technology and related Science” award offered by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors Sri Lanka (CVCD). Once every two years, CVCD awards the most prolific academics in Sri Lanka to honor their outstanding contributions.(Photo:University of Moratuwa)

Hiroyuki is the fourth Japanese researcher to receive the IEEE Edison Medal for his contributions to the development of silicon carbide materials and their applications in electronic power devices.(Photo:Kyoto University)

Salit is the recipient of the 2024 TWAS Award in Engineering Sciences. He received this award for his contribution to the properties, conceptual design and materials selection of tropical natural-fiber composites, based on in-depth experimental and design-based investigations.(Photo:TWAS Directory)

Ikuhara and Shibata were co-awarded the Japan Academy Prize for their design and creation of new materials for state-of-the-art electron microscopy as well as their contribution to nano interface technology.(Photo:University of Tokyo)

Ikuhara and Shibata were co-awarded the Japan Academy Prize for their design and creation of new materials for state-of-the-art electron microscopy as well as their contribution to nano interface technology.(Photo:University of Tokyo)

Kasemsiri was awarded the L'Oréal-UNESCO “For Women in Science” fellowship program 2023 for her work in converting cassava starch waste (an affordable agricultural by-product) into bioactive injectable hydrogels, with the aim of increasing treatment accessibility for patients.(Photo:Khon Kaen University)

Manzoor and Imran Aziz co-received the Pakistan Innovation Fund Award 2023 for Tech Startup for their proposal to advance wireless communication technology in the country.(Photo:Mirpur University)

Manzoor and Imran Aziz co-received the Pakistan Innovation Fund Award 2023 for Tech Startup for their proposal to advance wireless communication technology in the country.(Photo:LinkedIn)

Zhao was conferred the Humboldt Research Award 2023 and elected as a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts for his groundbreaking research in composite materials as well as structural and mechanical engineering.(Photo:Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

Sun received the 2023 HoAM Prize in engineering. He is a world-renowned engineer and a pioneer in the research of cathode materials for secondary batteries. He developed “concentration gradient cathode materials," which contributed to the commercialization of electric cars with significantly increased driving range and lifespan. He introduced the core-shell structure which increases the energy density by increasing the nickel content at the center of a cathode particle while encapsulating the core particle with manganese, resulting in an extended lifespan and improved safety. Dr. Sun's concentration gradient cathode material technology was transferred to domestic companies, directly contributing to cost reduction, increased driving range, and extended service life of electric cars. With the boom of secondary batteries in the rapidly growing electric vehicle market, Sun's concentration gradient cathode technology has had a huge impact on both academia and industry.(Photo:Hanyang University)

Zhao co-received the 2024 TWAS Award in agricultural sciences for his discovery of the mechanisms controlling the accumulation of essential and toxic elements in crops, and the development of technical solutions to enhance food safety and improve nutrition.(Photo:International Plant Nutrition Council)

Liu was one of the winners of the 18th Chinese Young Women in Science Award for advancing research on the reactions at the microbial-nanomineral-water interface.

Guptasarma was awarded the 2023 Tata Transformation Prize in Sustainability for his work on developing new and more effective methods for the degradation of polyethylene terephthalate plastic waste to its most fundamental building blocks, terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol.

Sharma received the 2023 Tata Transformation Prize Winner in Food Security for her research on the various biotic and abiotic factors shaping microbial diversity in different ecosystems and then developing strategies to support environmental sustainability.

Shuichang Zhang was elected to be a member of the Chinese Academy of Science in November 2023. He has been recognized for his contribution to application of marine deep hydrocarbon systems and exploring the age and depth limits of hydrocarbon generation.

Siritanon received the L'Oréal Women in Science Award 2023 for her contributions in developing advanced photocatalysts. Her work includes enhancing Bi2WO6 for dye degradation, improving BiOCl for air pollution reduction and boosting Bi2O2CO3's efficiency in water purification.

Suwal won the 2023 Whitley Award for her work to protect pangolins — the most trafficked mammal in the world — and their habitat.

Islam was awarded the 2023 Lois Lunin Award, which recognizes individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the practice of Information Science and Technology through leadership, mentoring and innovation.

Monterola is a leader in the field of data science and has mentored over 100 young scientists in his career in the Philippines and Singapore. He is also a technical advisor to various enterprises on Artificial Intelligence. He sits on the board of Xurpas, Inc, a publicly listed technology company that has offered innovative IT products and services for the past twenty years. Monterola has been conferred the rank of academician, the highest recognition by the National Academy of Science and Technology in the Philippines.

Zhang was one of the winners of the 18th Chinese Young Women in Science Award for advancing research on signal processing, wireless Communication, radio channel Measurement and Modelling and channel simulation.

Nakazawa and Hagimoto were jointly awarded the 2023 Japan Prize for Electronics, Information and Communication for their development of a semiconductor laser pumped optical amplifier that advanced the global long-distance, high-capacity optical fiber network.

Nakazawa and Hagimoto were jointly awarded the 2023 Japan Prize for Electronics, Information and Communication for their development of a semiconductor laser pumped optical amplifier that advanced the global long-distance, high-capacity optical fiber network.

Lairing received the IAMCR-FAO Rural Communication Services (RCS) Research Award 2023. She developed an Android-based learning platform that encouraged rural farmers to exchange up-to-date information on sustainable farming practices and health information.

Tripathi received The Infosys Prize 2023 in Engineering and Computer Science for the deployment of large-scale sensor-based air quality network and mobile laboratory for hyper local measurements of pollution, data generation and analysis for effective air quality management and citizen awareness, and for the discovery of new pathways of aerosols formation and growth that provide mechanistic understanding of haze formation.

Sun was awarded the 2023 IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Women’s Distinguished Career Award for her contributions to wireless communications and the wireless community. She is also an active member of several telecommunication panels and committees including the chair of the Infocomm Media Development Authority’s Special 5G Strategy Task Force.

Haque received the WINGS Women of Discovery Award 2023 for her critical work focusing on conserving sharks and rays. Haque and her team have established the largest regional dataset on diversity, fisheries and trade, discovering highly threatened species of sharks and rays.

Shukla won the Infosys Prize 2023 in Life Sciences for his outstanding contributions to the biology of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), a key component of cell function. His studies have elegantly illustrated mechanisms that selectively activate signaling pathways downstream of GPCRs.

Park was awarded the 2023 Korean Society For Molecular And Cellular Biology (KSMCB) Award for Women in Life Science.

Shinozaki and Yamaguchi Shinozaki were co-awarded the Japan Academy Prize for their joint research on the regulatory network involved in environmental stress responses and tolerance in plants.

Shinozaki and Yamaguchi Shinozaki were co-awarded the Japan Academy Prize for their joint research on the regulatory network involved in environmental stress responses and tolerance in plants.

Tor-Ngern was awarded the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent Award 2022 for her research into the impacts of climate variability and change on water and carbon cycles in the forests of Southeast Asia.

Sharma received the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World's 2023 Early Career Fellowship award for her research on antibiotic resistance.

Thongchot was honored with the L'Oréal Women in Science Award 2023 for her work in combating triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Using a treatment method called chimeric antigen receptor or CAR T-cells, Thongchot’s research explored using the patients’ own modified white blood cells to efficiently target and eradicate TNBC type cancer cells.

Tsay co-received the 2024 TWAS Award in Biology for her breakthrough research on the transport, signalling and utilization efficiency of nitrate, which changed plant biology.

Sharing the The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) 2024 Award in Biology with Tsay, Varadarajan was recognized for his contributions to understanding the relationship between protein sequence, structure and stability, and its application to design immunogens that elicit protective antibodies against HIV-1, influenza and SARS-CoV-2.

Munkhjargal was one of the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awardees for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World in 2023 for her research on the diagnosis and treatment of animal diseases.

In 2023, Padilla was conferred the Order of National Scientist by the President Bongbong Marcos for her contributions to the field of medicine. Padilla established the country’s first-ever Medical Genetics Unit at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine. The unit later developed into the Institute of Human Genetics and became a significant part of the National Institutes of Health–UP Manila. Under her leadership, the institute has made significant contributions in the development of genetic technology and research in the country.

Quek was awarded the 2023 President’s Science and Technology Medal for his leadership in key roles that developed Singapore’s research ecosystem across various sectors including artificial intelligence, defense, high-performance computing, quantum engineering and space technology.

Leng is a recipient of the 2023 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award for her pioneering research on molecularly thin 2D organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites.

Liu received the Public Administration Medal (Silver), National Day Awards 2023 for her contributions to the field of organic functional materials. She has made significant breakthroughs in polymer chemistry and applications of organic nanomaterials for biomedical, environmental and energy research.

Liu was awarded the 2023 APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education. Liu was recognized for his work in the field of 2D materials synthesis, engineering and applications as well as his commitment to collaboration with other scientists in the region.

Srinivasan was the 2023 honorable mention recipient of the Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women. She was recognised for her research on improving the performance of batteries in electric vehicles using energy efficient design principles. Her current focus is on advanced energy storage and circular economy–specifically novel energy storage solutions and recycling e-waste and lithium-ion batteries. Her work involves the synthesis, fabrication and application of nanoscale materials and architectures to improve the performance of electrochemical energy storage devices. To accomplish a circular economy, she also explores the possibility of recycling lithium ion battery waste using novel hydrometallurgical techniques.

Xiaohong was one of the winners of the 18th Chinese Young Women in Science Award for her contributions to advancing research on textile materials.

Qiu was awarded the 2023 President’s Science Award for his breakthroughs in topological thermal materials and diffusion physics, as well as his work identifying the fundamental framework in structured thermal metamaterials, quantum heat transport, advanced cooling technologies and nonreciprocal thermal photonics.

Khare was awarded the 2023 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Mathematical Sciences by the Indian government. Khare works in several fields of mathematics including matrix analysis and representation theory.

Yamashita won the 2024 Maryan Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize awarded by the Breakthrough Prize for her significant contributions to mathematical physics and index theory.

Thirukkanesh received the President’s Awards for Scientific Research 2023 for best 100 papers published in prestigious journals.

Hoa received the French Academy of Sciences award for his contributions to commutative algebra and related topics in algebraic geometry.

