Engineering Archives - Page 14 of 34

Zenaida Gonzales Gordon

Filipina chemical engineer

Lidija Liepiņa

One of the first women to receive a doctorate in chemistry in the USSR

She is thought to be one of the first Nigerien women to pursue a career in the sciences and headed the mineralogy division of SOMAIR, the national mining company of Niger. She is the first wife of former President Mahamadou Issoufou (‘First Lady’ 2011-21) and has used her influence to improve access to health care in her country.

Dr Jennie Patrick

Jennie R. Patrick worked in both industry and academia, taking particular care to mentor young women in her field. Her work has focussed on supercritical extraction and behaviours of superheated fluids and energy efficiency.

Dr Yun-Hao Feng

One of the earliest women in chemical engineering

Dr Christine Grant

2022 President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Dr Dorothy Quiggle

Petrochemical engineering specialist Dorothy Quiggle (1903-93) may be considered to be the first American woman to have a full career in chemical engineering.

Elizabeth Fulhame

In 1794 she published her “Essay on Combustion”, from which it is now possible to credit her with describing the process of catalysis, albeit without that term. She did hundreds of experiments to try to find a way to dye cloth with gold or other metals.