May is currently working as an Environment and Regulatory Advisor for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, where she collaborates closely with Indigenous communities on environmental policy and water management.

She says, “I discovered my passion for lab research during my undergraduate studies at the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh, where I finished the typically year-long thesis in one semester. With two peers, I was able to build on my thesis and compete as a regional finalist at the Hult Prize 2018 in Malaysia. My parents received a lot of push back from our community when they allowed me to go abroad for my education. For them to see me now achieving my goals encourages them to advocate for women’s education among their friends. I have become a role model for girls interested in STEM fields that I wish I had when I was growing up. As Syria is still in the early stages of recovery, my country desperately needs strong, open-minded young leaders to revive hope and mobilize the community towards a healthy post-war reality. I hope to work with organizations that provide safe drinking water to remote communities, starting with the ones in Syria and moving on to the rest of the world.”