You won The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) 2024 Award in Mathematics for his contributions to the development of the Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser theory and applications in differential equations, dynamics systems and the spectral theory of quasi-periodic Schrödinger operators.

Ravirajanhas received the President’s Award for Excellence in Research six times and the prestigious Committee of Vice Chancellors and Directors Award for his outstanding research on the fabrication and characterization of nanostructured optoelectronic devices.

Ihm received the 2023 HoAm Prize for his contributions to theoretical physics. He pioneered the research branch of “Computational Materials Physics”, which studies fundamental properties of solids such as semiconductors, metals and insulators using computational methods.

Kwo co-received the 2024 TWAS Award in Physics for her outstanding work in condensed matter research, with the invention of novel thin films for magnetism, superconductivity, nano-electronics and spintronics; and for her pioneering work in the field of artificial magnetic superlattices.

Thattai was awarded The Infosys Prize 2023 in Physical Sciences in recognition of his groundbreaking contributions to evolutionary cell biology. He has explored the origins of endomembrane organelles, shedding new light on how they emerged from ancient, primordial cells.

Bovornratanaraks received the National Outstanding Researcher Awards 2024 from the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) for his contributions in the fields of physical sciences and mathematics.

Shenoy received the 2023 JC Bose Fellowship award in Physical Sciences for making distinguished contributions to theoretical condensed matter physics.

Nakamura was co-awarded the Japan Academy Prize for his pioneering work achieving quantum-bit operation on superconducting circuits, contributing significantly to the development of superconducting quantum computers.

Nakamura and Tsai were jointly awarded the Japan Academy Prize for their pioneering work achieving quantum-bit operation on superconducting circuits, contributing significantly to the development of superconducting quantum computers.

Wang was awarded the 2023 Global Energy Prize in the Non-Conventional Energy category for the invention of triboelectric nanogenerators as a new energy technology for autonomous systems, the internet of things, robotics, artificial intelligence and large-scale blue energy harvesting. Wang’s discovery and breakthroughs in developing nanogenerators establish the principle and technological road map for harvesting mechanical energy from the environment and biological systems for powering mobile sensors.

Wee received the L’Oreal-Unesco For Women In Science Award 2022 in recognition of her environmental work in conserving the country’s natural coastal habitats. Using environmental DNA or eDNA, which is the metabarcoding of fish, Wee’s research helps detect overfishing and pollution in mangrove swamps.

An environmental activist from Sumatra, Silalahi is the winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize 2023. Dubbed the “Green Nobel”, the award was given to Silalahi and KSPPM for their efforts in fighting for the preservation of customary forests, which the Batak Toba indigenous communities depend on for their cultural and economic way of life. She began her advocacy for the Batak Toba people as a KSPPM volunteer in 1999; today Silalahi is KSPPM’s executive director. Between 2019 and 2022, Silalahi’s efforts helped six Batak communities gain customary forest recognition spanning over 7,000 hectares of indigenous land. Silalahi continues to advocate for the rights of other indigenous communities still fighting for the recognition of their customary forests.

Zhao received the 2024 TWAS-Siwei Cheng Award for her pioneering studies on the Chinese labour market and the economics of healthy ageing.

Suresh was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering as an international member for his contributions to technologies that advance space exploration as well as his leadership promoting peaceful uses of outer space.(Photo:Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology)

Ip was co-awarded the 2022 The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) award for Earth Astronomy and Space Sciences for researching dynamic models of orbital migration of outer planets during the formation of a solar system. He was also recognized for his work with cometary ionospheres and satellite-magnetosphere interaction.(Photo:Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness)

Liu was one of the recipients of the 2022 IAF Hall of Fame award for his pioneering work in the field of space technology, especially in enhancing the reliability and safety of China manned rockets. Liu was the chief designer on the first manned space mission in China.(Photo:International Astronautical Federation)

Kanekar was awarded the 2022 Infosys Prize in Physical Sciences for his study of galaxies in the “high noon” era when stars were being formed at a maximum rate. His careful astronomical investigations have placed the strongest limit on possible secular variation of the fine structure constant and the electron-to-proton mass ratio.(Photo:Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

Shamshad was confer red the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz civil award for her work advancing satellite technology.(Photo:National Center of Excellence in Geology)

Govindaraj won the Norman Borlaug Field Award in 2022. The award was given by the World Food Prize Foundation for his consistent research on biofortified crops, especially iron-rich pearl millet, which have helped improve the health of rural communities and small holder farmers.(Photo:HarvestPlus)

Chhuneja won the 2022 Mentor Award by Borlaug Global Rust Initiative for mentoring more than 30 young women researchers in India, and for her research on identification and introgression of novel genetic variation from wild wheat species into cultivated wheat leading to wheat gene pool enrichment.(Photo:Borlaug Global Rust Initiative)

Phung received the Best Innovation Award at the Hitachi Global Foundation Asia Innovation Awards for her project that harnesses agricultural waste for water treatment.(Photo:Ho Chi Minh City University)

Suralta was one of the recipients of the Achievement Award at the 2021 National Research Council of the Philippines’ (NCRP) awards for his significant contributions to understanding root science leading to robust high-value crops in the face of climate change.(Photo:Philippine Rice Research Institute)

Rana received the 2022 Early Career Winners Award by The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) for her research on identifying genes resistant to fusarium head blight, and for developing and characterizing wheat germplasm for durable rust resistance and reduced fungicide use.(Photo:Borlaug Global Rust Initiative)

Xie was conferred the 2022 The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) award in agricultural science for his contributions in plant hormone signaling. He notably contributed to unlocking important signaling mechanisms involving two plant hormones, jasmonate, and strigolactone.(Photo:Tsinghua University)

Adeeba received the 2022 Merdeka Award for Health, Science and Technology for her impact on the prevention, treatment and research of infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS. In addition to heading Malaysia’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Adeeba has consistently pushed for harm reduction and HIV prevention programs for people who use drugs. In 2005, she drove a Needle Syringe Exchange Program that dropped the rate of new HIV/AIDS infections by 50 percent over 10 years. Over a 30-year career, she has established herself as a leader and committee member of various prestigious regional and international organizations.(Photo:International AIDS Society)

Ho was named one of the 2022 Outstanding Women in Nation’s Service awardees for her work in public health. Her research has contributed to policies like the sugar- sweetened beverage tax, universal health care and the implementation of health technology assessment processes.(Photo:Department of Health)

Ranasinghe received the 7th Sheikh Fahad Hiroshima-Asia Sports Medicine and Science Award in 2022. This award is given once in four years to a medical expert from Asia for their contribution to sports medicine.(Photo:University of Colombo)

Kang was elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2022 for her outstanding contributions to improve child health through her research in enteric infectious diseases and vaccinology benefiting children in low- and middle-income countries, and more recently to vaccine science, vaccination policy, and communication during the COVID-19 pandemic.(Photo:International Congress on Infectious Diseases)

Hattori, an ophthalmologist, won the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2022. He divides his time between Japan and Vietnam treating patients living with eye disorders. Hattori has trained more than thirty doctors in Vietnam who can now do sophisticated eye surgeries. His team has treated over 20,000 patients in the country. Hattori has even donated medical equipment to remote and under-resourced hospitals in Vietnam. In 2005, Hattori founded the Asia-Pacific Prevention of Blindness Association to train doctors and conduct free treatment and surgeries. In 2014, with the help of investors and colleagues, he founded the Japan International Eye Hospital in Hanoi. The funds earned through this hospital are used for free outreach programs. The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation was touched by Hattori’s “simple humanity and extraordinary generosity.(Photo:Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation)

Hong was awarded the President’s Science and Technology Medal for his work on building up the biomedical sciences research ecosystem in Singapore. Over the course of his career, he has fostered partnerships between the public, academic and clinical research sectors as well as nurtured scientific talent and encouraged innovation.(Photo:Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

Hu was selected as one of the 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards for elucidating the biochemical mechanism of depression.(Photo:L'Oréal For Women in Science)

Sugihara received the Japan Science and Technology (JST) President Award for excellence in science by female researchers for her work on lipids in cell membranes and biosensors.(Photo:The University of Tokyo, Institute of Industrial Sciences)

Kasai received the Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize in 2022 for discovering the principles of structural plasticity in brain spine synapses.(Photo:The University of Tokyo)

Lee won the 2022 Asan Award in Clinical Medicine for his contributions to Image-based diagnosis and prognosis prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma, and validation of therapeutic effect of “No-Touch” radiofrequency ablation for small hepatocellular carcinoma.(Photo:Seoul National University College of Medicine)

Choudhury won the 2022 Mustafa Prize International, which is awarded to the top researchers of the Islamic world. He received the honor for his contributions in the field of natural product chemistry, and for discovering anti-epileptic and anti-leishmanial compounds from indigenous medicinal plants, which are in various stages of clinical trials.(Photo:Pride of Pakistan)

Bagamasbad has been recognized as one of the 2022 Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service awardees for spearheading an RT-PCR training program for the detection of SARS- CoV-2, to support the Department of Health’s COVID-19 response.(Photo:University of Philippines Diliman)

Trivedi won the National Tech Excellence Award for Women-2022 given by India’s Department of Science and Technology. Trivedi received this award for her research on metabolic bone disorders, specifically post-menopausal osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. Her work has led to a pipeline of potential products including Reunion which helps in rapid fracture healing.(Photo:Central Drug Research Institute)

Shin received the 2022 Asan Award in Basic Medicine for his research on characterization of human immune responses against hepatitis viruses and corona viruses.(Photo:Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Song was co-awarded the 2022 TWAS award in Medical Sciences for his research on the influence of non-coding RNAs in regulating tumor plasticity.(Photo:Tidetron R&D)

Batool was conferred the 2022 Tamgha-e-Imtiaz civilian award for medicine recognizing her contributions to the field of gastroenterology.(Photo:Oladoc)

Toda won the 2022 Japan Science and Technology (JST) Prize for excellence in science by female researchers. She received the award for her research on the evolution in taste receptors of birds and primates.(Photo:Meiji University)

Chen was the co-recipient of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) award in 2020 for her work exploring the interactions between nanoparticles and biological systems. Her work has implications for potentially designing new systems for biomedical applications.(Photo:National Center for Nanoscience and Technology China)

Penaloza, Jr. was named the Achievement Awardee for the NRCP Division of Chemical Sciences for his notable contributions in polymer chemistry research.(Photo:ResearchGate)

