Dr. Saima Shabbir

Dr. Saima Shabbir, 2017 fellow of Pakistan, was promoted to Associate Professor and
awarded permanent tenure at the Institute of Space Technology in Islamabad. Saima is
the first female faculty member of the Materials Science and Engineering Department –
as well as the first female faculty member of her university – to achieve tenure.
“I submitted the tenure and promotion application right after the completion of my
TechWomen journey. The valuable skills developed during the TechWomen program
really helped me in preparing an effective application dossier. I’m really grateful to the
TechWomen program for changing lives and shaping futures.”
Dr. Shabbir is currently a Fulbright Scholar and postdoctoral research fellow at
Pennsylvania State University.