In 2017, she was recognized with the John Desmond Bernal Prize Award from the Society for Social Studies of Science.

She eventually earned a grant to conduct her PhD in Santiago del Estero, under Raymond Carr.

[4] In 2017, she became the first Latin American researcher to be awarded the John Desmond Bernal Prize of the Society of Social Studies of Science.

[3] Vessuri also sits on the editorial boards of Social Studies of Science; Science, Technology, & Human Values journal, Industry & Higher Education; Interciencia (Venezuela) and Redes (Argentina) journal.

[7] She was also mother to Dr. Bibiana Bilbao, a renowned field and experimental ecologist, winner of the 2010 European Award ‘Innovation for Sustainable Development'.