Yadav was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering as an international member for his work advancing research, innovation and education in green chemistry, catalysis, nanotechnology and chemical engineering.(Photo:Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai)

Ho was awarded the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent Award in 2022 for her developing new materials for the production of green hydrogen.(Photo:Ho Thi Thanh Van)

Auresenia was awarded the Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (KSBB) Research Exchange Award for his contributions and supporting role to further the collaboration among Asian researchers in the field of biotechnology research.(Photo:De La Salle University)

Koh is a recipient of the Young Scientist Award as part of the President’s Science and Technology Awards. He was recognized for his breakthroughs in sustainable base metal catalysis and radical-based chemical technologies.(Photo:National University of Singapore)

Chang won the 2022 HO-AM Prize in Chemistry and Life Sciences for his contributions in the field of transition metal catalysis for organic transformations and for developing a range of new and impactful C-H bond functionalization reactions.(Photo:Wikipedia)

Ranathunga is the recipient of 2022 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for turning industrial and agricultural waste into value-added products and using them as raw materials for eco-friendly construction and development projects.(Photo:Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World)

Septevani was awarded the Merck Award for Young Indonesian Scientists for her research on lignin derived from biomass black liquor sludge as an eco-friendly flame retardant.(Photo:ResearchGate)

Bi is a recipient of the Young Scientist Award for developing and translating bio-optical technologies and medical innovations.(Photo:Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

Bui was awarded the Outstanding Innovation Award at the Hitachi Global Foundation Asia Innovation Awards for the development of a wetland roof system for domestic wastewater treatment and sustainable cities.(Photo:Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research)

Legara was named one of the 2022 Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service awardees in recognition of her work advancing the field of data science in the Philippines. She is the program director of the country’s pioneering graduate data science program.(Photo: Erika Fille Legara)

Fang was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering as an inter national member for his contributions to the understanding of the mechanics of ferroelectric and ferromagnetic materials as well as light weight multifunctional structures under extreme conditions.(Photo:Beijing Institute of Technology)

Bhuvaneswari was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering as an international member for her work advancing power converters to improve power quality and her leadership in using advanced technologies for education.(Photo:National Academy of Engineering)

Mayuga was named one of the 2022 Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service awardees for her work on transport planning and improving mobility in Manila.(Photo:LinkedIn)

Kwon was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering for his contributions to the development and commercialization of model-predictive controls.(Photo:The World Academy of Sciences)

Kulkarni was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering as an international member for his innovation-centric business and technology development as an engineer, entrepreneur and environmentalist.(Photo:National Academy of Engineering)

Cervera received the David M. Consunji Award for Engineering Research from the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology for advancing research on energy storage and conversion devices, waste to energy applications and green materials.(Photo:The World Academy of Sciences)

Cha won the 2022 HO-AM prize in engineering for his innovative research in the database industry. Cha has developed the first commercial in-memory database engine, SAP HANA, that can store large scale data in DRAM memory.(Photo:Seoul National University)

Bandyopadhyay received the Padma Shri award in the science and engineering category for her continued research on data mining, pattern recognition and biological data analysis, which has led to important discoveries such as genetic markers for breast cancer.(Photo:Infosys Prize)

Suebnukarn received an honorable mention in the 2022 Underwriters Laboratories- ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women, which recognized of her research that uses AI technology for early detection of oral cancer and other jaw tumors.(Photo:Thammasat University)

Sok is one of two winners of the 2022 Underwriters Laboratories- ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women for her research that advances early detection of oral cancer using AI.(Photo: Ching Cheong Sok)

Charoensiriwath won the 2022 Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women for her extensive work in developing mobile applications on national digital platforms to promote nutritional health in children.(Photo:The ASEAN)

Thomas was awarded the APJ Abdul Kalam award for her pioneering work developing indigenous missile systems.(Photo:Fortune India)

Tsai was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering as an international member for his global leadership and research that advanced earthquake engineering and steel structure design. Tsai is a prolific researcher in the fields of design, testing and analysis of seismic building structures. Throughout his career, he has developed several seismic- protective technologies like metallic energy dissipating elements and buckling restrained braces.As an educator and leader, he has supervised over 150 Masters and Doctoral students from Taiwan and abroad. More recently, his work investigates the relationship between stiffness and cracking in order to keep structures stable and people safe in the event of an earthquake.(Photo:National Academy of Engineering)

Zan was co-awarded the 2022 Franco-Taiwanese prize for her work with French researcher, Dr. Olivier Soppera, advancing laser materials and processes for the development of metal-oxide-based sensors used for health applications.(Photo:National University Yang Ming Chiao)

Abe-Ouchi was one of the recipients of the Japan Academy Prize for her research contributions to understanding the mechanism of the 100,000 year period glacial cycle.(Photo:European Geosciences Union)

Yñiguez was named one of the 2022 Outstanding Women in Nation’s Service awardees for her contributions to marine science research. Yñiguez works with local communities to advocate sustainable fishing practices and has most recently collaborated with the local fishing and agricultural bureau to propose the use of artificial intelligence as an early-warning system for harmful algal blooms. Interestingly, her systems make use of accessible and inexpensive components like underwater cameras, lasers, depth sensors and global positioning devices to gather and process data. Yñiguez believes it is important to educate local fisherfolk and provide the infrastructure and support necessary to enable sustainable fishing.(Photo:Daily Guardian)

Fernando was awarded the 2022 National Research Council of the Philippines’ Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to earth and space sciences.(Photo:University of the Philippines/a>)

Oposa is a recipient of the 2022 TOWNS Award for her work in marine ecology conservation. Through SPS, she has organized the Save Sharks Network Philippines to lobby a roadmap for shark and ray protection in the Philippines.(Photo:De La Salle Santiago Zobel School)

Kanniah was listed as one of the World’s Top 2 percent Scientists in the field of Environment and Surveying by Stanford University. She received the accolade for the impact of her work that examines changes in terrestrial carbon stock and low-carbon cities.(Photo:University of Technology, Malaysia)

Aurelio was conferred the Gregorio Y. Zara Award for Basic Research by the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (PhilAAST) for his contributions to structural geology and geodynamics education. Aurelio is also a prolific researcher in the field of tectonics.(Photo:University of the Philippines)

Ohkouchi received the Duke of Edinburgh Prize in 2022 from the Japan Academy for his research on development and application of a method for analyzing changes in the biological world using advanced analysis of compound-specific isotope ratios.(Photo:Progress in Earth and Planetary Science)

Biju was awarded the Best Atmospheric Scientist Award in 2022 by India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences for developing weather forecasting instruments at the nation’s airports and observational instruments for cyclonic winds at coastal observatories.(Photo:The Hindu)

Kang was awarded the Merck Young Scientist Award in South Korea for his contributions to research on image and video enhancement systems as well as AI-based architectural design.(Photo:Sogang University)

Chakraborty won the 2022 Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science for his pioneering work in elucidating the interaction of fluid mechanics, interfacial phenomena, and electromechanics at the micro- and nanoscale. He has used his research to help advance healthcare in resource limited settings through the invention of novel low-cost medical devices for sensing, diagnostics and therapeutics.(Photo:Infosys Prize)

Zhang was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering as an international member for his work and leadership in the field of multimedia computing.(Photo:Source Code Capital)

Noguchi was one of the recipients of the 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Japan Fellowship for explaining the mechanism that amplifies the diversity of neural activity, contributing to the understanding of the nervous system.(Photo:L’Oréal Group)

DeVos is a marine biologist, educator and a leader in the field of blue whale research. She is the first Sri Lankan to receive a PhD in marine mammal research and the first National Geographic explorer from the country. For her contributions in the field and for mentoring young scientists in Sri Lanka, DeVos has received numerous awards including the Maxwell-Hanrahan Award in Field Biology, Vanithabhimana Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Global Teacher Prize. De Vos, who is also a TED Fellow, founded Oceanswell, Sri Lanka’s first marine conservation research and education organization.(Photo:The Ismaili)

Chen was one of the recipients of the For Women In Science (FWIS) International Awards for advancing the understanding of the pathophysiology of autoimmune diseases.(Photo:Xiamen University)

Chen was awarded The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) 2022 Award for Biology for her contributions to the understanding of how cell signalling and protein post-translational modifications control cancer progression, cell death and autophagy.(Photo:Academia Sinica)

Lo was awarded the 2022 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for his discovery of fetal DNA in maternal blood that led to non- invasive prenatal testing for Down Syndrome and other chromosomal abnormalities.(Photo:Hong Kong Genome Centre)

Atabay was conferred the National Research Council of the Phillippines (NRCP) Achievement Award in the field of veterinary medicine. He oversaw the implementation of Intensified Reproductive Management Program, which promotes technological advancements to improve the reproductive efficiency of livestock.(Photo:Philippine Carabao Centre)

Sasaki was one of the recipients of the 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Japan Fellowship for uncovering the mechanisms behind melatonin’s involvement in asthma pathogenesis, thus helping to establish a drug discovery platform for new therapies.(Photo:LinkedIn)

Hsueh received the Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science (TOWIS) 2022 Most Promising Young Scientist Award. Her research explores the molecular interactions and coevolution between C. elegans and the nematophagous fungi.(Photo:Academia Sinica)

Li received the 2022 Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science Award. Her work aims to shed light on how proteins are imported into plant plastids.(Photo:Academia Sinica)

Li was the recipient of the 2022 Future Science Prize in the Life Sciences, awarded for establishing sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP) as the receptor of hepatitis B and D in humans. This breakthrough discovery has positive implications for the future of designing therapeutics for these viral diseases.(Photo:Future Science Prize)

Madan was one of the recipients of Padma Shri award, which recognized his three-decade-long contributions in the field of livestock reproduction in India. Madan’s team had carried out the world’s first in vitro fertilization of a buffalo calf in 1990.(Photo:wikimedia)

Pethiyagoda won the 2022 Linnean Medal in zoology, and became the first Sri Lankan to receive the medal. He was recognized for his consistent research, writing and advocacy in biodiversity conservation in Sri Lanka.(Photo:LMD Sri Lanka)

