Dr Kamala Sohonie
The first Indian woman to receive a PhD in science, she worked to change the lives of millions of people across India with her nutrition research
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Tenho Sihvonen Connable Hindert
She taught computer science for 14 years at Western Michigan University.
Siza Khwela
South African chemical engineer
Anna Lay Turner
Rice Institute (Texas)’s first female chemical engineering student, who graduated in 1929
Shirley Diaz
Filipina chemical engineer, professor and businesswoman
Dr Shaheen Aziz
Pakistani chemical engineer
Dr Diana Temple
Australian medical researcher
Dr Anna Dmitrievna Gelman
20th century Russian chemist and engineer, who was the first to synthesise alkene complexes of platinum, discovered heptavalent states of plutonium and other actinides and created and improved processes for radionuclide production.
Turid Wik
Norwegian chemical engineer
Valeria Blakey
Possibly the first woman to graduate in chemical engineering in Australia, Valeria Blakey gained her Bachelors in Applied Science (Industrial Chemistry) from The University of Queensland, in 1950.