Industrial Designer Neeti Kailas won the 2014 Young Laureate of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise for her non-invasive medical device to screen for hearing impairment in newborns born in developing countries.  Together with her husband, they started ...

Biologist, Activist Through her activism for conservation and women’s rights, Dr. Maathai is the first African female to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. She was also the first female from East and Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree. Founder ...

Planetary Geologist Adriana C. Ocampo knew from the time she was a child that the stars and space were in her future. Growing up in Argentina, she would look at the stars and make spacecrafts from pots and pans. Though she works for NASA and leads progr...

Computer and Astronautical Engineer For someone who never thought she would work for NASA, this STEM shero has come a long way and is a bright example for young girls with Hispanic heritage.  Scarlin has racked up many accomplishments within the space...

Physicist, Mathematician From a young age, Ingrid was always curious how things worked and what made them work. This curiosity led her to obtain a degree in Physics and Mathematics.  She is one of the world’s most cited mathematicians for her research...

Software Developer This Ghanaian entrepreneur is making tech her mission for young girls in Ghana.  Determined that the word, “impossible” would not be a part of her vocabulary, Regina has become successful, admired, and recognized globally for inspir...

Social Entrepreneur & Industrial Designer Who is Diana Sierra?  Diana Sierra was working in Uganda in 2012, when she was surprised and outraged to see young girls dropping out of school left and right. Why? Because there was nothing to help the...

Atmospheric Chemist Currently, a professor at MIT, Susan is internationally recognized as a leader in atmospheric science.  She led an expedition to Antarctica to investigate the newly discovered ozone hole over the continent. Solomon's research...

Biologist Christiane is a German biologist who co-won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on the genetic control on embryonic development. She was able to identify genes using fruit fly embryos and by using small amounts of radiatio...