Women of Discovery Awards
| Women of Discovery Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2003 |
| Presented by | WINGS WorldQuest |
| Website | http://www.wingsworldquest.org |
The Women of Discovery Awards are given by the non-profit WINGS WorldQuest, in recognition of the achievements of women in science and exploration.[1] The awards were first presented in 2003,<rjdhafsudvlbkahbrflkahebrlhaerlcbqelrhbfef name="Fellows"/> the same year that WINGS WorldQuest was formed by and Leila Hadley Luce.[2] Both the Board of Directors and a Junior Council at the granting organization, WINGS WorldQuest, are involved in selecting the recipients of the Women of Discovery Awards, who are thereafter known as Fellows.[3]
The WINGS Women of Discovery Awards and Fellows Program were established to celebrate the ground-breaking work of women explorers and scientists who are actively out in the field today and provide critical, unrestricted funding to support and ensure continued study.[2]
Women of Discovery Awards are given in the categories of Lifetime Achievement, Air and Space, Conservation, Courage, Earth, Field Research, Film and Exploration, Humanity, Leadership, and the Sea. In addition, some recipients have been simply designated as "Fellows", without being placed in a category.[1] The awards include an unrestricted financial grant.[3] In addition to its fellowship program, WINGS WorldQuest offers Flag Carrier grants in support of field researchers who are financing explorations.[3]
Fellows[]
The awards are given every 1-2 years. Not all awards are given each year. In some years more the same award may be given to more than one person.[1]
Lifetime Achievement[]
- 2020, Sylvia Earle (Lifetime Award)
- 2018, Nalini Nadkarni (Lifetime Achievement Award)
- 2014, Helen Thayer (Lifetime Award)
- 2010, Carol Beckwith (Lifetime Achievement)
- 2010, Angela Fisher (Lifetime Achievement)
- 2007, Jane Goodall (Lifetime Achievement)
- 2006, Eugenie Clark (Lifetime Achievement)
- 1905, Marianne Greenwood (Lifetime Achievement)
Air and Space[]
- 2019. Darlene Lim (Air & Space Award)[4]
- 2018, Nergis Mavalvala (Air & Space Award)
- 2009, Rosaly Lopes (Air and Space)[5]
- 2008, (Air and Space)
- 2005, Nathalie Cabrol (Air and Space)
- 2004, Vera Rubin (Air and Space)
- 2003, Meenakshi Wadhwa (Air and Space)
Conservation[]
- 2019, Krithi K. Karanth (Conservation Award)[4][6]
- 2019, (Conservation Award)[4]
- 2018, Thandiwe Mweetwa (Conservation Award)[7]
- 2016, Marla Spivak (Conservation Award)
Courage[]
- 2016, Juliana Machado Ferreira (Courage Award)
- 2014, Felicity Aston (Courage Award)
- 2011, Kate Jackson (Courage)[8][9]
- 2008, Liv Arnesen (Courage)
- 2008, Ann Bancroft (Courage)
- 2007, Constanza Ceruti (Courage)
- 2006, (Courage)
- 2005, Sabriye Tenberken (Courage)
- 2004, Stephanie Schwabe (Courage)
- 2003, Marilyn Bridges (Courage)
Earth[]
- 2016, Beate G. Liepert (Earth Award)[10][2]
- 2014, (Earth Award)
- 2011, (Earth)
- 2010, Susan Dudley (Earth)
- 2009, Bolortsetseg Minjin (Earth)[11]
- 2008, (Earth)
- 2007, Erin Pettit (Earth)
- 2006, (Earth)
- 2004, Katy Payne (Earth)
- 2003, (Earth)
Field Research[]
- 2010, Kate Harris (Field Research)
- 2009, Leela Hazzah (Field Research)
- 2008, (Field Research)
- 2007, Grace Gobbo (Field Research)
- 2006, (Field Research)
- 2006, (Field Research)
- 2005, (Field Research)
- 2005, (Field Research)[12]
Film and Exploration[]
- 2003, (Film and Exploration)
Humanity[]
- 2019, Mandë Holford (Humanity Award)[4]
- 2018, (Humanity Award)
- 2016, (Humanity Award)
- 2014, (Humanity Award)
- 2011, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka (Humanity)
- 2009, Aparajita Datta (Humanity)
- 2008, (Humanity)[13]
- 2006, Janine Benyus (Humanity)
- 2005, (Humanity)
- 2004, Iris Love (Humanity)
- 2003, Anna Roosevelt (Humanity)
Innovation in Technology Award[]
- (Innovation in Technology Award)
Leadership[]
