Ingrid Daubechies has a passion for maths. She uses it to solve problems, to analyse art, to build the strength of developing nations – and to open doors for women.
TWAS is now accepting applications for projects in the basic sciences from individual young scientists and leaders of research units based in scientifically lagging countries.
Queena Ngo Lee-Chua, a recipient of the 2010 TWAS Regional Office in East and South East Asia (TWAS-ROESEAP) prize for the popularization of science, speaks about her passion for maths teaching