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Honoured throughout her life, Newton was the second woman elected to the Royal Society of Canada (1942), the first woman to receive its Flavelle Medal (1948), and was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame (1991). (8/8)

Chronic exposure to rust spores damaged her health, forcing her early retirement, but the farmers she helped successfully petitioned the government to grant her a full pension. She spent her later years in Victoria, BC, remembered for her warmth, generosity, and brilliance. (7/8)

In 1924, she became the head researcher at Canada’s Rust Research Laboratory in Winnipeg. Before her work, stem rust destroyed over 30 million bushels of wheat each year; by the time she retired in 1945, those losses had fallen to nearly zero. (6/8)

Margaret’s fascination with stem rust began in Fraser’s mycology course. Her research revealed that genetic variation caused different types of infections, an insight that revolutionized crop breeding and paved the way for rust-resistant wheat varieties. (5/8)

In 1918, she became the first woman to complete an Agriculture degree at Macdonald College. She went on to earn an M.Sc. in 1919 and, in 1922, became the first Canadian woman to earn a Ph.D. in agricultural sciences from the University of Minnesota. (4/8)

In 1914, after being initially rejected because no woman had ever succeeded in the program, Margaret became the only woman among 50 men at Macdonald College. Supported by her mentor W.P. Fraser, she gained equal access to lab facilities and soon proved exceptional. (3/8)

Born in Montreal and raised on a farm near Plaisance, QC, Margaret walked three miles to school each day and later taught in rural Quebec to save for university. Initially studying Art at McMaster, a visit to her brother at McGill sparked a new passion: Agriculture. (2/8)

From a young age, she was fascinated by the intricacies of human anatomy, spending hours immersed in the colorful illustrations of anatomy books and encyclopedias. Growing up in a community of scientists, science became an integral part of her life.

As a visual learner and lifelong self-taught artist, she discovered the perfect way to blend her passions, translating complex scientific concepts into engaging visuals. Through science art, she strives to educate, inspire, and spark curiosity, making knowledge more accessible and impactful.

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✨ Their stories remind us that diverse backgrounds and perspectives can converge to create transformative science. Innovation built one molecule (and one dream) at a time. (9/9)

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Yaghi discovered his love for chemistry as a child after seeing ball-and-stick molecular diagrams in a library book. He now applies his passion for “building beautiful things” to solving global challenges like clean water and energy. tiny.cc/Yaghi (8/9)

👨‍🔬 Omar M. Yaghi

Born in 1965 in Jordan to a Palestinian refugee family, he moved to the USA at the age of 15 and received his Ph.D. in 1990 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is currently a Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. (7/9)

His breakthrough idea came in 1974 while building molecular models for his students, imagining what would happen if molecules were used as building blocks instead of rods and balls. That insight laid the groundwork for the entire field of MOFs. tiny.cc/Robson (6/9)

👨‍🔬 Richard Robson

Born in 1937 in England, he received his bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1959 and his Ph.D. in 1962, both from Brasenose College, Oxford. He is currently a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Melbourne, Australia. (5/9)

Kitagawa’s research is deeply rooted in a tradition of scientific curiosity inspired by Japanese Nobel laureates Kenichi Fukui and Akira Yoshino. He credits his “big challenge mindset” for driving him to pursue what others deemed impossible. tiny.cc/Kitagawa (4/9)

👨‍🔬 Susumu Kitagawa

Born in 1951 in Japan, he received his PhD from Kyoto University in 1879. Currently, he is a Distinguished Professor at Kyoto University and co-founder of iCeMS. (3/9)

These intricate molecular structures with large internal spaces can trap, store, or filter gases. These remarkable materials have the potential to capture carbon dioxide, harvest water from desert air, store toxic gases, and catalyze chemical reactions. (2/9)