South Africa expressed mourning of female nuclear scientist

South Africa’s first black female nuclear scientist, Senmail Monthy, a trailblazer, who is ready to inspire young women, has died at the age of 37, the government has confirmed.

Ms. Masongo described the “The Queen of Science” by some people in South Africa, died on Sunday. The cause of his death is unknown.

Headstrong and ambitious, he was said in a statement by “many youngsters, especially women of hope for women, especially women”, in a statement by Vice President Paul Mashatil.

Despite her success, she said that she had to face discrimination as a black woman because she had to continuously prove what she was talking about.

Nevertheless, his unwavering determination earned his deep respect in his area.

Ms. Masango was the first African woman to join the European organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the first African woman to join the African leadership team, the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.

A statement by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation of South Africa stated that the untiring efforts of monthly efforts to promote science education and empowerment, especially between women and deprived communities, would be deeply remembered.

Born in the rural village of Nongoma in 1987, Quazulu-Natal, the historic seat of Zulu Rajshahi, Ms. Masango’s mother was a princess in the royal family, and her father was a prominent man.

She grew up in a polygamy family, in which her mother was the youngest of three wives.

It was a challenging family set-up, he told the local newspaper Sovatan Live, but he learned how to stand for himself.

Her parents quickly recognized her early passion to learn and encouraged her to read on a large scale.

At the age of 11, his geography teacher talked about astronauts, which led to a lifetime interest in science.

“I was very thrilled to know that there are people who travel to space – leave this dimension – and go to the moon,” he told the Global Citizen, who dedicated a dedicated to end extreme poverty Is the organization.,

“When I fell in love with science.”

Ms. Masango enrolled at the University of Zulland at the age of 16 to study physics, but after being pregnant and some modules failed, she had to leave.

With the support of her family, she returned to complete her degree and later earned an MSc in nuclear physics at Western Cape University, in which graduated with distinction.

Sadly, her daughter died at the age of seven in a car accident.

Beyond her educational achievements, Ms. Masango founded a foundation, which was dedicated to encouraging young women to pursue science.

“Girls are discouraged at a young age by taking the subjects of science; it is the root cause of the lack of women in the atomic space,” she said.

Her notable achievements included the name of one of the most successful black female scientists of South Africa under the age of 35 in 2019 and earned a place on 200 young South African people of Mail & Guardian in Science and Technology list. Was.

In 2022, she obtained the prestigious international woman at the Science Award, recognizing her intensive impact on the scientific community.

But throughout her career, Ms. Masango faced misunderstandings – due to her race and gender, discrimination faced black women.

“The biggest challenge in my career is my skin color. If you look like me, no one believes in you; you have to prove that you know your job and you can think!”

“There are still very few black female scientists. This means that women like me have to work twice to prove their price,” she said.

Nevertheless, she kept using her journey to help a new generation to motivate a new generation to pursue science firmly and boldly.