Suresh was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering as an international member for his contributions to technologies that advance space exploration as well as his leadership promoting peaceful uses of outer space. (Photo: Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology)

Ip was co-awarded the 2022 The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) award for Earth Astronomy and Space Sciences for researching dynamic models of orbital migration of outer planets during the formation of a solar system. He was also recognized for his work with cometary ionospheres and satellite-magnetosphere interaction. (Photo: Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness)

Liu was one of the recipients of the 2022 IAF Hall of Fame award for his pioneering work in the field of space technology, especially in enhancing the reliability and safety of China manned rockets. Liu was the chief designer on the first manned space mission in China. (Photo: International Astronautical Federation)

Kanekar was awarded the 2022 Infosys Prize in Physical Sciences for his study of galaxies in the “high noon” era when stars were being formed at a maximum rate. His careful astronomical investigations have placed the strongest limit on possible secular variation of the fine structure constant and the electron-to-proton mass ratio. (Photo: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

Shamshad was confer red the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz civil award for her work advancing satellite technology. (Photo: National Center of Excellence in Geology)

Govindaraj won the Norman Borlaug Field Award in 2022. The award was given by the World Food Prize Foundation for his consistent research on biofortified crops, especially iron-rich pearl millet, which have helped improve the health of rural communities and small holder farmers. (Photo: HarvestPlus)

Chhuneja won the 2022 Mentor Award by Borlaug Global Rust Initiative for mentoring more than 30 young women researchers in India, and for her research on identification and introgression of novel genetic variation from wild wheat species into cultivated wheat leading to wheat gene pool enrichment. (Photo: Borlaug Global Rust Initiative)

Phung received the Best Innovation Award at the Hitachi Global Foundation Asia Innovation Awards for her project that harnesses agricultural waste for water treatment. (Photo: Ho Chi Minh City University)

Suralta was one of the recipients of the Achievement Award at the 2021 National Research Council of the Philippines’ (NCRP) awards for his significant contributions to understanding root science leading to robust high-value crops in the face of climate change. (Photo: Philippine Rice Research Institute)

Rana received the 2022 Early Career Winners Award by The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) for her research on identifying genes resistant to fusarium head blight, and for developing and characterizing wheat germplasm for durable rust resistance and reduced fungicide use. (Photo: Borlaug Global Rust Initiative)

Xie was conferred the 2022 The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) award in agricultural science for his contributions in plant hormone signaling. He notably contributed to unlocking important signaling mechanisms involving two plant hormones, jasmonate, and strigolactone. (Photo: Tsinghua University)

Adeeba received the 2022 Merdeka Award for Health, Science and Technology for her impact on the prevention, treatment and research of infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS. In addition to heading Malaysia’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Adeeba has consistently pushed for harm reduction and HIV prevention programs for people who use drugs. In 2005, she drove a Needle Syringe Exchange Program that dropped the rate of new HIV/AIDS infections by 50 percent over 10 years. Over a 30-year career, she has established herself as a leader and committee member of various prestigious regional and international organizations. (Photo: International AIDS Society)

Ho was named one of the 2022 Outstanding Women in Nation’s Service awardees for her work in public health. Her research has contributed to policies like the sugar- sweetened beverage tax, universal health care and the implementation of health technology assessment processes. (Photo: Department of Health)

Ranasinghe received the 7th Sheikh Fahad Hiroshima-Asia Sports Medicine and Science Award in 2022. This award is given once in four years to a medical expert from Asia for their contribution to sports medicine. (Photo: University of Colombo)

Kang was elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2022 for her outstanding contributions to improve child health through her research in enteric infectious diseases and vaccinology benefiting children in low- and middle-income countries, and more recently to vaccine science, vaccination policy, and communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: International Congress on Infectious Diseases)

Hattori, an ophthalmologist, won the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2022. He divides his time between Japan and Vietnam treating patients living with eye disorders. Hattori has trained more than thirty doctors in Vietnam who can now do sophisticated eye surgeries. His team has treated over 20,000 patients in the country. Hattori has even donated medical equipment to remote and under-resourced hospitals in Vietnam. In 2005, Hattori founded the Asia-Pacific Prevention of Blindness Association to train doctors and conduct free treatment and surgeries. In 2014, with the help of investors and colleagues, he founded the Japan International Eye Hospital in Hanoi. The funds earned through this hospital are used for free outreach programs. The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation was touched by Hattori’s “simple humanity and extraordinary generosity. (Photo: Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation)

Hong was awarded the President’s Science and Technology Medal for his work on building up the biomedical sciences research ecosystem in Singapore. Over the course of his career, he has fostered partnerships between the public, academic and clinical research sectors as well as nurtured scientific talent and encouraged innovation. (Photo: Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

Hu was selected as one of the 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards for elucidating the biochemical mechanism of depression. (Photo: L'Oréal For Women in Science)

Sugihara received the Japan Science and Technology (JST) President Award for excellence in science by female researchers for her work on lipids in cell membranes and biosensors. (Photo: The University of Tokyo, Institute of Industrial Sciences)

Kasai received the Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize in 2022 for discovering the principles of structural plasticity in brain spine synapses. (Photo: The University of Tokyo)

Lee won the 2022 Asan Award in Clinical Medicine for his contributions to Image-based diagnosis and prognosis prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma, and validation of therapeutic effect of “No-Touch” radiofrequency ablation for small hepatocellular carcinoma. (Photo: Seoul National University College of Medicine)

Choudhury won the 2022 Mustafa Prize International, which is awarded to the top researchers of the Islamic world. He received the honor for his contributions in the field of natural product chemistry, and for discovering anti-epileptic and anti-leishmanial compounds from indigenous medicinal plants, which are in various stages of clinical trials. (Photo: Pride of Pakistan)

Bagamasbad has been recognized as one of the 2022 Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service awardees for spearheading an RT-PCR training program for the detection of SARS- CoV-2, to support the Department of Health’s COVID-19 response. (Photo: University of Philippines Diliman)

Trivedi won the National Tech Excellence Award for Women-2022 given by India’s Department of Science and Technology. Trivedi received this award for her research on metabolic bone disorders, specifically post-menopausal osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. Her work has led to a pipeline of potential products including Reunion which helps in rapid fracture healing. (Photo: Central Drug Research Institute)

Shin received the 2022 Asan Award in Basic Medicine for his research on characterization of human immune responses against hepatitis viruses and corona viruses. (Photo: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Song was co-awarded the 2022 TWAS award in Medical Sciences for his research on the influence of non-coding RNAs in regulating tumor plasticity. (Photo: Tidetron R&D)

Batool was conferred the 2022 Tamgha-e-Imtiaz civilian award for medicine recognizing her contributions to the field of gastroenterology. (Photo: Oladoc)

Toda won the 2022 Japan Science and Technology (JST) Prize for excellence in science by female researchers. She received the award for her research on the evolution in taste receptors of birds and primates. (Photo: Meiji University)

Chen was the co-recipient of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) award in 2020 for her work exploring the interactions between nanoparticles and biological systems. Her work has implications for potentially designing new systems for biomedical applications. (Photo: National Center for Nanoscience and Technology China)

Penaloza, Jr. was named the Achievement Awardee for the NRCP Division of Chemical Sciences for his notable contributions in polymer chemistry research. (Photo: ResearchGate)

Yadav was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering as an international member for his work advancing research, innovation and education in green chemistry, catalysis, nanotechnology and chemical engineering. (Photo: Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai)

Ho was awarded the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent Award in 2022 for her developing new materials for the production of green hydrogen. (Photo: Ho Thi Thanh Van)

Auresenia was awarded the Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (KSBB) Research Exchange Award for his contributions and supporting role to further the collaboration among Asian researchers in the field of biotechnology research. (Photo: De La Salle University)

Koh is a recipient of the Young Scientist Award as part of the President’s Science and Technology Awards. He was recognized for his breakthroughs in sustainable base metal catalysis and radical-based chemical technologies. (Photo: National University of Singapore)

Chang won the 2022 HO-AM Prize in Chemistry and Life Sciences for his contributions in the field of transition metal catalysis for organic transformations and for developing a range of new and impactful C-H bond functionalization reactions. (Photo: Wikipedia)

Ranathunga is the recipient of 2022 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for turning industrial and agricultural waste into value-added products and using them as raw materials for eco-friendly construction and development projects. (Photo: Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World)

Septevani was awarded the Merck Award for Young Indonesian Scientists for her research on lignin derived from biomass black liquor sludge as an eco-friendly flame retardant. (Photo: ResearchGate)

Bi is a recipient of the Young Scientist Award for developing and translating bio-optical technologies and medical innovations. (Photo: Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

Bui was awarded the Outstanding Innovation Award at the Hitachi Global Foundation Asia Innovation Awards for the development of a wetland roof system for domestic wastewater treatment and sustainable cities. (Photo: Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research)

Legara was named one of the 2022 Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service awardees in recognition of her work advancing the field of data science in the Philippines. She is the program director of the country’s pioneering graduate data science program. (Photo: Erika Fille Legara)

Fang was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering as an inter national member for his contributions to the understanding of the mechanics of ferroelectric and ferromagnetic materials as well as light weight multifunctional structures under extreme conditions. (Photo: Beijing Institute of Technology)

Bhuvaneswari was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering as an international member for her work advancing power converters to improve power quality and her leadership in using advanced technologies for education. (Photo: National Academy of Engineering)

Mayuga was named one of the 2022 Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service awardees for her work on transport planning and improving mobility in Manila. (Photo: LinkedIn)

Kwon was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering for his contributions to the development and commercialization of model-predictive controls. (Photo: The World Academy of Sciences)

Kulkarni was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering as an international member for his innovation-centric business and technology development as an engineer, entrepreneur and environmentalist. (Photo: National Academy of Engineering)

Cervera received the David M. Consunji Award for Engineering Research from the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology for advancing research on energy storage and conversion devices, waste to energy applications and green materials. (Photo: The World Academy of Sciences)

Cha won the 2022 HO-AM prize in engineering for his innovative research in the database industry. Cha has developed the first commercial in-memory database engine, SAP HANA, that can store large scale data in DRAM memory. (Photo: Seoul National University)

Bandyopadhyay received the Padma Shri award in the science and engineering category for her continued research on data mining, pattern recognition and biological data analysis, which has led to important discoveries such as genetic markers for breast cancer. (Photo: Infosys Prize)

Suebnukarn received an honorable mention in the 2022 Underwriters Laboratories- ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women, which recognized of her research that uses AI technology for early detection of oral cancer and other jaw tumors. (Photo: Thammasat University)

Sok is one of two winners of the 2022 Underwriters Laboratories- ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women for her research that advances early detection of oral cancer using AI. (Photo: Ching Cheong Sok)

Charoensiriwath won the 2022 Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women for her extensive work in developing mobile applications on national digital platforms to promote nutritional health in children. (Photo: The ASEAN)

Thomas was awarded the APJ Abdul Kalam award for her pioneering work developing indigenous missile systems. (Photo: Fortune India)

Tsai was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering as an international member for his global leadership and research that advanced earthquake engineering and steel structure design. Tsai is a prolific researcher in the fields of design, testing and analysis of seismic building structures. Throughout his career, he has developed several seismic- protective technologies like metallic energy dissipating elements and buckling restrained braces.As an educator and leader, he has supervised over 150 Masters and Doctoral students from Taiwan and abroad. More recently, his work investigates the relationship between stiffness and cracking in order to keep structures stable and people safe in the event of an earthquake. (Photo: National Academy of Engineering)

Zan was co-awarded the 2022 Franco-Taiwanese prize for her work with French researcher, Dr. Olivier Soppera, advancing laser materials and processes for the development of metal-oxide-based sensors used for health applications. (Photo: National University Yang Ming Chiao)

Abe-Ouchi was one of the recipients of the Japan Academy Prize for her research contributions to understanding the mechanism of the 100,000 year period glacial cycle. (Photo: European Geosciences Union)

Yñiguez was named one of the 2022 Outstanding Women in Nation’s Service awardees for her contributions to marine science research. Yñiguez works with local communities to advocate sustainable fishing practices and has most recently collaborated with the local fishing and agricultural bureau to propose the use of artificial intelligence as an early-warning system for harmful algal blooms. Interestingly, her systems make use of accessible and inexpensive components like underwater cameras, lasers, depth sensors and global positioning devices to gather and process data. Yñiguez believes it is important to educate local fisherfolk and provide the infrastructure and support necessary to enable sustainable fishing. (Photo: Daily Guardian)

Fernando was awarded the 2022 National Research Council of the Philippines’ Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to earth and space sciences. (Photo: University of the Philippines/a>)

Oposa is a recipient of the 2022 TOWNS Award for her work in marine ecology conservation. Through SPS, she has organized the Save Sharks Network Philippines to lobby a roadmap for shark and ray protection in the Philippines. (Photo: De La Salle Santiago Zobel School)

Kanniah was listed as one of the World’s Top 2 percent Scientists in the field of Environment and Surveying by Stanford University. She received the accolade for the impact of her work that examines changes in terrestrial carbon stock and low-carbon cities. (Photo: University of Technology, Malaysia)

