Monika Mortimer received the 4,000-euro young scientist award to support her research. She is an outstanding young scientist who returned to Estonia after a research career outside her homeland. After defending her doctorate in chemistry and materials science at Tallinn University of Technology, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Geneva and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Currently, Monika Mortimer leads a research group in the environmental toxicology laboratory, which deals with the synthesis and environmental safety assessment of novel nanocomposite materials. Monika Mortimer also actively participates in scientific organizational activities and has been an invited speaker and chair of sessions at international science conferences.

 

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