Saha is one of the leading young female scientists in Bangladesh who has been championing the cause of equity in global health research. Saha’s team was the first to sequence the genome of SARS-CoV-2 in Bangladesh, and the first in the world to show that the chikungunya virus could cross the blood-brain barrier and cause meningitis in Bangladeshi children.(Photo:University of Toronto)

Ayyappan is one of the recipients of Padma Shri award for playing a key role in leading India’s Blue Revolution.(Photo:Karnataka Science and Technology Academy)

Vaidya won the 2022 Infosys Prize in Life Sciences for her seminal contributions to understanding brain mechanisms that underlie mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, including signals engaged by the neurotransmitter serotonin in causing persistent changes in behavior induced by early life stress and the role of serotonin in energy regulation in brain cells. Vaidya is also a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy and Indian Academy of Sciences. She received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in 2015, and a Nature award for excellence in mentoring in 2019.(Photo:The Print)

Kohata was one of the recipients of the 2022 L’Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Award for her research on the practical application and expansion of the scope of using nucleic acid drugs, which are said to be effective in treating intractable diseases.(Photo:The University of Tokyo)

Katayama was one of the recipients of the 2022 L’Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Award for proposing a novel “black hole laser” design to observe Hawking radiation, a type of particle emitted outside of black holes. When applied to quantum computers, her work can further the realization of next- generation information processing and communications.(Photo:Hiroshima University)

Liu was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering as an international member for her research that brought organic electronic materials into aqueous media—opening new avenues for biomedicine, environmental monitoring, sensors and electronic devices.(Photo:National University of Singapore)

Noh was awarded the 2022 Merck Award for his research on semiconducting materials. He developed the first high- performance p-type thin-film transistor (TFT) by harnessing tin-based metal halide perovskites and copper iodine-based metal halide transparent semiconductors.(Photo:Postech)

Kakde won the 2022 Infosys Prize in Mathematics for his contributions to algebraic number theory. His research on the non-commutative Iwasawa main conjecture, Gross-Stark conjecture and the Brumer-Stark conjecture resolves outstanding conjectures at the core of modern number theory.(Photo:Infosys Prize)

Mok was awarded the 2022 Future Science Prize in Mathematics and Computer Science for his work in varieties of minimal rational tangents in algebraic geometry as well as his proof of Ax-Schanuel’s conjecture for Shimura varieties. He is renowned in the mathematical community for his global perspective in Pure Mathematics and for his work unravelling significant conjectures and problems with a variety of analytic, algebraic and geometric methods.(Photo:University of Hong Kong)

Nadeem won the 2022 Obada Prize in the distinguished scientist category for his continued contributions in the field of applied mathematics and for his excellent teaching proficiency. Nadeem has supervised over 100 graduate students and researchers.(Photo:ResearchGate)

Yamashita won the Grand Marie Sklodowska Curie Award for her work on non-commutative geometry. The award recognized her strong contributions not only in mathematics but also in physics field theory.(Photo:European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad)

Oh won the HO-AM Prize in Physics and Mathematics in 2022. He is a leading mathematician in the field of symplectic geometry and topology. Oh set up the theoretical foundation of Floer homology theory and developed important methodologies of applying the theory to various problems in symplectic topology. Oh is one of the first few Koreans who were invited as a speaker in the International Congress of Mathematicians. He is a member of Korean Mathematical Society and National Academy of Science of the Republic of Korea.(Photo:wikimedia)

Jayaratne was confer red the National Apex Award 2022 bythe Sri Lankan President for his consistent professional excellence in the field of science and technology in the country.(Photo:University of Colombo)

Sekiguchi received the 2022 Saruhashi Prize, which is given to female researchers who have made remarkable achievements in the field of natural sciences. Sekiguchi was rewarded for her work on “three- body nuclear force” among the nucleons inside atoms.(Photo:Saruhashi Award)

Yang was named the 2022 Future Science Prize in Physical Sciences for the development of new-generation molecular beam instruments that can be used to further the understanding of chemical reactions’ dynamics.(Photo:Future Science Prize)

Sotheara is a recipient of the 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Award for his work driving public mental health facilities, programs and services. In the mid-1970s, Sotheara spent his childhood living in the midst of a war and genocidal rule. After Phnom Penh was liberated, he was among the first Cambodian psychiatrists to graduate from Phnom Penh’s University of Health Sciences. In the wake of years of war, roughly 40 percent of Cambodians were suffering from mental health problems. Sotheara took on a leading role and became the executive director of Cambodia’s Transcultural Psychosocial Organization in 2002. In the last 20 years, he has continued to drive community-based, psychosocial, capability-building and integrative mental health support.(Photo:ResearchGate)

Bencheghib is a recipient of the 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Award for his contributions to the fight against marine plastic pollution.(Photo:Sant Eshwer Foundation)

Chowdhury won the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award in 2022 for her contributions in conserving aquatic ecosystems and vulnerable species in Bangladesh. Chowdhury focuses on risk of plastic pollution in the country’s waterways. She is also empowering women from poor and marginalized communities to turn discarded fishing nets into products such as carpets to help create alternative sources of income for women while protecting the aquatic habitats. She is a member of the Zoological Society of Bangladesh and has been the co-chair of the South Asian Invertebrate Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).(Photo:Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World)

Banaguas received the United Nations’ (UN) Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction Award in 2022 for his work with Climate Smart Philippines, a centralised, multi-stakeholder platform that supplies data for an evidence-based approach to reduce disaster risk.(Photo:Environmental and Climate Change Research Institute)

Ling and Sriram were co-recipients of the Nikkei Asia Award for their work developing stem-cell based alternative seafood with their company Shiok Meats. Founded in 2018, the company also addresses overfishing and environmental damage caused by fish farm construction. Formerly scientists at Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research, both Sriram and Ling hope to use their technology to offer sustainable, environment-friendly, cruelty-free healthy food to people all over the world. So far, the team has been able to raise about S$30 million in investments from across Asia. The company hopes to scale up and reduce the cost of its products to provide accessible alternative meat.(Photo: Shiok Meats)

Ling and Sriram were co-recipients of the Nikkei Asia Award for their work developing stem-cell based alternative seafood with their company Shiok Meats. Founded in 2018, the company also addresses overfishing and environmental damage caused by fish farm construction. Formerly scientists at Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research, both Sriram and Ling hope to use their technology to offer sustainable, environment-friendly, cruelty-free healthy food to people all over the world. So far, the team has been able to raise about S$30 million in investments from across Asia. The company hopes to scale up and reduce the cost of its products to provide accessible alternative meat.(Photo:Shiok Meats)

Environmental geologist Zhu was conferred the 2022 International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) Von Liebig Award in recognition of his contributions to soil science research.(Photo:Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Wang was awarded the President’s Technology Award for her work in the field of membrane science and technology, in pursuit of sustainable energy-efficient liquid purification and desalination.(Photo: Rong Wang)

Adlyka was selected as one of Southeast Asia’s Women of the Future (Science, Technology and Digital) 2021 for helping discover a hidden supermassive black hole in a nearby galaxy.(Photo:The Star)

Gu received the 2020 Preeminent Science and Technology Award, the nation’s top scientific award, for his significant contributions to aviation science and technology in China. Notably, Gu established the country’s aerodynamic aircraft design system, leading the design of three generations of local aircraft. He was also the chief designer of China’s first high-speed, high-altitude interceptor fighter jets and carried out strategic research to bolster national aviation efforts. For his leadership, Gu was inducted into both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering.(Photo:CGTN)

Saha received the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Physical Sciences) for his breakthrough discovery of a faint galaxy at high redshift, which was made possible through observations at AstroSat—India’s first space observatory.(Photo:News by Careers360)

Shen was elected as an international honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for his efforts to understand Earth’s history, from its earliest moments to the present day.(Photo:American Academy of Arts and Sciences)

Abad won the 2021 Ceferino Follosco Award for Product and Process Innovation for developing the environmentally friendly carrageenan plant growth promoter, which has improved the productivity of farmlands across the Philippines.(Photo:Department of Science and Technology)

Sharma was awarded the 15th Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers for his research into mangrove forests as an effective nature-based solution for mitigating climate change in Asia.(Photo:IntechOpen)

Ybañez received the 2021 Leads Agri Award for Agricultural Research for advancing animal parasitology and the study of vector-borne diseases in animals in the Philippines.(Photo:ResearchGate)

Bamrungsap is a recipient of the 2020 L’Oréal Thailand For Women In Science Fellowship for her work exploring nanoparticle development for medical diagnosis.(Photo:Asian Institute of Technology)

Cheong is one of the recipients of the 2022 TWAS medal for her contributions to cancer research in Malaysia.(Photo:TWAS)

Gloriani received the 2021 Paulo Campos Award for Health Research for her national leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as for her pioneering research on epidemiology, diagnosis and vaccine development for infectious diseases ranging from Hantaan virus infection to leptospirosis.(Photo:University of the Philippines)

Gluckman and Ng were co-awarded the 2021 President’s Science and Technology Medal for their collective efforts to advance Singapore’s research landscape and mentor the next generation of young scientists. With a distinguished career in early life research, Gluckman is the scientific architect behind groundbreaking birth cohort studies in the Republic. These studies have shed a much-needed light on how conditions in pregnancy and early childhood influence the health and development of mothers and their children, positively impacting local healthcare policy. Today, he continues to nurture scientific talent and lead research in health and human potential as the Chief Scientific Officer of the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS).Meanwhile, Ng played a pivotal role in transforming SingHealth, the country’s largest public healthcare cluster, into a leading academic medical center. Her leadership has helped expand the research and education talent pool in academic medicine, ensuring that Singapore has the right infrastructure and talent in place to pursue innovation in biomedical research and healthcare delivery.(Photo:The University of Auckland)

Gluckman and Ng were co-awarded the 2021 President’s Science and Technology Medal for their collective efforts to advance Singapore’s research landscape and mentor the next generation of young scientists. With a distinguished career in early life research, Gluckman is the scientific architect behind groundbreaking birth cohort studies in the Republic. These studies have shed a much-needed light on how conditions in pregnancy and early childhood influence the health and development of mothers and their children, positively impacting local healthcare policy. Today, he continues to nurture scientific talent and lead research in health and human potential as the Chief Scientific Officer of the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS).Meanwhile, Ng played a pivotal role in transforming SingHealth, the country’s largest public healthcare cluster, into a leading academic medical center. Her leadership has helped expand the research and education talent pool in academic medicine, ensuring that Singapore has the right infrastructure and talent in place to pursue innovation in biomedical research and healthcare delivery.(Photo:Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

