Roseanne Diab

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Roseanne Diab
NationalitySouth African
Scientific career
Fields Atmospheric sciences [1]
Institutions University of KwaZulu-Natal

Roseanne Diab is a researcher, the Director of Gender in science, innovation, technology and engineering (SITE), a UNESCO's programme unit hosted by The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) [2] and former CEO of the Academy of Science of South Africa. [3] She is Fellow of the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Emeritus Professor in the School of Environmental Sciences at the same university.

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Diab has published over 86 peer-reviewed scholarly articles. [4] She is recognised for her contribution in the field of atmospheric sciences, particularly climate change, air quality, dispersion modeling and tropospheric ozone variability. [5] She is also a Fellow of the Society of South African Geographers [6] and has been a member of various international bodies such as the Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution (CACGP) and the International Ozone Commission (IOC). [5]

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