The 5th edition of the much anticipated corporate event for L’Oréal Malaysia- For Women in Science award ceremony 2010 was held at Hilton Kuala Lumpur on 12 of October to honor the 3 young women researchers that was granted RM20,000 financial assistance to pursue their scientific project in Malaysia. The 2010 National Fellowships recipients are Dr. Widad binti Ismail, Dr. Lim Kue Peng and Chong Pan Pan. Launched in 2006, the L’Oréal Malaysia ‘For Women in Science’ program is in partnership with the Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO and in support with the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Ministry of Higher Education. This Award is provided in recognition of exceptional women in the field of science and encouraging young women to pursue scientific careers and make their dreams come true.
One of recipients for 2010 is:
Dr. Widad binti Ismail- Senior Lecturer,School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Her project focuses on the development and implementation of smart health community using second generation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), a technology that uses radio waves to automatically identify people, objects, or place at a distance without a direct line-of- sight. Her work targets to build RFID applications on medicine administration and patient identification, This system also helps to distinguish forged and expired medicines and monitors the availability of medicines to ensure sufficient stocks for emergency requirements. RFID holds significant promises to improve efficiency of service delivery in the healthcare sector.
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