The Association0 of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with Underwriters Laboratories, a global safety science company, launched the third annual Asean-US Science Prize for Women this month. The 2017 Asean-US Science Prize for Women is looking to reward young women who are successfully using applied sciences to solve these challenges. The winner will receive a $20,000 award and recognition during the 2017 Asean ministerial meeting on science and technology, to be held in Myanmar in November. Last year, Kathleen Aviso, associate professor of chemical engineering at De La Salle University, was a finalist for the 2016 Asean-US Science Prize for Women on Energy Research for her work on mathematical models that inform environmental decision-making in the Philippines. The US and Asean are celebrating 40 years of partnership in 2017, marking a deepened cooperation under the US-Asean strategic partnership.

Source: Manila Times May 26, 2017 16:18 UTC