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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 Lilia Ann Abron

Lilia Ann Abron’s chemistry BS and sanitary engineering MS led to her PhD on reverse osmosis to remove DDT and Aldrin from water and her career on a wide range of environmental engineering and sustainability projects.

Winifred Burks-Houck

Chemical engineer and 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.