Adah Almutairi
Adah Almutairi is a woman who indeed wears many hats, taking on the role of entrepreneur, inventor, processor, and scholar. As a Saudi citizen living between the American states of Oregon and California, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 2000, PhD in materials chemistry in 2005, and completed her Postdoctoral Studies in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in 2008. This would kick-start her career in the fields of pharmaceutical chemistry, and nano engineering. Almutairi's works and research touch on nanomedicine, nanotechnology, and chemistry. In addition, she had made several academic contributions, and filed ten patents focusing on therapy, drug delivery systems, and fat removal. Recognizing her accomplishments, her work earned her many awards and honors, which include the NIH director's new innovator Award in 2009, Young Investigator Award at the World Biomaterials Congress in 2012, and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences from Kavli Fellow in 2016.