Hisada and Sugiura were co- awarded the 2021 Japan Academy Prize for their work on the multi- scale multi-physics simulation of the human heart.(Photo:UT-Heart Research Institute)

Hisada and Sugiura were co-awarded the 2021 Japan Academy Prize for their work on the multi-scale multi-physics simulation of the human heart.(Photo:Loop)

Hu received the 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women In Science International Award for her research on the underlying neurobiology of mental health disorders like depression.(Photo:Zhejiang University)

Huong was awarded the 2020 Kovalevskaia Prize for leading cardiovascular disease research and management in Vietnam.(Photo:VTC News)

Ichijo received the 2021 Japan Academy Prize for elucidating the stress response mechanism driven by the apoptosis signal-regulating kinase catalyst.(Photo:Japan Academy Prize)

Iwai received the 2021 Japan Academy Prize for his discovery of linear ubiquitin chains and analyzing their role in the inflammatory response.(Photo:Kyoto University)

Kim was co-awarded the 2021 Asan Award for Young Medical Scientists for his efforts to develop regenerative strategies for osteoporosis treatment.(Photo:Asan Foundation)

Kim was elected as the one of two foreign members of the UK’s Royal Society from South Korea for her pioneering contributions to elucidating microRNA biogenesis.(Photo:Royal Society)

Koo received the 2021 Asan Award in Clinical Medicine for developing novel machine learning and computer simulation tools to assess coronary heart disease.(Photo:Asan Foundation)

Leonardo won the 2021 Lourdes Campos Award for Public Health for her contributions to parasitology, notably her work on the control and treatment of schistosomiasis, a disease caused by parasitic flatworms.(Photo:University of the East)

Panniyammakal was co-awarded the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Medical Sciences) for his public health contributions in improving the primary care, prevention and control of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in India.(Photo:ACROSS Global Health Network)

Qadri was awarded the 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Award for her key role in developing affordable vaccines that combat cholera and typhoid.(Photo:Ramon Magsaysay Award)

Ratanavaraporn is a recipient of the 2020 L’Oréal Thailand For Women In Science Fellowship for leveraging Thai silk cocoons for biomedical applications like drug delivery systems and scaffolds for tissue repair.(Photo:TheReporter.Asia)

Too received the 2021 President’s Technology Award for helping pioneer the development of a method for early disease detection using microRNA biomarkers.(Photo:National University of Singapore)

Yoo was co-awarded the 2021 Asan Award for Young Medical Scientists for developing new drugs against hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancers.(Photo:Asan Medical Center)

The former president of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Bai was awarded the 2022 TWAS- Abdus Salam Medal for his contributions to promoting science in developing countries.(Photo:Royal Society)

Baik was awarded the 2021 POSCO TJ Park Science Prize for exploring the chemical reactions activated by transition metal catalysts, leveraging computational techniques to predict and design better chemical reactions.(Photo:Institute for Basic Science)

Biswas was co-awarded the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Chemical Sciences) for his work on novel thermoelectric materials.(Photo:Edexlive)

Govindaraju was co-awarded the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Chemical Sciences) for his contributions to the development of small molecule diagnostics and therapeutics.(Photo:Report Odisha)

Hasan received the 2021 TWAS- Atta-ur-Rahman Award for using metal organic frameworks to remove emerging contaminants in pharmaceutical and personal care products.(Photo:East West University)

Nozaki received the 2021 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Award for herpioneering efforts in synthetic chemistry, specifically in designing molecular catalysts for manufacturing useful molecules in environmentally friendly ways.To improve car manufacturing as well as fuel efficiency, Nozaki is developing a high-performing, recyclable polar polypropylene that can be produced without adding harsh chemicals. In the realm of sustainability, she has also worked on synthesizing plastics from renewable resources like carbon dioxide. For her contributions, Nozaki was also elected as an international member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.(Photo:The Vallee Foundation)

Wong is the first Taiwanese winner of the 2021 Welch Award in Chemistry for his breakthrough contributions to enzyme technology—pioneering the successful synthesis of complex polysaccharides, the most abundant carbohydrates found in food.(Photo:Taiwan News)

Yoosuk is a recipient of the 2020 L’Oréal Thailand For Women In Science Fellowship for exploring how Thai palm oil can be transformed into sustainable high- value products, like clean fuels and biolubricants.(Photo:TheReporter.Asia)

Bautista won the 2021 Gregorio Y. Zara Award for developing the Logistic Indoor Service Assistant (LISA) telepresence robot. It allows for teleconsultations and medicine delivery, minimizing exposure of Filipino frontliners to the coronavirus.(Photo:University of Santo Tomas)

Chen received the 2021 President’s Science Award for his contributions to advancing soft bioelectronics with the potential to digitalize the human senses.(Photo:ACS Axial)

Chin was elected as an international member of the US National Academy of Engineering for innovations and industry leadership in semiconductor technology.(Photo:US National Academy of Engineering)

Goenka was elected as an international member of the US National Academy of Engineering for expanding Mahindra’s automotive business in India and his contributions to automotive engine lubrication.(Photo:US National Academy of Engineering)

Jeong was awarded the 2021 POSCO TJ Park Technology Prize for pioneering the development of infrared image sensors in South Korea, helping make the country only the seventh in the world to mass produce such sensors.(Photo:POSCO TJ Park)

Krein was recognized with the 2021 IEEE Transportation Technologies Award for his contributions to electric vehicle battery management and hybrid system optimization.(Photo:Zhejiang University)

Lee was elected as one of the two first-ever South Korean members of the Royal Society in the UK for his pioneering contributions to systems metabolic engineering.(Photo:AlChe)

Ocon received the 2021 David M. Consunji Award for Engineering Research for developing novel materials and processes in clean energy technologies.(Photo:International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development)

Sadhanala received the 2021 Early Career Scientist Award (Asia) from the International Science Council for developing one of the world’s most sensitive absorption measurement techniques, along with his contributions to energy and optoelectronics research.(Photo:International Science Council)

Srivastava was co-awarded the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Medical Sciences) for his contributions to developing affordable medical devices.(Photo:Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)

Su was elected as an international member of the US National Academy of Engineering for his contributions to regional security and defense, as well as his academic leadership as president emeritus of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.(Photo:US National Academy of Engineering)

Sze was awarded the 2021 Mathematics and Computer Science Prize for his pioneering contributions to inter-metal and semiconductor carrier transports. His discoveries established both the scientific basis and practical guidelines for implementing modern semiconductor devices, enabling the scaling of integrated circuits over the past half-century. Sze also co- discovered the floating gate memory effect, which laid the groundwork for the invention of non-volatile memories such as flash memory.(Photo:Future Science Prize)

Tabios received the 2021 Michael R. I. Purvis Award for Sustainability Research for his advocacy in linking sustainability science, policy and management with a transdisciplinary approach in sustainable water resources development.(Photo:National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines)

Burhani received the 2021 UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Young Scientist Award for her work exploring macroalgae from Central Java’s Karimunjawa-Jepara-Muria Biosphere Reserve as a substitute for conventional mask materials. Typically, the materials in single-use masks produce microplastics that are harmful to the environment, spurring Burhani to look for more sustainable alternatives. Her research shows that mask filters made from macroalgae- based nanofibers not only provide optimal comfort, but are also highly efficient in removing bioaerosols—a step forward in promoting the green economy for the reserve’s local community.(Photo:Indonesian Institute of Sciences)

De Guzman received the 2021 Gregorio Y. Zara Award for Basic Research for her exploring the vulnerability of small pelagic fish to climate change and the socioeconomic impact of subsistence fisheries.(Photo:ResearchGate)

Guo received the 2021 Science for Sustainability Award from the International Science Council for his active contributions to international efforts to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on global Big Earth Data.(Photo:International Science Council)

Li was awarded with the 2021 Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women for designing a novel water treatment system that protects marine life from water pollution, as well as for her computational work in predicting COVID-19 transmission risk through droplet dispersion.(Photo:Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

Lin received the Most Outstanding Researcher Award at the 14th Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science ceremony for her contributions to typhoon forecasting.(Photo:Tatler Asia)

Ojha was awarded the 2021 ICTP Prize for his contributions to understanding the influence of human-driven and biomass-burning emissions on Southeast Asia's air quality.(Photo:Physical Research Laboratory)

Saikia received the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences) for developing fluorescent carbon quantum dots from Indian coal.(Photo:time8)

Sintawardani was awarded the 2021 Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women for using biogas from processed wastewater to increase clean water availability and improve community sanitation systems.(Photo:ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women)

Chen was recognized as a Young Scientist of Excellence at the 14th Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science ceremony for her contributions to spoken dialogue systems and natural language processing, among others.(Photo:ResearchGate)

Fukushima was awarded the 2021 C&C Prize for his inventing the neocognitron, a hierarchical neural network model of the brain's visual cortex.(Photo: Kunihiko Fukushima)

Mukhopadhyay received the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Engineering Sciences) for his research on micro-architectural security and crypto-engineering that bridges mathematical theory with practical cyberattack scenarios.(Photo:LinkedIn)

Zhang was awarded the 2021 Young Scientist Award for his pioneering group theory in building a framework that describes what artificial intelligence learns, how it learns and where its knowledge can be transferred.(Photo:Nanyang Technological University)

Yao received the 2021 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology for his contributions to computer science and their impact on cybersecurity and big data processing, among others.(Photo:Kyoto Prize)

The first Asian researcher to receive the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal since its establishment in 1988, Yeung was awarded for co-founding the field of network coding and pioneering the development of the BATS code.(Photo:Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Chaiyo was recognized under Thailand's Young Scientist Awards 2021 for inventing new sensors for biochemical analysis with applications in food and agriculture to clinical laboratories. Chaiyo was recognized under Thailand's Young Scientist Awards 2021 for inventing new sensors for biochemical analysis with applications in food and agriculture to clinical laboratories.(Photo:Chulalongkorn University)

