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Isabella A. Abbot, 2008 Women Of Discovery Special Category Award
Retired University Professor
PhD, Botany, Marine Botanist. Led expeditions to the Pacific and Caribbean discovering the world of marine algae.
Internationally recognized botanist, Dr. Isabella Abbott has made important contributions... [Read More] |
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Carol Amore, 2003 Women of Discovery Film & Exploration Award
Executive Producer, photographer, cinematographer, author, leadership consultant
Carol Amore is an awardwinning wildlife photographer, high definition(HD) digital videographer and executive producer whose sense of adventure leads her into remote parts of the world. As a teenager, she identified... [Read More] |
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Liv Arnesen, 2008 Women of Discovery Courage Award
Former high school teacher, now lecturer, educator and explorer
Arnesen's rich life experiences have made her an internationally recognized leader and role model. Through her diverse roles as polar explorer, educator and motivational leader, Arnesen ignites passion in... [Read More] |
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Rosita Arvigo, 2003 Women of Discovery Earth Award
Ethnobotanist, Traditional Healer, Teacher, Author
Dr. Rosita Arvigo was born in the early 1940's on the north side of Chicago. She earned her degree in Naprapathy from The Chicago College of Naprapathy in 1981, graduating with high honors. In addition to... [Read More] |
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Ann Bancroft, 2008 Women of Discovery Courage Award
Explorer and Educator
Ann Bancroft is one of the world's pre-eminent polar explorers and an internationally recognized leader dedicated to inspiring audiences around the world. Through her various roles as an explorer, educator and sought... [Read More] |
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Gitanjali Banerjee, 2005 Women Of Discovery Field Research Award
Conservation Biologist
Gitanjali Banerjee concentrates her field research on the nutritional ecology of four herbivores in Kaziringa National Park in Assam, India. Her work focuses on developing an understanding of... [Read More] |
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Selma Huxley Barkham, 2009 WINGS Elected Fellow
Historical-geographer
Selma Barkham is recognized for her discovery of thousands of manuscripts, many of which lay untouched for centuries in mostly Spanish and Basque archives. She has uncovered 16th-century Basque sites along... [Read More] |
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Carol Beckwith, 2010 Women of Discovery Lifetime Achievement Award
Photographer, Author, and Artist
Thirty years ago American-born Carol Beckwith and Australian Angela Fisher met in Kenya and began a relationship with the African continent that would profoundly alter and shape their lives. Their journeys would take... [Read More] |
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Elizabeth L. Bennett, 2006 Women of Discovery Courage Award
Wildlife and conservation biologist
Elizabeth Bennett is Director of the Hunting and Wildlife Trade Program of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Elizabeth’s initial research was on the ecology of Malaysian primates. Subsequently, she... [Read More] |
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Janine Benyus, 2006 Women of Discovery Humanity Award
Natural sciences author, biologist, founder of the Biomimicry Guild.
Janine Benyus is a natural sciences writer, and author of six books, including Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. She has cultivated a deep knowledge of the natural world, beginning with direct... [Read More] |
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Diana Beresford-Kroeger, 2010 WINGS Elected Fellow
Scientist, Author
Diana Beresford-Kroeger is a botanist, medical and agricultural researcher, lecturer, and self-defined "renegade scientist" in the fields of classical botany, medical biochemistry, organic chemistry,... [Read More] |
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Marilyn Bridges, 2003 Women of Discovery Courage Award
Aerial Photographer
Marilyn Bridges is an aerial photographer who has captured the enigmatic designs and structures humans made centuries ago on the contours of the earth, including the Nasca lines in Peru and ancient sites in Arizona,... [Read More] |
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Julianna R. Brush, 2006 Women of Discovery Field Research Award
Marine Scientist
Julianna Brush, a graduate student in marine science at the University of South Carolina, will be honored for her field work to understand the effect of airborne African dust on the health of Caribbean coral reefs.... [Read More] |
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Nathalie A. Cabrol, 2005 Women of Discovery Air & Space Award
SETI Institute Principal Investigator at NASA Ames Research Center since 1998. Research on aqueous environments favorable to Life on Mars, their exploration (robotic and human) and the study of terrestial analogues. Adjunct faculty member of The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Iowa
Nathalie Cabrol is a planetary geologist who works with NASA's Ames Research Center, analyzing images and data from Mars to discover whether the Martian environment might support living organisms. She has led field... [Read More] |
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Constanza Ceruti, 2007 Women of Discovery Courage Award
High Altitude Archeologist
Dr. Constanza Ceruti is the only female Andean high altitude archaeologist in the world. She examines Inca ceremonial centers on the summits of Andean mountains to study the Inca Civilization, Dr. Ceruti co-... [Read More] |
