National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has named one of its asteroids Al Sheikh 33535 after talented Saudi Fatima Abdel-Moneim Al Sheikh in recognition of her efforts and excellence in her research in Botany, according to SPA.
Al Sheikh won second place at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) 2016 after being nominated by Saudi Arabia for winning the National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity held annually by King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for Giftedness & Creativity (Mawhiba) in partnership with the Ministry of Education.
She was also ranked second in the United States for research in the field of Botany entitled "Determination of Effectiveness of Innovative Strygolactone-Carl2-on Seed Germination of Parasitic Weeds".