Aurelio was conferred the Gregorio Y. Zara Award for Basic Research by the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (PhilAAST) for his contributions to structural geology and geodynamics education. Aurelio is also a prolific researcher in the field of tectonics. (Photo: University of the Philippines)

Ohkouchi received the Duke of Edinburgh Prize in 2022 from the Japan Academy for his research on development and application of a method for analyzing changes in the biological world using advanced analysis of compound-specific isotope ratios. (Photo: Progress in Earth and Planetary Science)

Biju was awarded the Best Atmospheric Scientist Award in 2022 by India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences for developing weather forecasting instruments at the nation’s airports and observational instruments for cyclonic winds at coastal observatories. (Photo: The Hindu)

Kang was awarded the Merck Young Scientist Award in South Korea for his contributions to research on image and video enhancement systems as well as AI-based architectural design. (Photo: Sogang University)

Chakraborty won the 2022 Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science for his pioneering work in elucidating the interaction of fluid mechanics, interfacial phenomena, and electromechanics at the micro- and nanoscale. He has used his research to help advance healthcare in resource limited settings through the invention of novel low-cost medical devices for sensing, diagnostics and therapeutics. (Photo: Infosys Prize)

Zhang was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering as an international member for his work and leadership in the field of multimedia computing. (Photo: Source Code Capital)

Noguchi was one of the recipients of the 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Japan Fellowship for explaining the mechanism that amplifies the diversity of neural activity, contributing to the understanding of the nervous system. (Photo: L’Oréal Group)

DeVos is a marine biologist, educator and a leader in the field of blue whale research. She is the first Sri Lankan to receive a PhD in marine mammal research and the first National Geographic explorer from the country. For her contributions in the field and for mentoring young scientists in Sri Lanka, DeVos has received numerous awards including the Maxwell-Hanrahan Award in Field Biology, Vanithabhimana Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Global Teacher Prize. De Vos, who is also a TED Fellow, founded Oceanswell, Sri Lanka’s first marine conservation research and education organization. (Photo: The Ismaili)

Chen was one of the recipients of the For Women In Science (FWIS) International Awards for advancing the understanding of the pathophysiology of autoimmune diseases. (Photo: Xiamen University)

Chen was awarded The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) 2022 Award for Biology for her contributions to the understanding of how cell signalling and protein post-translational modifications control cancer progression, cell death and autophagy. (Photo: Academia Sinica)

Lo was awarded the 2022 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for his discovery of fetal DNA in maternal blood that led to non- invasive prenatal testing for Down Syndrome and other chromosomal abnormalities. (Photo: Hong Kong Genome Centre)

Atabay was conferred the National Research Council of the Phillippines (NRCP) Achievement Award in the field of veterinary medicine. He oversaw the implementation of Intensified Reproductive Management Program, which promotes technological advancements to improve the reproductive efficiency of livestock. (Photo: Philippine Carabao Centre)

Sasaki was one of the recipients of the 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Japan Fellowship for uncovering the mechanisms behind melatonin’s involvement in asthma pathogenesis, thus helping to establish a drug discovery platform for new therapies. (Photo: LinkedIn)

Hsueh received the Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science (TOWIS) 2022 Most Promising Young Scientist Award. Her research explores the molecular interactions and coevolution between C. elegans and the nematophagous fungi. (Photo: Academia Sinica)

Li received the 2022 Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science Award. Her work aims to shed light on how proteins are imported into plant plastids. (Photo: Academia Sinica)

Li was the recipient of the 2022 Future Science Prize in the Life Sciences, awarded for establishing sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP) as the receptor of hepatitis B and D in humans. This breakthrough discovery has positive implications for the future of designing therapeutics for these viral diseases. (Photo: Future Science Prize)

Madan was one of the recipients of Padma Shri award, which recognized his three-decade-long contributions in the field of livestock reproduction in India. Madan’s team had carried out the world’s first in vitro fertilization of a buffalo calf in 1990. (Photo: wikimedia)

Pethiyagoda won the 2022 Linnean Medal in zoology, and became the first Sri Lankan to receive the medal. He was recognized for his consistent research, writing and advocacy in biodiversity conservation in Sri Lanka. (Photo: LMD Sri Lanka)

Saha is one of the leading young female scientists in Bangladesh who has been championing the cause of equity in global health research. Saha’s team was the first to sequence the genome of SARS-CoV-2 in Bangladesh, and the first in the world to show that the chikungunya virus could cross the blood-brain barrier and cause meningitis in Bangladeshi children. (Photo: University of Toronto)

Ayyappan is one of the recipients of Padma Shri award for playing a key role in leading India’s Blue Revolution. (Photo: Karnataka Science and Technology Academy)

Vaidya won the 2022 Infosys Prize in Life Sciences for her seminal contributions to understanding brain mechanisms that underlie mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, including signals engaged by the neurotransmitter serotonin in causing persistent changes in behavior induced by early life stress and the role of serotonin in energy regulation in brain cells. Vaidya is also a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy and Indian Academy of Sciences. She received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in 2015, and a Nature award for excellence in mentoring in 2019. (Photo: The Print)

Kohata was one of the recipients of the 2022 L’Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Award for her research on the practical application and expansion of the scope of using nucleic acid drugs, which are said to be effective in treating intractable diseases. (Photo: The University of Tokyo)

Katayama was one of the recipients of the 2022 L’Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Award for proposing a novel “black hole laser” design to observe Hawking radiation, a type of particle emitted outside of black holes. When applied to quantum computers, her work can further the realization of next- generation information processing and communications. (Photo: Hiroshima University)

Liu was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering as an international member for her research that brought organic electronic materials into aqueous media—opening new avenues for biomedicine, environmental monitoring, sensors and electronic devices. (Photo: National University of Singapore)

Noh was awarded the 2022 Merck Award for his research on semiconducting materials. He developed the first high- performance p-type thin-film transistor (TFT) by harnessing tin-based metal halide perovskites and copper iodine-based metal halide transparent semiconductors. (Photo: Postech)

Kakde won the 2022 Infosys Prize in Mathematics for his contributions to algebraic number theory. His research on the non-commutative Iwasawa main conjecture, Gross-Stark conjecture and the Brumer-Stark conjecture resolves outstanding conjectures at the core of modern number theory. (Photo: Infosys Prize)

Mok was awarded the 2022 Future Science Prize in Mathematics and Computer Science for his work in varieties of minimal rational tangents in algebraic geometry as well as his proof of Ax-Schanuel’s conjecture for Shimura varieties. He is renowned in the mathematical community for his global perspective in Pure Mathematics and for his work unravelling significant conjectures and problems with a variety of analytic, algebraic and geometric methods. (Photo: University of Hong Kong)

Nadeem won the 2022 Obada Prize in the distinguished scientist category for his continued contributions in the field of applied mathematics and for his excellent teaching proficiency. Nadeem has supervised over 100 graduate students and researchers. (Photo: ResearchGate)

Yamashita won the Grand Marie Sklodowska Curie Award for her work on non-commutative geometry. The award recognized her strong contributions not only in mathematics but also in physics field theory. (Photo: European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad)

Oh won the HO-AM Prize in Physics and Mathematics in 2022. He is a leading mathematician in the field of symplectic geometry and topology. Oh set up the theoretical foundation of Floer homology theory and developed important methodologies of applying the theory to various problems in symplectic topology. Oh is one of the first few Koreans who were invited as a speaker in the International Congress of Mathematicians. He is a member of Korean Mathematical Society and National Academy of Science of the Republic of Korea. (Photo: wikimedia)

Jayaratne was confer red the National Apex Award 2022 by the Sri Lankan President for his consistent professional excellence in the field of science and technology in the country. (Photo: University of Colombo)

Sekiguchi received the 2022 Saruhashi Prize, which is given to female researchers who have made remarkable achievements in the field of natural sciences. Sekiguchi was rewarded for her work on “three- body nuclear force” among the nucleons inside atoms. (Photo: Saruhashi Award)

Yang was named the 2022 Future Science Prize in Physical Sciences for the development of new-generation molecular beam instruments that can be used to further the understanding of chemical reactions’ dynamics. (Photo: Future Science Prize)

Sotheara is a recipient of the 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Award for his work driving public mental health facilities, programs and services. In the mid-1970s, Sotheara spent his childhood living in the midst of a war and genocidal rule. After Phnom Penh was liberated, he was among the first Cambodian psychiatrists to graduate from Phnom Penh’s University of Health Sciences. In the wake of years of war, roughly 40 percent of Cambodians were suffering from mental health problems. Sotheara took on a leading role and became the executive director of Cambodia’s Transcultural Psychosocial Organization in 2002. In the last 20 years, he has continued to drive community-based, psychosocial, capability-building and integrative mental health support. (Photo: ResearchGate)

Bencheghib is a recipient of the 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Award for his contributions to the fight against marine plastic pollution. (Photo: Sant Eshwer Foundation)

Chowdhury won the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award in 2022 for her contributions in conserving aquatic ecosystems and vulnerable species in Bangladesh. Chowdhury focuses on risk of plastic pollution in the country’s waterways. She is also empowering women from poor and marginalized communities to turn discarded fishing nets into products such as carpets to help create alternative sources of income for women while protecting the aquatic habitats. She is a member of the Zoological Society of Bangladesh and has been the co-chair of the South Asian Invertebrate Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (Photo: Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World)

Banaguas received the United Nations’ (UN) Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction Award in 2022 for his work with Climate Smart Philippines, a centralised, multi-stakeholder platform that supplies data for an evidence-based approach to reduce disaster risk. (Photo: Environmental and Climate Change Research Institute)

Ling and Sriram were co-recipients of the Nikkei Asia Award for their work developing stem-cell based alternative seafood with their company Shiok Meats. Founded in 2018, the company also addresses overfishing and environmental damage caused by fish farm construction. Formerly scientists at Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research, both Sriram and Ling hope to use their technology to offer sustainable, environment-friendly, cruelty-free healthy food to people all over the world. So far, the team has been able to raise about S$30 million in investments from across Asia. The company hopes to scale up and reduce the cost of its products to provide accessible alternative meat. (Photo: Shiok Meats)

Ling and Sriram were co-recipients of the Nikkei Asia Award for their work developing stem-cell based alternative seafood with their company Shiok Meats. Founded in 2018, the company also addresses overfishing and environmental damage caused by fish farm construction. Formerly scientists at Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research, both Sriram and Ling hope to use their technology to offer sustainable, environment-friendly, cruelty-free healthy food to people all over the world. So far, the team has been able to raise about S$30 million in investments from across Asia. The company hopes to scale up and reduce the cost of its products to provide accessible alternative meat. (Photo: Shiok Meats)

Environmental geologist Zhu was conferred the 2022 International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) Von Liebig Award in recognition of his contributions to soil science research. (Photo: Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Wang was awarded the President’s Technology Award for her work in the field of membrane science and technology, in pursuit of sustainable energy-efficient liquid purification and desalination. (Photo: Rong Wang)

Adlyka was selected as one of Southeast Asia’s Women of the Future (Science, Technology and Digital) 2021 for helping discover a hidden supermassive black hole in a nearby galaxy. (Photo: The Star)

Gu received the 2020 Preeminent Science and Technology Award, the nation’s top scientific award, for his significant contributions to aviation science and technology in China. Notably, Gu established the country’s aerodynamic aircraft design system, leading the design of three generations of local aircraft. He was also the chief designer of China’s first high-speed, high-altitude interceptor fighter jets and carried out strategic research to bolster national aviation efforts. For his leadership, Gu was inducted into both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering. (Photo: CGTN)

Saha received the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Physical Sciences) for his breakthrough discovery of a faint galaxy at high redshift, which was made possible through observations at AstroSat—India’s first space observatory. (Photo: News by Careers360)

Shen was elected as an international honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for his efforts to understand Earth’s history, from its earliest moments to the present day. (Photo: American Academy of Arts and Sciences)

Abad won the 2021 Ceferino Follosco Award for Product and Process Innovation for developing the environmentally friendly carrageenan plant growth promoter, which has improved the productivity of farmlands across the Philippines. (Photo: Department of Science and Technology)

Sharma was awarded the 15th Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers for his research into mangrove forests as an effective nature-based solution for mitigating climate change in Asia. (Photo: IntechOpen)

Ybañez received the 2021 Leads Agri Award for Agricultural Research for advancing animal parasitology and the study of vector-borne diseases in animals in the Philippines. (Photo: ResearchGate)

Bamrungsap is a recipient of the 2020 L’Oréal Thailand For Women In Science Fellowship for her work exploring nanoparticle development for medical diagnosis. (Photo: Asian Institute of Technology)

Cheong is one of the recipients of the 2022 TWAS medal for her contributions to cancer research in Malaysia. (Photo: TWAS)

Gloriani received the 2021 Paulo Campos Award for Health Research for her national leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as for her pioneering research on epidemiology, diagnosis and vaccine development for infectious diseases ranging from Hantaan virus infection to leptospirosis. (Photo: University of the Philippines)

Gluckman and Ng were co-awarded the 2021 President’s Science and Technology Medal for their collective efforts to advance Singapore’s research landscape and mentor the next generation of young scientists. With a distinguished career in early life research, Gluckman is the scientific architect behind groundbreaking birth cohort studies in the Republic. These studies have shed a much-needed light on how conditions in pregnancy and early childhood influence the health and development of mothers and their children, positively impacting local healthcare policy. Today, he continues to nurture scientific talent and lead research in health and human potential as the Chief Scientific Officer of the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS). Meanwhile, Ng played a pivotal role in transforming SingHealth, the country’s largest public healthcare cluster, into a leading academic medical center. Her leadership has helped expand the research and education talent pool in academic medicine, ensuring that Singapore has the right infrastructure and talent in place to pursue innovation in biomedical research and healthcare delivery. (Photo: The University of Auckland)

Gluckman and Ng were co-awarded the 2021 President’s Science and Technology Medal for their collective efforts to advance Singapore’s research landscape and mentor the next generation of young scientists. With a distinguished career in early life research, Gluckman is the scientific architect behind groundbreaking birth cohort studies in the Republic. These studies have shed a much-needed light on how conditions in pregnancy and early childhood influence the health and development of mothers and their children, positively impacting local healthcare policy. Today, he continues to nurture scientific talent and lead research in health and human potential as the Chief Scientific Officer of the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS). Meanwhile, Ng played a pivotal role in transforming SingHealth, the country’s largest public healthcare cluster, into a leading academic medical center. Her leadership has helped expand the research and education talent pool in academic medicine, ensuring that Singapore has the right infrastructure and talent in place to pursue innovation in biomedical research and healthcare delivery. (Photo: Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

Hisada and Sugiura were co- awarded the 2021 Japan Academy Prize for their work on the multi- scale multi-physics simulation of the human heart. (Photo: UT-Heart Research Institute)

Hisada and Sugiura were co-awarded the 2021 Japan Academy Prize for their work on the multi-scale multi-physics simulation of the human heart. (Photo: Loop)

Hu received the 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women In Science International Award for her research on the underlying neurobiology of mental health disorders like depression. (Photo: Zhejiang University)

Huong was awarded the 2020 Kovalevskaia Prize for leading cardiovascular disease research and management in Vietnam. (Photo: VTC News)

Ichijo received the 2021 Japan Academy Prize for elucidating the stress response mechanism driven by the apoptosis signal-regulating kinase catalyst. (Photo: Japan Academy Prize)

Iwai received the 2021 Japan Academy Prize for his discovery of linear ubiquitin chains and analyzing their role in the inflammatory response. (Photo: Kyoto University)

Kim was co-awarded the 2021 Asan Award for Young Medical Scientists for his efforts to develop regenerative strategies for osteoporosis treatment. (Photo: Asan Foundation)

Kim was elected as the one of two foreign members of the UK’s Royal Society from South Korea for her pioneering contributions to elucidating microRNA biogenesis. (Photo: Royal Society)

Koo received the 2021 Asan Award in Clinical Medicine for developing novel machine learning and computer simulation tools to assess coronary heart disease. (Photo: Asan Foundation)

Leonardo won the 2021 Lourdes Campos Award for Public Health for her contributions to parasitology, notably her work on the control and treatment of schistosomiasis, a disease caused by parasitic flatworms. (Photo: University of the East)

Panniyammakal was co-awarded the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Medical Sciences) for his public health contributions in improving the primary care, prevention and control of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in India. (Photo: ACROSS Global Health Network)

Qadri was awarded the 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Award for her key role in developing affordable vaccines that combat cholera and typhoid. (Photo: Ramon Magsaysay Award)

Ratanavaraporn is a recipient of the 2020 L’Oréal Thailand For Women In Science Fellowship for leveraging Thai silk cocoons for biomedical applications like drug delivery systems and scaffolds for tissue repair. (Photo: TheReporter.Asia)

Too received the 2021 President’s Technology Award for helping pioneer the development of a method for early disease detection using microRNA biomarkers. (Photo: National University of Singapore)

Yoo was co-awarded the 2021 Asan Award for Young Medical Scientists for developing new drugs against hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancers. (Photo: Asan Medical Center)

The former president of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Bai was awarded the 2022 TWAS- Abdus Salam Medal for his contributions to promoting science in developing countries. (Photo: Royal Society)

Baik was awarded the 2021 POSCO TJ Park Science Prize for exploring the chemical reactions activated by transition metal catalysts, leveraging computational techniques to predict and design better chemical reactions. (Photo: Institute for Basic Science)

Biswas was co-awarded the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Chemical Sciences) for his work on novel thermoelectric materials. (Photo: Edexlive)

Govindaraju was co-awarded the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Chemical Sciences) for his contributions to the development of small molecule diagnostics and therapeutics. (Photo: Report Odisha)

Hasan received the 2021 TWAS- Atta-ur-Rahman Award for using metal organic frameworks to remove emerging contaminants in pharmaceutical and personal care products. (Photo: East West University)

Nozaki received the 2021 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Award for her pioneering efforts in synthetic chemistry, specifically in designing molecular catalysts for manufacturing useful molecules in environmentally friendly ways. To improve car manufacturing as well as fuel efficiency, Nozaki is developing a high-performing, recyclable polar polypropylene that can be produced without adding harsh chemicals. In the realm of sustainability, she has also worked on synthesizing plastics from renewable resources like carbon dioxide. For her contributions, Nozaki was also elected as an international member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (Photo: The Vallee Foundation)

Wong is the first Taiwanese winner of the 2021 Welch Award in Chemistry for his breakthrough contributions to enzyme technology—pioneering the successful synthesis of complex polysaccharides, the most abundant carbohydrates found in food. (Photo: Taiwan News)

Yoosuk is a recipient of the 2020 L’Oréal Thailand For Women In Science Fellowship for exploring how Thai palm oil can be transformed into sustainable high- value products, like clean fuels and biolubricants. (Photo: TheReporter.Asia)

Bautista won the 2021 Gregorio Y. Zara Award for developing the Logistic Indoor Service Assistant (LISA) telepresence robot. It allows for teleconsultations and medicine delivery, minimizing exposure of Filipino frontliners to the coronavirus. (Photo: University of Santo Tomas)

Chen received the 2021 President’s Science Award for his contributions to advancing soft bioelectronics with the potential to digitalize the human senses. (Photo: ACS Axial)

Chin was elected as an international member of the US National Academy of Engineering for innovations and industry leadership in semiconductor technology. (Photo: US National Academy of Engineering)

Goenka was elected as an international member of the US National Academy of Engineering for expanding Mahindra’s automotive business in India and his contributions to automotive engine lubrication. (Photo: US National Academy of Engineering)

Jeong was awarded the 2021 POSCO TJ Park Technology Prize for pioneering the development of infrared image sensors in South Korea, helping make the country only the seventh in the world to mass produce such sensors. (Photo: POSCO TJ Park)

Krein was recognized with the 2021 IEEE Transportation Technologies Award for his contributions to electric vehicle battery management and hybrid system optimization. (Photo: Zhejiang University)

Lee was elected as one of the two first-ever South Korean members of the Royal Society in the UK for his pioneering contributions to systems metabolic engineering. (Photo: AlChe)

Ocon received the 2021 David M. Consunji Award for Engineering Research for developing novel materials and processes in clean energy technologies. (Photo: International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development)

Sadhanala received the 2021 Early Career Scientist Award (Asia) from the International Science Council for developing one of the world’s most sensitive absorption measurement techniques, along with his contributions to energy and optoelectronics research. (Photo: International Science Council)

Srivastava was co-awarded the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Medical Sciences) for his contributions to developing affordable medical devices. (Photo: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)

Su was elected as an international member of the US National Academy of Engineering for his contributions to regional security and defense, as well as his academic leadership as president emeritus of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. (Photo: US National Academy of Engineering)

Sze was awarded the 2021 Mathematics and Computer Science Prize for his pioneering contributions to inter-metal and semiconductor carrier transports. His discoveries established both the scientific basis and practical guidelines for implementing modern semiconductor devices, enabling the scaling of integrated circuits over the past half-century. Sze also co- discovered the floating gate memory effect, which laid the groundwork for the invention of non-volatile memories such as flash memory. (Photo: Future Science Prize)

Tabios received the 2021 Michael R. I. Purvis Award for Sustainability Research for his advocacy in linking sustainability science, policy and management with a transdisciplinary approach in sustainable water resources development. (Photo: National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines)

Burhani received the 2021 UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Young Scientist Award for her work exploring macroalgae from Central Java’s Karimunjawa-Jepara-Muria Biosphere Reserve as a substitute for conventional mask materials. Typically, the materials in single-use masks produce microplastics that are harmful to the environment, spurring Burhani to look for more sustainable alternatives. Her research shows that mask filters made from macroalgae- based nanofibers not only provide optimal comfort, but are also highly efficient in removing bioaerosols—a step forward in promoting the green economy for the reserve’s local community. (Photo: Indonesian Institute of Sciences)

De Guzman received the 2021 Gregorio Y. Zara Award for Basic Research for her exploring the vulnerability of small pelagic fish to climate change and the socioeconomic impact of subsistence fisheries. (Photo: ResearchGate)

Guo received the 2021 Science for Sustainability Award from the International Science Council for his active contributions to international efforts to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on global Big Earth Data. (Photo: International Science Council)

Li was awarded with the 2021 Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women for designing a novel water treatment system that protects marine life from water pollution, as well as for her computational work in predicting COVID-19 transmission risk through droplet dispersion. (Photo: Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

Lin received the Most Outstanding Researcher Award at the 14th Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science ceremony for her contributions to typhoon forecasting. (Photo: Tatler Asia)

Ojha was awarded the 2021 ICTP Prize for his contributions to understanding the influence of human-driven and biomass-burning emissions on Southeast Asia's air quality. (Photo: Physical Research Laboratory)

Saikia received the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences) for developing fluorescent carbon quantum dots from Indian coal. (Photo: time8)

Sintawardani was awarded the 2021 Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women for using biogas from processed wastewater to increase clean water availability and improve community sanitation systems. (Photo: ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women)

Chen was recognized as a Young Scientist of Excellence at the 14th Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science ceremony for her contributions to spoken dialogue systems and natural language processing, among others. (Photo: ResearchGate)

Fukushima was awarded the 2021 C&C Prize for his inventing the neocognitron, a hierarchical neural network model of the brain's visual cortex. (Photo: Kunihiko Fukushima)

Mukhopadhyay received the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Engineering Sciences) for his research on micro-architectural security and crypto-engineering that bridges mathematical theory with practical cyberattack scenarios. (Photo: LinkedIn)

Zhang was awarded the 2021 Young Scientist Award for his pioneering group theory in building a framework that describes what artificial intelligence learns, how it learns and where its knowledge can be transferred. (Photo: Nanyang Technological University)

Yao received the 2021 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology for his contributions to computer science and their impact on cybersecurity and big data processing, among others. (Photo: Kyoto Prize)

The first Asian researcher to receive the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal since its establishment in 1988, Yeung was awarded for co-founding the field of network coding and pioneering the development of the BATS code. (Photo: Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Chaiyo was recognized under Thailand's Young Scientist Awards 2021 for inventing new sensors for biochemical analysis with applications in food and agriculture to clinical laboratories. Chaiyo was recognized under Thailand's Young Scientist Awards 2021 for inventing new sensors for biochemical analysis with applications in food and agriculture to clinical laboratories. (Photo: Chulalongkorn University)

Guan and Peiris were jointly awarded the 2021 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award for their significant contributions to understanding the origins of emerging infectious disease outbreaks in Asia, notably zoonotic influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The pair started collaborating in the wake of Hong Kong’s H5N1 avian flu outbreak, initiating foundational studies on the virus’ evolution and developing a highly effective monitoring and surveillance program. During the 2003 SARS outbreak, Peiris led the team that first identified the virus responsible for the syndrome, SARS-CoV-1, while Guan traced the virus’ origins to the wild animal markets in Guangdong, China. Together, their pioneering investigations into emerging infectious diseases have provided critical insights in subsequent outbreaks, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: University of Hong Kong)

Guan and Peiris were jointly awarded the 2021 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award for their significant contributions to understanding the origins of emerging infectious disease outbreaks in Asia, notably zoonotic influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The pair started collaborating in the wake of Hong Kong’s H5N1 avian flu outbreak, initiating foundational studies on the virus’ evolution and developing a highly effective monitoring and surveillance program. During the 2003 SARS outbreak, Peiris led the team that first identified the virus responsible for the syndrome, SARS-CoV-1, while Guan traced the virus’ origins to the wild animal markets in Guangdong, China. Together, their pioneering investigations into emerging infectious diseases have provided critical insights in subsequent outbreaks, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: University of Hong Kong)

Kaang received the 2021 Ho-am Prize in Chemistry and Life Sciences for his work exploring the molecular mechanisms that underlie how our brains store and retrieve information at the synaptic level. (Photo: Seoul National University)

Kamiya received the 2021 Japan Academy Prize for studying the biosynthesis and regulation of plant growth hormones. (Photo: Japan Academy Prize)

Kang was elected as an international member of the National Academy of Science for his contributions to entomology and ecology genomics. (Photo: Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Luo was awarded the 2021 Young Scientist Award for discovering a novel neural circuit that regulates appetite, bridging the fields of neuroscience and metabolic research. (Photo: Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

Miyawaki received the 2021 Japan Academy Prize for enhancing bioimaging technology to better understand cellular signaling mechanisms. (Photo: RIKEN Center for Brain Science)

Shukla is one of the recipients of the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Biological Sciences) for deepening our understanding of the activation, signaling and regulation of G protein-coupled receptors. (Photo: Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur)

Singh is one of the recipients of the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Biological Sciences) for his contributions to the understanding host-pathogen interactions in tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. (Photo: India Alliance)

Tanaka received the 41st Saruhashi Prize for her research on the development and evolution of vertebrate limbs, with her studies on sharks shedding a light on the evolutionary origin of limb muscles. (Photo: Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Tsay was elected as an international member of the National Academy of Science for her work on nitrate transport, signaling and utilization efficiency in plants. (Photo: Overseas Community Affairs Council)

Wang received the 2021 President's Science Award for his foundational work in bat biology, such as his team's discovery that bats are a SARS-CoV-1 reservoir— paving the way for a more effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Agency for Science, Technology and Research)

Yuen, alongside Peiris, was co-awarded the 2021 Life Science Prize for their seminal contributions to public understanding of emerging infectious diseases, including SARS in 2003 and the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. (Photo: University of Hong Kong)

Liu was awarded the 2021 Centenary Prize for the innovative design and synthesis of organic molecules and nanomaterials in biomedicine, as well as for excellence in communication. (Photo: Royal Society of Chemistry)

Munaweera is one of the winners of the 2021 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World. She was recognized for her research that focusing on fabricating different functionalized materials, nanoparticles and nanocomposites for industrial applications—ranging from drug delivery to water filtration and even minimizing the post-harvest losses of fruits and vegetables. (Photo: The Morning)

Nanomaterials researcher Promarak was awarded Thailand's Outstanding Scientist Award 2021 for developing next-generation solar cell and lighting technology. (Photo: Vidyasirimedhi Institute)

Venkatesan was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for inventing the pulsed laser deposition process and pioneering its application to thin films of complex oxides and multi-component materials. (Photo: National University of Singapore)

Wu was recognized as a Young Scientist of Excellence at the 14th Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science ceremony for her contributions to high-efficiency thermoelectric materials, with applications in advancing green energy. (Photo: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)

Dorjgotov is one of the winners of the 2021 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World. She was recognized for her contributions to financial mathematics and mathematical modeling. (Photo: University of Science and Technology)

Ghosh was co-awarded the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Mathematical Sciences) for his leading contributions to the field of Ergodic theory. (Photo: Hindustan Times)

The third woman and fourth Indian to receive the DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for young mathematicians from developing countries, Gupta was awarded for her work in affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra. In particular, she was recognized for her solution to the Zariski cancellation problem for affine spaces—a fundamental problem in algebraic geometry that was first posed by the field’s founder Oscar Zariski in 1949. Gupta also received the Indian National Science Academy Young Scientist Award in 2014 and the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Mathematical Sciences) in 2019 for her breakthrough contributions. (Photo: Scroll.in)

Huh received the 2021 Ho-am Prize in Physics and Mathematics for using breakthrough methods from algebraic geometry to prove unsolved problems like Read's conjecture and the Rota-Heron-Welsh conjecture. (Photo: Princeton University)

Ishii was awarded the 2021 Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize for her multilateral studies on singularities. (Photo: University of Tokyo)

Mochizuki was awarded the 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics for deepening the understanding of the theory of bundles with flat connections over algebraic varieties, including the case of irregular singularities. (Photo: Kyoto University)

Sasada was awarded the 3rd Brilliant Female Researchers Award (Jun Ashida Award) for her mathematical contributions to interacting particle systems. (Photo: Center for Advanced Intelligence Project)

Saurabh was co-awarded the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Mathematical Sciences) for his leading contributions to parameterized complexity. (Photo: University of Bergen)

Suksumran was recognized under Thailand's Young Scientist Awards 2021 for developing a methodology for gyrogroup, an abstract mathematical concept related to Einstein's special theory of relativity. (Photo: Chiang Mai University)

Gao was awarded the 2021 Young Scientist Award for her research revolving around the development of key hardware building blocks for quantum computers. (Photo: Asian Scientist Magazine)

Hahm is the 8th Laureate of the S. Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics for broadening our understanding of turbulence and confinement physics in tokamak plasmas as well as pioneering the development of modern nonlinear gyrokinetic theories. At the Seoul National University, his research group focuses on the theoretical study of plasmas in magnetic fusion devices, including its instabilities as well as the anomalous transport of magnetically confined plasmas. (Photo: Seoul National University)

Iga received the 2021 IEEE Edison Medal for pioneering the development of the vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser. (Photo: Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Katori was co-awarded the 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics along with Jun Ye of the US for their invention and development of the optical lattice clock, enabling precision testing of nature's most fundamental laws. (Photo: University of Tokyo)

Kobayashi and Uchida were co-awarded the 2021 Japan Academy Prize for elucidating the physical properties of liquid crystals and studying high-performance liquid crystal displays. (Photo: Shunsuke Kobayashi)

Kobayashi and Uchida were co-awarded the 2021 Japan Academy Prize for elucidating the physical properties of liquid crystals and studying high-performance liquid crystal displays. (Photo: Tohoku University)

Wang was conferred the 2020 Preeminent Science and Technology Award in recognition of decades leading nuclear energy research in China and his work on advancing nuclear energy systems with inherent safety features. (Photo: Tsinghua University)

Watanabe was co-awarded the 2022 New Horizons in Physics Prize for his pioneering theoretical work formulating novel phases of non-equilibrium quantum matter, including time crystals. (Photo: University of Tokyo)

The 2021 Nishina Asia Award was given to Yao for his exceptional contributions to valleytronics in two-dimensional semiconductors and van der Waals heterostructures. (Photo: University of Hong Kong)

Zhang was awarded the 2021 Physical Science Prize for developing laser-based fast electron beam technologies and their applications. (Photo: Future Science Prize)

Godai was inducted into the International Astronautical Federation Hall of Fame for his significant contributions to Japan’s aerospace industry. (Photo: International Astronautical Federation)

Meng was inducted into the International Astronautical Federation Hall of Fame for his contributions as a pioneer of China’s aerospace industry. (Photo: International Astronautical Federation)

Yu was inducted into the International Astronautical Federation Hall of Fame for his contributions as a pioneer of China’s aerospace industry. (Photo: International Astronautical Federation)

Sivan was awarded the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Simon Ramo Medal for developing pioneering space technology and his leadership of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) as chairman. Under his guidance, India launched its second mission to the moon—Chandrayaan 2—to conduct orbital experiments. (Photo: International Astronautical Federation)

Suresh was awarded the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Simon Ramo Medal for developing pioneering space technology and his leadership of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) as an honorary distinguished professor. Under his guidance, India launched its second mission to the moon—Chandrayaan 2—to conduct orbital experiments. (Photo: Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology)

Chew was awarded the 2020 Women of the Future Award (Southeast Asia) for her work introducing practical agricultural technologies to local farmers and food growers. (Photo: University of Science Malaysia)

Hautea was conferred the 2020 Leads Agriculture Award by the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology for her research into the adoption of the genetically modified Bt eggplant in the Philippines. (Photo: ResearchGate)

Sultana was awarded the 2020 Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application by the World Food Prize Foundation for her work with small-scale farmers in Bangladesh, particularly her efforts involving veterinary outreach, treatment and education. (Photo: World Food Prize Foundation)

Tran was awarded the Vietnamese Kovalevskaia Award 2019 for her research on the breeding and intensive cultivation of trees, the propagation and rearing of non-timber forest products and medicinal herbs, and the development of local medicinal plants. (Photo: Thái Nguyên University)

Varshney received the Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s 2020 Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award for his work in the area of plant genomics and genomics-assisted crop breeding. (Photo: ResearchGate)

Agarwal is a recipient of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in medical sciences for his contributions to the field of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, the immune system’s exaggerated response to Aspergillus fungi. (Photo: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize)

Ateeq is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in the field of medical sciences for her research on the consequences of androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer patients. (Photo: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)

Campana was awarded the 2020 President’s Technology Award for his work converting immune cells into effective cancer therapies, which has revolutionized the treatment of leukemia. (Photo: A*STAR)

Chotimongkol received the L’Oréal Thailand COVID-19 Solidarity Prize in the field of technology for developing a smartphone application that enables the Department of Disease Control to monitor the health of people under self-isolation. (Photo: Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science)

Gatchalian was posthumously honored with the Dr. Lourdes Espiritu Campos Award for Public Health for her advocacy for tobacco control and the immunization of children. (Photo: Philippine Pediatric Society)

Ju is a recipient of the 13^th Asan Award in Medicine for Young Medical Scientists for his research on lung cancer-related genes. (Photo: Asan Award in Medicine)

Kishimoto is one of three awardees of the 2020 Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science for his discovery and cloning of the protein known as interleukin-6 (IL-6), which regulates antibody production. After identifying IL-6, Kishimoto and his team cloned its receptor to demonstrate its role in inflammatory diseases like arthritis—revolutionizing the treatment of rheumatoid and juvenile arthritis. (Photo: Japan Prize Foundation)

Krishnan was awarded the 2020 President’s Science and Technology Medal for his efforts in advancing academic medicine, translational and clinical research, and technology transfer and entrepreneurship in Singapore. (Photo: A*STAR)

Lan is one of three recipients of the 2020 Ta Quang Buu Awards for her research comparing the transfer of fresh and frozen embryos for in vitro fertilization. (Photo: Ta Quang Buu Prize)

Landol is one of the recipients of the Padma Bhushan Awards 2020 for distinguished service. She was honored for her dedication to women’s health by providing medical care to women through difficult terrain and freezing temperatures. (Photo: Padma Bhushan Award)

Mai leads a team of women who were awarded the 2019 Vietnamese Kovalevskaia Award for their successful isolation of a new strain of SARS-CoV-2, making Vietnam one of the first four countries to successfully isolate the virus in 2020. Her team has spent the last two decades fighting deadly diseases, most notably SARS, A/H5N1 bird flu and H1N1. (Photo: Sức Khỏe & Dời Sống)

Lee received the 13^th Asan Award in Medicine for Clinical Medicine for pioneering a new surgical approach for heart disease and establishing a robotic cardiac surgery center in Korea. (Photo: Asan Award in Medicine)

Lee received the 13^th Asan Award in Medicine for Basic Medicine for his research on the impact microbiomes have on animal growth and physiology. (Photo: Asan Award in Medicine)

Lee is a recipient of the 13^th Asan Award in Medicine for Young Medical Scientists for identifying the loss of muscle tissue as a risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. (Photo: Asan Award in Medicine)

Liu is a recipient of the 2020 President’s Science Award for his contributions to biomedical research and precision medicine through genetic studies of Asian populations. (Photo: A*STAR)

Lo is one of four recipients of the 2021 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering that fetal DNA is present in maternal blood and that it can be used to test for genetic disorders. (Photo: Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Mano is one of the recipients of the 2020 Japan Academy Prize for his discovery of the EML4-ALK oncogene, a cancer growth driver, as well as his promotion of cancer genomic medicine. (Photo: Comprehensive Academy for Advanced Oncology)

Navarra was awarded the Dr. Paulo C. Campos Award for Health Research by the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology for her research on lupus. (Photo: ResearchGate)

Park was awarded the 2020 Ho-Am Prize in Medicine for his contributions to the field of interventional cardiology. (Photo: Ho-Am Foundation)

Andani was awarded the 2020 Indonesia Award in the Professional Figure category for his work conducting pooled testing to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19 in West Sumatra. (Photo: Radio Idola Semarang)

Qadri is a laureate of the 2020 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award for her work on understanding and preventing infectious diseases affecting children in developing countries as well as her advocacy of early diagnoses and global vaccination. (Photo: UNESCO)

Qiao was elected in 2020 as an international fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for her extensive work on reproductive biology and the pathology of infertility. (Photo: Peking University)

In 2020, Saitoh was elected as an international member of the National Academy of Medicine for his groundbreaking research in the fields of physical medicine, rehabilitation and dysphagia. (Photo: ResearchGate)

Saitou is a recipient of the Imperial Prize and the Japan Academy Prize for his work on the mechanism and in vitro reconstitution of germ-cell development. (Photo: Kyoto University)

Sakaguchi was awarded the 2020 Robert Koch Award for his discovery of regulatory T-cells that modulate the immune system, maintain tolerance to self-antigens, and prevent autoimmune disease. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Thitithanyanont received the L’Oréal Thailand COVID-19 Solidarity Prize in the field of life sciences for her research projects addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, including diagnostic methods, treatments and vaccines. In an early study of 217 recovered COVID-19 patients, Thitithanyanont and her team at the department of microbiology at Mahidol University were able to identify viral clearance as well as the pattern of antibody responses with SARS-CoV-2. This understanding of natural host defenses and antibody duration provides a foundation for further research into controlling the spread of the virus. (Photo: Loop)

In 2020, Chen was elected as an international member of the National Academy of Medicine for his clinical research, medical reform and leadership of three leading medical bodies: the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, and the Center for Respiratory Diseases of China-Japan Friendship Hospital. (Photo: Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences)

Wong was elected in 2020 as an international member of the National Academy of Medicine for his contributions to the diagnosis and prevention of major eye diseases. (Photo: Duke-NUS Medical School)

Zhong was conferred the Medal of the Republic for his contributions to the field of respiratory disease research and his transparency in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Journal of Thoracic Disease)

Bagchi was elected as a 2020 fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the 2021 recipient of the Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in theoretical and experimental chemistry of liquids for his studies on statistical mechanics. (Photo: Indian Institute of Science)

Chen is a laureate of the 33^rd Khwarizmi International Award for his research on the synthesis and crystal engineering of functional coordination compounds and coordination polymers. (Photo: ResearchGate)

Dash is a recipient of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in the field of chemical sciences for designing enhanced drug delivery systems based on the organic synthesis of molecules. (Photo: Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science)

George is a recipient of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in the field of chemical sciences for his research on the properties and applications of supramolecular polymers. (Photo: Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research)

Kim was awarded the 29^th Sudang Award in the category of basic sciences. He is known for his spectroscopy research, particularly time-resolved and single-molecule spectroscopy. (Photo: Yonsei University)

For his work developing nanotechnology-enabled water filters, Pradeep was awarded the 25^th Nikkei Asia Prize (Science and Technology). Pradeep, who leads the International Centre for Clean Water at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is also a recipient of a 2020 Padma Shri Award in the field of Science and Engineering. From pesticide to arsenic removal technology, his work has benefitted over ten million Indians, providing them with clean and safe drinking water. His nanochemistry-based water filters consist of a first layer that kills bacteria and viruses with silver nanoparticles and a second layer that traps iron and arsenic. (Photo: Indian Institute of Technology Madras)

Aviso was awarded the 2020 Dr. Michael Purvis Award for Sustainability Research for her important contributions to environmental systems engineering as well as developing novel optimization models to guide national and global environmental decisionmaking. (Photo: ResearchGate)

Briones was awarded the 2020 Gregorio Y. Zara Award for Applied Science Research for designing a mosquito ovicidal/larvicidal trap system aimed at reducing the incidence of dengue fever. (Photo: Department of Science and Technology)

Choi received the 29^th Sudang Award in the category of Applied Sciences. He is known for his work in the fields of bio-mimetic engineering and aerodynamics. (Photo: Seoul National University)

Dasgupta is a recipient of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in the field of engineering sciences for his role in developing a light and low-cost bullet-proof jacket currently used by the police. (Photo: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize)

Huang, chief designer of the country’s first-generation nuclear submarines, was honored with the 2019 Highest Science and Technology Award. (Photo: Shen Hong/Xinhua)

Kankanamge is a recipient of the 2020 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World for her research on aquatic ecosystem conservation and pollution control. She is currently researching the effectiveness of restoring native plants to control invasive aquatic plants in river ecosystems—work that will help prevent ecosystem degradation. She is also studying the levels of heavy metals in edible fish and shellfish in Sri Lanka’s Batticaloa lagoon, a primary source of seafood for the local community. (Photo: University of Ruhuna)

Kulkarni is a recipient of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in the field of engineering sciences for developing India’s first microreactor lab. (Photo: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize)

Murai is one of two recipients of the NEC C&C Foundation’s 2020 C&C Prize for leading the development of the internet in Japan as the founder of the Japan University NETwork (JUNET). (Photo: Rakuten)

Shin is a recipient of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Rising Talent Award for her development of nature-inspired adhesive micro-formulations for 3D and 4D bioprinting. Inspired by nature, Shin and her team are exploring the use of biomaterials, such as mussel-inspired catechol, for drug delivery. These hemostatic materials have the ability to control external and internal bleeding, which also makes them useful in wound treatment as a coating on medical tools. (Photo: Sungkyunkwan University)

Subrina is a recipient of the 2020 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World for her research on the properties and uses of nanomaterials. (Photo: Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World)

Suresh received the 2020 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Medal for his contributions to mechanical engineering through multidisciplinary research and leadership at the national level. (Photo: Nanyang Technological University)

Uy is the recipient of the 2020 David M. Consunji Award for Engineering Research for his engineering and innovation projects, including a sensor that monitors the structural integrity of buildings. (Photo: School of Civil, Environmental and Geological Engineering, Mapua University)

Vazquez, known for inventing sturdy, prefabricated modular housing, won the 2020 Ceferino Follosco Award for Product and Process Innovation. (Photo: San Beda College Grade School ’65, High School ’69)

Huh was awarded the 2020 POSCO TJ Park Technology Prize for developing power management integrated semiconductor chips that control the power supply to electronic devices. (Photo: POSCO TJ Park Foundation)

Okada is a recipient of the 2020 Japan Academy Prize for his research on seismic performance evaluation and solutions to upgrade vulnerable buildings. (Photo: Japan Academy)

Dutta is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his studies on the evolution of plant terpenoids, a class of organic chemicals that contribute to the scent, flavor and color of plants. (Photo: Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)

Hong, an internationally renowned atmospheric modeling expert, was awarded the 2020 POSCO TJ Park Science Prize for leading the development of a numerical weather prediction model designed specifically for Korea. (Photo: POSCO TJ Park Foundation)

Mukherjee is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his studies of the quality and quantity of groundwater in India that is suitable for drinking. (Photo: ResearchGate)

Ozima is a recipient of the 2020 Japan Academy Prize for his work on noble gas chemistry, which has shed light on the early evolution of Earth. (Photo: University of Tokyo)

Zeng is one of two awardees of the 2019 Highest Science and Technology Award for his pioneering work on modern atmospheric science, meteorology-numerical prediction and meteorological satellite remote sensing. (Photo: Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Chan was awarded the 2020 ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women for developing vaccines, antivirals and education tools to prevent enterovirus A71—the virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease. (Photo: ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women)

Chatterjee is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his study of bacterial social communication systems during plant disease. (Photo: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize)

Honda was awarded the Carlos J. Finlay UNESCO Prize for Microbiology for his research on the impact of microbiota on the immune system. (Photo: Keio University)

Kim is one of the recipients of the 33^rd Khwarizmi International Award for his research and development of medicinal drugs and supplements from marine organisms. (Photo: Loop)

Kita was awarded the 2020 Duke of Edinburgh Prize for his studies on the survival and expansion of tropical pathogenic microorganisms. (Photo: Nagasaki University)

Miyawaki, recognized for his contributions to molecular imaging, is one of two recipients of the 25^th Keio Medical Science Prize. He is the inventor of ScaleS, a clearing reagent that reveals the structural details of cells and organs, and AkaBLI, a bioluminescence imaging system that glows and sheds light on the structures and cell activities within living cells and animals. Miyawaki’s imaging technology has allowed researchers around the world to observe microscopic molecular activity within cells, providing the foundation for recent breakthroughs in the field of life sciences. (Photo: RIKEN Center for Brain Science)

Rui is a recipient of the 2020 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Rising Talent Award for her research on RNA splicing. (Photo: UNESCO)

Saludes was awarded the 2020 Gregorio Y. Zara Award for Basic Science Research for his research into the chemical biology of natural products from organisms. (Photo: Loop)

Sano is a recipient of the 2020 Japan Academy Prize for his studies detecting and isolating viroids—a virus-like pathogen that causes disease in plants. (Photo: Japan Academy)

Shinozaki, internationally renowned for his work studying plant responses to environmental stresses, was awarded the 36^th International Prize for Biology. (Photo: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

Takeichi is one of the awardees of the 2020 Canada Gairdner Awards for his identification of cadherins and their role in animal cell adhesion and signaling. (Photo: RIKEN)

Thirumalai is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for her research on neural circuits that generate movement. (Photo: National Centre for Biological Sciences)

Wang was awarded the 2020 King Faisal Prize for Biology. His laboratory is known for discovering the role mitochondria plays in apoptosis, or cell death, in multicellular organisms. (Photo: King Faisal Prize)

Wang was awarded the 2020 Future Science Prize (Life Science Prize) for his discoveries of the use of arsenic trioxide and all trans-retinoic acid to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia. (Photo: Future Science Prize)

Zhang was awarded the 2020 Future Science Prize (Life Science Prize) for his discovery of the use of arsenic trioxide and all trans-retinoic acid to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia. (Photo: Future Science Prize)

Monmaturapoj received the L’Oréal Thailand COVID-19 Solidarity Prize for her work manufacturing innovative face masks that protect against virus particles and other particulate matter. The four-ply masks are coated with a unique composite—hydroxyapatitetitanium dioxide. The hydroxyapatite attracts the virus to the outer surface of the mask while the titanium dioxide deactivates microorganisms. Looking ahead, Monmaturapoj intends to use the funds from this award to manufacture the masks. (Photo: National Science and Technology Development Agency)

Lu is the winner of the 2020 Future Science Prize (Physical Science Prize) for discovering and synthesizing a superior nanotwinned structure and gradient nanostructure. (Photo: Future Science Prize)

In 2020, Narasimhan was elected as an international honorary member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for her work designing practical nanomaterials. (Photo: Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research)

Wang is a laureate of the 33^rd Khwarizmi International Award for his work on the relaxation property relationships in metallic glasses. (Photo: Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology)

Anandavardhanan is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his contributions to representation theory. (Photo: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize)

Hazra is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his contributions to probability theory, in particular, random matrices with dependent entries, random fields and random graphs, as well as themes of interest to physics like sandpile models and membranes. (Photo: Indian Academy of Sciences)

Narasimhan is one of two recipients of the 2020 Spirit of Abdus Salam Award for his dedication to supporting early-career mathematicians in developing countries. (Photo: International Centre for Theoretical Sciences)

Peng is the winner of the 2020 Future Science Prize (Mathematics & Computer Science Prize) for his groundbreaking work on the theory of backward stochastic differential equations, the nonlinear Feynman-Kac formula, and the theory of nonlinear expectations. (Photo: Future Science Prize)

Pham is one of three recipients of the 2020 Ta Quang Buu Awards for his studies on the generic properties for semialgebraic programs. (Photo: Ta Quang Buu Prize)

Chong is one of the recipients of the President’s Science Award for his international leadership and contributions to topological nanophotonics research. (Photo: Nanyang Technological University)

Zhang is one of the recipients of the President’s Science Award for his international leadership and contributions to topological nanophotonics research. (Photo: Nanyang Technological University)

Zheludev is one of the recipients of the President’s Science Award for his international leadership and contributions to topological nanophotonics research. (Photo: Nanyang Technological University)

Dhara is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his research on liquid crystals, complex fluids and soft matter photonics. (Photo: University of Hyderabad)

Ganapathy is one of the recipients of the 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his research on experimental soft condensed matter physics. (Photo: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize)

Ichikawa was awarded the 40^th Saruhashi Prize for her contributions to our understanding of the nature of neutrinos. (Photo: NHK)

Loh is a recipient of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Rising Talent Award for her work on single-molecule quantum control. (Photo: National University of Singapore)

Lu is the 2021 recipient of the Rolf Landauer and Charles H. Bennett Award in Quantum Computing for his work on solid-state quantum light sources, quantum teleportation and optical quantum computing. Lu also received the 2020 Optical Society Adolph Lomb Medal for his contributions to optical quantum information technologies. (Photo: University of Science and Technology of China)

Nguyen is one of three recipients of the 2020 Ta Quang Buu Awards for his project determining electron inelastic mean free paths in materials. (Photo: Ta Quang Buu Prize)

Park was awarded the 2020 S. Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics. He is known for his research in fusion plasma diagnostics. (Photo: Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)

Jiang was awarded the 2020 Nishina Asia Award for his research on the structure and dynamics of interfacial water at the atomic scale. (Photo: Nishina Memorial Foundation)

Chiba was awarded the 2020 IEEE Nikola Tesla Award for his contributions to bearingless and reluctance motors for application in hybrid and pure electrical vehicles. (Photo: Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Pancholi received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (Mathematical Sciences) for his research in the area of symplectic geometry and topology. (Photo: The Institute of Mathematical Sciences)

Yang was elected a fellow of the European Academy of Sciences. He is known for his work on partial differential equations and kinetic theories in the area of hyperbolic conservation laws. (Photo: European Academy of Science)

Qian received the Highest Science and Technology Award 2018 for his contributions to China’s maritime radar system. (Photo: Visual China Group)

Arakawa was awarded the IEEE Jun-Ichi Nishizawa Medal 2019 for his contributions to the development and commercialization of quantum dot lasers. (Photo: The University of Tokyo)

The chief designer for Chinese spacecraft, Qi was awarded the 2019 IAF Hall of Fame Award for his contributions to the progress of space science and technology. (Photo: Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Wang won the 2019 Future Science Prize (Mathematics and Computer Science Prize) for developing new cryptoanalysis methods to reveal the weaknesses of widely used hash functions, enabling a new generation of cryptographic hash function standards. (Photo: Wang Xiaoyun)

Mazumdar-Shaw received the Lifetime Achievement award from the Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry for her contributions to the field of healthcare and society at large. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Gupta received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (Mathematical Sciences) for her contributions in affine algebraic geometry, in particular, her proposal of a solution to the Zariski Cancellation Problem. (Photo: Scroll.in)

Yoshino won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating the world’s first commercially viable lithium-ion battery in 1985. He shares the prize with Professor John B. Goodenough of the University of Texas, US and Professor M. Stanley Whittingham of the State University of New York, US. While employed at the then- Asahi Chemical Industry Co., Yoshino paired polyacetylene anodes with Goodenough’s cobalt oxide cathode design to overcome a critical safety barrier in lithium-ion batteries. He further improved the battery’s performance by developing an aluminium foil current collector and strategically designing its coil-wound structure. Today, lithium-ion batteries are used in a wide range of modern technologies, from smartphones to electric cars. (Photo: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Pham received the 2019 Gottfried Wagener Prize for Digitalization and Mobility for his work on the giant spin Hall effect in topological insulators and its application to ultralow-power magnetoresistive random-access memory. (Photo: Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Toh was conferred the President’s Science Award 2019 for his fundamental contributions to the theory, algorithms and applications of convex optimization. (Photo: National University of Singapore)

Pham won the Ramanujan Prize 2019 for his outstanding research in the field of complex analysis, specifically pluripotential theory, complex Monge-Ampère equations and log canonical thresholds. The prize also recognizes his contributions to the advancement of mathematics in his home country, Vietnam. Pham has the honor of being the first Vietnamese mathematician to publish in mathematics’ most prestigious journal, Acta Mathematica. He is also known in his home country as one of its youngest and most productive professors. (Photo: Pham Hoang Hiep)

Mariapun received the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO Fellowship For Women in Science National Award (Malaysia)for her research on mammographic density and breast cancer risk in Asian women to formulate effective screening strategies for early detection of the disease. (Photo: L'Oréal Malaysia)

Cheon was awarded the POSCO TJ Park Foundation Science Prize 2019 for developing ‘HeaAn,’ a homomorphic encryption software program that decrypted for the first time the multiple linear function, the biggest challenge in the field of cryptology. (Photo: Dong-A Science)

Narayanan was awarded the 2019 Padma Bhushan for introducing liquid fuel rocket technology in India. (Photo: Outlook India)

Yang was awarded the 2019 Qiu Shi Lifetime Achievement Award for his lifetime contributions to theoretical physics. Yang received the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on parity nonconservation of weak interactions. (Photo: Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Sunoj received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (Chemical Sciences) for his contributions to the field of chemistry, which explain how phenomenon such as handedness or enantioselectivity operate at the molecular level. (Photo: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)

Umetsu received the 2019 Saruhashi Prize for her studies on the physical properties of Heusler-type functional magnetic materials, which are expected to have a variety of applications such as high-performance hard disks. (Photo: Tohoku University)

Nagao received the 2019 Okawa Prize for his pioneering achievements in the field of image processing, machine translation and digital library systems, as well as his contributions to academic leadership. (Photo: Kyoto University)

Mugesh received the 2019 Infosys Prize for Physical Sciences for his research into the chemical synthesis of small molecules and nanomaterials for biomedical applications. (Photo: The Royal Society of Chemistry)

Okamoto won the 35th Japan Prize (2019) for his contributions to the precision synthesis of helical polymers and the development of practical chiral materials for separating chiral drugs. (Photo: The Japan Prize Foundation)

Liu received the Highest Science and Technology Award 2018 for his contributions to radar technology and signal processing. (Photo: Weibo)

Maji received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (Chemical Sciences) for developing functional porous, soft and hybrid materials. (Photo: Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research)

Lim won the POSCO TJ Park Foundation Technology Prize 2019 for his work that led to the first mass production of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. (Photo: POSCO)

Ho received the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science National Fellowship for synthesizing novel nanomaterials to enhance the efficiency of fuel cells. (Photo: Báo Mói)

Li and Wang were awarded the 2019 IEEE Robotics and Automation Award for their contributions to the development and commercialization of civilian drones, aerial imaging technology and robotics. (Photo: dpreview)

Wang won the 2019 The Future Science Prize (Physical Science Prize) for the experimental discovery of a new type of neutrino oscillation, which opens the door for new theories beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. His work is said to potentially be the key to understanding the Universe’s matter-antimatter asymmetry. Wang, along with his colleague Dr. Luk Kam-Biu, led the Daya Bay Rector Neutrino Experiment, where they made their ground-breaking discovery. He is presently serving as the director of the Institute for High-Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. (Photo: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Kawai received the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award (Asia Pacific) for her work in manipulating molecules at the atomic level to transform and create innovative materials. (Photo: Fondation L'Oréal)

Nishihara received the 2019 Gottfried Wagener Prize for Materials and Energy for developing advanced template techniques to make functional carbon materials. (Photo: German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan)

Tsuneta received the 2019 Japan Academy Prize for his studies of solar magnetohydrodynamic phenomena by satellite observations. (Photo: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)

Basak received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (Biological Sciences) for his research on the NF-KB signalling system. (Photo: Soumen Basak)

Li and Wang were awarded the 2019 IEEE Robotics and Automation Award for their contributions to the development and commercialization of civilian drones, aerial imaging technology and robotics. (Photo: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Hirama received the 2019 Japan Academy Prize for his work on the total synthesis of ciguatoxins and structurally complex bioactive natural products. (Photo: The Japan Academy)

Tran received the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science National Fellowship for her research on using finger chromatography to assess the quality of medicinal herbs sold commercially in Vietnam. (Photo: Báo Mói)

Aw was recognized as an International Rising Talent (Asia Pacific) by the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO International Awards For Women in Science for her research into the genetics of neurodegenerative disease using fruit flies. (Photo: Fondation L'Oréal)

Hatori and Yasuda were awarded the 2019 C&C Prize for their pioneering research and development in the field of image processing, which formed the foundations of broadcasting and communication engineering. (Photo: The NEC C&C Foundation)

Suyama and Yamaguchi were both awarded the 2019 Yukawa-Kimura Prize for their studies of non-Gaussianity in primordial fluctuations of the universe. (Photo: 12th Asia Pacific Physics Conference)

Aguinaldo received the Philippine Federation of Chemistry Societies Shimadzu Achievement Award for Chemical Research for her studies into the anti-tuberculosis and anti-diabetic properties of Philippine plants. (Photo: University of Santo Tomas)

Sales received the LEADS AgriAward for Agricultural Research 2019 for establishing the first tissue culture and biotechnology laboratory in the Philippines’ Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) and developing diagnostic tools for the identification of durian, rubber and mango varieties. (Photo: University of Southern Mindanao)

Lim received the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO Fellowship For Women in Science National Award (Malaysia) for her research on an alternative light-emitting diode that emits violet light instead of the more harmful blue light. (Photo: L'Oréal Malaysia)

Hatori and Yasuda were awarded the 2019 C&C Prize for their pioneering research and development in the field of image processing, which formed the foundations of broadcasting and communication engineering. (Photo: The NEC C&C Foundation)

Saikrishnan received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (Biological Sciences) for his contributions to the field of structural biology. (Photo: PuneMirror)

Suyama and Yamaguchi were both awarded the 2019 Yukawa-Kimura Prize for their studies of non-Gaussianity in primordial fluctuations of the universe. (Photo: Teruaki Suyama)

Kumar received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) for his research on the immune response to tuberculosis and strategies for intervention. (Photo: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize)

Lee was awarded the 12th Asan Award in Medicine for Young Medical Scientists for establishing a treatment for glaucoma based on optic nerve head imaging. (Photo: Seoul National University Hospital)

Sinha received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (Physical Sciences) for his research and contributions to theoretical physics, in particular, string theory. (Photo: The Record)

Han was awarded the 12th Asan Award in Medicine for Young Medical Scientists for identifying the risk factors for autoimmune diseases through genomic big data analysis. (Photo: Seoul National University)

Reddy received the 2019 Infosys Prize for Life Sciences for her ground-breaking discoveries concerning the structure of bacterial cell walls. (Photo: Infosys Limited)

Kishimoto was awarded the 2019 Keio Medical Science Prize for his discovery of interleukin-6 and research into its implications in biology and medicine. (Photo: The Japan Prize Foundation)

Goh was awarded the Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal 2019 for his technology contributions to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for successfully demonstrating the first commercial supercomputing platform in the International Space Station. (Photo: Business Wire, Inc.)

Raju won the ICTP Prize 2019 for his work on black holes and the development of tools and concepts that extend to conformal field theories, holographic correspondence, quantum error corrections and algebraic quantum field theory. (Photo: International Centre for Theoretical Sciences)

Wong was elected to the United States’ National Academy of Medicine in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences and healthcare. (Photo: Sidra Medicine)

Fujino received the 2019 Japan Academy Prize for his studies on vibration and how it can be controlled in large civil structures. (Photo: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering)

Nomoto was recognized as an International Rising Talent (Asia Pacific) by the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO International Awards For Women in Science for her work on plant-specific immunity, which can be used to promote sustainable pest management. (Photo: Fondation L'Oréal)

Kim received the 12th Asan Award in Clinical Medicine (2019) for developing treatments for stroke in South Korea. (Photo: Asan Medical Center)

Nagamine received the 2019 Japan Academy Prize for his work on muon beams and the non-destructive muon radiography of large-scale objects. (Photo: The Japan Academy)

Takayanagi received the 2019 Japan Academy Prize for his studies on osteoimmunology, an interdisciplinary field that combines bone biology and immunology. (Photo: The University of Tokyo)

Folianto, Koh, Poh and Tan were part of the team that was conferred the President’s Technology Award 2019 for developing the Integrated Environmental Modeler, an advanced modeling tool that is capable of integrating the effects of environmental factors such as wind, solar, and noise in urban settings. (Photo: Agency for Science, Technology and Research Singapore)

Nagasawa received the 2019 Japan Academy Prize for revealing how microenvironments are essential for maintaining the stem cell potential of blood cells and bone. (Photo: Osaka University)

A pioneering plant geneticist and agronomist, Javier was conferred the rank of National Scientist of the Philippines in recognition of his contributions to the field of agriculture. He spearheaded the Institute of Plant Breeding in Los Baños, which popularized high-yielding crops and disease-resistant plant varieties in Asia. Javier also served as the 17th president of the Philippines’ top-ranked university system, the University of the Philippines. Beyond research and academic leadership, Javier is also recognized for promoting sound agricultural policies and programs, utilizing climate-resilient and environmentally-friendly agricultural innovations, and improving governance to enhance the livelihood of Filipino farmers and fisherfolk. Beyond research and academic leadership, Javier is also recognized for promoting sound agricultural policies and programs, utilizing climate-resilient and environmentally-friendly agricultural innovations, and improving governance to enhance the livelihood of Filipino farmers and fisherfolk. (Photo: University of the Philippines Los Baños)

Kang is the first Indian woman to be elected as a fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom. She is known for her inter-disciplinary public health research on enteric infections and their sequelae in children in India. In 2016, she was awarded the prestigious Infosys Prize in Life Sciences for her pivotal contributions to understanding the natural history of rotavirus and other enteric diseases, with broad implications for the treatment of these diseases. Her work has shown that the Indian population has a lower natural immunity to rotavirus infection compared to other populations. In addition to basic research, Kang has also built national rotavirus and typhoid surveillance networks and established laboratories to support local vaccine trials in India. (Photo: Social News XYZ)

Lu was awarded the 2019 (7th) Nishina Asia Award for his contributions to quantum information science using single photons. (Photo: Lu Chao-Yang)

Liao received the 24th Nikkei Asia Prize for Science and Technology for his pioneering contributions to the development of Taiwan’s aquaculture industry. (Photo: Toshiyuki Kumagai)

Ismail received the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO Fellowship For Women in Science National Award (Malaysia) for her research on honey consumption in controlling obesity. (Photo: L'Oréal Malaysia)

Shao won the 2019 The Future Science Prize (Life Science Prize) as well as the 2019 Qiu Shi Outstanding Scientist Award for discovering how cells recognize and respond to pathogenic bacteria. (Photo: European Cell Death Organization)

Ali received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) for his research contributions to dacryology and lacrimal systems. (Photo: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

Folianto, Koh, Poh and Tan were part of the team that was conferred the President’s Technology Award 2019 for developing the Integrated Environmental Modeler, an advanced modeling tool that is capable of integrating the effects of environmental factors such as wind, solar, and noise in urban settings. (Photo: Ministry of National Development)

Iwasa was awarded the 2019 (65th) Nishina Memorial Prize for his discovery of electric-field-induced two-dimensional superconductivity. (Photo: The University of Tokyo)

