Explorers

Fellows

The WINGS Women of Discovery Fellowship is a distinct honor awarded to some of the highest achieving women in science, exploration and conservation. In recognition for joining this elite group, new Fellows receive an unrestricted grant to amplify their work and become part of a global network of women in STEM. They are celebrated at our annual Women of Discovery Awards Gala held in New York City each October.
Learn more about our 2025 Women of Discovery Awards Celebration.

Flag Carriers

WINGS Flag Carriers conduct original field research, carrying with them a flag bearing its own unique number; forever linked to heroic past global projects and discoveries. Our flags have flown over 80 countries, all continents and both poles. Grant funding is awarded to financially support the project, and original Flag Reports are published upon completion to share their discoveries.

Sandra Lai

2025 Flag Carrier

Sandra Lai is a terrestrial ecologist, carnivore researcher and conservationist who was born and raised on the small island of Tahiti in French Polynesia. Early on...

Amanda Brock Morales

2025 Flag Carrier

Amanda Brock Morales is an anthropological archaeologist whose work brings together digital archaeology, storywork practices, and community-collaborative methods to explore how people form enduring relationships...

Nora Shawki

2025 Flag Carrier

Nora Shawki is a National Geographic Explorer and Egyptian archaeologist who has been excavating ancient sites in the Nile Delta & Sudan for over a...

Dr. Grace C. Young

2025 Fellow

Dr. Grace C. Young is a Research Engineer and Lead Scientist at X, Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory (formerly GoogleX), where her team is creating radical new technologies to protect...

Dr. Nurzhafarina Othman

2025 Fellow

Dr. Nurzhafarina (Farina) Othman is a conservation scientist and community advocate dedicated to the protection of the endangered Bornean elephant. With a PhD in Bioscience...

Dr. Divya Karnad

2025 Fellow

Dr. Divya Karnad is an Indian marine conservationist and associate professor at Ashoka University, dedicated to sustainable seafood, fisheries management and marine biodiversity protection. With...

Dr. Yara Barros

2025 Fellow

Dr. Yara Barros is a Brazilian conservation biologist and the Executive Coordinator of Project Jaguars of Iguaçu, a flagship initiative dedicated to the conservation of...

Krushnaa Patil

2025 Flag Carrier

Krushnaa Patil is an avid explorer and climber, beginning in 2007 by attending mountaineering courses with the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi, Uttrakhand, India....

Angeline Mano Matheswaran

2025 Flag Carrier

Born and raised in India, Angeline Mano Matheswaran is a Research Assistant and Nature Educator at Salem Ornithological Foundation. Angeline is a post-graduate in English...

Katie Lois Hutchinson

2025 Flag Carrier

Katie Lois Hutchinson has long been fascinated by the living world. Growing up next to the beach in Kent, England, she gained a unique perspective...

Rannva Joermundsson

2024 Flag Carrier

Originally from the Faroe Islands, Rannva Joermundsson has been passionate about diving since learning to dive in 2008. In addition to working for one of...

Maria Bollerup

2024 Flag Carrier

Passionate for conservation and tourism, Maria Bollerup uses her experience from the increasingly more political travel industry and the dive industry to join the forces...

Laura Macamo

2024 Flag Carrier

Laura Macamo is a specialist in conservation genetics, leading the genetic classification of wildlife species in the Gorongosa National Park. Maramo carried WINGS Flag #33...

Grace Cordsen

2024 Flag Carrier

Grace Cordsen, a polar activist and proficient climate communicator carried WINGS Flag #33 while voyaging from Svalbard to the North Pole as a researcher studying...

Hailey Shchepanik

2024 Flag Carrier

Hailey Shchepanik, an early career ocean professional, currently an Aquatic Science Biologist and Scientific Diver with Fisheries and Oceans Canada on Vancouver Island, British Columbia,...

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