The 2 global awards honor women whose groundbreaking research is shaping the future of science and the educators and advocates who are helping the next generation to push boundaries even further through two distinct categories: the Scientific Achievement Award and the Science Outreach Award.
This year, the program received 480 submissions across both categories, representing participants from more than 50 countries, marking the highest participation to date. Applicants represented disciplines across the natural and applied sciences, medicine, and engineering, highlighting the range of innovation driven by women worldwide. Throughout this year’s awards cycle, leaders from The Estée Lauder Companies’ Research & Development team were once again proud to represent on the judging panel for each of the awards, with Lisa Napolione, Senior Vice President, Global Research and Development, serving on the Scientific Achievement and Science Outreach panels, and Sarah Vickery, Senior Vice President, Global Scientific Communications & Translational Media, serving on the Science Outreach panel.
On the evening of the awards ceremony, Lisa Napolione introduced the Scientific Achievement category, which recognizes early-career women researchers who have completed their PhD within the past decade and made exceptional contributions to scientific discovery, and reflected on the importance of visibility in science: