Scientist
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Helen Irene Battle
CANADA![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49704698923_d4bdb5a16e_o_d.jpg)
4 POINTS
• 1st woman to earn a marine biology PhD in Canada.
• Pioneered the use of fish eggs to study cancer-causing substances in cell development.
• 1st zoologist to use laboratory research in marine biology.
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Charity Wanjiku
CANADA![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49704698978_29a1b74093_o_d.jpg)
4 POINTS
• Aims to alleviate energy poverty in Africa.
• Designs and develops innovative solar panels that also act as building materials through her company Strauss Energy Ltd.
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Nadine Caron
CANADA![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49705231731_76431a9363_o_d.jpg)
4 POINTS
• Canada’s first female Indigenous general surgeon.
• Strives to improve access to quality healthcare in northern First Nations communities.
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Reina Maruyama
CANADA![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49704699108_a76a69da58_o_d.jpg)
3 POINTS
• Conducts cutting-edge research on neutrinos and dark matter in nuclear particle astrophysics.
• Aims to discover what the universe is made of and why there is more matter than antimatter.
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Donna Strickland
CANADA![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49705231836_0d377d7a82_o_d.jpg)
4 POINTS
• Paved the way toward the shortest and most intense laser pulses created by humankind.
•Influenced research scientists investigating how forces act with matter at extreme conditions.
• Calls herself a “laser jock.”
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Lynn Conway
CANADA![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49704699298_e12190a349_o_d.jpg)
4 POINTS
• Famed pioneer in microelectronics chip design.
• She is a strong activist for equal opportunities and employment protections for transgender people.
• Her work formed the foundation of modern digital technology systems.