Veena Sahajwalla

Australian scientist
Person human Q18166315
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Veena Sahajwalla

Summary

Veena Sahajwalla is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Mumbai[2]. She was born on 1901[3]. She worked as a scientist[4] and inventor[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Veena Sahajwalla was born in Mumbai[2].
  • Veena Sahajwalla was born on 1901[3].
  • Veena Sahajwalla held citizenship in Australia[7].
  • Veena Sahajwalla worked as a scientist[4].
  • Veena Sahajwalla worked as an inventor[5].
  • Veena Sahajwalla was employed by University of New South Wales[8].
  • Veena Sahajwalla's education included a stint at University of British Columbia[9].
  • Veena Sahajwalla was educated at University of Michigan[10].
  • Veena Sahajwalla received the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering[11].
  • Veena Sahajwalla received the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[12].
  • Veena Sahajwalla received the Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship[13].
  • Veena Sahajwalla received the Officer of the Order of Australia[14].
  • Veena Sahajwalla is recorded as female[15].
  • Veena Sahajwalla's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Veena Sahajwalla's Commons category is recorded as Veena Sahajwalla[17].
  • Veena Sahajwalla's family name is recorded as Q113484421[18].
  • Veena Sahajwalla's given name is recorded as Veena[19].
  • Veena Sahajwalla's participant in is recorded as World Mining Congress 2023[20].
  • Veena Sahajwalla's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Veena Sahajwalla's affiliation is recorded as University of New South Wales[22].
  • Veena Sahajwalla's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[23].
  • Veena Sahajwalla's affiliation string is recorded as The University of New South Wales[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Veena Sahajwalla's place of birth was Mumbai[2]. She was born on 1901[3].

Education

Educated at University of British Columbia[9], a public research university[25], in Canada[26], founded in 1908[27], headquartered in Vancouver[28] and University of Michigan[10], a public research university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1817[31], headquartered in Ann Arbor[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include scientist[4] and inventor[5]. Veena Sahajwalla was employed by University of New South Wales[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering[11]; Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[12], a fellowship award[33], in Australia[34]; Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship[13]; and Officer of the Order of Australia[14], a grade of an order[35], in Australia[36].

Why It Matters

Veena Sahajwalla ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Veena Sahajwalla born?

Veena Sahajwalla was born in Mumbai[2].

What did Veena Sahajwalla do for work?

Veena Sahajwalla worked as scientist[4] and inventor[5].

Where did Veena Sahajwalla go to school?

Veena Sahajwalla was educated at University of British Columbia[9] and University of Michigan[10].

What awards did Veena Sahajwalla receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering[11], Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[12], Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship[13], and Officer of the Order of Australia[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] . celebrityspeakers.com.au. celebrityspeakers.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . celebrityspeakers.com.au. celebrityspeakers.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . app.dimensions.ai. Retrieved . app.dimensions.ai. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . atse.org.au. atse.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . science.org.au. Retrieved . science.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wmc2023.org. Retrieved . wmc2023.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wmc2023.org. Retrieved . wmc2023.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Info-farmer · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Climate change
    Given name Veena
    Affiliation University of New South Wales
    Occupation scientist, inventor
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