A little more than a year after she passed away, Professor Carolina Ödman-Govender has been honoured by the Science Forum South Africa (SFSA).
Annually, the SFSA issues its Science Diplomacy awards in recognition of excellence in various categories. It is a recognition of individuals and organisations who are making an outstanding contribution to furthering science diplomacy, whose work lies at the intersection of science, international cooperation and partnerships.
Prof Ödman-Govender received the Special Posthumous Recognition for Contribution to Science Diplomacy accolade. She was an Associate Professor in Astrophysics at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) as well as an Associate Director for Development and Outreach at the Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy.
Carolina Ödman-Govender and her husband Kevin Govender
The ceremony took place on 06 December 2023, at the official opening of SFSA at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria.
The awards were presented by Dr Blade Nzimande, the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of South Africa.
Earlier this year, Prof Ödman-Govender’s friends and colleagues successfully motivated the International Astronomical Union for an asteroid to be named in her honour.
From a list of asteroids, her husband chose an asteroid that was discovered in the month that the two of them first met.
During her career, Prof Ödman-Govender received numerous accolades, including the 2020/2021 National Science and Technology Forum’s (NSTF) Communication Award.
Another notable achievement was that she was one of the founders of Astronomy for Africa and played a key role in Universe Awareness (UNAWE), which was an outreach programme for children to foster an interest in astronomy.
ABOUT
Science Forum South Africa is co-hosted by the South African Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Science Diplomacy Capital for Africa (SDCfA) initiative.
Annually, the SFSA issues its Science Diplomacy awards in recognition of excellence in various categories. It is a recognition of individuals and organisations who are making an outstanding contribution to furthering science diplomacy, whose work lies at the intersection of science, international cooperation and partnerships.
Prof Ödman-Govender received the Special Posthumous Recognition for Contribution to Science Diplomacy accolade. She was an Associate Professor in Astrophysics at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) as well as an Associate Director for Development and Outreach at the Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy.
Carolina Ödman-Govender and her husband Kevin GovenderThe ceremony took place on 06 December 2023, at the official opening of SFSA at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria.
The awards were presented by Dr Blade Nzimande, the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of South Africa.
Earlier this year, Prof Ödman-Govender’s friends and colleagues successfully motivated the International Astronomical Union for an asteroid to be named in her honour.
From a list of asteroids, her husband chose an asteroid that was discovered in the month that the two of them first met.
During her career, Prof Ödman-Govender received numerous accolades, including the 2020/2021 National Science and Technology Forum’s (NSTF) Communication Award.
Another notable achievement was that she was one of the founders of Astronomy for Africa and played a key role in Universe Awareness (UNAWE), which was an outreach programme for children to foster an interest in astronomy.
ABOUT
Science Forum South Africa is co-hosted by the South African Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Science Diplomacy Capital for Africa (SDCfA) initiative.