Guan and Peiris were jointly awarded the 2021 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award for their significant contributions to understanding the origins of emerging infectious disease outbreaks in Asia, notably zoonotic influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The pair started collaborating in the wake of Hong Kong’s H5N1 avian flu outbreak, initiating foundational studies on the virus’ evolution and developing a highly effective monitoring and surveillance program. During the 2003 SARS outbreak, Peiris led the team that first identified the virus responsible for the syndrome, SARS-CoV-1, while Guan traced the virus’ origins to the wild animal markets in Guangdong, China. Together, their pioneering investigations into emerging infectious diseases have provided critical insights in subsequent outbreaks, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.(Photo:University of Hong Kong)

Guan and Peiris were jointly awarded the 2021 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award for their significant contributions to understanding the origins of emerging infectious disease outbreaks in Asia, notably zoonotic influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The pair started collaborating in the wake of Hong Kong’s H5N1 avian flu outbreak, initiating foundational studies on the virus’ evolution and developing a highly effective monitoring and surveillance program. During the 2003 SARS outbreak, Peiris led the team that first identified the virus responsible for the syndrome, SARS-CoV-1, while Guan traced the virus’ origins to the wild animal markets in Guangdong, China. Together, their pioneering investigations into emerging infectious diseases have provided critical insights in subsequent outbreaks, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.(Photo:University of Hong Kong)

Kaang received the 2021 Ho-am Prize in Chemistry and Life Sciences for his work exploring the molecular mechanisms that underlie how our brains store and retrieve information at the synaptic level.(Photo:Seoul National University)

Kamiya received the 2021 Japan Academy Prize for studying the biosynthesis and regulation of plant growth hormones.(Photo:Japan Academy Prize)

Kang was elected as an international member of the National Academy of Science for his contributions to entomology and ecology genomics.(Photo:Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Luo was awarded the 2021 Young Scientist Award for discovering a novel neural circuit that regulates appetite, bridging the fields of neuroscience and metabolic research.(Photo:Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

Miyawaki received the 2021 Japan Academy Prize for enhancing bioimaging technology to better understand cellular signaling mechanisms.(Photo:RIKEN Center for Brain Science)

Shukla is one of the recipients of the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Biological Sciences) for deepening our understanding of the activation, signaling and regulation of G protein-coupled receptors.(Photo:Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur)

Singh is one of the recipients of the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Biological Sciences) for his contributions to the understanding host-pathogen interactions in tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.(Photo:India Alliance)

Tanaka received the 41st Saruhashi Prize for her research on the development and evolution of vertebrate limbs, with her studies on sharks shedding a light on the evolutionary origin of limb muscles.(Photo:Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Tsay was elected as an international member of the National Academy of Science for her work on nitrate transport, signaling and utilization efficiency in plants.(Photo:Overseas Community Affairs Council)

Wang received the 2021 President's Science Award for his foundational work in bat biology, such as his team's discovery that bats are a SARS-CoV-1 reservoir— paving the way for a more effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic.(Photo:Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

Yuen, alongside Peiris, was co-awarded the 2021 Life Science Prize for their seminal contributions to public understanding of emerging infectious diseases, including SARS in 2003 and the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.(Photo:University of Hong Kong)

Liu was awarded the 2021 Centenary Prize for the innovative design and synthesis of organic molecules and nanomaterials in biomedicine, as well as for excellence in communication.(Photo:Royal Society of Chemistry)

Munaweera is one of the winners of the 2021 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World. She was recognized for her research that focusing on fabricating different functionalized materials, nanoparticles and nanocomposites for industrial applications—ranging from drug delivery to water filtration and even minimizing the post-harvest losses of fruits and vegetables.(Photo:The Morning)

Nanomaterials researcher Promarak was awarded Thailand's Outstanding Scientist Award 2021 for developing next-generation solar cell and lighting technology.(Photo:Vidyasirimedhi Institute)

Venkatesan was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for inventing the pulsed laser deposition process and pioneering its application to thin films of complex oxides and multi-component materials.(Photo:National University of Singapore)

Wu was recognized as a Young Scientist of Excellence at the 14th Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science ceremony for her contributions to high-efficiency thermoelectric materials, with applications in advancing green energy.(Photo:National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)

Dorjgotov is one of the winners of the 2021 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World. She was recognized for her contributions to financial mathematics and mathematical modeling.(Photo:University of Science and Technology)

Ghosh was co-awarded the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Mathematical Sciences) for his leading contributions to the field of Ergodic theory.(Photo:Hindustan Times)

The third woman and fourth Indian to receive the DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for young mathematicians from developing countries, Gupta was awarded for her work in affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra. In particular, she was recognized for her solution to the Zariski cancellation problem for affine spaces—a fundamental problem in algebraic geometry that was first posed by the field’s founder Oscar Zariski in 1949. Gupta also received the Indian National Science Academy Young Scientist Award in 2014 and the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Mathematical Sciences) in 2019 for her breakthrough contributions.(Photo:Scroll.in)

Huh received the 2021 Ho-am Prize in Physics and Mathematics for using breakthrough methods from algebraic geometry to prove unsolved problems like Read's conjecture and the Rota-Heron-Welsh conjecture.(Photo:Princeton University)

Ishii was awarded the 2021 Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize for her multilateral studies on singularities.(Photo:University of Tokyo)

Mochizuki was awarded the 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics for deepening the understanding of the theory of bundles with flat connections over algebraic varieties, including the case of irregular singularities.(Photo:Kyoto University)

Sasada was awarded the 3rd Brilliant Female Researchers Award (Jun Ashida Award) for her mathematical contributions to interacting particle systems.(Photo:Center for Advanced Intelligence Project)

Saurabh was co-awarded the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Mathematical Sciences) for his leading contributions to parameterized complexity.(Photo:University of Bergen)

Suksumran was recognized under Thailand's Young Scientist Awards 2021 for developing a methodology for gyrogroup, an abstract mathematical concept related to Einstein's special theory of relativity.(Photo:Chiang Mai University)

Gao was awarded the 2021 Young Scientist Award for her research revolving around the development of key hardware building blocks for quantum computers.(Photo:Asian Scientist Magazine)

Hahm is the 8th Laureate of the S. Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics for broadening our understanding of turbulence and confinement physics in tokamak plasmas as well as pioneering the development of modern nonlinear gyrokinetic theories. At the Seoul National University, his research group focuses on the theoretical study of plasmas in magnetic fusion devices, including its instabilities as well as the anomalous transport of magnetically confined plasmas.(Photo:Seoul National University)

Iga received the 2021 IEEE Edison Medal for pioneering the development of the vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser.(Photo:Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Katori was co-awarded the 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics along with Jun Ye of the US for their invention and development of the optical lattice clock, enabling precision testing of nature's most fundamental laws.(Photo:University of Tokyo)

Kobayashi and Uchida were co-awarded the 2021 Japan Academy Prize for elucidating the physical properties of liquid crystals and studying high-performance liquid crystal displays.(Photo:Shunsuke Kobayashi)

Kobayashi and Uchida were co-awarded the 2021 Japan Academy Prize for elucidating the physical properties of liquid crystals and studying high-performance liquid crystal displays.(Photo:Tohoku University)

Wang was conferred the 2020 Preeminent Science and Technology Award in recognition of decades leading nuclear energy research in China and his work on advancing nuclear energy systems with inherent safety features.(Photo:Tsinghua University)

Watanabe was co-awarded the 2022 New Horizons in Physics Prize for his pioneering theoretical work formulating novel phases of non-equilibrium quantum matter, including time crystals.(Photo:University of Tokyo)

The 2021 Nishina Asia Award was given to Yao for his exceptional contributions to valleytronics in two-dimensional semiconductors and van der Waals heterostructures.(Photo:University of Hong Kong)

Zhang was awarded the 2021 Physical Science Prize for developing laser-based fast electron beam technologies and their applications.(Photo:Future Science Prize)

Godai was inducted into the International Astronautical Federation Hall of Fame for his significant contributions to Japan’s aerospace industry.(Photo:International Astronautical Federation)

Meng was inducted into the International Astronautical Federation Hall of Fame for his contributions as a pioneer of China’s aerospace industry.(Photo:International Astronautical Federation)

Yu was inducted into the International Astronautical Federation Hall of Fame for his contributions as a pioneer of China’s aerospace industry.(Photo:International Astronautical Federation)

Sivan was awarded the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Simon Ramo Medal for developing pioneering space technology and his leadership of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) as chairman. Under his guidance, India launched its second mission to the moon—Chandrayaan 2—to conduct orbital experiments.(Photo:International Astronautical Federation)

Suresh was awarded the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Simon Ramo Medal for developing pioneering space technology and his leadership of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) as an honorary distinguished professor. Under his guidance, India launched its second mission to the moon—Chandrayaan 2—to conduct orbital experiments.(Photo:Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology)

Chew was awarded the 2020 Women of the Future Award (Southeast Asia) for her work introducing practical agricultural technologies to local farmers and food growers.(Photo:University of Science Malaysia)

Hautea was conferred the 2020 Leads Agriculture Award by the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology for her research into the adoption of the genetically modified Bt eggplant in the Philippines.(Photo:ResearchGate)

Sultana was awarded the 2020 Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application by the World Food Prize Foundation for her work with small-scale farmers in Bangladesh, particularly her efforts involving veterinary outreach, treatment and education.(Photo:World Food Prize Foundation)

Tran was awarded the Vietnamese Kovalevskaia Award 2019 for her research on the breeding and intensive cultivation of trees, the propagation and rearing of non-timber forest products and medicinal herbs, and the development of local medicinal plants.(Photo:Thái Nguyên University)

Varshney received the Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s 2020 Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award for his work in the area of plant genomics and genomics-assisted crop breeding.(Photo:ResearchGate)

Agarwal is a recipient of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in medical sciences for his contributions to the field of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, the immune system’s exaggerated response toAspergillus fungi.(Photo:Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize)

Ateeq is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in the field of medical sciences for her research on the consequences of androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer patients.(Photo:Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)

Campana was awarded the 2020 President’s Technology Award for his work converting immune cells into effective cancer therapies, which has revolutionized the treatment of leukemia.(Photo:A*STAR)

Chotimongkol received the L’Oréal Thailand COVID-19 Solidarity Prize in the field of technology for developing a smartphone application that enables the Department of Disease Control to monitor the health of people under self-isolation.(Photo:Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science)

Gatchalian was posthumously honored with the Dr. Lourdes Espiritu Campos Award for Public Health for her advocacy for tobacco control and the immunization of children.(Photo:Philippine Pediatric Society)

