Dr Rumyana Stefanova Velichkova
One of the earliest Bulgarian women chemical engineers, she was an academic at the University of Sofia in her field of the kinetics and the mechanisms of cationic polymerization of vinyl monomers.
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Azar Besharat Moayeri
Edinburgh’s first female graduate in chemical engineering
Rona Hatt
Generally considered as Canada’s first female Chemical Engineer, starting her studies at University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1917, graduating in applied sciences in 1922.
Randi Aletta Holwech
One of the first two women chemical engineers to graduate from Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1919
Noemy Chaverra
Colombia’s first chemical engineer of African descent, graduating from the University of Antioquia in 1951
Dr Rama Govindarajan
Indian-American aerospace engineer
Dr Philomena Kanwulia
Appointed professor in Chemical Engineering at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in 2006, she is thought to be the first woman to reach this level in Nigeria as well as the first female Dean of a Faculty of Engineering in Nigeria (2012).
Aziza Aftab
Pakistani chemical engineer and expert in waste treatment and the use of mineral and natural resources for sustainability and land reclamation
Dr Martha Jane Bergin Thomas
A chemical engineer, Thomas held 24 patents for improving lighting technology and manufacturing, one of her most important contributions being the development of a white phosphorus powder coating for fluorescent tubes for a more natural light.
Patricia L Brown
The first female chemical engineer to graduate from Southwestern Louisiana Institute