Pakistani women in Science and Technology making us proud

Females having an affiliation from either developed or developing countries are continually driven to seek after professions in science and innovation. United Nations top most preference is to remove gender discrimination and by one way or another empower youngsters and ladies to choose professions in science. The standard nonetheless, follows science significantly ruled by men. Be that as it may, things are evolving.

Here are top Pakistani female scientists who posit as leading examples of inspiration for young girls to follow suit:-

Tasneem Zehra Husain

Tasneem Zehra Husain is a theoretical physicist and a writer. Her devotion to solve logical brain teasers motivated her to become a physicist. She is the first Pakistani woman to obtain a PhD in string theory and has also led a full fledge research in classification of supersymmetric flux backgrounds in eleven dimensions; a major feat indeed! Her articles have appeared in international magazines and newspapers as well. Another one of achievements include publishing a popular science novel in 2014. Her debut novel, Only The Longest Threads, reimagines defining moments of discovery when new scientific theories changed our understanding of the universe, and our place in it. She is also amongst the first few to lay the foundation of science and engineering department at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Hiba Rehman

Hiba Rehman is an engineer currently working in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She has since been inspiring young girls and women to follow her suit and pursue careers in science. She works on expendable launch vehicles and rockets. She provides technical expertise, follows launch vehicle testing, performs data reviews and provides technical assessments of engineering issues.

Dr Nergis Mavalvala

Nergis Mavalvala is a Pakistani astrophysicist who is also the recipient of MacArthur Genius Award in 2010. She is also a professor of astrophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; number one leading university in the world. Mavalvala was among the team of scientists who, for the first time, observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves. Mavalvala has been working on gravitational waves since 1991. To her credit she is also conducting pioneering experiments in the fields of quantum phenomena. Dr and Professor Nergis has a B.A from Wellesley College and PhD from MIT.

Arfa Karim

The youngest Microsoft Certified Professional, Arfa Karim is still remembered till date as a genius. She passed away in 2012 but left her mark for other women and young girls to follow. Her courage and commitment has been a ray of hope to many. There is an Arfa Software and Technology Park in Lahore dedicated to the computer prodigy as a symbol of her ingenuity. As of now the seventeen-story tower ensues standards of an international facility and encourages young tech enthusiasts to fulfill their dreams and form ventures for the betterment of the country.