Chemistry

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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Helen Sharman

On May 18th, 1991, Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space when she traveled to the MIR space station.

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Jacqueline Barton

Starting in 1985 when she was the first woman to receive the Alan T. Waterman Award, Dr. Jacqueline Barton has been continually honored for her groundbreaking work.

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Irène Joliot-Curie

As one of the daughters of Marie and Pierre Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie was raised in the spotlight of the groundbreaking work of her parents, but still managed to make breakthroughs of her own, earning a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935.

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Rosalind Franklin

It’s DNA day, and we’re celebrating the life and work of Rosalind Franklin, who helped discover the molecular structure of DNA, RNA, and even viruses.

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Ruth Benerito

When you got dressed this morning, did you put on something cotton that you didn’t have to iron and it was still presentable? That modern convenience is thanks to chemistry and the work of Dr. Ruth Benerito.

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