OWSD fellowship represents a real empowering difference in my life and career

OWSD has provided tremendous support in shaping my career as a researcher, science ambassador, role model for women scientists and a "think high" human being.

“Ten to fifteen years from now, people, not only in Kenya but in the African continent, will switch to magnetic refrigeration”

I wanted to do applied physics, not theoretical physics… I really wanted to use all of the knowledge that I acquired at university to explain our environment.

What has surprised me is the way technology is emerging and affecting the current state of research. We are encountering a fourth industrial revolution that entails advances in computing power, quantum computing and artificial intelligence, which has already been shown to alter the way we conduct research.

I’ve been working on reptile and amphibian biodiversity for 10 years, and I know that there are still new species that need to be described.

I have to think of something that can help us, that we can use based on resources that we have. The lack of things is the biggest inspiration in my life. I want to help my country.

I really want to do something for my country. Being part of the Sudan national chapter has given me that chance.

I owe ‘what’, ‘who’ and ‘where’ I am in my career and professional practice today to OWSD because without the PHD Fellowship, all my achievements today would have been nothing but bleak.

I found my niche, and I have not looked back.

Due to the war in Yemen, I had stopped studying for two years. This opportunity gave me the chance to complete my postgraduate studies.

Dr. Shammi's research will help to fill a crucial gap in the the global understanding of carbon dynamics and greenhouse gas emissions by providing data on one of the world’s largest river systems.

I want to be in the boardroom. I want to be part of the policy mechanism. I want my influence to go higher than the classroom.

After my postdoc, I will return to Syria and work to achieve my big dream, which is to establish a research center.

You must first be safe to be able to think about the environment.

Just give me the seed and I will continue.

All this has broadened my knowledge for this domain of science, gave me an open mind and also allowed me to learn many things.

When you are following your passion, people will always see what you are doing. People will see that you are doing something different, and they will help you.

When I got my OWSD fellowship, it was an amazing feeling. Before getting the letter, my academic career was a dream, the letter made it possible.