Soma, a special adviser to the president of Kobe University, is known for her research on the use of copper carbonyl catalyst in organic synthesis and the recycling of carbon dioxide. She graduated from Kobe University in 1965 and lives in Osaka Prefecture.
The others named include Ada Yonath, a professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Thai Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol, a well-known chemist who heads the Chulabhorn Research Institute in Thailand. The accolade was established among other events to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry, which the U.N. declared.
(C) The Japan Times
Distinguished Women in Chemistry / Chemical Engineering
2011 International Year of Chemistry Project
Brazil
Vanderlan Bolzani
Canada
Linda F. Nazar
France
Nicole J. Moreau
Germany
Luisa De Cola-Germany
Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus
Hungary
Magdolna Hargittai
Klára Tóth
Israel
Ada E. Yonath
Japan
Yoshie Souma
Kuwait
Nouria A. Al-Awadi
Faizah Mohammed Abdel Mohsin Al-Kharafi
Netherlands
Carolyn Ribes
Poland
Izabela Nowak
Russia
Natalia Tarasova
Sweden
Sara Snogerup Linse
Thailand
H.R.H. Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol
Turkey
Ayse Aroguz
United Kingdom
Véronique Gouverneur
Lesley J. Yellowlees
United States of AmericaNovella Bridges
Joanna Fowler
Nancy B. Jackson
Susan M. Kauzlarich