Ju is a recipient of the 13^th Asan Award in Medicine for Young Medical Scientists for his research on lung cancer-related genes.(Photo:Asan Award in Medicine)

Kishimoto is one of three awardees of the 2020 Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science for his discovery and cloning of the protein known as interleukin-6 (IL-6), which regulates antibody production. After identifying IL-6, Kishimoto and his team cloned its receptor to demonstrate its role in inflammatory diseases like arthritis—revolutionizing the treatment of rheumatoid and juvenile arthritis.(Photo:Japan Prize Foundation)

Krishnan was awarded the 2020 President’s Science and Technology Medal for his efforts in advancing academic medicine, translational and clinical research, and technology transfer and entrepreneurship in Singapore.(Photo:A*STAR)

Lan is one of three recipients of the 2020 Ta Quang Buu Awards for her research comparing the transfer of fresh and frozen embryos forin vitro fertilization.(Photo:Ta Quang Buu Prize)

Landol is one of the recipients of the Padma Bhushan Awards 2020 for distinguished service. She was honored for her dedication to women’s health by providing medical care to women through difficult terrain and freezing temperatures.(Photo:Padma Bhushan Award)

Mai leads a team of women who were awarded the 2019 Vietnamese Kovalevskaia Award for their successful isolation of a new strain of SARS-CoV-2, making Vietnam one of the first four countries to successfully isolate the virus in 2020. Her team has spent the last two decades fighting deadly diseases, most notably SARS, A/H5N1 bird flu and H1N1.(Photo:Sức Khỏe & Dời Sống)

Lee received the 13^th Asan Award in Medicine for Clinical Medicine for pioneering a new surgical approach for heart disease and establishing a robotic cardiac surgery center in Korea.(Photo:Asan Award in Medicine)

Lee received the 13^th Asan Award in Medicine for Basic Medicine for his research on the impact microbiomes have on animal growth and physiology.(Photo:Asan Award in Medicine)

Lee is a recipient of the 13^th Asan Award in Medicine for Young Medical Scientists for identifying the loss of muscle tissue as a risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.(Photo:Asan Award in Medicine)

Liu is a recipient of the 2020 President’s Science Award for his contributions to biomedical research and precision medicine through genetic studies of Asian populations.(Photo:A*STAR)

Lo is one of four recipients of the 2021 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering that fetal DNA is present in maternal blood and that it can be used to test for genetic disorders.(Photo:Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Mano is one of the recipients of the 2020 Japan Academy Prize for his discovery of the EML4-ALK oncogene, a cancer growth driver, as well as his promotion of cancer genomic medicine.(Photo:Comprehensive Academy for Advanced Oncology)

Navarra was awarded the Dr. Paulo C. Campos Award for Health Research by the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology for her research on lupus.(Photo:ResearchGate)

Park was awarded the 2020 Ho-Am Prize in Medicine for his contributions to the field of interventional cardiology.(Photo:Ho-Am Foundation)

Andani was awarded the 2020 Indonesia Award in the Professional Figure category for his work conducting pooled testing to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19 in West Sumatra.(Photo:Radio Idola Semarang)

Qadri is a laureate of the 2020 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award for her work on understanding and preventing infectious diseases affecting children in developing countries as well as her advocacy of early diagnoses and global vaccination.(Photo:UNESCO)

Qiao was elected in 2020 as an international fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for her extensive work on reproductive biology and the pathology of infertility.(Photo:Peking University)

In 2020, Saitoh was elected as an international member of the National Academy of Medicine for his groundbreaking research in the fields of physical medicine, rehabilitation and dysphagia.(Photo:ResearchGate)

Saitou is a recipient of the Imperial Prize and the Japan Academy Prize for his work on the mechanism andin vitro reconstitution of germ-cell development.(Photo:Kyoto University)

Sakaguchi was awarded the 2020 Robert Koch Award for his discovery of regulatory T-cells that modulate the immune system, maintain tolerance to self-antigens, and prevent autoimmune disease.(Photo:Wikimedia Commons)

Thitithanyanont received the L’Oréal Thailand COVID-19 Solidarity Prize in the field of life sciences for her research projects addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, including diagnostic methods, treatments and vaccines. In an early study of 217 recovered COVID-19 patients, Thitithanyanont and her team at the department of microbiology at Mahidol University were able to identify viral clearance as well as the pattern of antibody responses with SARS-CoV-2. This understanding of natural host defenses and antibody duration provides a foundation for further research into controlling the spread of the virus.(Photo:Loop)

In 2020, Chen was elected as an international member of the National Academy of Medicine for his clinical research, medical reform and leadership of three leading medical bodies: the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, and the Center for Respiratory Diseases of China-Japan Friendship Hospital.(Photo:Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences)

Wong was elected in 2020 as an international member of the National Academy of Medicine for his contributions to the diagnosis and prevention of major eye diseases. (Photo:Duke-NUS Medical School)

Zhong was conferred the Medal of the Republic for his contributions to the field of respiratory disease research and his transparency in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.(Photo:Journal of Thoracic Disease)

Bagchi was elected as a 2020 fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the 2021 recipient of the Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in theoretical and experimental chemistry of liquids for his studies on statistical mechanics. (Photo:Indian Institute of Science)

Chen is a laureate of the 33^rd Khwarizmi International Award for his research on the synthesis and crystal engineering of functional coordination compounds and coordination polymers.(Photo:ResearchGate)

Dash is a recipient of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in the field of chemical sciences for designing enhanced drug delivery systems based on the organic synthesis of molecules.(Photo:Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science)

George is a recipient of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in the field of chemical sciences for his research on the properties and applications of supramolecular polymers.(Photo:Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research)

Kim was awarded the 29^th Sudang Award in the category of basic sciences. He is known for his spectroscopy research, particularly time-resolved and single-molecule spectroscopy.(Photo:Yonsei University)

For his work developing nanotechnology-enabled water filters, Pradeep was awarded the 25^th Nikkei Asia Prize (Science and Technology). Pradeep, who leads the International Centre for Clean Water at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is also a recipient of a 2020 Padma Shri Award in the field of Science and Engineering. From pesticide to arsenic removal technology, his work has benefitted over ten million Indians, providing them with clean and safe drinking water. His nanochemistry-based water filters consist of a first layer that kills bacteria and viruses with silver nanoparticles and a second layer that traps iron and arsenic.(Photo:Indian Institute of Technology Madras)

Aviso was awarded the 2020 Dr. Michael Purvis Award for Sustainability Research for her important contributions to environmental systems engineering as well as developing novel optimization models to guide national and global environmental decisionmaking.(Photo:ResearchGate)

Briones was awarded the 2020 Gregorio Y. Zara Award for Applied Science Research for designing a mosquito ovicidal/larvicidal trap system aimed at reducing the incidence of dengue fever.(Photo:Department of Science and Technology)

Choi received the 29^th Sudang Award in the category of Applied Sciences. He is known for his work in the fields of bio-mimetic engineering and aerodynamics.(Photo:Seoul National University)

Dasgupta is a recipient of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in the field of engineering sciences for his role in developing a light and low-cost bullet-proof jacket currently used by the police.(Photo:Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize)

Huang, chief designer of the country’s first-generation nuclear submarines, was honored with the 2019 Highest Science and Technology Award.(Photo:Shen Hong/Xinhua)

Kankanamge is a recipient of the 2020 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World for her research on aquatic ecosystem conservation and pollution control. She is currently researching the effectiveness of restoring native plants to control invasive aquatic plants in river ecosystems—work that will help prevent ecosystem degradation. She is also studying the levels of heavy metals in edible fish and shellfish in Sri Lanka’s Batticaloa lagoon, a primary source of seafood for the local community.(Photo:University of Ruhuna)

Kulkarni is a recipient of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in the field of engineering sciences for developing India’s first microreactor lab.(Photo:Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize)

Murai is one of two recipients of the NEC C&C Foundation’s 2020 C&C Prize for leading the development of the internet in Japan as the founder of the Japan University NETwork (JUNET).(Photo:Rakuten)

Shin is a recipient of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Rising Talent Award for her development of nature-inspired adhesive micro-formulations for 3D and 4D bioprinting. Inspired by nature, Shin and her team are exploring the use of biomaterials, such as mussel-inspired catechol, for drug delivery. These hemostatic materials have the ability to control external and internal bleeding, which also makes them useful in wound treatment as a coating on medical tools.(Photo:Sungkyunkwan University)

Subrina is a recipient of the 2020 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World for her research on the properties and uses of nanomaterials.(Photo:Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World)

Suresh received the 2020 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Medal for his contributions to mechanical engineering through multidisciplinary research and leadership at the national level.(Photo:Nanyang Technological University)

Uy is the recipient of the 2020 David M. Consunji Award for Engineering Research for his engineering and innovation projects, including a sensor that monitors the structural integrity of buildings.(Photo:School of Civil, Environmental and Geological Engineering, Mapua University)

Vazquez, known for inventing sturdy, prefabricated modular housing, won the 2020 Ceferino Follosco Award for Product and Process Innovation.(Photo:San Beda College Grade School ’65, High School ’69)

Huh was awarded the 2020 POSCO TJ Park Technology Prize for developing power management integrated semiconductor chips that control the power supply to electronic devices.(Photo:POSCO TJ Park Foundation)

Okada is a recipient of the 2020 Japan Academy Prize for his research on seismic performance evaluation and solutions to upgrade vulnerable buildings.(Photo:Japan Academy)

Dutta is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his studies on the evolution of plant terpenoids, a class of organic chemicals that contribute to the scent, flavor and color of plants.(Photo:Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)

Hong, an internationally renowned atmospheric modeling expert, was awarded the 2020 POSCO TJ Park Science Prize for leading the development of a numerical weather prediction model designed specifically for Korea.(Photo:POSCO TJ Park Foundation)

Mukherjee is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his studies of the quality and quantity of groundwater in India that is suitable for drinking.(Photo:ResearchGate)

Ozima is a recipient of the 2020 Japan Academy Prize for his work on noble gas chemistry, which has shed light on the early evolution of Earth.(Photo:University of Tokyo)

