Marta Rivera, professor at the Polytechnic School, expresses her opinion about the awarded Susan Solomon in the BBVA Frontier of Knowledge in Climate Change Award
This year the U.S. chemistry Susan Solomon was awarded by the BBVA Frontier of Knowledge in Climate Change Award as a “reference” in global research on the ozone hole and example of women in Science.
Marta Rivera, professor at the Polytechnic School of the University of Vic and member of Group 2 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has expressed her opinion about the choice of the Susan Solomon. She focused on the “great selection” that has led to the award of Solomon and argued that Salomon is a scientist of first class, given her scientific career and the level of her publications, in addition to the selection of highly relevant social and environmental issues. “Secondly, I think it is a recognition of the role that women play in the scientific development which unfortunately is not always recognized, although there are important steps towards it and this award is one more” added Marta Rivera.
