Dr Jennifer Doudna
American biochemist who won a Nobel Prize for her work developing CRISPR gene editing
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Dr Emmanuelle Charpentier
Nobel-winning biochemist who co-developed CRISPR gene editing technology
Audrey Sherman
Audrey Sherman was initially drawn to science by the appeal of “cooking polymers all day and driving a sports car,” but it was her personal drive and persistent inquisitiveness that paved her way to becoming 3M’s top female patent holder.
Joan Stuckey
Joan Stuckey was the inventor of three separate award-winning air cushions designed for pressure relief. These are now used around the world by hospitals and by people in wheelchairs.
Dorothy M Hoffman
The first woman to serve as president of a U.S. scientific body (the American Vacuum Society)
Dr Ekaterina Alekseevna Feoktistova
Soviet chemical engineer who was on the team which developed an explosive composition with a low detonation velocity for the Soviet atomic bomb project.
Eleni Lefkiadou-Kelperi
Graduated from the National Technical University of Athens with a degree in chemical engineering in 1945
Dr Fortunate Farirai
Zimbabwean chemical engineer
Elyta Tsileni
Graduated from the National Technical University of Athens with a degree in chemical engineering in 1946
Chrysoula Troupkou
Graduated from the National Technical University of Athens with a degree in chemical engineering in 1946