Kim received the 12th Asan Award in Basic Medicine (2019) for her discovery of the microRNA biogenesis pathway and RNA tailing control. Her trailblazing research has contributed to the improvement of RNA interference technologies. In 2013,Kim, along with Professor Kim Jin-Soo, also developed a new technique to eliminate specific microRNAs, which has potential applications in cancer treatment. For her pioneering contributions to the field of RNA biology, Kim has received multiple awards, including the 2008 L’Oreal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science and the 2009 Ho-Am Prize in Medicine. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Isogai received the 2019 Japan Academy Prize for his studies on completely dispersed cellulose nanofibers originating from plants. (Photo: The University of Tokyo)

Hidalgo-How received the Dr. Paulo Campos Award for Health Research 2019 for her work in the understanding, management and diagnosis of tuberculosis among children and adolescents. (Photo: NA)

Ishihara and Yoshida were jointly awarded the 2019 (65th) Nishina Memorial Prize for their discovery of ultra-high energy cosmic neutrinos. (Photo: Chiba University)

Horisaki and Ota were awarded the 2019 Gottfried Wagener Prize for Life Sciences for their work on developing ghost cytometry technologies. (Photo: German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan)

Folianto, Koh, Poh and Tan were part of the team that was conferred the President’s Technology Award 2019 for developing the Integrated Environmental Modeler, an advanced modeling tool that is capable of integrating the effects of environmental factors such as wind, solar, and noise in urban settings. (Photo: Koh Wee Shing)

Destura was awarded the 2019 Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award for his creation of the award-winning Biotek-M dengue aquakit for faster, more affordable and accessible dengue diagnosis. (Photo: Raul Destura)

Arcilla received the Gregorio Y. Zara Award for Basic Research 2019 for his contributions to resolving sensitive issues on mineral resource development, water management, and developing peaceful applications for nuclear energy in the Philippines. (Photo: International Atomic Energy Agency)

Horisaki and Ota were awarded the 2019 Gottfried Wagener Prize for Life Sciences for their work on developing ghost cytometry technologies. (Photo: German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan)

Ishihara and Yoshida were jointly awarded the 2019 (65th) Nishina Memorial Prize for their discovery of ultra-high energy cosmic neutrinos. (Photo: Chiba University)

Beuerman, Chia, Saw and Tan were part of the team that was conferred the President’s Science Award 2019 for three decades of research in the field of myopia, which resulted in public health strategies and interventional myopia control therapies to help decrease the rates of myopia and myopia-related blindness in Singapore. (Photo: Duke-NUS Medical School)

Varma received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (Engineering Sciences) for his contributions to machine learning and computer vision. (Photo: Microsoft Corporation)

Chavez was awarded the 2019 Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award for his trailblazing work on the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe leptospirosis. (Photo: Clipside)

Ghosh received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (Physical Sciences) for his work on how friction can be used to help soft matter self-organize. (Photo: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

Beuerman, Chia, Saw and Tan were part of the team that was conferred the President’s Science Award 2019 for three decades of research in the field of myopia, which resulted in public health strategies and interventional myopia control therapies to help decrease the rates of myopia and myopia-related blindness in Singapore. (Photo: Singapore National Eye Centre)

Folianto, Koh, Poh and Tan were part of the team that was conferred the President’s Technology Award 2019 for developing the Integrated Environmental Modeler, an advanced modeling tool that is capable of integrating the effects of environmental factors such as wind, solar, and noise in urban settings. (Photo: Agency for Science, Technology and Research Singapore)

Zhou won the 2019 ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women for her research into energy-efficient water treatment and reclamation for industrial and daily use, which has benefited communities in Asia. (Photo: Zhou Yan)

Oh won the 2019 Ho-Am Prize in Medicine for his discovery of the ion channel genes ANO1 and TTN3,which may help in the development of treatments for diseases caused by ion channel defects. (Photo: Korea Institute of Science and Technology)

Faryad received the ICO/ICTP Gallieno Denardo Award 2019 for his contributions to the understanding of how light interacts with nanostructured materials, with applications in the area of optical surface waves, solar cells and optical metamaterials. (Photo: International Centre for Theoretical Physics)

Beuerman, Chia, Saw and Tan were part of the team that was conferred the President’s Science Award 2019 for three decades of research in the field of myopia, which resulted in public health strategies and interventional myopia control therapies to help decrease the rates of myopia and myopia-related blindness in Singapore. (Photo: SingHealth Research)

Beuerman, Chia, Saw and Tan were part of the team that was conferred the President’s Science Award 2019 for three decades of research in the field of myopia, which resulted in public health strategies and interventional myopia control therapies to help decrease the rates of myopia and myopia-related blindness in Singapore. (Photo: FV Hospital)

Tang won the 2019 Kyoto Prize for Advanced Technology for his pioneering contributions to the birth of high-efficiency organic light-emitting diodes and their widespread application in displays and lighting. (Photo: The University of Hong Kong)

Ghosh received the 2019 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences) for his contributions to our understanding of how land-surface processes are coupled to the Indian monsoon, which has helped to improve regional monsoon predictions. (Photo: Gubbi Labs LLP)

Gabriel received the Eduardo A. Quisumbing Medal for his research into microbial stress adaptation on food safety and quality. (Photo: Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences)

Dizon received the Mario Cruel Award for Advanced Engineering Technology Application for developing the torque mode configuration for multiple variable frequency drives used in the Automated Guideway Transit System, Hybrid Electric Road Train and Hybrid Electric Train. (Photo: Department of Science and Technology, Republic of the Philippines)

Dasgupta won the ICTP Prize 2019 for his innovative theoretical contribution to neutrino and dark-matter physics, in particular, our understanding of collective neutrino oscillations. (Photo: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

Tan received the Gregorio Y. Zara Award for Advanced Research 2019 for his contributions to the development of novel computational techniques for the design of sustainable industrial systems. (Photo: De La Salle University)

Gallardo received the David M. Consunji Award for Engineering Research 2019 for her work in environmental engineering and catalysis, as well as industrial and hazardous waste treatment and management. (Photo: De La Salle University)

Pham received the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science National Fellowship for using molecular markers to develop high-yielding salt-tolerant rice varieties in affected areas along the Mekong Delta. (Photo: Báo Mói)

Sarawagi received the 2019 Infosys Prize for Engineering and Computer Science for her research in databases, data mining, machine learning and natural language processing. Specifically, she was recognized for being one of the earliest researchers to develop information extraction techniques for the unstructured data commonly found on the World Wide Web. Sarawagi was previously a visiting scientist at Google, where her projects included optimizing deep learning models for personalized Youtube recomendations. Currently, she is the Institute Chair Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at IIT-Bombay. (Photo: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)

Fujita received the 2019 Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize for developing the crystalline sponge method, which is used in the field of X-ray crystallography. (Photo: Japan Science and Technology Agency)

A theoretical physicist, Son won the 2018 POSCO TJ Park Prize (Science Prize) for showing that graphene nanoribbons have magnetic properties not found in normal graphene. (Photo: Korea Institute for Advanced Study)

Sinha is the recipient of the 2018 ICO/ICTP Gallieno Denardo Award given out by the International Commission for Optics (ICO) and the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). She was recognized for her contributions to the field of quantum photonics as well as her outreach activities to popularize science in India.Sinha runs the Quantum Information and Computing Lab at the Raman Research Institute, India’s first lab dedicated to research on quantum information processing and its applications. The lab has been chosen to represent India in an international collaboration with Canada to explore using entangled photons for quantum satellite communication. (Photo: Raman Research Institute)

For his research on string theory, Ooguri was awarded the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics, one of the most sought-after science prizes in Germany. (Photo: Caltech)

Ng is the first scientist from a developing country to receive the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award, a prize that honors scientists for their contributions towards the training of aspiring medical physicists. (Photo: University of Malaya)

Gao was awarded the 2018 Tan Kah Kee Science Award (Mathematics & Physics) for his research on the assembly of molecular machines. (Photo: Institute of Physics)

Xu is a recipient of the 2018 Tan Kah Kee Science Award (Information Sciences). He developed a theory that allows for the reconstruction of sparse signals, with applications in radar imaging and machine vision, among others. (Photo: Xi’an Jiaotong University)

Wu is a recipient of the 2018 Tan Kah Kee Science Award (Information Sciences). He developed a theory that allows for the reconstruction of sparse signals, with applications in radar imaging and machine vision, among others. (Photo: Institute of Electronics)

Oh was awarded the 2018 Ho-Am Prize for Science for her work on Apollonian circle packings, a concept that can be used to interpret fractals found in nature. (Photo: Korea Institute for Advanced Study)

Naher received the 2018 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World for her research on non-linear partial differential equations, which has applications in tsunami simulations. (Photo: BRAC University)

Munshi received the 2018 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries, an annual award given to researchers less than 45 years of age. He was recognized for his outstanding work in number theory, a branch of pure mathematics that studies the properties of integers, or numbers that do not have a fractional part. No stranger to the AS100 list having first appeared in the 2018 edition, Munshi’s research has previously been recognized with accolades such as the Infosys Award in 2017, the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in 2015 and the Birla Science Prize in 2013. (Photo: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

Kusuoka was conferred the 2018 Japan Academy Prize for expanding the field of stochastic analysis by developing methods of infinite dimensional analysis. (Photo: University of Tokyo)

In 2018, Kashiwara was awarded the Kyoto Prize as well as the Chern Medal for his research on algebraic analysis and the concept of D-modules. (Photo: Kyoto University)

Considered to be the ‘father of the modern lithium-ion battery,’ Yoshino is a Japanese chemist, fellow of Asahi Kasei Corporation and professor of Meijo University. In recognition of his contributions to battery technology, he was awarded the 2018 Japan Prize, which is given to individuals whose achievements are scientifically impressive and promote peace and prosperity for all mankind. Apart from the fundamental technology for lithium-ion battery, Yoshino has also developed technology for fabricating electrodes, assembling batteries and making the batteries small and rechargeable. These efforts have been instrumental to the success and commercialization of lithium-ion batteries. (Photo: Asahi Kasei Corporation)

Wang was selected as the 31^st Laureate of the Khwarizmi International Award in recognition of his achievements in the field of colloidal plasmonic metal nanocrystals. (Photo: Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Tian received the 2018 Tan Kah Kee Science Award (Technological Sciences) for his research on the hardening of covalent materials. (Photo: Yanshan University)

In 2018, Soumyanarayanan received the Young Scientist Award and the IEEE Magnetics Society Early Career Award for his research on quantum materials. (Photo: Institute of Materials Research and Engineering)

Pradeep was awarded the 2018 The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Prize for Chemistry for developing nanomaterials that can be used as ultrasensitive sensors and to purify water. (Photo: Indian Institute of Technology Madras)

For her research on turning Manila hemp or abaca into an engineering material, Paglicawan was awarded the 2018 Gregorio Zara Award for Applied Science Research. (Photo: Department of Science and Technology, the Philippines)

Ogawa received the 2018 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science International Rising Talent award for creating a metal alloy with shape-memory. (Photo: National Institute of Materials Science)

Nguyen received the 2018 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science International Rising Talent award for developing a smart nanoparticle gel that can accelerate tissue regeneration. (Photo: Nguyen Thi Hiep)

Luo received the 2018 International Association of Advanced Materials Scientist Medal for her work on functional inorganic materials and condensed matter physics. (Photo: Sun Yat-sen University)

Liu was one of three researchers recognized with the 2018 Young Scientist Award for his research on two-dimensional materials. (Photo: Nanyang Technological University)

Hosono received the 2018 Von Hippel Award from the Materials Research Society for developing transparent oxide semiconductors that are now widely used in liquid crystal displays. (Photo: Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Aida received the 2018 Japan Academy Prize for developing innovative soft materials such as a hydrogel named ‘aquamaterial’ which is mechanically robust and moldable. (Photo: University of Tokyo)

Xue received the 2018 Young Scientist Award for her research on how genes are controlled during development. (Photo: Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology)

Toyoshima was awarded the 2018 Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize for his determination of the crystal structures of key ion pumps which are crucial for maintaining concentration gradients across cell membranes. (Photo: University of Tokyo)

Suwa was conferred the 2018 Duke of Edinburgh Prize for his contributions to our understanding of human evolution through the analysis of the 4.4 million-year-old Ardipithecus ramidus and other hominin fossils. (Photo: University of Tokyo)

Seino received the 2018 Japan Academy Prize for using molecular biology to investigate the mechanisms of insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells. (Photo: Kobe University)

Pootakham was awarded the 2018 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science National Fellowship for her work in identifying heat-tolerant coral species for marine ecosystem restoration. (Photo: National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology)

A leading pediatric endoscopic surgeon, Nguyen was the first in Vietnam to perform a laparoscopic surgery on a child in 1997 and the first to carry out kidney and liver transplantations in Vietnam’s children’s hospitals. Apart from his surgical career, Nguyen is the director of the Vinmec Research Institute of Stem Cell and Gene Technology where he pioneers stem cell therapies for diseases such as cerebral palsy and autism. For his notable medical contributions over the years, Nguyen was awarded the 2018 Nikkei Asia Prize for Science and Technology. (Photo: Vinmec Research Institute of Stem Cell and Gene Technology)

