Dr. Saima Shabbir, 2017 fellow of Pakistan, was promoted to Associate Professor and awarded permanent tenure at the Institute of Space Technology in Islamabad. Saima is the first female faculty member of the Materials Science and Engineering Department – as well as the first female faculty member … [READ MORE...]
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Saima Shabbir, Zainab Saleem
In a new guest post published on the TechWomen blog, 2017 fellows of Pakistan Saima Shabbir and Zainab Saleem provide updates on their seed grant-winning action plan project, She For Tech. Addressing Pakistan’s gender disparity in science and technology, She For Tech aims to inspire the next … [READ MORE...]
Saima Shabbir
Dr. Saima Shabbir, 2017 fellow of Pakistan, was awarded a travel grant to participate in the New York Academy of Sciences STEM Exchange: Research and Career Symposium on August 28. The symposium, hosted in partnership with PepsiCo, provided 50 exceptional students and early career scientists an … [READ MORE...]
Zainab Saleem, Bisma Hayat, Saima Shabbir, Shamsa Naz, Sadia Bashir and Saba Rasheed Malik
Team Pakistan, one of five teams to win a $3,000 seed grant during the 2017 program for their action plan project, has taken exciting strides to reach their goal. The team members – Zainab Saleem, Bisma Hayat, Saima Shabbir, Shamsa Naz, Sadia Bashir and Saba Rasheed Malik – launched STEM for Change, … [READ MORE...]
She for Tech: addressing gender disparity in science, technology and innovation
Guest post by Saima Shabbir and Zainab Saleem, 2017 fellows of Pakistan Editor’s note: The 2017 fellows of Pakistan were one of five country cohorts to receive a $3,000 seed grant to support the implementation of their action plan that was developed during the 2017 TechWomen program. In addition … [READ MORE...]
