Margaret Sheil Leadership Award (2017 - )

Summary

The Margaret Sheil Leadership Award has been presented annually by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute since 2017. It recognises an "outstanding female leader working in an area of a chemistry-related field including academia, teaching, and the public or private sector, who has helped to inspire and mentor junior female chemists and/or help to provide a more equitable work place". [from web page] The recipient, who must be a member of the Institute, receives a medal and travel expenses for a lecture tour, and is invited to deliver a keynote address at relevant Institute event. Margaret Sheil played key roles in the governance and promotion of research at senior levels at several Australian universities and other organisations, and is a strong advocate for women as scientific researchers.

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