Category: Stories from the Field

I interviewed Zafra Lerman at the 244th annual meeting of the American Chemical Society as part of CHF’s Stories from the Field project. Zafra is the president and founder of Methods Integrating Music, Science, Art and Dance. She’s also president of the Malta Conferences Foundation, which uses science as a bridge to peace in the Middle East.

In this installment of Stories from the Field we hear from Sarah Widder, a research engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). This series gives voice to women working in chemistry and related sciences. They share their successes, their challenges, and stories about the people and events that have shaped their careers, and their lives.

I recently interviewed Marye Anne Fox for Stories from the Field, a project of the Chemical Heritage Foundation. Ms. Fox was the first female chief executive of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina and was the seventh chancellor of the University of California, San Diego. In 2010, she received the National Medal of Science from President Obama.

I interviewed Juana Acrivos for Stories from the Field – a collection of stories from women working in chemistry and related science about their successes, their challenges, and the people and events that have influenced their careers and their lives. Ms. Acrivos is Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at San Jose State University. She earned her D.Sc. in chemistry from Universidad de la Habana, Cuba in 1956 and continues to conduct research at Stanford Synchrotron, taking special interest in superconductors and energy-saving layer materials.

In this installment of Stories from the Field we hear from Carolyn Ribes, a business analytical leader for the Dow Chemical Company.

I interviewed Cheryl Baldwin Frech for Stories from the Field – a series that “preserves and celebrates the contributions of women working in chemistry and related sciences.” Ms. Frech is a professor of chemistry at the University of Central Oklahoma.

I interviewed Lesley Yellowlees at the 244th annual meeting of the ACS for Stories from the Field, a project of the Chemical Heritage Foundation. Ms. Yellowlees is Head of the College of Science & Engineering at The University of Edinburgh and the first woman president of the Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom.

In this installment of Stories from the Field we hear from Melanie Szulczewski, an assistant professor of environmental science at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

I interviewed Carmen Drahl at the 244th annual meeting of the ACS for the Stories from the Field series, a collection of stories from women working in chemistry and related sciences. Carmen is Senior Editor of Chemical and Engineering News.

In this second installment of Stories from the Field, we hear from June Wispelwey, Executive Director of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).