Born: 20 August 1950, United States
Died: 6 May 2004
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Winifred Burks
The following was written by Nina Baker and is excerpted from the book From Alchemy to Transport Phenomena: A Global History of Women in Chemical Engineering.
It is worth mentioning at this point Winifred Burks-Houck (1950-2004) who was a specialist on environmental hazards and minimizing potential threats to worker safety. She was the first female president of National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)(1993 – 2001), which was founded in 1972.