Chemistry

Donna J. Nelson

Donna J. Nelson is an advocate for scientific accuracy in the media and was one of the science advisors for the television show Breaking Bad.

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Virginia Holsinger

A food scientist with a positive worldwide public health impact, Dr. Virginia Holsinger‘s work on food security issues and dairy product research impacted many lives throughout her 41 year career at the United States Department of Agriculture.

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Barbara Askins

The first woman to be selected by the Association for Advancement of Invention and Innovations as the National Inventor of the year, Barbara Askins was a chemist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.

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Stephanie Kwolek

Today meet the woman who invented the thread that is used to make Kevlar, Stephanie Kwolek.

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Betty Harris

Dr. Betty Harris has been a teacher and researcher since earning her BS in chemistry at the age of 19.

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Maya Warren

Part of the Amazing Race winning team, the Sweet Scientists, Dr. Maya Warren was honored to represent women in science and to inspire young people to get into the field as well.

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Jeanette Brown

Organic medicinal chemist Jeanette Brown is also a historian, author, and advocate for increasing diversity in science.

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Mary L. Good

Mary L. Good was an inorganic chemist who led the American Chemical Society and chaired the board of the National Science Foundation.

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Padmasree Warrior

Padmasree Warrior has been hailed by Fortune magazine as “the New Queen of the Electric Car Biz”

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Giuliana Tesoro

Dr. Giuliana Tesoro wore many hats during her career including organic chemist, inventor, polymer chemist and professor.

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