Nagano was awarded the 2018 Japan Academy Prize for developing powerful general principles for the rational design of bioimaging fluorescent probes. (Photo: University of Tokyo)

Louis Tan received the 2018 President’s Science Award for identifying clinical biomarkers, developing novel models and transforming patient care in Parkinson’s Disease. (Photo: National Neuroscience Institute)

Tan Eng King received the 2018 President’s Science Award for identifying clinical biomarkers, developing novel models and transforming patient care in Parkinson’s Disease. (Photo: National Neuroscience Institute)

Ng received the 2018 President’s Science Award for identifying clinical biomarkers, developing novel models and transforming patient care in Parkinson’s Disease. (Photo: Genome Institute of Singapore)

Lim received the 2018 President’s Science Award for identifying clinical biomarkers, developing novel models and transforming patient care in Parkinson’s Disease. (Photo: National University of Singapore)

Li received the 2018 Tan Kah Kee Science Award (Life Sciences) for characterizing key genes regulating rice plant architecture, which is crucial for grain yield. (Photo: Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology)

In 2018, Lee received both the 2018 Eni Advanced Environmental Solutions Prize and the George Washington Carver Award for his research on biofuels. (Photo: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Ho received the 2018 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science International Rising Talent award for developing a statistical tool to predict breast cancer risk in women. (Photo: University of Nottingham Malaysia)

For her research on improving water quality in marine environments, Ferrera was awarded the 2018 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science National Fellowship. (Photo: University of the Philippines Diliman)

Doya was awarded the 2018 Donald O. Hebb Award for developing artificial neural networks to understand the role of striatal neurons. (Photo: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)

Bang received the 2018 Asan Award in Clinical Medicine for developing targeted agents and immune oncology drugs for gastric cancer. (Photo: Seoul National University)

Apart from being appointed to the scientific advisory board of the Islamic Development Bank, Zakri was also named a winner of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity in 2018. (Photo: Islamic Development Bank)

In 2018, Yamakawa assumed his position as president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), one of Asia’s leading space agencies. (Photo: JAXA)

Shih received the 2018 Harvard Centennial Medal for his research on fracture mechanics, as well as his leadership of two global universities, namely the National University of Singapore and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. (Photo: National University of Singapore)

Formerly assistant director general of the World Health Organization, Nakatani was named board chair of the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund in 2018. (Photo: Keio University)

Murthy, co-founder of telecommunications giant Infosys, makes his second appearance on the AS100 list for winning the 2018 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Founders Medal. (Photo: Infosys)

Swain was awarded the 2018 President’s Science and Technology Medal for raising Singapore’s global reputation in clinical and translational research. (Photo: National University of Singapore)

For his role in shaping Singapore’s pool of scientific talent and pushing for research that impacts society, Lam was awarded the 2018 President’s Science and Technology Medal. (Photo: Nanyang Technological University)

Kuchimanchi received the 2018 Andrei Sakharov Prize for his continued research in physics while simultaneously advocating for human rights and social justice issues in India. (Photo: Association for India’s Development)

In 2018, Chang was awarded the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Achievement Prize and named a laureate of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science. Both prizes recognize her seminal contributions to our understanding of how aquatic vertebrates made the transition from sea to land. Chang, who became the first woman to become head of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in 1983, has three species named in her honor: the extinct sarcopterygian fish Meemannia; the theropod dinosaur Sinovenator changii; and the extinct bird Archaeornithura meemannae. She was also featured in a children’s book series highlighting outstanding scientists from Asia titled Asian Scientist Junior. (Photo: Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology)

Zhao won the 2018 The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Prize for Earth, Astronomy and Space Sciences for shedding light on continental collisional tectonics in Earth’s early history. (Photo: University of Hong Kong)

Valdiya received the Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences 2018 Lifetime Excellence Award for his major contributions in the field of geodynamics, particularly in active faults, natural hazards and geo-hydrology of springs. (Photo: Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research)

Thakur, an expert on Himalayan geology, received the 2018 Padma Shri for Science and Engineering for his work on structure tectonics. (Photo: Indian Institute of Science)

Terakawa received the 38^th Saruhashi Prize for developing a new method to rationally estimate the pattern of stress fields that cause earthquakes. (Photo: Nagoya University)

Rajendran received the inaugural National Award for Women Scientists from the Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences for her work on understanding earthquakes in India. (Photo: Indian Institute of Science)

Perez is the first Filipino to win the ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women, an award to encourage promising female scientists working in Southeast Asia. She was recognized for her research using satellite data to improve agriculture for precision farming. Perez, who did her postdoctoral studies at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, was responsible for leading the Department of Science and Technology’s microsatellite program that successfully sent the Philippines’ first microsatellite—Diwata-1—into space in 2016. (Photo: University of the Philippines Diliman)

Muddu received the 2018 National Award for Geoscience & Technology from India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences for his extensive work in the field of water resources and environmental engineering. (Photo: Indian Institute of Science)

Dai was conferred the 2018 Tan Kah Kee Science Award (Earth Sciences) for his research on petrochemicals. His work has led to the discovery of several giant gas fields, changing China from a gas-poor to a gas-rich country. (Photo: Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Wang, sometimes called the ‘Chinese Alfred Nobel’ for his research on explosives, received the 2017 Pre-eminent Science and Technology Award alongside Hou Yunde. (Photo: Nanjing University of Science and Technology)

Known as the ‘plastic man of India,’ Vasudevan received the 2018 Padma Shri for Science and Engineering for developing a method to put plastic waste to use in road construction. (Photo: Thiagarajar College of Engineering)

Thiemjarus received the 2018 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science National Fellowship for her research on Internet of Things (IoT) technology for the elderly. (Photo: National Electronics and Computer Technology Center)

Roy was conferred the 2018 Padma Shri for Science and Engineering for his work on fuel reprocessing and radioactive nuclear waste management. (Photo: Department of Atomic Energy)

Park was awarded the 2018 Ho-Am Prize for Engineering in recognition of his pioneering research on solid-state perovskite solar cells. Unlike conventional solar cells, solid-state perovskite solar cells are both highly efficient and stable in the long term. Park was also previously named a potential recipient of the Nobel Prize in 2017 by Clarivate Analytics, which mines millions of citations in the Web of Science to identify influential researchers. Park, the only Korean researcher to have been nominated to date, was singled out alongside Tsutomu Miyasaka of Toin University of Yokohama, Japan, for his work on perovskites. (Photo: Sungkyunkwan University)

Hwang was awarded the 2018 POSCO TJ Park Technology Prize for driving research and innovation in South Korea’s semiconductor industry. (Photo: Juseong Engineering)

He won the 2018 IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award for improving lightning protection in high-power transmission lines. (Photo: Tsinghua University)

Dadios received the 2018 David M. Consunji Award for Engineering Research for his work on swarm robotics and artificial intelligence. (Photo: De La Salle University)

Chan received the 2018 IEEE Transportation Technologies Award for the theoretical analysis and optimization of electric vehicles to enable clean and efficient transportation methods. (Photo: University of Hong Kong)

Tseng received the 2018 The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Prize for Engineering Sciences for his contributions to wireless and mobile networks, including the discovery of ‘broadcast storms’ which are used in denial of service attacks. (Photo: National Chiao Tung University)

Bandyopadhyay received the 2018 The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Prize for Engineering Sciences. Bandyopadhyay, the first woman director of the Indian Statistical Institute, previously appeared on the AS100 list in 2018. (Photo: Indian Statistical Institute)

Balog was awarded the 2018 Mario Cruel Award for Advanced Engineering Technology Application for his research on low-cost medical devices. (Photo: University of Santo Tomas)

Wattanakit won the 2018 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science National Fellowship for her work on the synthesis of chiral molecules. (Photo: Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology)

For her research on the larvicidal ability of Philippine medicinal plants, Torres received the 2018 Gregorio Zara Award for Basic Science Research. (Photo: Department of Science and Technology, the Philippines)

Maruoka was awarded the 2018 Japan Academy Prize for developing a metal-free organocatalyst that utilizes water as a solvent, a world’s first. (Photo: Kyoto University)

In recognition of his contributions to green chemistry, Loh received the 2018 President’s Science Award. (Photo: Nanyang Technological University)

Lestari, who was previously featured on the AS100 2017 list, makes a second appearance for winning the 2018 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World. (Photo: Sebelas Maret University)

For his groundbreaking research using metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) to promote the formation of supramolecular structures, Fujita was awarded the 2018 Wolf Prize in Chemistry. MOFs are metal ions that can be linked by organic molecules to form multi-dimensional frameworks. One of the key applications of Fujita’s method, termed metal-directed self-assembly, is to capture proteins in a regular orientation, thereby allowing X-ray crystallography without the need for protein crystallization. Fujita shared the 2018 Wolf Prize in Chemistry with Omar Yaghi of the University of California, Berkeley, who was recognized for his work on MOFs and covalent–organic frameworks (COFs). (Photo: University of Tokyo)

Bao was awarded the 2018 Tan Kah Kee Science Award (Chemistry) for studying the structural and electronic properties of catalytically active centers in nano-confined systems. (Photo: University of Science and Technology of China)

Adachi was awarded the 2018 Nagoya Silver Medal of Organic Chemistry for his research on semiconductors used in organic light-emitting diodes and organic lasers. (Photo: Kyushu University)

In 2018, Wan was named a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar in the Molecular Architecture of Life program. The program funds and supports researchers within five years of their first academic position by helping them build research networks and develop essential skills needed to become leaders in global research. Wan was recognized for her work on the role of RNA structures in human health and infectious diseases. Previously, Wan was elected as an EMBO Young Investigator in 2017 and received the L’Oréal Singapore for Women in Science National Fellowship in 2016. (Photo: Genome Institute of Singapore)

Sy received the 2018 Dr. Paulo Campos Award for Health Research for his leading role in the field of cardiology in the Philippines. (Photo: University of the Philippines Manila)

Shah was awarded the 2018 Padma Shri for his work on breast cancer awareness. (Photo: Gujarat Cancer Society)

Rajagopal was conferred the 2018 Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honor, for his pioneering role in the country’s palliative care landscape. (Photo: Pallium India)

Pongrakhananon was recognized for her research on lung cancer with the 2018 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science National Fellowship. (Photo: Chulalongkorn University)

Lorthongpanich won the 2018 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science National Fellowship for her work on using stem cells to produce donor-independent platelets. (Photo: Siriraj Center of Excellence for Stem Cell Research)

Mori received the 2018 Breakthrough Prize for his discovery of the unfolded protein response—a cellular quality-control system that detects disease-causing unfolded proteins and directs cells to take corrective measures. (Photo: Kyoto University)

Koh won the 2018 Ho-Am Prize in medicine for his work on the role of vascularization in tumors and eye diseases. (Photo: Institute for Basic Science)

Kim was awarded the 2018 Asan Award for Young Medical Scientists for medical scientists under the age of 40. (Photo: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Kim was awarded the 2018 Asan Award for Young Medical Scientists for medical scientists under the age of 40. (Photo: Yonsei University)

Kim, director of the Institute of Basic Science’s Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions, received the 2018 Asan Award in Basic Medicine for his research on synaptic adhesion proteins. (Photo: Institute for Basic Science)

Hou, who is known as the ‘father of China’s interferon’ for producing China’s first human-grade antivirals, was awarded the 2017 Pre-eminent Science and Technology Award. (Photo: Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China)

Honjo was honored with the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), a key regulator of the immune response against tumors. He shares the award with Professor James P. Allison, who pioneered research on CTLA-4, another major pathway allowing cancer cells to evade the immune system. The discoveries of PD-1 and CTLA-4 have paved the way for powerful new cancer therapies that use the body’s own immune system to target tumors. Drugs targeting PD-1 and CTLA-4, called checkpoint inhibitors, are currently being used to treat advanced skin, lung and other cancers. Honjo and Allison were previously recognized for their pioneering role in immunotherapy with the 2014 Tang Prize. (Photo: Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study)

Henry received the 2018 Niigata International Food Award Grand Prix for his research on rice as functional food to prevent diabetes. (Photo: Clinical Nutrition Research Centre)

Cook won the President’s Technology Award 2018 for advancing research in human genetics and cardiovascular disease. (Photo: Duke-NUS Medical School)

Zhang was awarded the 2018 The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Prize for Agricultural Sciences for his research on the molecular mechanisms of flowering in higher plants such as rice. (Photo: Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

Xu received the 2018 Kingenta Agricultural Science Award for his contributions to agriculture in China, particularly in soil research. (Photo: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences)

Salazar received the 2018 Leads Agri Award for Agricultural Research for his work on high protein corn. (Photo: University of the Philippines Los Baños)

Horie was conferred the 2018 Japan Academy Prize for his research on the impact of climate change on food production. (Photo:Kyoto University)