Schlumberger Foundation Award Recipient Suyen Espinoza Miranda

A hearty congratulations to Suyen Espinoza Miranda of the Tim van Opijnen Lab, on being awarded a Faculty for the Future grant for the 2019-2020 academic year, following a competitive selection process. A total of 38 new grants were awarded this year out of 526 applications originally submitted, and 93 grants were renewed.

The Schlumberger Foundation is pleased to welcome her into the community of Fellows & Alumnae, now totaling 721 women scientists originating from 80 countries having enrolled or completed PhD or Post-Doctoral research with top universities worldwide.

The program’s long-term goal is to generate conditions that result in more women pursuing scientific careers by removing the barriers women face when entering STEM disciplines, thus reducing the gender gap. Faculty for the Future Fellows are expected to return to their home countries after completion of their studies to contribute to economic, social and technological advancement by strengthening the STEM teaching and research faculties of their home institutions, and to pursue positions in the public sector where their newly acquired technical and scientific skills can help provide evidence-based support for STEM policy making. In so doing, they become powerful role models and help to inspire other girls and women to pursue scientific careers.