Maheera Abdul Ghani: Pakistani woman makes history at Cambridge
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Pakistan’s Dr. Maheera Abdul Ghani has set a new milestone by becoming the country’s first woman to earn a PhD in Material Science and Metallurgy from the prestigious University of Cambridge.
Dr. Maheera Abdul Ghani began her academic journey with an engineering degree from Pakistan and later pursued advanced studies in Germany and France under the highly competitive Erasmus Mundus Scholarship program.
Her doctoral research focused on 2D materials, exploring solutions to challenges in modern electronics.
During her PhD, she gained expertise in nano-fabrication, a cutting-edge field crucial to the development of next-generation devices.
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Dr. Maheera’s achievement marks a significant moment for Pakistani women in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), highlighting their growing impact on global research and innovation.
Her success not only brings pride to Pakistan but also serves as a powerful inspiration for young women aspiring to excel in science and technology.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