- 2016, Hope Jahren (Leadership Award)
Sea[]
- 2020, Diva Amon (Sea Award)
- 2018, Asha de Vos (Sea Award)[14]
- 2016, Kristen Marhaver (Sea Award)
- 2011, Anna Cummins (Sea)
- 2010, Alexandra Morton (Sea)[15]
- 2009, Maya Tolstoy (Sea)[16]
- 2008, Vera Metcalf (Sea)
- 2007, (Sea)[17]
- 2006, Edie Widder (Sea)
- 2005, Sue Hendrickson (Sea)
- 2004, Marie Tharp (Sea)
- 2003, Sylvia Earle (Sea)
Fellow[]
- 2011, Gretel Ehrlich (Fellow)
- 2011, Katey Walter Anthony (Fellow)
- 2011, Polly Wiessner (Fellow)
- 2010, Diana Beresford-Kroeger (Fellow)
- 2010, Nina Jablonski (Fellow)
- 2010, (Fellow)
- 2010, (Fellow)
- 2010, Naomi Pierce (Fellow)
- 2010, Andrea Polli (Fellow)
- 2010, (Fellow)
- 2010, Jill Tarter (Fellow)
- 2009, Selma Huxley Barkham (Fellow)
- 2009, (Fellow)
- 2009, Margaret Lowman (Fellow)
- 2009, Jane Poynter (Fellow)
- 2009, Susan Shaw (Fellow)
- 2009, Cindy Lee Van Dover (Fellow)
- 2006, Isabella Abbot
Flag Carriers[]
WINGS WorldQuest Flag Carriers receive grants in support of field research to help finance explorations.
- 2021, Sunniva Sorby (High Arctic, Flag #14)
- 2021, (Indonesia, Flag #23)
- 2021, (Dominica, Flag #29)
- 2021, (CT Quinnehtukqut River, Flag #27)
References[]
- ^ a b c "Fellows". WINGS WorldQuest. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Accolade: Beate Liepert receives a WINGS WorldQuest 2016 Women of Discovery Award". NorthWest Research Associates. March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Koenig, Lauren (November 20, 2018). "Spreading WINGS: Building the next generation of non-profit leaders supporting women in science and exploration". The Scientista Foundation. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d "2019 Women of Discovery Awards". WINGS WorldQuest. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Rosaly M. C. Lopes". Volcano World. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Bagchi, Apeksha (December 27, 2018). "Wildlife Conservation Scientist Dr. Krithi Karanth Wins 2019 Women Of Discovery Award". IWB. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ Fortis, Bianca. "Women of Discovery: Q & A with Thandiwe Mweetwa". WINGS WorldQuest. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Kate Jackson to receive "Women of Discovery" award". Whitman College Faculty News Briefs. March 14, 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Ross, Michael Elsohn (March 1, 2014). A world of her own : 24 amazing women explorers and adventurers. Chicago, ILL: Chicago Review Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-1613744383. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Sinclaire, Janice (March 15, 2016). "Meet Climate Scientist Beate Liepert". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Women of Discovery Earth Award won by Bolortsetseg Minjin". News on Women. May 1, 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Lucas, Tim (March 14, 2005). "Nicholas School PhD Student Dalia Amor Conde Receives WINGS Women of Discovery Award". Duke University. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Irina Nikolaeva awarded WINGS WorldQuest 2008 Women of Discovery Award". SOAS. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Kumara, Sisira (January 14, 2018). "Sri Lanka's Ocean Girl Asha de Vos Wins the Women of Discovery Sea Award for 2018". The Sri Lankan Scientist.
- ^ Weatherby, Craig (April 16, 2010). "Salmon Heroine Awarded Eco-Science Honor". Vital Choice. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Geophysicist Wins 'Women of Discovery' Award Maya Tolstoy Recognized for Deep-Sea Exploration". Earth Institute Columbia University. November 19, 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Stephens, Tim (February 25, 2007). "UCSC biologist Terrie Williams wins 2007 Women of Discovery Award". UC Santa Cruz Newscenter. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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