Zeng is one of two awardees of the 2019 Highest Science and Technology Award for his pioneering work on modern atmospheric science, meteorology-numerical prediction and meteorological satellite remote sensing.(Photo:Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Chan was awarded the 2020 ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women for developing vaccines, antivirals and education tools to prevent enterovirus A71—the virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease.(Photo:ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women)

Chatterjee is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his study of bacterial social communication systems during plant disease.(Photo:Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize)

Honda was awarded the Carlos J. Finlay UNESCO Prize for Microbiology for his research on the impact of microbiota on the immune system.(Photo:Keio University)

Kim is one of the recipients of the 33^rd Khwarizmi International Award for his research and development of medicinal drugs and supplements from marine organisms.(Photo:Loop)

Kita was awarded the 2020 Duke of Edinburgh Prize for his studies on the survival and expansion of tropical pathogenic microorganisms.(Photo:Nagasaki University)

Miyawaki, recognized for his contributions to molecular imaging, is one of two recipients of the 25^th Keio Medical Science Prize. He is the inventor of ScaleS, a clearing reagent that reveals the structural details of cells and organs, and AkaBLI, a bioluminescence imaging system that glows and sheds light on the structures and cell activities within living cells and animals. Miyawaki’s imaging technology has allowed researchers around the world to observe microscopic molecular activity within cells, providing the foundation for recent breakthroughs in the field of life sciences.(Photo:RIKEN Center for Brain Science)

Rui is a recipient of the 2020 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Rising Talent Award for her research on RNA splicing.(Photo:UNESCO)

Saludes was awarded the 2020 Gregorio Y. Zara Award for Basic Science Research for his research into the chemical biology of natural products from organisms.(Photo:Loop)

Sano is a recipient of the 2020 Japan Academy Prize for his studies detecting and isolating viroids—a virus-like pathogen that causes disease in plants.(Photo:Japan Academy)

Shinozaki, internationally renowned for his work studying plant responses to environmental stresses, was awarded the 36^th International Prize for Biology.(Photo:Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

Takeichi is one of the awardees of the 2020 Canada Gairdner Awards for his identification of cadherins and their role in animal cell adhesion and signaling.(Photo:RIKEN)

Thirumalai is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for her research on neural circuits that generate movement.(Photo:National Centre for Biological Sciences)

Wang was awarded the 2020 King Faisal Prize for Biology. His laboratory is known for discovering the role mitochondria plays in apoptosis, or cell death, in multicellular organisms.(Photo:King Faisal Prize)

Wang was awarded the 2020 Future Science Prize (Life Science Prize) for his discoveries of the use of arsenic trioxide and all trans-retinoic acid to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia.(Photo:Future Science Prize)

Zhang was awarded the 2020 Future Science Prize (Life Science Prize) for his discovery of the use of arsenic trioxide and all trans-retinoic acid to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia.(Photo:Future Science Prize)

Monmaturapoj received the L’Oréal Thailand COVID-19 Solidarity Prize for her work manufacturing innovative face masks that protect against virus particles and other particulate matter. The four-ply masks are coated with a unique composite—hydroxyapatitetitanium dioxide. The hydroxyapatite attracts the virus to the outer surface of the mask while the titanium dioxide deactivates microorganisms. Looking ahead, Monmaturapoj intends to use the funds from this award to manufacture the masks.(Photo:National Science and Technology Development Agency)

Lu is the winner of the 2020 Future Science Prize (Physical Science Prize) for discovering and synthesizing a superior nanotwinned structure and gradient nanostructure.(Photo:Future Science Prize)

In 2020, Narasimhan was elected as an international honorary member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for her work designing practical nanomaterials.(Photo:Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research)

Wang is a laureate of the 33^rd Khwarizmi International Award for his work on the relaxation property relationships in metallic glasses.(Photo:Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology)

Anandavardhanan is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his contributions to representation theory.(Photo:Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize)

Hazra is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his contributions to probability theory, in particular, random matrices with dependent entries, random fields and random graphs, as well as themes of interest to physics like sandpile models and membranes.(Photo:Indian Academy of Sciences)

Narasimhan is one of two recipients of the 2020 Spirit of Abdus Salam Award for his dedication to supporting early-career mathematicians in developing countries.(Photo:International Centre for Theoretical Sciences)

Peng is the winner of the 2020 Future Science Prize (Mathematics & Computer Science Prize) for his groundbreaking work on the theory of backward stochastic differential equations, the nonlinear Feynman-Kac formula, and the theory of nonlinear expectations.(Photo:Future Science Prize)

Pham is one of three recipients of the 2020 Ta Quang Buu Awards for his studies on the generic properties for semialgebraic programs.(Photo:Ta Quang Buu Prize)

Chong is one of the recipients of the President’s Science Award for his international leadership and contributions to topological nanophotonics research.(Photo:Nanyang Technological University)

Zhang is one of the recipients of the President’s Science Award for his international leadership and contributions to topological nanophotonics research.(Photo:Nanyang Technological University)

Zheludev is one of the recipients of the President’s Science Award for his international leadership and contributions to topological nanophotonics research.(Photo:Nanyang Technological University)

Dhara is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his research on liquid crystals, complex fluids and soft matter photonics.(Photo:University of Hyderabad)

Ganapathy is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his research on experimental soft condensed matter physics.(Photo:Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize)

Ichikawa was awarded the 40^th Saruhashi Prize for her contributions to our understanding of the nature of neutrinos.(Photo:NHK)

Loh is a recipient of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Rising Talent Award for her work on single-molecule quantum control.(Photo:National University of Singapore)

Lu is the 2021 recipient of the Rolf Landauer and Charles H. Bennett Award in Quantum Computing for his work on solid-state quantum light sources, quantum teleportation and optical quantum computing. Lu also received the 2020 Optical Society Adolph Lomb Medal for his contributions to optical quantum information technologies.(Photo:University of Science and Technology of China)

Nguyen is one of three recipients of the 2020 Ta Quang Buu Awards for his project determining electron inelastic mean free paths in materials.(Photo:Ta Quang Buu Prize)

Park was awarded the 2020 S. Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics. He is known for his research in fusion plasma diagnostics.(Photo:Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)

Jiang was awarded the 2020 Nishina Asia Award for his research on the structure and dynamics of interfacial water at the atomic scale.(Photo:Nishina Memorial Foundation)

Chiba was awarded the 2020 IEEE Nikola Tesla Award for his contributions to bearingless and reluctance motors for application in hybrid and pure electrical vehicles.(Photo:Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Pancholi received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (Mathematical Sciences) for his research in the area of symplectic geometry and topology.(Photo:The Institute of Mathematical Sciences)

Yang was elected a fellow of the European Academy of Sciences. He is known for his work on partial differential equations and kinetic theories in the area of hyperbolic conservation laws.(Photo:European Academy of Science)

Qian received the Highest Science and Technology Award 2018 for his contributions to China’s maritime radar system.(Photo:Visual China Group)

Arakawa was awarded the IEEE Jun-Ichi Nishizawa Medal 2019 for his contributions to the development and commercialization of quantum dot lasers.(Photo:The University of Tokyo)

The chief designer for Chinese spacecraft, Qi was awarded the 2019 IAF Hall of Fame Award for his contributions to the progress of space science and technology.(Photo:Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Wang won the 2019 Future Science Prize (Mathematics and Computer Science Prize) for developing new cryptoanalysis methods to reveal the weaknesses of widely used hash functions, enabling a new generation of cryptographic hash function standards. (Photo: Wang Xiaoyun)

Mazumdar-Shaw received the Lifetime Achievement award from the Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry for her contributions to the field of healthcare and society at large.(Photo:Wikimedia Commons)

Gupta received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (Mathematical Sciences) for her contributions in affine algebraic geometry, in particular, her proposal of a solution to the Zariski Cancellation Problem.(Photo:Scroll.in)

Yoshino won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating the world’s first commercially viable lithium-ion battery in 1985. He shares the prize with Professor John B. Goodenough of the University of Texas, US and Professor M. Stanley Whittingham of the State University of New York, US. While employed at the then- Asahi Chemical Industry Co., Yoshino paired polyacetylene anodes with Goodenough’s cobalt oxide cathode design to overcome a critical safety barrier in lithium-ion batteries. He further improved the battery’s performance by developing an aluminium foil current collector and strategically designing its coil-wound structure. Today, lithium-ion batteries are used in a wide range of modern technologies, from smartphones to electric cars. (Photo: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Pham received the 2019 Gottfried Wagener Prize for Digitalization and Mobility for his work on the giant spin Hall effect in topological insulators and its application to ultralow-power magnetoresistive random-access memory.(Photo:Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Toh was conferred the President’s Science Award 2019 for his fundamental contributions to the theory, algorithms and applications of convex optimization.(Photo:National University of Singapore)

Pham won the Ramanujan Prize 2019 for his outstanding research in the field of complex analysis, specifically pluripotential theory, complex Monge-Ampère equations and log canonical thresholds. The prize also recognizes his contributions to the advancement of mathematics in his home country, Vietnam. Pham has the honor of being the first Vietnamese mathematician to publish in mathematics’ most prestigious journal, Acta Mathematica. He is also known in his home country as one of its youngest and most productive professors. (Photo: Pham Hoang Hiep)

Mariapun received the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO Fellowship For Women in Science National Award (Malaysia)for her research on mammographic density and breast cancer risk in Asian women to formulate effective screening strategies for early detection of the disease.(Photo:L'Oréal Malaysia)

Cheon was awarded the POSCO TJ Park Foundation Science Prize 2019 for developing ‘HeaAn,’ a homomorphic encryption software program that decrypted for the first time the multiple linear function, the biggest challenge in the field of cryptology.(Photo:Dong-A Science)

Narayanan was awarded the 2019 Padma Bhushan for introducing liquid fuel rocket technology in India.(Photo:Outlook India)

Yang was awarded the 2019 Qiu Shi Lifetime Achievement Award for his lifetime contributions to theoretical physics. Yang received the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on parity nonconservation of weak interactions.(Photo:Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Sunoj received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (Chemical Sciences) for his contributions to the field of chemistry, which explain how phenomenon such as handedness or enantioselectivity operate at the molecular level.(Photo:Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)

Umetsu received the 2019 Saruhashi Prize for her studies on the physical properties of Heusler-type functional magnetic materials, which are expected to have a variety of applications such as high-performance hard disks.(Photo:Tohoku University)